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That doesn't sound like it was a Concept2 rower. I don't think they even have a sensor for the seat.
by pstrateman 5y ago
That doesn't sound like it was a Concept2 rower.
I don't think they even have a sensor for the seat.
- drewg123 5y agoSame comment but with WaterRower. The sensor measures the speed of the turbine in the water tank.
- hanoz 5y agoThe sensor itself is in the rail with, I assume, a magnet in the seat. But no, not a Concept2, it's a Horizon Oxford IV. £600 new several years ago. Luckily I bought it second hand, but still, not the bargain I thought I was getting! I did wonder how common this ruse is on other machines. Anyway, doing something on the flywheel might make an interesting Raspberry Pi project one day I suppose, although calibrating it to any meaningful distance travelled might be a problem. Suppose I'd have to get a professional rower in to estimate what it felt like!
- Someone 5y agoIndeed. https://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training/tips-and-general-info/damper-setting-101 https://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training/tips-and-gen...: “Between each stroke, the PM measures how much your flywheel is slowing down to determine how sleek or slow your “boat” is. This rate of deceleration is called the drag factor. On your next stroke, the PM uses the drag factor to determine from the speed of the flywheel how much work you are doing. In this way, your true effort is calculated regardless of damper setting. This self-calibration is what allows us to compare scores from different indoor rowers, making things like indoor racing and the online world rankings possible.“