Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The rope is made from plastic sheathed steel rope rather than solid plastic like the cheap ones. The rope is smaller diameter and heavier (in a good way) and doesn't kink like my old $5 jump rope did. This jump rope is pretty sturdy; I feel like I could toss it on the ground without fear of it breaking. Overall I’m very pleased. It comes with two ropes: one black, one blue, both 11 feet long, much too long for most people. While the product description shows the rope being cut shorter using wire cutters, that won't work. Wire cutters are designed for cutting softer metals like copper and aluminum. The core of this jump rope is made of steel rope, which will ruin pliers, wire cutters, scissors, garden shears, etc. Bolt cutters might work but they're expensive. The cheapest and simplest tool for this job is probably a cold chisel (not a wood chisel). The Stanley 16-287 1/2" cold chisel pictured cost less than $3 on Amazon. Additionally, I used two hammers, the side of one as an improvised anvil and the second to strike the cold chisel. A single hard whack went through both plastic sheath and steel rope core. Now my jump rope is the right length!