LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

A member of an indoor rowing team or club? If so, this is the place for you.

Can this one team row to the moon and back?

Poll ended at May 17th, 2008, 12:28 pm

I think we can do it together. I'm all in!
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85%
No way! You all are wacko!
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15%
 
Total votes: 54

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My New Concept2 Bike erg

Post by Drivetofast » August 21st, 2017, 9:54 am

I like it more than anything C2 makes. For me it's like riding a road bike. In the real world I can see it being a good training aide for biking. How many people actually really row? I have everything C2 makes The skierg Is not to me close to real skiing. My floor doesn't have ice and snow and up hills and down hill or corners. Back to the Bike I do a lot of biking as do most people. Living in the Northeast the weather is not always the best. So this is perfect for me. I'm changing the handle bars to MTB bars. Putting clipless pedals on. A larger bell Than Minnies Just Kidding. I do most of my early morning rides Mtb with my best K9 friends. I know people will say the rower or ski is good cardio and they are. I lift weights 4 days a week. push sleds pull sleds climb ropes speed bag work etc etc. For me the bike is as close to riding a real bike as there is. Talk about cardio only thing better is Schwin Air Dyne. Also I don't use these machines to loose weight I don't have to My diet solves that :)

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Drivetofast » August 21st, 2017, 12:10 pm

One more Item I replaced is seat I put a Brooks seat on it

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Re: FIFTY Million Lifetime Meters!

Post by Thor MW » August 21st, 2017, 12:17 pm

bg wrote:
Kona2 wrote:ImageImageImage ImageImage MILLION METERS!!

Whoop, whoop and what a big pile of meters...PLUS and bike erg....you are truly celebrating some awesome accomplishments. And you've waited somewhat patiently for this to be acknowledged....good man. We wish you many, MANY more meter millions.

PS - I think a call would be good on the bike erg meters.


woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooo and congrats :] amazing :}

Wow! A rocker for sure.

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Re: FIFTY Million Lifetime Meters!

Post by Tombeur » August 21st, 2017, 1:56 pm

Thor MW wrote:
bg wrote:
Kona2 wrote:ImageImageImage ImageImage MILLION METERS!!

Whoop, whoop and what a big pile of meters...PLUS and bike erg....you are truly celebrating some awesome accomplishments. And you've waited somewhat patiently for this to be acknowledged....good man. We wish you many, MANY more meter millions.

PS - I think a call would be good on the bike erg meters.
It has been years since I owned and used a bike "erg--" much less sophisticated than what is available today. Still, I have fond memories of great work outs and the good preparation for the real thing on the road and trail. Congratulations on reaching 50 million meters. Awesome!


woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooo and congrats :] amazing :}

Wow! A rocker for sure.

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Drivetofast » August 21st, 2017, 3:04 pm

Drivetofast wrote:One more Item I replaced is seat the nut is hard to get at. I used a open end 14mm wrench I put a Brooks seat on it. From box to first Ride it took 20-30 minutes to assemble. K2 you won't have to go to the dreaded Hardware store They include tools :lol:

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Kona2 » August 22nd, 2017, 8:01 am

Drivetofast wrote:One more Item I replaced is seat I put a Brooks seat on it
Brooks seat....absolutely awesome. Had one...but that bike was stolen.....grrr. Good review of bike erg.

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All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 8.21.17

Post by Kona2 » August 22nd, 2017, 8:21 am

Eclipse in path of totality was worth the drive. Today it's time to hit the road and get back to Denver. Those Coloradans who went up to Wyoming had ten mile long traffic delays, and instances of low fuel availability (and were limited to purchasing $20 worth of petrol in some of the less populated towns). Seemed like forever for totality to occur, and then the two minutes and change flew by! Light was quite eerie, and ground shadows were really strange...almost like they had bubble images. Northeast will get this experience on April 8th, 2024...plan for it!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

400 K Ian
112,211 Tony...naturally, a palindrome!


Thanks, everyone, for row - ski- and bike erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ....a palindrome!
Tom R 1,382 m
William H 2,000 m
Ted 3,000 m
Debbie 4,026 m
Rebecca 4,224 m ...a palindrome!
David T 5,000 m
Steve G 5,000 m
Teresa G 5,000 m
Richard T 5,206 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Rick 6,181 m
David W 6,233 m
Donna 7,000 m
Danno 8,903 m
Derric 10,000 m
James 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Jonathan 11,002 m
Dan O' 11,413 m
Norma 12,121 m..a onesie-twosie palindrome!
Ian 12,555 m
Doug 12,749 m
FRiC 15,555 m
Minnie 16,161 m ...a palindrome...challenge worthy!

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Re: FIFTY Million Lifetime Meters!

Post by DavidA » August 22nd, 2017, 2:54 pm

Kona2 wrote:ImageImageImage ImageImage MILLION METERS!!

Whoop, whoop and what a big pile of meters...PLUS and bike erg....you are truly celebrating some awesome accomplishments. And you've waited somewhat patiently for this to be acknowledged....good man. We wish you many, MANY more meter millions.
Wooooo Hooooo! and Congratulations!
That's a lot of erging.

David
63 y / 70 kg / 172 cm / 5 kids / 17 grandkids :)
Received my model C erg 18-Dec-1994
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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Drivetofast » August 23rd, 2017, 8:32 am

Thanks for the Congrats All :D


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All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 8.22.17

Post by Kona2 » August 23rd, 2017, 9:38 am

Image Keep going!! It's the last week!


Alas, the last week's activities did not include enough erging for me to complete the Challenge meters required for the week. Still, the dog days of summer included plenty of activities for my two pups. Thing 1 and Thing2 turned out to be good travelers, although upon returning home they are trying to catch up on their dog naps this AM. Hahaha! Wore them out! Pretty sure they will bounce back to their routine fairly fast.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


2.3 MM Ed
1.1 MM David A
350 K Derric
250 K Rick
200 K Patrick H
200 K Tom M
150 K Danno - pouring it on these days!
100 K Tom R


Thanks, everyone, for rowing, ski-erging AND bike erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Matthew R 2,030 m
Patrick S 2,053 m
Ross 2,249 m
Tom R 3,492 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Steve G 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
AJ 5,024 m
Mikkel 5,025 m...welcome back for the 2018 season!
Rebecca 6,116 m ...a bigger palindrome!
David T 7,500 m
David W 8,000 m
Tom M 8,000 m
Steve W 8,513 m
Louis 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Minnie 10,201 m ....a palindrome!
Dan O' 11,098 m
Norma 12,121 m ...a onesie twosie palindrome!
Richard T 12,121 m ...the EXACT same onesie twosie palindrome!
Tombeur 13,132 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Danno 15,000 m
bg 15,215 m
Ed 20,002 m ...a two aught palindrome!
Image Derric 21,097 m ...he moons us!
Image David A 26,036 m ...he moons us, too!


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Image Here's what I saw in Nebraska... Image

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Re: My New Concept2 Bike erg

Post by bg » August 23rd, 2017, 10:17 am

Drivetofast wrote:I like it more than anything C2 makes. For me it's like riding a road bike. In the real world I can see it being a good training aide for biking. How many people actually really row? I have everything C2 makes The skierg Is not to me close to real skiing. My floor doesn't have ice and snow and up hills and down hill or corners. Back to the Bike I do a lot of biking as do most people. Living in the Northeast the weather is not always the best. So this is perfect for me. I'm changing the handle bars to MTB bars. Putting clipless pedals on. A larger bell Than Minnies Just Kidding. I do most of my early morning rides Mtb with my best K9 friends. I know people will say the rower or ski is good cardio and they are. I lift weights 4 days a week. push sleds pull sleds climb ropes speed bag work etc etc. For me the bike is as close to riding a real bike as there is. Talk about cardio only thing better is Schwin Air Dyne. Also I don't use these machines to loose weight I don't have to My diet solves that :)

just wondering how you would compare it to a spin bike??? thanks :]

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Drivetofast » August 23rd, 2017, 10:51 am

Its similar I guess I have a magnetic spin bike. C2 doesn't have all the controls and that you need on Magnetic bike. The fan and monitor is all you need. Also if you have your own you won't get everyones germs. I love it You will see Gyms order these in the future there cheaper but well built. Great for legs if your a runner. One note for Concept2 I should get a commission

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by bg » August 23rd, 2017, 11:22 am

Drivetofast wrote:Its similar I guess I have a magnetic spin bike. C2 doesn't have all the controls and that you need on Magnetic bike. The fan and monitor is all you need. Also if you have your own you won't get everyones germs. I love it You will see Gyms order these in the future there cheaper but well built. Great for legs if your a runner. One note for Concept2 I should get a commission
thanks :] i never knew that there were two types of resistance...turns out that when my club upgraded it went from friction to magnetic....now i know one reason why the ride felt smoother :}

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Re: LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

Post by Drivetofast » August 23rd, 2017, 3:32 pm

Update if you are going to change Bars on your Bike erg. Make sure you take them off 1st and measure Diameter Of bar before ordering new bars. Bar is not same thickness as MTB bar Its smaller. To remove stock bars use the tool that came with bike with another screw driver in hole on end and apply pressure while turning. Righty tight Lefty loosey :lol: When you get bars right you will have to drill small hole in bar to fit pin in clamp.

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Re: All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 8.22.17

Post by bg » August 24th, 2017, 10:02 am

Image Here's what I saw in Nebraska... Image[/quote]

great photos :]

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