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I'm probably way late on this post, but as an ex pro cyclist I have found that the correlation between bike watts & erg watts are very different! I've been erging for about 2 weeks and while I feel as though I'm making big improvements, it's light years off of my days racing TT's, crits or road race...

Thought that I had the form down, but have indisputable evidence that I was wrong. Very wrong. Did around 15k meters three days in a row at a decent clip and today my lower back is locked up like a 90 year old arthritic man. I'm shuffling around, taking 10x longer to do normal tasks and need to figu...

Will do. I'll upload a vid this weekend. I can totally see how this can be very addictive! I felt that my cardio system was only @ 50% max or so during the workout yesterday rating so low yet the splits were so much faster. Once I get a reliable technique down I can really have some fun with this! I...

Amazing advice. Thanks to everyone! I spent about 20 minutes rating around 15-17spm focusing on the tips, then 10k rating around 20-22spm( 8spm less than before) and shaved 15 seconds off of my previous 500m splits. I have a feeling I'm going to really like this erg thing! It's like chasing watts on...

Thanks for all the good advice! Should I lower the DF while learning proper form? New, off the store's floor, I have it set at about 6.5 on the dial which reads a DF of 135ish. I'm still amazed that small tweaks in form can shave 15-20 seconds per 500m.

Thank you for the responses. I certainly have a lot to digest and work on.

Thank you. I'll place a mirror next to me today and work on form. Although I thought I was using good technique, my lower back and right bicep is very sore today? I'm still a little mystified that self proclaimed "out of shape" C2 users can train @ 1:50 per 500m pace with a rate of 20-22 spm. Very h...

I'm sure this is a very common question and has been asked many times. I very recently bought a C2 model D with the PM3. Amazing machine! I come from a very athletic backround( ex pro cyclist, still workout 4-5 times a week, 6 '1, 190lbs, 35yo) and I'm either a terrible rower, have a problem with my...