Jump rope

In a jump rope assembly comprising a rope with a handle joined to each end of the rope, said handle having an internal passage therein and an internal abutment shoulder adjacent one end, a tubular member journaled for rotation in each handle, said tubular member having an annular flange on the exterior thereof adjacent one end that abuts the inner surface of the handle over only a relatively small contact surface to provide minimum friction between the tubular member and the handle, said tubular member having an opening therethrough, the rope being bent over upon itself and drawn into the opening in the tubular member to secure the rope fixedly to the tubular member without knotting the rope and without fasteners, the opening in the tubular member being tapered with a taper that increases from the entry opening into the tubular member to accommodate the bent over end of the rope, the end of the tubular member remote from the annular flange abutting the abutment shoulder, whereby in use, each said tubular member can rotate easily within its associated handle.