Thinking about a Model D, but what to do with my Model A?
Posted: June 11th, 2016, 5:26 pm
I've been thinking of getting a Model D rower. I've been using a Model A (actually, pre-A as I bought it in 1982) for all this time, and have kept it up. It has traveled with me through many places. I even had it set up at some startups over the years.
But it takes up more space than I'd like now and it doesn't have the new monitors (obviously), since that was long before such was available.
I really hate the idea of just throwing away a genuinely good Concept 2 rowing machine, even though it is one of the very earliest models the company ever produced. It works great, and it's been maintained with the kits as needed and the chrome is still shiny. I even have a dust cover. When the old ergometer died, I bought a digital one for bikes that worked quite well on the wooden mount.
But I'm just getting on in years and can't maintain / heft it like I used to. I suppose this is like an old car you've put lots of mileage on and traveled far, and it still runs like a champ, but you'd like a smaller sportier version that's easy to use.
Any suggestions as to what to do? I doubt any fitness club or even rowing club might like it, as it doesn't have the fancy digital readouts and requires TLC like greasing the chain and tensioning and polishing the chrome and such - just regular stuff - so I'm at a loss.
Located in Silicon Valley BTW, if that helps.
But it takes up more space than I'd like now and it doesn't have the new monitors (obviously), since that was long before such was available.
I really hate the idea of just throwing away a genuinely good Concept 2 rowing machine, even though it is one of the very earliest models the company ever produced. It works great, and it's been maintained with the kits as needed and the chrome is still shiny. I even have a dust cover. When the old ergometer died, I bought a digital one for bikes that worked quite well on the wooden mount.
But I'm just getting on in years and can't maintain / heft it like I used to. I suppose this is like an old car you've put lots of mileage on and traveled far, and it still runs like a champ, but you'd like a smaller sportier version that's easy to use.
Any suggestions as to what to do? I doubt any fitness club or even rowing club might like it, as it doesn't have the fancy digital readouts and requires TLC like greasing the chain and tensioning and polishing the chrome and such - just regular stuff - so I'm at a loss.
Located in Silicon Valley BTW, if that helps.