Concept2 Forum

The shorter seat post recently became available in the US as an add-on option. Here is the Fit Guide, and here is an earlier thread. The seat post inseam ranges (measure inseam to floor) are as follows: short - - - - - - 26 to 35 inches standard - - - 28 to 37 inches <--- the only option when orderi...

Try putting your BikeErg on shock absorbing floor mats. Have mine on a cheap yoga mat 5mm thick, no vibes I'll try that. Thanks. I have an old one but it might be too soft. Is the floor below perfectly flat? Yes, the floor is concrete, smooth and flat. The bars and connections are all snug and secu...

Make sure to tuck in your laces, so they don't flap on your shoes.
This happened to me, so I always make sure to tuck them in before riding.

What have you done to help reduce and eliminate the handlebar vibration?
The vibration on my BE is quite extreme compared to the vibration on my road bike.
I have double wrapped the bar with two layers of foam tape, but the vibration still is too much.

Hi Steve, thank you! I don't know what my heart rate was, but I got a few 2:07s by the finish, so perhaps could have started my drive a bit earlier. It wasn't easy though and I'm very happy to get this PB. I hope you're able to overcome the back issues soon and keep up with your training

November 28:
30' PB 6510 meters 2:18.2 pace 41 spm
6' splits - 2:19.4 2:19.2 2:18.7 2:17.8 2:15.9

December 11:
10k PB 46:31.0 2:19.5 pace 40 spm - pb by 29.0 seconds
2k splits - 2:20.2 2:19.8 2:19.7 2:19.6 2:18.3 40spm - weight 154.8#

low runner wrote: ↑

November 21st, 2019, 8:33 pm

what effect would you guess using 3# wrist weights would have?

Have you tried this yet? If so, I'm interested in what results you got. Keep in mind the bungees pull up a couple of pounds on their own.

My garage has a 3 inch concrete lip at the bottom, so I bolted double 2x4s on both sides top and bottom, and attached the Skierg to the 2x4s. The base had a gap at the front on one side, so I knocked in a shim but don't know if it made any difference. I did the same in a different location with a hi...

Since you can run for 2 to 3 hours, the BikeErg should be easy for you.
I got a BE in early August and the low setting is quite easy. The drag factor is 45 at the lowest.
You could probably make it lower by covering part of the fan cage, but that would likely not be necessary.

I've replaced both the handle cords and the bungee shock cords on my Skierg2 and it was easy to do. These videos regarding the handle cord and shock cord replacements have been especially helpful and useful. Be sure to save the old handle cords, as you can always use them for extensions, and perhaps...

I got a Skierg a year ago, and a Bikeerg a few months ago. Since then I've been using both of them every day, almost always alternating sets between them. The Bikeerg is sturdy, stable, easy to get on and off of, easy to adjust, and is quite smooth to ride. The Bikeerg has been a very nice addition ...

My Bikeerg's original range as of August 7th was 45 (correction, not 40) to 239,

I can't tell what they're doing from the photos, installing a smaller flywheel? You could easily just cover up a part of the flywheel housing to lower the resistance without doing all that. The drag factor on mine already goes down to 40 with no change, and I usually use it at 60. I put a furnace fi...

Allan Olesen wrote: ↑

October 17th, 2019, 3:46 am

On the PM in the photo, the three lower buttons are symmetrically arranged, and the rightmost button is clearly not centered below the vertical row.

Plus the handle cords are black vs white, the bolt placements on the fan cage, and the column spacings are all different.

The seller states that some are not Concept2 and some are, so there's nothing being hidden. However, I would not trust the monitor to show the same information as a Pm5. Personally, I would not get one. The cost of the Pm5 would make up any difference in price, and C2 would not provide any warranty.