m06w41 wrote: ↑August 4th, 2020, 12:36 pm
RoidbotPR wrote: ↑May 24th, 2019, 1:34 pm
You can get it for free on deltarower.com. Drone shots, rowing under bridges. You can do that today. It doesn't have multiplayer. You already have the necessary hardware. All you need to do is download it and go. There is no hidden fees because there are no fees. Does Zwift offer that to you? How much have you spent on RowPro again?
Out of curiousity, is the deltarower app available anywhere? Can't seem to get to any downloadable windows program and this piqued my curiosity.
Sorry, late to reply.
I let the URL lapse due to lack of interest in the software. I have the downloadable file, I just need a way of getting it to you, if you are still interested.
As far as any rowing software coming, I wouldn't hold my breath. Zwift had layoffs in March. Then in the summer they said it was "weeks away", and then just last month said this:
Eric Min: “We are prioritizing the core cycling product at this minute. Rowing will come in the future but not at the expense of what the community values most – the core cycling experience.”
EXR is going to just be another version of a little guy rowing down the river, and as someone who spent two years of his life writing software to make a little guy row down a river...it's just not that interesting. Even if there were multiplayer aspects (which I had, but it cost too much money to run the server), it doesn't hold interest like a podcast or music.
A rowing machine is NOT a stationary bike. A bike you are sitting (mostly) on, and therefore is perfect for Peleton. The market doesn't lie, there are 3 million subscribers. With rowing, you are going back and forth, so making a phone app means you now have to divide what the PM spits out (the numbers, which are the most important) with other little guys rowing down the river...on a tiny screen. It's not going to happen. The screen moves back and forth as you row, the rower is too loud to have Zoom conversations. It just doesn't translate.
Even with a 40 inch TV directly in front of me, watching the scenery go by as I rowed just simply didn't hold my interest. I doubt seeing Carl rowing besides me is going to make the chore of erging any more enjoyable.
Sorry, but a JRE podcast on Youtube is free, no subscription (unless you count Spotify). I severely doubt anyone that plunked down $1k to avoid paying a gym membership fee is then going to part with $15-30 per month just to be motivated. The motivation comes from within.
It would make more sense for someone like Darkhorse rowing to get 10 other rowing instructors together, and blow up their youtube channel with people doing live rowing. Just have someone reach out to Shane and you're set.
