Did you ever get to lift with the bar or is it just for show?
I've never seen it out on the gym floor to this day despite the big show they made on Facebook and Instagram about getting it.
They got some shitty little foam "deadlift platform" a few weeks ago and posted about it on Instagram. I posted and asked if they were going to get a proper deadlift bar to go with it and they deleted my post. LMAO.
My other gym got two new power bars recently with good knurling (but no whip) so I deadlift there now. I get there early enough that I can always get one of the two. So far anyway.