Concept2 Forum

PS: What brings you to the forum after 14 posts in 12 yrs? BTW, no signature or personal data? Rowing on the erg has always been secondary to cycling, but I've decided to row more for two reasons. First and foremost is the fact that Atlanta roads are increasingly unsafe for cyclists. Between conges...

What is your stroke rate and drag factor? They might need to change. Do you row at a gym? Is there an instructor you can ask for help? I agree with Mike Too, strapless will be helpful. I have a Concept2 Model D in my basement. I've rowed over one million meters since I got it, so I have some "unlea...

I've studied good rowers on the erg in YouTube and similar videos, and what stands out in contrast to me is the leg drive > back sway > arms phases are smooth but clearly distinct. That is, the legs are straightened then the upper body is leaned back and finally the arms are used. My technique blurs...

No argument here. Not a competitive athlete but been around the block on a road bike. Never doored, hit by a rearview mirror, bonked, broke a collarbone, got rashed or had hypothermia or severe dehydration while sitting on a C2. Safe as houses? :D You bet! Logistics simple, equipment cost, prep, an...

I've had good luck with the EndureRow seat. www.endurerow.com

The discomfort of the standard C2 seat apparently depends on the shape one's rear. For me, I never got used to the standard seat. The sores around the tailbone were quite painful. The key is the cutout. But one does not need to buy a $150 seat to get results. Simply cut a piece of dense foam that i...

I'm primarily a cyclist, but I’ve always suffered from a literal pain in the a%^ from the stock Concept2 seat when I begin my winter training off the bike. Over time my posterior toughens up, however my the first workouts of the off-season can be really painful. Recently I tried a seat that uses cut...

My heels lift slightly when my shins are horizontal at the catch, but as I begin the drive I push from the balls of my feet. I presume I should work to push from the entire foot but for some reason it's not natural. Perhaps from 20 years of cycling? Am I correct that using the front of the foot alon...

As a cyclist who ergs occasionally, I believe that my cycling fitness helps more on the longer rows than the shorter efforts. My 2k times stink, but my 10k times are much more competitive. Just my observation.

[quote="Chris Brett"]I can't remember the specifics but I do know that when I was in sub 6 shape I was always able to generate over 1KW on a 'bike' with significantly less effort than pulling a sub 1:10 split on an erg. quote] How long could you hold 1000 watts? A 1:10 split rowing is much more impr...

Chris Hoy from Scotland - a track rider who won three golds in Beijing:
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Rasmussen is unusual even for skinny roadies.

[/quote] I don,t think it has anything to do with the brand. I have it on several occasions and differant brand's In my track and field days I had the same, I could never do on a bike compared to what I could do running. On a stepper though, I can get a higher output, higher then on the, C2 I mean. ...

I came to erging from a cycling background. I noticed that I wasn't terribly good at shorter efforts (2000 meters), but anything 30 minutes or longer I was decent right off the bat. After a few months of erging, I've found it has strengthened my hamstrings and my pedal stroke is better as a result (...

I haven't read this entire thread, so I apologize if I'm repeating something. But, the OP was asking about an indoor bike. In the cycling world the LeMond RevMaster and CycleOps bikes are considered the best. The are others (European brands) that are also good, but they're hard top come by. Both the...

The VO2 max calculator doesn't make sense to me. For the same inputs (gender and weight), you get considerably different results depending on whether you are a "highly trained competitive rower" or "not highly trained." The "highly trained" gives a higher VO2 max value. This is counterintuitive to m...