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Hi Betty - welcome to the forum.

I think you might get more responses to your post if you change the thread title to something descriptive and related to your question.

(Sorry I can't help.)

Good Luck

First time with only socks for this one... initial impression was I felt like I was finally getting something from my legs. I use Five Fingers KSO minimalist shoes. (and row strapless) https://www.vibram.com/us/shop/fivefingers/kso-mens/M14.html Having said that, IMO it's unlikely that the switch f...

milansanremo wrote: ↑

January 24th, 2025, 10:44 pm

Hey Dangerscouse...I took the plunge on a WOD today... regretting it after the first two...

You're on the first page of four - that's worth some satisfaction, no matter how much regret there was at the time...

DCL, welcome to the forum! Above and beyond the "make sure your technique is good and you aren't doing anything terribly wrong with your form" issue, I'd take it easy at the beginning and as mentioned above, give your body (e.g. back, connective tissue, etc) time to acclimate to a new exercise. Ther...

Looks fine to me - you appear to be in good shape, and are doing very well for a relative newbie. Of course there's room for improvement, but that would be the case even if you had done the 5k at a 1:45 pace (lung-busting for all but the very best at our age). Regarding the breathing patterns, I thi...

Maybe someone yanked up hard enough on the toe straps to literally pull the screws out. I'm 99.99% sure that's what happened - due to some gorilla who didn't know what he was doing. The ironic part is that for many ergers the first thing we do when we sit down on a gym erg is to undo the foot strap...

Kelevra_mk wrote: ↑

January 20th, 2025, 4:21 pm

But I’ve found the magnets! One is pretty rusty, so I hope cleaning will do the job. Any clue on how I replace them if cleaning doesn‘t help? Is there a trick on how to get them out?

Search the forum posts for "magnets" - this topic has come up before.

milansanremo wrote: ↑

January 19th, 2025, 3:54 pm

Since the PM5 monitor is capable of capturing wattage, I'm going to assume that there is/are single or multiple strain gauges internally.

No strain gauges - all speed and power calculations are based on the motion of the flywheel, not forces measured anywhere on the machine.

I thought I'd do a little advance planning and ask what signal the PM5 is expecting.. so I can fake it with a signal generator and see if the PM5 or the unit is at fault.. I"m 99.99% sure that Carl Watts has answered this question before - try searching for posts by him that contain "sensor" and yo...

Cyclingman1 wrote: ↑

January 17th, 2025, 12:49 pm

Any suggestions?

If if were just me I would simply row strapless.

If it has to be repaired, do you have access to both sides? Are both surfaces parallel to each other?
If so, you could drill the hole all the way through and replace the blind fastener with a through bolt and nut.

Tony, One test is to see how the chain and handle behave at both very slow and very high handle speeds & stroke rates. 1) Sit on the erg, near the "back" end (away from the flywheel) with your feet on the ground and slowly pull out and return the handle and see if you feel or hear anything strange o...

I'd remove the plastic piece that closes out the long slot at the bottom of the rail and take a look. I would guess that there's a problem with the chain retract / bungee system. The information and images at the link below should help: https://cms.concept2.com/sites/default/files/pdf/us/indoor-rowe...

Very nice!

I see I'm not the only one who's faced the hassle of formatting erg pace time and displaying it in the traditional manner...

Two things: 1) What was your breathing pattern on the static? 2) The most common for me (static only, I've never used slides) is to exhale on the drive (typical of most exercises, where you exhale on the effort) and another breath and a half on the recovery. (the half is the intake just before the d...

Welcome to the forum. There are a number of different ways to set your foot height, but I've never heard of the one you mentioned. In my case I set it so my ankle bone is at the same height as the top of the rail upper surface. Have you checked the C2 website for info on rowing technique? They have ...