Concept2 Forum

Hello Everyone, I am the proud new owner of a Model E and hope to soon join in to your online community as soon as I get acclimated to using my new rower.

I have been reading that seat comfort can become an issue when engaging in longer rowing sessions and I've seen some suggest using towels or other cushioning to soften things up a bit. Has anyone purchased the Concept2 seat pad? It is very inexpensive and I am inclined to purchase it, but wanted to hear from others as to whether this device truly makes the longer rows more comfortable.

Thanks for your advice in advance and I have been very impressed with the excellent knowledge that is readily shared here without the "noise" that is is unfortunately so prevelant in so many other forums.

Just let you know that i buy a model D last november with the seat pad. And i row it with rowing short without any problems (last May, my first HM).

I have used the C2 pads (one on a D and another on a dynamic) for several years and found them to be very helpful. Using a pad was not enough when I did marathons (over 3 hours), but tolerable for half marathons (a bit over 90 minutes). After 80 minutes I prefer to have extra padding - like 2 small folded towels with a gap between for air circulation.

Bob S.