Concept2 Forum

I saw it listed as something as a part of a rowing camp. I wondering what they are.

It's a machine that will make you renew your love for your C2, that is if you survive it.<br><br>Do not let your C2 know you have engaged in such an affair, as Hell hath no fury, like an Erg scorned...

<br>The Gamut erg is wholesome entertainment for the whole family, so long as your understanding of "wholesome" includes dry heaves. It is a large metal beast that simulates sweep rowing. It has a heavy flywheel mounted horizontally, and resistance is provided by friction against the flywheel which is increased by adding weights that hold a brake against the flywheel. <br><br>It does a very nice job approximating the acceleration of the stroke for sweep rowing, although it tends to be far to light at the finish. Unlike the Concept II, it's not a machine that (in my experience, at least) can be rowed casually; if the flywheel decelerates too much it takes a lot of force to get momentum again. <br><br>If you row sweep and have never tried one, give it a shot. They're very good machines.<br><br>Have fun!