Hoisting the rower to the ceiling

[Sakly]

The rower is so much light weight, I think you can hang it in any position without any problems.

[Willy.VdW]

That sounds promising! I hope you are right
Before deciding on a rower, I tried a few in the fitnessshop.
I was indeed surprized how lightweight the C2 is, certainly when compared to a waterrower.
but at that time, I didn't really study the mechanical properties

[Sakly]

It's only 26kg with standard legs, so you could attach it to a single screw in a wall, even if it is no solid wall (if the screw is fitted well).
Waterrowers are not intended to be moved at all, so they are no option if you have/want to move it. Due to the water they are heavier than air resistance rowers in general.

[Ombrax]

Willy,

Unless you are terribly short on floor space, I would suggest trying the "tilt it up on end" storage solution first. (that assumes you don't have any small children or large dogs running around the place) I say that in part because every now and then, if I'm tired and not quite up to a workout, it might not take much to tilt me in the direction of "well, maybe I'll wait until tomorrow," and the additional hassle of having to take the rower down, even if it's simply a 3 minute job, might just be enough to convince me to pass on a row, compared to simply tilting the erg from vertical to horizontal, which takes 2 seconds.

Bottom line, the easier it is to hop on the rower and go, the more likely you are to do it.

Good Luck

[JaapvanE]

Bottom line, the easier it is to hop on the rower and go, the more likely you are to do it.

Here the same feeling. The less hassle to set it up, the more likely you are going to use it. Mine is always ready to go, even with an old dedicated phone that contains ErgData clamped into the phone holder, always teasing me to do "just another 20 minutes today". Otherwise it will become a "I'll do that tomorrow" machine.

[Sakly]

Bottom line, the easier it is to hop on the rower and go, the more likely you are to do it.

Oh yes.
This is why I am so glad to have it in the basement. Jump on the rower and go for it makes it so much easier

[Rowan McSheen]

C2 advise not to park the erg vertically. They say it could cause frame damage. Or maybe it's more to do with potential liability for accidents. Anyway:

https://www.concept2.com/news/5-tips-mo ... r-machines

[Ombrax]

I bet there are way more rowing clubs and teams that at some point in time have stored their C2 ergs on end than haven't.

[gvcormac]

Potential liability for sure. Particularly when there are children or pets that could knock it over. Same reason Ikea tells you to bolt your dresser to the wall. Nobody does. But dressers are in fact a real danger, and probably so are rowers. No manufacturer is going to say that the safety factor can be ignored if you don't anticipate it being a climbing toy.

[gvcormac]

The Peleton people have taken the Ikea approach with their rower. They sell you a strap and tell you to strap it to the wall if you stand it up.

At least their rower doesn't appear designed to eat children and pets.

[Willy.VdW]

The rower arrived today. Assembly didn't take much longer than unboxing
It is indeed a very solid machine and contrary to what I thought, the front legs
don't attach to the flywheel but to the front beam. Solid enough to hang the
front part or the compelete machine up by the front foot.
But that requires to lift the heaviest part almost to the ceiling and I find it
to heavy to do that on a regular basis. Storing it upright on the flywheel takes
to much floor area, so I took it to the first floor and put it in a spare bedroom.
Noise is very acceptable, but I have only rowed at a very leisurely pace, so that
may change somewhat in the future.
When I put the two parts together again, it struck me that the transverse bar
in the front part where the track hooks in must be very strong since it allows
for quite a heavy load. So perhaps it is possible to hang the front part on a
hook by this bar. Doing so would avoid the need to lift the heaviest part high up.
I will leave the machine in the bedroom for now, but I think I may try the above
when spring arrives so I can row outside if the weather is fair
I hope I will be able to row decently by that time

[miket-nyc]

The rower arrived today. Assembly didn't take much longer than unboxing
It is indeed a very solid machine and contrary to what I thought, the front legs
don't attach to the flywheel but to the front beam. Solid enough to hang the
front part or the compelete machine up by the front foot.
But that requires to lift the heaviest part almost to the ceiling and I find it
to heavy to do that on a regular basis. Storing it upright on the flywheel takes
to much floor area, so I took it to the first floor and put it in a spare bedroom.
Noise is very acceptable, but I have only rowed at a very leisurely pace, so that
may change somewhat in the future.
When I put the two parts together again, it struck me that the transverse bar
in the front part where the track hooks in must be very strong since it allows
for quite a heavy load. So perhaps it is possible to hang the front part on a
hook by this bar. Doing so would avoid the need to lift the heaviest part high up.
I will leave the machine in the bedroom for now, but I think I may try the above
when spring arrives so I can row outside if the weather is fair
I hope I will be able to row decently by that time

I've been storing my Model D vertically since I got it: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hyAibkbGzBGBMKxV6

I'm convinced that the warning against doing this is the company lawyers talking, not the rowers. But I'm a lawyer myself, and I understand why. One of the most important classes you take in law school is Torts, which studies situations where someone did something careless that caused something terrible to happen and got them sued.

You come away from studying that with the conviction that almost any activity a human being can do could easily end in tragedy. And it makes sense for Concept 2 to warn against veetical storage even if their employees store their own C2s vertically at home. I can easily envision a five-year-old pulling a vertically stored rower over on himself and winding up paralyzed. I hope that never happens, but if it does, having an instruction manual that specifically warns against storing the C2 like that and shows how to break it apart for storage will look a lot better on the evening news.

Mike Taglieri

[gvcormac]

If I had children or pets, I would not leave it upright. But I don't, any more. I happen to have the space to leave it horizontal, but for many years I stored it upright in the corner of a studio apt.

[gvcormac]

If I had children or pets, I would not leave it upright. But I don't, any more. I happen to have the space to leave it horizontal, but for many years I stored it upright in the corner of a studio apt.

And if I did have children or pets, I'd consider the IKEA fix. Fasten a hook to the wall and wrap with a bungee cord. I think one of the expensive subscription brands does an expensive version of that.

[Willy.VdW]

After cleaning up in the garage, I can now store the rower upright and I will probably do so.
It's now in a spare bedroom, but I will bring it down when ambient temperatures are higher.
I will have to cover the machine, or at least the part(s) where dust isn't welcome
Perhaps I will fold it, this could make it easier to cover, throwing some kind of bag over it.