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Congrats on that first row! As to your drag factor question this is what you need to know. It’s all personal preference. Most recommend a damper setting between 3-5 and your 123 drag factor falls between there on a new machine. To see your drag factor on the PM5 hit Menu > More Options > Display Dra...

Welcome to the C2 family! Hands down you have made an excellent choice. You will be amazed by the community support.

Dude is a mechanical bull. What a beast!

The links don’t work. I posted the same in the General forum earlier.

I’m now just getting a blank screen from the Quick Links. I normally just scan the “New Post” but all the links are just producing a blank screen. Something amiss that is being addressed or is this unique on my end?

No, that has never been an issue.

Imo, it's not the fluency of the posts or language used, it's been perceptions of them being slightly robotic, vague in the advice, and just not feeling quite right for some reason. IIRC, there have been hyperlinks included too, so that usually gets me at least slightly on guard, after too much phi...

I used to notice it on my right foot and I had a bout with my SI joint on the right side. Thought maybe they were related. Strapless primarily. I stopped it just by becoming aware of it and making a mental note not to. Fast forward a year or so and now I notice it some on my left foot. I just adjust...

Not sure if it has anything to do with your forearm issues but the rounded back that you have already observed may well become an issue eventually. It appears that once you rock forward you are not satisfied to hold that position during the recovery, but continue to compress and lunge somewhat at th...

Windex has been great for maintaining a clean slide for me but when I got my new (to me) erg I used barkeepers friend and the slide was quite shiny! Chemicals are not needed. The black is fine partials of the 304 stainless rail and any dust that settles on the rail. I basically couldn't use the row...

The black rubbish you are referring to is a combination of dirt and sweat. Might also be something else that new rollers give off. Anyway your rail and seat rollers need to be cleaned regularly. Like after each usage to avoid the accumulation you are experiencing. My experience has been that new rol...

I think Sascha said it best. Just put the least amount of data on the Erg Data screen and row. Any gadget (HR Monitor, Watch etc.) or data that doesn’t add to your enjoyment of rowing get rid of it. It’s not necessary. I like watching hr because it makes the row more interesting to me. Certainly not...

They should have returned your parts they replaced.

As others have said those are pretty good numbers for a new rower. Just a quick note on heart rate monitoring. If using a wrist based monitor the results are likely to low. As an example I cruised along at about 140 bpm today for a 10k as measured by my chest belt. Wrist based monitor never exceeded...

I have seen a lot of opinions on the StrengthErg. I will give a few ways that this will help some not all. I am a disabled Veteran. I broke both ankles and had bones removed Now you can not compare disability to another disability. I need something like the StrengthErg for my legs so I can get some...