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Do you have your rowing studio at home, or do you use it in a gym? And what's the name/brand? I have been running for a really long time and am hitting an age w

Do you have your rowing studio at home, or do you use it in a gym? And what's the name/brand? I have been running for a really long time and am hitting an age where it's getting hard on my body. Looking for what's next.

mikemac 7y ago
Indoor cycling might be a good fit too. I really love the metric driven rides; the competitive aspect is a nice replacement for running faster races.
- collyw 7y ago
  As an outdoor cyclist I find the concept of indoor cycling crazy. Cycling is the fastest way to get around my city for me.
jpxw 7y ago
Concept2 is the gold standard of rowing machines
- nothrabannosir 7y ago
  I thought those water based ones are meant to be the actual hifi simulation of a boat on water. Does C2 make those ? The air rowers at gyms are fine value for money, but hardly deluxe.
  - bob1029 7y ago
    In my experience, water based rowers are a joke compared to the air resistance ones. Every person I've ever talked to who owns one has said it developed a leak in one or more ways and is otherwise a huge pita to maintain. Hence, the owners of these machines invariably end up never using them. My C2 has none of these concerns and is always ready for use immediately. Also, consider for a moment the physics involved. Air is a fluid, just like water, and behaves in exactly the same ways. It is simply less dense and requires greater surface area to produce the same resistance. Air is also compressible and seems to produce a much more consistent stroke. If you want the real thing, get an actual row boat and put it on a lake. Adding water to the machine does not add any degree of authenticity to the experience.
exabrial 7y ago
The studio I go to uses water rowers. They're non linear like water, but resistance varies from machine to machine. I like them because you have to feather the start of the stroke to get maximum energy transfer to the tank. Oh they also have a cool usb interface and well documented API. See other comments about concept2, they're the erg standard by far.
- SamReidHughes 7y ago
  Water rowers are also far quieter, which is pretty important.

mikemac 7y ago

Indoor cycling might be a good fit too. I really love the metric driven rides; the competitive aspect is a nice replacement for running faster races.

collyw 7y ago
As an outdoor cyclist I find the concept of indoor cycling crazy. Cycling is the fastest way to get around my city for me.

jpxw 7y ago

Concept2 is the gold standard of rowing machines

nothrabannosir 7y ago
I thought those water based ones are meant to be the actual hifi simulation of a boat on water. Does C2 make those ? The air rowers at gyms are fine value for money, but hardly deluxe.
- bob1029 7y ago
  In my experience, water based rowers are a joke compared to the air resistance ones. Every person I've ever talked to who owns one has said it developed a leak in one or more ways and is otherwise a huge pita to maintain. Hence, the owners of these machines invariably end up never using them. My C2 has none of these concerns and is always ready for use immediately. Also, consider for a moment the physics involved. Air is a fluid, just like water, and behaves in exactly the same ways. It is simply less dense and requires greater surface area to produce the same resistance. Air is also compressible and seems to produce a much more consistent stroke. If you want the real thing, get an actual row boat and put it on a lake. Adding water to the machine does not add any degree of authenticity to the experience.

exabrial 7y ago

The studio I go to uses water rowers. They're non linear like water, but resistance varies from machine to machine. I like them because you have to feather the start of the stroke to get maximum energy transfer to the tank. Oh they also have a cool usb interface and well documented API. See other comments about concept2, they're the erg standard by far.

SamReidHughes 7y ago
Water rowers are also far quieter, which is pretty important.