Okay, Be Honest...just How Much......

[[old] R S T]

I heard the old Cat Steven's song the other day....it goes "I love my dog more than I love you...". It does take a relationship rocky patch to really understand what he was on about...<br /><br />....but I did realise that I actually do love my inanimate object, my beloved C2, so much more than a whole load of girlfriends..... <br /><br />So I was wondering, anybody else just love their erg??<br /><br />I do not mean this to be a competition between the erg and a parter of any kind...just a bit of fun..... I realised that I am very sure that I will be erging with my machine a year from now - cant say the same about the lady <br /><br />Cheers<br />RichardT<br /><br />

[[old] Pete Marston]

Do you mean your particular erg, or just generally? Eg would it not be the same if you swapped you erg for a different one?<br /><br />I owned a model D for a couple of years, and sold it recently. I certainly had no attachment to it, though given a room of ergs I'd pick that one over any others.<br /><br />So I ditched my erg, and am getting myself a wife in a little under 3 weeks, so I can't have loved the erg much at all. Though the new wife comes with a newer model D.

[[old] jimjayhawk]

I've loved the C2 since the first time I laid eyes on one at half-time of a Kansas basketball game... it only took me two days to find one to work out on after that and any fitness center without one wouldn't get a dime of my $'s. <br /><br />I must confess that there was a 8 year lapse when mine did little but collect dust... but fortunately we were able to resume our affair where we left off (albeit a bit slower than before). <br /><br />At this point, I can't imagine life without a C2 and all the incredible motivation provided by the online log, challenges, teams, honor board, this forum, training partners, etc., etc., etc.....<br /><br />Jim

[[old] Roland Baltutis]

<!--QuoteBegin-R S T+Sep 5 2005, 05:13 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(R S T @ Sep 5 2005, 05:13 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />....but I did realise that I actually do love my inanimate object, my beloved C2, so much more than a whole load of girlfriends..... <br /><br />So I was wondering, anybody else just love their erg??<br /><br />Cheers<br />RichardT <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />If you love your erg more than your girlfriends then you've got problems.........otherwise they must of been very ordinary.<br /><br />An erg is just an exercise machine and because they are all the same, it's difficult for one to see character in one over another. It's not like a car or motorcycle where certain makes and models can reflect the owner's personality. You would need to customise your erg by adding and changing components before you could see it like that. <br /><br />I have my own erg with most accessories available for it, including Rowpro, but as much as I enjoy doing ergs I cannot say I love the machine more than my wife or family.<br /><br />I do however row in several boats from my rowing club and over the years have had my favourites and certain attachment. But not the erg... they're all the bloody same and were originally designed as an excuse for a rowing boat anyway.<br /><br />Roland Baltutis<br /><br /><br />

[[old] Andrew Burrows]

I love my erg, I think she is beautiful, not as beautiful as the girlfriend but still beautiful. I think its the greatest thing I have ever bought (I didnt buy the girlfriend). I have a huge amount of respect for it and I know that even if I stop competing and racing on the erg I will always use it (or its replacement whenever that may be) as I believe it to be the greatest exercise machine in the world. Im at work and I miss her now.............the girlfriend, not the erg, OK then......the erg .

[[old] R S T]

<!--QuoteBegin-Roland Baltutis+Sep 6 2005, 03:48 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Roland Baltutis @ Sep 6 2005, 03:48 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-R S T+Sep 5 2005, 05:13 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(R S T @ Sep 5 2005, 05:13 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />....but I did realise that I actually do love my inanimate object, my beloved C2, so much more than a whole load of girlfriends..... <br /><br />So I was wondering, anybody else just love their erg??<br /><br />Cheers<br />RichardT <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />If you love your erg more than your girlfriends then you've got problems.........otherwise they must of been very ordinary.<br /><br />An erg is just an exercise machine and because they are all the same, it's difficult for one to see character in one over another. It's not like a car or motorcycle where certain makes and models can reflect the owner's personality. You would need to customise your erg by adding and changing components before you could see it like that. <br /><br />I have my own erg with most accessories available for it, including Rowpro, but as much as I enjoy doing ergs I cannot say I love the machine more than my wife or family.<br /><br /> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Whoa there Roland.... <br /><br />Perhaps my tone was not lighthearted enough for you <br /><br />Simply a bit of fun.....just trying to prompt some light hearted banter. Erging might be very addictive and good for you but I was not trying to turn anything into a competition between a machine and the wonders of womankind (I did say that in my post if you read it properly), and given the choice I know what I would like to be doing when I kick the bucket <br /><br />RichardT<br />

[[old] R S T]

By the way Roland..<br /><br />I notice that you are based in Melbourne - lovely place, I used to work there years ago. I worked in Sydney as well but much prefer Melbourne. Did you ever row on the Yarra? Lovely river, although shame its so 'brown'. <br /><br />Cheers <br />RichardT

[[old] bmoore]

Love? Hate? Disgust? Pain? Torture? Yes, but it keeps us coming back for more.<br /><br />Although it can't touch my relationship with my wife, it never says no, has a headache, etc. It's a simple relationship, until you add this forum. Then we have to talk about it. And there are certain elements that we'll never understand and don't make any sense whatsoever to us. Hmm...the parallels are interesting.

[[old] dadams]

It's a love-hate thing.<br /><br />Nothing from Mr. Rupp yet?? Looking forward to his wisdom on this.

[[old] RacerX]

Hmm, never even thought about it. I may have neglected our relationship.<br /><br />My yoga mat is now feeling left out....<br /><br />

[[old] ancho]

I'd love it, if I had one!<br />I can't love those I use in the gym, as they are quite poorly maintained, but compared to my erg starts (with mechanical ergs in the early 80's), there has been a great improvement (I really HATED erging until a couple of years ago).<br />I must also say, that the relationships towards erging somehow changes by the means of this forum...

[[old] Roland Baltutis]

<!--QuoteBegin-R S T+Sep 6 2005, 06:56 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(R S T @ Sep 6 2005, 06:56 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->By the way Roland..<br /><br />I notice that you are based in Melbourne - lovely place, I used to work there years ago. I worked in Sydney as well but much prefer Melbourne. Did you ever row on the Yarra? Lovely river, although shame its so 'brown'. <br /><br />Cheers <br />RichardT <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Richard,<br /> I wrote my first line in response to your post with a wide grin on my face. You could say ... a bit of a stir and obviously you took the bait.<br /><br />I didn't know that you've been to Melbourne but it is a great place to live if you like being fit and active and enjoy sport.<br /><br />I row on the Yarra several times each week, all year round. It's nearly always flat water, even on windy days. The brown colour is mud. The river flows up side down with the bottom at the top. When I row I don't look at the brown water because I'm too busy perving at the scantly clad girls walking or jogging along its banks. I'm not the only one because I often hear the cox of a boat yelling to its crew "eyes in the boat". Now if I could experience that on the erg I could start to love it....... but sadly the erg doesn't go anywhere when you row and all you see are the walls around you. How can you love that?<br /><br />Keep it smooth, keep it relaxed<br />Roland Baltutis<br /><br />

[[old] R S T]

<!--QuoteBegin-Roland Baltutis+Sep 7 2005, 03:28 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Roland Baltutis @ Sep 7 2005, 03:28 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />Richard,<br />            I wrote my first line in response to your post with a wide grin on my face.    You could say ... a bit of a stir and obviously you took the bait.<br /><br />I didn't know that you've been to Melbourne but it is a great place to live if you like being fit and active and enjoy sport.<br /><br />I row on the Yarra several times each week, all year round. It's nearly always flat water, even on windy days. The brown colour is mud. The river flows up side down with the bottom at the top. When I row I don't look at the brown water because I'm too busy perving at the scantly clad girls walking or jogging along its banks. I'm not the only one because I often hear the cox of a boat yelling to its crew "eyes in the boat". Now if I could experience that on the erg I could start to love it....... but sadly the erg doesn't go anywhere when you row and all you see are the walls around you. How can you love that?<br /><br />Keep it smooth, keep it relaxed<br />Roland Baltutis <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Roland - you lucky man... Melbourne is where I met the love of my life, she lived just off Alexandria Parade and next to the Botanic Gardens, just a stone's throw from the river. <br /><br />Happy Days <br />Cheers<br />RichardT

[[old] Byron Drachman]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->So I was wondering, anybody else just love their erg? </td></tr></table> <br /><br />I do. Here are a few reasons<br /><br />1) It's great for overall fitness and there are so many training programs available.<br /><br />2) C2 is a good company. There are incentives, challenges, and friendly competition if you want.<br /><br />3) I can work on fitness and technique at the same time when I use Xeno Muller's training DVD's. I like all four. Xeno's enthusiasm is contagious. Same for Lucas. I find the upper body workout particularly challenging.<br /><br />4) The C2 is easy to maintain.<br /><br />5) I don't hate bad weather days any more. I can always erg.<br /><br />6) I've never caught a crab or flipped on the C2.<br /><br />Byron

[[old] cdykstra]

<!--QuoteBegin-bmoore+Sep 6 2005, 09:43 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Sep 6 2005, 09:43 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Love?  Hate?  Disgust?  Pain?  Torture?  Yes, but it keeps us coming back for more. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />No offense intended, but this sounds like addiction. <br /><br />It fits for me... anyone else?<br /><br />CDykstra<br /><br />