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After washing with soap and brush the drag factor at 10 went up to 201 and at 1 to 76. Is this within normal parameters?
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Thanks for the reply. Will remove and wash with brush. Will post the results later.

I am a little perplexed as I just did a very complete cleaning; vacuumed and wiped down the flywheel and still with setting at 10 the drag factor is only 179 and at 1 it is 61. What is up with that? Sitting in and open 20' by 20' room and about 100 feet above sea level.

There were several holes but I did not see anything that seemed to be a magnet, shiny or otherwise. Will look again and then give C2 a call. Fortunately I live within reasonable driving distance of the company so if I have to bring it to them I could. Having said that, as Carl pointed out, there mus...

Well, I have taken the flywheel mechanism apart and did not see any magnets. This probably indicates I don't know what I am looking for, but the inside surface of the flywheel seemed to be bare and there was what appeared to be a ring with a metallic surface that corresponded to the placement of the...

Thanks for the suggestion, will check the magnets later today.

Thanks for the replies. It has the newest firmware. I am now also suspecting the pickup. A prior respondent questioned steady pace and at best I can hold only about 3:40 for any length of time. Wattage and calories seem to correspond correctly to the indicated pace from what I can read (i.e. corresp...

Recently bought a model D and have been rowing 2 sessions a day for the lat month and a half. Have logged about 800,000 meters, typically rowing about one and a half to two hours daily. Am reasonably fit and have been running and lifting for many years. Only recently came across this forum and based...