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Erg goes walkabout

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 4:49 am
by simonJ
Hello,
Whenever I push it real hard on my C2 it moves forward; after each workout I have to put it back in its place. I'm thinking about getting a couple of ant slip mats to put underneath the rests of the rower, I'd like to know if that would work or if there are other solutions.

Thanks,

Simon

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 5:41 am
by Citroen
Duck/duct/gaffer* tape is the answer.

You wrap a strip round the front feet, give a half turn so that the sticky side is out and wrap another one or two turns. Do that on both rubber feet.

Put the erg on the floor and stand on the front end.

It won't move until you start pulling 1:15/500m low splits or lower.




* delete as applicable

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 6:04 am
by Tyn
Duck/duct/stage

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 9:25 am
by robhen
I put heavy text books or telephone books on the back legs if Im doing a 2k

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 2:10 pm
by jack
I actually place a rug under the feet so it WILL slide on the hw floor. Doing this makes me focus on how much my slide is checking the boat (erg).

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 3:34 pm
by PaulS
jack wrote:I actually place a rug under the feet so it WILL slide on the hw floor. Doing this makes me focus on how much my slide is checking the boat (erg).
How does it do that?
(I'm assuming, so could be wrong, that you try to keep the whole thing in place.)

If you manage to move in the other direction (opposite the flywheel), are you considering that considered 'better'?

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 3:59 pm
by simonJ
Thanks, I'll try using the tape, I have some that's sticky on both sides, so that's easier still.

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 4:42 pm
by DavidA
Tyn wrote:Duck/duct/stage
I thought it was 'duck/duck/goose'. :P :?

David

Posted: January 25th, 2007, 6:02 pm
by Tyn
simonJ wrote:Thanks, I'll try using the tape, I have some that's sticky on both sides, so that's easier still.
But not as stronge as the stage tape!

But Good Luck!!

Posted: January 26th, 2007, 5:23 am
by Citroen
Tyn wrote: But not as stronge as the stage tape!
Is anything as strong as gaffer tape? It has a dark side, it has a light side and it holds the universe together. It has the force.