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I recently picked up a Model C at a great price that I'm keen to do some upgrades to. The paint's severely chipped and does flake every now and then from the seat rollers.
On the monorail, there's a dent (pics below) – I've looked over the C2 guide and other users' posts, however, it looks like the monorail is essentially an 'i' beam, welded, with no way to replace it. What am I missing here?





The pitch of the monorail seems greater than ~1° – should I be concerned?

Aside from the monorail, I'll be replacing the PM2 -> PM5 and console arm, a new seat set, replacing the wooden handle. Chain and chord seem to be in good condition.

Thanks everyone!

The 1° pitch is normal (and a FAQ on here).

The stainless steel monorail track is a user replaceable part.
$20 from https://shop.concept2.com/parts/342-tra ... c-d-e.html

This should help with the rail replacement job:

https://www.concept2.com/service/indoor ... schematics

Look about 3/5 down the page for "Monorail Stainless Track Replacement"

(I didn't post a link directly to the PDF file because 1) I wanted you to see all the other bits of info available, and 2) I didn't know your erg's production date.)

The monorail is a single piece of extruded aluminum that is hollow in the middle. The track is stainless steel that is adhered to the monorail. Both parts are available- I notice the paint on the monorail is in really bad shape, so you can either replace that or do a disassembly, repaint the monorail and put a new track on; or you can get the rail and track and reuse your rear leg and attachment components. Call C2 to get pricing and availability....JonW

By the way...

Is it possible to install PM5 monitors on old Model C ergs? I thinko so, but I am not shure... ^^

cyqle wrote: ↑

August 13th, 2020, 6:40 am

By the way...

Is it possible to install PM5 monitors on old Model C ergs? I thinko so, but I am not shure... ^^

Yes. You need the PM5 retrofit kit.

I guess the retrofit kit will be in the package with the PM5 monitor, if I order the monitor via the official shop?

You have to specifically request it. You'll also get a PM5 that defaults to a model C configuration.