I found a second hand Kettler Axom (RRP £480) for £150 and have found it excellent. Not flimsy at all, very stable and I really enjoy it.
back in the day when Mrs FB was rowing (25+ years ago - sheesh - where have the years gone?) we had a Giro (not the cycle brand) rowing machine at home - in concept (groan... ). it was similar to the Keppler using a magnetic system for resistance rather than air. it worked well but against a C2 it felt a little easier to pull but you still got a good workout on it. I don't know when Giro went out of business but maybe the Keppler is the modern version of it.
we have a C2 now - quite an old one I bought off a friend at a VERY good price as it was rusting away in his damp summerhouse. a bit of TLC and it's as right as rain.
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I found a second hand Kettler Axom (RRP £480) for £150 and have found it excellent. Not flimsy at all, very stable and I really enjoy it.
back in the day when Mrs FB was rowing (25+ years ago - sheesh - where have the years gone?) we had a Giro (not the cycle brand) rowing machine at home - in concept (groan... ). it was similar to the Keppler using a magnetic system for resistance rather than air. it worked well but against a C2 it felt a little easier to pull but you still got a good workout on it. I don't know when Giro went out of business but maybe the Keppler is the modern version of it.
we have a C2 now - quite an old one I bought off a friend at a VERY good price as it was rusting away in his damp summerhouse. a bit of TLC and it's as right as rain.
Do you mean the JTX? At £164 new for the JLL I'd expect fairly sh!te manufacturing but the JTX at £495 would be comparable. My point was that there's a lot of savings on non-Concept2 rowers in the second hand market. Concept2 seems to hold value, likely for good reason, but less savings to be made in my situation.
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). it was similar to the Keppler using a magnetic system for resistance rather than air. it worked well but against a C2 it felt a little easier to pull but you still got a good workout on it. I don't know when Giro went out of business but maybe the Keppler is the modern version of it.
