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Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » May 9th, 2007, 3:05 pm

Here is a place to put all the improvements or tweaks that you wish someone would implement for the C2.

Could we include improvements that may seem impossible to those of us who are not gadget minded? And let's not worry about expense.

(1) I'd like some kind of handle or something on the front part of the C2 D so I can more easily bring it upstairs from the basement. (I do this every time we go visit relatives... I put the C2 in the back of the mini van so I don't lose training for the holiday). I keep dinging the woodwork with the foot under the fan cover as I try to swing it around the landing... The thing is a bit awkward to handle...

(2) Put WHEELS on the C2. Either create a new product that works like a rowing bicycle OR, create some kind of chassis that allows you to drop the C2 into it for a jaunt along the bike paths.

I'm sure many of you out there have even better ideas.

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » May 9th, 2007, 5:06 pm

Take the legs off. They unscrew very easily.
It has wheels on the front foot.

With the monorail separated from the fan it's not that difficult to move. You can wheel two ergs round quite easily. I can lift about three or four monorails.

Antonio · Post by **Antonio** » May 9th, 2007, 7:21 pm

Rocky, I just saw this link in rowersworld.com:

http://www.streetrower.com

Please, try to not kill yourself!

A

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » May 9th, 2007, 10:30 pm

Citroen,
Thanks, yes, I noticed the screws. It's usually pretty chaotic (understatement) trying to get the family out the door for these "vacations" so the unscrewing the bitty screws and keeping them safe during the trip to Grammies' house is like, not going to happen in the forseeable future.

Could somebody design a quick-release mechanism for the front foot, similar to the front wheel on a bicycle?

Antonio, yes, I saw that! It looks cool! But, I thought that the streetrower looked a bit... well, fragile compared to my rugged erg. I sure wish the Dreissigackers would try designing something similar to the streetrower. If wishes were horses.....

Storm Petrel · Post by **Storm Petrel** » May 9th, 2007, 11:50 pm

Rocky wrote:Here is a place to put all the improvements or tweaks that you wish someone would implement for the C2.

Could we include improvements that may seem impossible to those of us who are not gadget minded? And let's not worry about expense.
.

I would like backlighting on the PM. (Unless I missed that in "utilities").
I live without general electric and don't want to put the generator on and disturb sleeping family during the early A.M.. so I'm using a headlamp.

jamesg · Post by **jamesg** » May 10th, 2007, 7:09 am

Fixed seat and frame/rail, with moving flywheel unit. Or a kit that allows either as now and/or this. Slides take up space, are not cheap and we have to move the entire weight of the thing.

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » May 10th, 2007, 8:04 am

What about a 20 inch colour screen!

so I can watch a movie! or some sort of screensaver with lots of water, what about combining the c2 with Wii? or a ps3, xb360?

Or some sort of webcam on the pm3! Yhis would be fun to watch!

Rowerbike!!

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » May 10th, 2007, 10:01 am

jamesg wrote:Fixed seat and frame/rail, with moving flywheel unit.

I think you'll find that RowPerfect owns the patent on that.

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » May 10th, 2007, 10:15 am

Make the erg quieter!

It's fine for the gym, but for home, it's a bit noisy. If my kid is watching Disney while I erg, she turns up the volume to hear, which requires me to turn up my ipod to drown out Mickey!

I hope I have hearing left at age 60!

Seriously, I'd be willing to pay some $$ to somebody who could put some kind of sound damper on the erg, without compromising the function.

EDIT: The C2 D is better than the C2 C, but it would still help if the D were even quieter!

ancho · Post by **ancho** » May 10th, 2007, 12:08 pm

On the item of rowing bikes you have several options:
ROWING BIKES!
(I hope i didn't post these before...

)

My favourite, the VOGABIKE:

But also:

And the best!

c2bill · Post by **c2bill** » May 10th, 2007, 1:30 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tW_UE2mRBQ

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » May 10th, 2007, 3:11 pm

OK,
So who has rowed any of these wheeled contraptions, and is it FUN?
And is it as good a workout as the C2?

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » May 10th, 2007, 5:15 pm

Rocky wrote:OK,
So who has rowed any of these wheeled contraptions, and is it FUN?
And is it as good a workout as the C2?

No I didn't

Too exspensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( for me )

But I would like to 'ride' one

Rockin Roland · Post by **Rockin Roland** » May 19th, 2007, 7:56 am

Citroen wrote:
jamesg wrote:Fixed seat and frame/rail, with moving flywheel unit.
I think you'll find that RowPerfect owns the patent on that.

Yes they do, but C2 are big enough to take over a much smaller firm like Rowperfect as a way of aquiring their patent.

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » May 19th, 2007, 11:10 am

Warren Berger made a dynamic fixed seat erg, from a concept2 model B quite some time ago.

http://www.rowvelo.com/images/p1.jpg

http://www.rowvelo.com/images/p2.jpg

http://www.rowvelo.com/images/p3.jpg

His design is different from the later RP design, more stable, and I like it much better.

http://www.c2forum.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... erger#3309[/quote]

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