Advantages: not too big, good diplay, comfy seat, smooth rowing Disadvantages: low resistance, feels week above 90kg
This rower in my opinion is ok, feels a bit week if you weigh more then 90kg, with regards to the resistance I did not find a big difference between the easiest and the hardest so if you are looking for proper rowing to practice in off-season or are used to concept II type rowing machines, I would go to a shop that sells this and try it before committing to buy. For home training its excellent, for women, small men or young adults is perfect.
Otherwise it has a nice design, quite light, and not too complicated to put it together, even easier to maintain and clean. I had to sell it due to my weight, but would recommend it to anyone who weighs under 100kg. ...
Advantages: well made, great water sound, no slip or slack, great seat hight, very solid Disadvantages: Interactive monitor not as advanced as concept 2,
Why choose a Fluid Indoor Rower when you could have a concept2 ?
I spend most of my life training in the gym, which up until now has been dominated by the Concept 2 indoor rower, that is until now !!!!
Compare the concept 2 and its air system and the initial resistance is poor you almost get a few inches of stroke before the concept 2 rower starts to bite, then once you over come that initial force it then peaks and almost turns using its own force, almost free wheeling the large fan wheel. The stroke on the fluid Rower is there no wait, no slip and no slack, just constant force, when you stop your stroke the fluid rower stops.
Im a big guy at 6ft 3" the Fluid Rower is rock steady and even giving the machine a real pounding, it doesnt budge and the seat doesnt lift and rock and roll.
The Fluid Rower seat has got to be the most comfy ...
Advantages: Ease of use and worlds best Disadvantages: Huge! Very costly.
I am what you would describe as a fitness freak and have used many pieces of gym equipment. The Concept 2 Rower is bar far the most superior rower I have used. I use the Model E which is a newer version of the rower and immediately recongised by the frame being higher off the ground allowing a raised seating position which in my opinion is a far more natural and comfortable position.
This rower is fitted with a performance Monitor known as PM4, simply the key pad you enter the distance/time and so forth. Being wireless enabled allows you to actually race another rower using a concept 2, as well as wireless heart rate monitoring.
The rower even has a game function which allows you to actually add some enjoyment into your workout, it consists of a simple fish game where you must avoid the larger fish and eat the smaller ones ...
