Best Gymnastic Rings for Calisthenics: Brands Compared
Every gymnastic rings brand we cover, with wood, diameters, strap length and what comes in the box. Plus 28 mm against 32 mm, and wood against plastic.
What each brand offers
🇵🇱 Caliathletics
Wooden rings with black and teal branded straps, at several price points. Caliathletics does not publish ring diameter, strap length or load rating.
- Material
- Wood
- Diameter
- Not published
- Straps
- Not published
🇪🇸 Gorletic
Wooden rings with grey branded straps, the plainest set here. Gorletic lists them in its calisthenics range but does not publish dimensions or load ratings on its own site.
- Material
- Wood
- Diameter
- Not published on their site
- Straps
- Not published
🇩🇪 Gornation
Birch rings at Olympic dimensions, in one configuration rather than a choice of thickness. The straps carry sewn length markings, which is what lets you set both rings level without measuring.
- Material
- 100 percent birch
- Ring
- 18 cm inner diameter, 2.8 cm thick
- Straps
- 4.5 m by 3.8 cm, sewn length markings
- Load
- 150 kg per side, strap and ring
- In the box
- 2 rings, 2 strapped buckles, canvas bag, manual
🇩🇪 Pullup & Dip
The one that offers a choice of thickness, 28 or 32 mm, and the most complete box. A door anchor is included, which matters if you train indoors without a beam.
- Material
- Wood
- Thickness
- 28 mm or 32 mm
- Straps
- Extra-wide nylon with length markings
- In the box
- Rings, straps, door anchor, sports bag, exercise guide
What this page is
A comparison, not a ranking. We have not tested these sets, so what follows is what each brand publishes, checked against their official pages in September 2026. Two of the four publish almost nothing, and that gap is shown rather than filled in.
The rings guide covers wood against plastic, diameter, and setup.
The straps matter more than the rings
Rings are simple enough that the rings themselves are rarely the problem. Wood, 28 or 32 mm, and that is most of the decision. What you notice week after week is the straps: how fast they adjust, whether they slip under load, and whether you can get both rings level without a tape measure.
Sewn length markings are the feature to look for. It sounds like nothing until you have spent three minutes squinting at two rings trying to work out which one is lower.
Strap length is the other number. The 4.5 m standard suits most bars and beams. Low ceilings do not need more, high branches do.
28 mm or 32 mm
28 mm is the gymnastics competition standard and the one most people should buy. It is easier to grip, which matters on pull-ups and on anything held for time.
32 mm taxes the grip more. Take it if your hands are large, or if you specifically want the forearm work. It is a harder ring to learn a muscle-up on.
Of the four here, only Pullup & Dip offers the choice. The Gornation set is 2.8 cm, which is the standard in all but name.
Wood or plastic
Wood, if you can. It absorbs sweat instead of turning slick, and the grip stays predictable as a session goes on. Plastic is cheaper, survives being left outside in the rain, and gets slippery once your hands are wet.
If your rings live on a park bar year-round, plastic is the practical answer. Otherwise wood.
What to check before you buy
The buckle. This is the part that decides whether a height change takes five seconds or two minutes, and it is rarely photographed well on product pages.
Whether a door anchor is included, if you have no beam and no bar.
And your anchor point, before anything else. Rings ask more of an anchor than a static bar does, because you swing on them.
Full brand catalog in the brands directory.