Smart Rowing Machine 500, Black

Good resistance but manual mode is best as the ones pre set are very basic. And no chance of changing them. Heart rate monitor is useless and uncomfortable and moves loads when rowing.

Good resistance but manual mode is best as the ones pre set are very basic. And no chance of changing them. Heart rate monitor is useless and uncomfortable and moves loads when rowing.

I haven�t bought it so I cannot say anything about long term usage but because of so many negative reviews I felt I had to say something. These reviews have put me off from purchasing the rower but I still felt I I wanted to go to a store and try this rowing machine out for myself and to check if a magnetic rower would be any good. I need a quieter machine for sleeping kids in a two bedroom flat. I had a good go at this rower in the Surrey Quays London store. The people that say there is slack in the cord when pulling are correct BUT only for the lower settings when it�s meant to be an easier stroke. Fair enough, it is too slack at the beginning of the stroke but when you reach the higher settings, there is a really strong resistance. At the maximum setting of 15, this machine offers really great resistance. I am still deciding between a JTX Freedom rower and this machine. I expect the JTX to be noisier using air resistance so if I get it, I am probably relegated to the garden! I can�t say anything about the distance accuracy others have mentioned but don�t think you won�t get a decent workout from this machine, I was impressed. I am not a particularly strong rower but very active with daily cycling, football, running, racquet sports. I am sure I would get a very good workout from this machine. 400 pounds, compact design means it�s better at folding up in my small flat.

I haven�t bought it so I cannot say anything about long term usage but because of so many negative reviews I felt I had to say something. These reviews have put me off from purchasing the rower but I still felt I I wanted to go to a store and try this rowing machine out for myself and to check if a magnetic rower would be any good. I need a quieter machine for sleeping kids in a two bedroom flat. I had a good go at this rower in the Surrey Quays London store. The people that say there is slack in the cord when pulling are correct BUT only for the lower settings when it�s meant to be an easier stroke. Fair enough, it is too slack at the beginning of the stroke but when you reach the higher settings, there is a really strong resistance. At the maximum setting of 15, this machine offers really great resistance. I am still deciding between a JTX Freedom rower and this machine. I expect the JTX to be noisier using air resistance so if I get it, I am probably relegated to the garden! I can�t say anything about the distance accuracy others have mentioned but don�t think you won�t get a decent workout from this machine, I was impressed. I am not a particularly strong rower but very active with daily cycling, football, running, racquet sports. I am sure I would get a very good workout from this machine. 400 pounds, compact design means it�s better at folding up in my small flat.

I bought a few months back, but have only just incorporated it into my workouts, usually as a 20 minute warm up. Sadly, after three weeks of using it for around 40-60 minutes, the footplate has snapped in two. Additionally, there is a large amount of free pull on the cord before the resistance comes in - sometimes this causes the rowing handle to snap which can put pressure on the wrist causing pain.