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Interesting. I must have the new flywheel on my BikeErg then. I tested DF range and I think it was 42-223. When did they make the change? I think my bike was delivered to store in January of this year as there was a couple short workouts on the PM5 from then. Not sure exactly. Think the newer ones ...

I recently picked up a BikeErg and was looking through Concept2's site for documents on maintenance and stumbled across this "Turbo Flywheel" retrofit document for the BikeErg. Did a quick search for the part number mentioned, it did not come up on shop.concept2.com. I didn't find any mention of th...

If they can’t be contacted for any reason can the November team choose October’s?

Rather that than have Dougie’s default 2km.

Citroen wrote: ↑

September 28th, 2019, 6:11 am

Has anyone seen anything from AIRC for the October CTC?

Nope. Nothing on FB. I’m unsure who they even are. Do you have a contact name?

I rest my forearms down on the handlebars (wrapped in towels) for long periods of time on longer rides. Where do you put your hands, on the top tube? Why not use an aero bar with some pads? Hands are free to fiddle with the monitor. Forearms just resting on the bars, wrapped in towels. I had though...

I use both the Concept 2 BikeErg and the Rower on a regular basis. I'm close to my best on the BikeErg, but my best rowing days were a few years ago. I'm quite well balanced between sprinting and endurance. Peak power on the BikeErg is around 1:07 / 1150w. Peak rowing power is lower at around 1:13 /...

Citroen wrote: ↑

August 26th, 2019, 6:11 am

Have we had any news from RLR about the September CTC?

Posted on Facebook yesterday.

1800m/1200m/1800m

3 mins rest between reps.

Standing start for the first rep. Subsequent reps as you like.

Based on the postings: #1- You calibrated on damper #10; #2- But you're now on damper #1 and therefore can easily go a higher RPM; #3- The Pm5 still calculates based on damper #10, and shows a faster pace due to higher RPM. If #3 is wrong, and the drag factor makes no difference, then towels and/or...

Regarding calibration on the Bikeerg: Also, videos like this one recommend actively changing the damper setting to make the pedaling much easier. dropping the damper will of course make pedalling easy but your power output will drop off if you don’t increase RPMs to compensate. Isn't power determin...

All too easy to trick the outputs on these unfortunately. If you drape a towel over the flywheel it significantly reduces the pedaling resistance (to almost nothing) but the drag factor stays the same. Max drag with a towel covering the flywheel makes it super easy to get below 1:00 pace (2000w+) a...

Hi All,

FYI:

OK Team... July’s ITC.

Row 7777m in whatever intervals you want, using 7 mins of rest throughout the session.

For example:
7x 1111m, 1:10r
4444m, 7r, 3333m
5000m, 5r, 2000m, 2r, 777m

Record total time rowed, without rests. Good luck!

Looking at the rower it seems to maybe be converted to a sky erg. Wondering if any body has attempt the project... Not quite sure what you mean, but I'm going to assume you mean stand the rower up vertically against a wall and then use it as you would a SkiErg by pulling down on the handle? Seen a ...

There are dozens of power meters out there on the market, so I think if you're going to compare BE accuracy to a PM then you need to compare to a specific power meter, rather than just say 'power meters' in general. I've used half a dozen different BikeErgs and they all perform exactly the same in t...

Hello, I have just purchased a BikeErg and have completed a couple of workouts (awesome product by the way!). Any thoughts if it might it be possible to add a 10 km distance to the ranked workout list? It seems to be an awfully big gap between 4km and 40km ... A 10km would map well with the 5km row...

If Concept 2 what to do something really useful then please setup ONE Challenge a year that is for verified results only, I have been requesting this for 5 years. The inaugural BikeErg World Sprints (July 3rd-7th) will be for verified results only. They should also do the same for the row and ski v...