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Citroen wrote: ↑

March 26th, 2023, 6:38 am

GordG wrote: ↑

March 26th, 2023, 12:18 am

That doesn't float. They post their erg times on the leaderboard, obviously it means something to them ("ergo" - erg+ego)

Ergo == ergometer (aka Rowerg).

I know. I just find my interpretation is more on point.

There are people, like me, who don't give a sh*t about where they stand in any rankings. Where the logbook, as the name very clearly suggests, is just a personal logbook and a personal training tool. Where you use ranking to keep track of your own personal seasonal best and personal best times, jus...

JaapvanE wrote: ↑

March 25th, 2023, 12:39 pm

When that didn't happen, you can't get a verified row.

Yes, that can happen occasionally, but when 11 out of 16 don't verify their best times, it points to a blatant snub. Why do they bother posing /posting? (rhetorical).

Verifying times entered for ranking seems like a basic courtesy to me. I don't understand the mindset that says its not important enough to me to bother to verify, but it is important enough to enter the rankings and see my name up in lights. Training times... do what you want, but ranking times sh...

You can hit the filter and remove unverified rows Send an e-mail to C2, because nobody can be bothered doing that either, things will never change. Thanks Carl, I'm aware of the filter. I don't use it. I like to see just how many people don't have the finger dexterity to push a couple of buttons an...

Citroen wrote: ↑

March 25th, 2023, 3:04 pm

"it's only the ergo".

That doesn't float. They post their erg times on the leaderboard, obviously it means something to them ("ergo" - erg+ego)

Just curious: I noticed only 5 rowers are verified in the top 16 males listed for the 2000m distance, 60-69 age group. Why are rowers not verifying at the top level of the leader board - where tenths of a second make a difference? Personally, I rank my PBs to motivate myself, and gauge my progress i...

A quick question regarding rowing machine operation... Will a paddling stroke damage the mechanics of the erg? I ask because I noticed someone at the gym gripping the handle like a paddle and pulling it in an upright position to one side - like paddling a canoe. The chain rattled against the housing...

I've never seen the inside of an erg, or spent time researching C2 mechanics (for all I know squirrels could be running the show) - so the following musing is strictly based on blissful ignorance. :-) Does the RM5 only calculate the DF in one direction (based on the force of the drive and finish), a...

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on the matter. Ultimately, like most people rowing, my main interest is lifelong fitness. The numbers simply keep me focused and serve as an indicator of progress, as I work to improve my skills in a new fitness activity.Take care. See you on the boards.

What is your concern? Get on a rower and adjust the damper to your desired DF as displayed by the PM. It wouldn't hurt to mention to management that they should maintain their dusty ergs, but you have enough DF range in those machines to meet your requirements. Thanks for the feedback. My main conc...

I had similar problem in my gym, damper on 1 giving df 55 damper on 10 giving df 85 I reported it to guys on reception and explained about hoovering them and they got the machines cleaned. No issues now I'll mention the issue to management. Unfortunately the rowers are only one piece of equipment i...

DAMPER SETTING / DRAG FACTOR: 1.) 1/66, 10/146 2.) 1/69, 10/169 3.) 1/70, 10/190 #3 looks OK, depending on your elevation above sea-level. The folks a mile (1600m) above sea-level in Colorado get a noticeable effect on their drag. The other two machines are a lot less bad than I've seen, but could ...

There has been a lot of debate around here on what to do as most gym machines are less than clean. I have asked a few to clean them and offer to show how and that can work (my lowest df at 10 is 86) - often they are open to learning. My current gym wouldn't let me clean and eventually I did it surr...

IMO on the very short workouts (<500), if you're very strong, then a lower DF will make a noticeable difference probably exacerbated the poorer your technique. Most new machines are well over 200 (mine was 226) and it made a difference to me. But anything 500 and above will almost certainly deliver...