model C....should I buy?

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model C....should I buy?

Post by 1RowMom » January 5th, 2009, 7:02 pm

Hello All! Newbie here....

I have the opportunity to purchase a very like-new model C with PM2 for a decent price.

Is this a decent beginners model that I can access those fun online workouts on?

Do I need to upgrade the PM?

I can get those online workouts on this right? I dont need any software?

Thank you!
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Post by michaelb » January 5th, 2009, 8:26 pm

A model C should be just fine. I bought mine in 1997 and still use it (and many people have older ones and have rowed 10x farther). The key question is price: how good a deal? Under or over $500? You might want to look under it to see the condition of the bungie cord assembly, and pull on the handle a bit, but other than that they are pretty indestructible.

What do you mean by online workouts? If you mean stuff listed on the C2 website or discussed here, yes you can program the PM2 to do any of those just fine. If you mean online with rowpro (which I highly recommend), then you need at least a PM2+ which comes with a serial port, but should really consider upgrading to the PM3.
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Post by johnlvs2run » January 5th, 2009, 8:55 pm

I'd look for under $500 for a well taken care of model C with pm2 monitor.

There would be no reason to upgrade, as the pm2 is the best monitor for home use.
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Post by 1RowMom » January 5th, 2009, 11:02 pm

Thank you both for your reply! I think I will purchase this for less than $500, and then upgrade to a PM3 for the rowpro!

Wish me luck!
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Post by johnlvs2run » January 6th, 2009, 12:17 pm

If you actually "want" a pm3, then get a used model D, as it is much more quiet than the C.
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Post by badocter » January 6th, 2009, 2:22 pm

John Rupp wrote: There would be no reason to upgrade, as the pm2 is the best monitor for home use.
Gotta disagree with you there. You need at least a PM2+ to use Rowpro and participate in online rows and races.
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Re: model C....should I buy?

Post by Alissa » January 6th, 2009, 5:52 pm

1RowMom wrote: I can get those online workouts on this right? I dont need any software?

Thank you!
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Just to state the obvious...the RowPro software is also needed (and isn't part of the PM) for on-line racing.

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