Watch THIS Before Buying a ROWING MACHINE! 

What a sht video indeed

Exactly!!!!!!

Ron S I wish I read your comment before I wasted 13 minutes.

@@OmarAlAbdulAziz I just read this and have saved 13 minutes of my life

Damn I wish I read this comment before I wasted my time.

hey i was looking at the same thing. how has it held up? was the resistance ok? ive heard its kind of weak

h k yea same did you end up getting it?

Fantastic Garry! Isn't it nice that it just fits sometimes?

Do you still like it and use it?

@@claudiacanales2662 Yes I love it. I finally started rowing last month. I row 5,000 meters in 24 minutes. I love to weight lift & hate cardio that's why I put it off for so long. Now that I row I wish I started sooner.

Yes absolutely! This is a great checklist for almost any equipment you may want for the gym.

I received the same quality as WR, but the price is more competitive, very happy, thanks TOPIOM！www.topiom.com/

Thank you!

Hope you got a steal on it!

@@DarkHorseRowing Thanks for all of the content. Do you have a recommendation on how to go about getting the best deal on a Concept 2? Wasn't sure if there is any inside info. Sales, promos etc. Thanks!

It does have resistance if you'd tried to fill the "tank" with water from level 1 to 5-6 👍 Cheers

Exactly!

Congrats Brian! And yes, it's certainly the staple of machines

Sure you can't go wrong with Concept2, just like you can't go wrong with buying a Mercedes. But the deal is - they're both too expensive for the regular person.

Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart They are not so easily available as you would think. Not everyone lives near rowing clubs, a lot of countries don’t even have them. Buying a used Concept 2 is not like buying a used car, it’s impossible to find one for most people.

@@floatingchimney it's only 945 bucks. Will easily last you 10 years or longer. Nice things cost money

I've tried both the WaterRower and Concept 2 - the Waterrower IMO is superior .... but I'm glad you enjoy your rower. It really is the best exercise ...

Ditto

I received the same quality as WR, but the price is more competitive, very happy, thanks TOPIOM！www.topiom.com/

If you can, save up and buy a 2nd hand Concept2, doesn't matter if its a good few years old, they are bomb proof and should be fine and if not minor maintenance is normally enough to make it as good as new.

If you email support@darkhorserowing.com we can just email it to you

Shoot us an email at support@darkhorserowing.com and we can help

WW3Revelation6 and13 There isn’t unless you find one second hand. You get what you pay for.

Anthony Peterson I found a like new Marcy I took a chance for $200. It will absolutly get the job done, and your statement is regurgitated and false.

Yes dynamic machines are better, especially if you ever want to get on the water, but I don't have space for anything else, it's the only sensible choice.

That is literally the worst attitude you could take to helping people find what's right for them. Get out of here with that attitude.

@@DarkHorseRowing Attitude is one thing, but I watched your video replacing the word "rower" with "Concept2" and it fits perfectly. Not a big surprise, this machine is a golden standard in rowing, if you want to compare your results with other people on the internet or take part in internet rowing contests, C2 is practically a necessity. Sad, but true. It is noisy, bulky and expensive. These are the cons. Almost everything else is a huge pro. They keep value, they are almost impossible to destroy, they are just a professional standard in the world of rowing sport. You buy it, because every other oarsman uses it and it is possible to compare results. Plus a good strategy of the producer to make apps and computer programs allowing the community to connect and train together even via internet. This strategy practically monopolizes the market for serious oarsmen. If you want to be a part of a community C2 is practically necessary. Of course, it is a very well made machine, so at this scale it must be very reliable to reach the market success, but this comes at a price. I personally bought a cheap (but not extremely cheap) magnetic rower "made in China". It has a very poor computer (just basic information, like time of training and number of strokes), but it is foldable and quiet. I started this sport as a replacement to weightlifting (my doctor forbade me from lifting loads because of my retinas). I can make a full, proper stroke on this rower and it makes me quite exhausted after 1000 strokes. It is what I wanted: the workout. Do not have to compete with others, I do not aspire to break world records, even do not dream about actual rowing on real water in a real skiff. Maybe someday there will be an opportunity - i will just try. For me it is a good choice for the time being. Time shows if I should invest in professional device (Concept2), or stay as is with the magnetic or else, when it breaks - maybe I will fix it and rebuild it tailoring it to my specific needs? If you want just workout for health, for good physical form - the magnetic rower, not necessarily with rich computer, is enough. It can cost like $400 and do the work for you, the same, as would $1000 device do.

OK, update. To be honest I must say what I must. My $400 chinese magnetic rower broke down. Transmission belt was devastated by forces that acted inside the device. It can be fixed by changing the transmission system to bicycle chain, but it needs time + a good mechanical workshop. After such rebuilding it should work for much longer time. But I must say, that what was said in the video is true. Sad, but true. The Chinese magnetic rower has a flaw in construction. The ribbed belt is not able to transmit forces I could exert on the device. It slipped on it's pulleys and got heavily worn and finally torn into pieces. If I replace the $10 belt, it will be destroyed again in several weeks... So it has no sense to fix something, that is designed wrongly in the first place. Similar problem was with the training bike. I had to change the pedal axis to forged steel, because the original one was just a cheapest iron, got worn and finally broke. I bought a new one and it also broke in almost no time. So I took a bicycle support axis, ground it to the dimension and it finally works without problems. Our Chinese friends saved $10 on each axis... But after fix the bike serves me well until now.

and what do I do when all of my neighbors in my apartment building complain about the noise?

That was an incredibly lame comment, sir.

Buh bye.

@Concrete Head my point is that very little usefull came across after whole 13 minutes. I need to check if machine would fit in my room? really? it would never cross my mind if I were not told by 13 Minutes of video. oh yes I also have to check if it is too heavy! and Google about it! gold mine od non obvious information!