Hello, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year,
Anyway enough of that.
I see Aldi have got in today a rowing machine by Crane.
I know like most of you on here that the Crane sports gear is good stuff however have yet to purchase any 'hard ware' by them.
Has anybody got any knowledge / bought one etc.
Thanks in advance
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Sorry, forgot to mention would it be worth saving up and getting a concept one or is it good enough for a half hour use couple of times a week. - not going to pack up in three weeks time etc etc.
but a brand new Concept is over a £1000 - even 2nd hand prices are very high as they are highly sought....they don't break down easily!
if you're serious about doing a lot of rowing - at high intensity - save up for a Concept.....if you just want something to fiddle about on at home, maybe the Aldi one will do......
be interested to hear what it feels like in practice!
Go with the Concept 2 every time, nothing else compares to it for a work out and robustness as they are just unbreakable and no matter how good you get you can never beat the bloody machine!!
I have rowed for about 15 years, gave up 2 years ago and now run. I purchased a 2nd hand Concept II ergo from ebay and sold it two years later for the same money, about £500 so they are a pretty good investment as well and you will rarely lose money on them if they are kept in good order
Aldi had another rower offer a while back when I was thinking of getting one. I never got to take a closer look, but I did try various other rowers of various prices and all of them felt like home kit rather than the real industrial-strength deal.
There are two proper rowing machines - the Waterrower and the Concept2. Both fine pieces of kit, both cost about the same, which is just under a grand.
I bit the bullet and bought a Concept2 model D six months ago. It lost to the Waterrower on storeability but won on ubiquity and especially resale value. I figured that even if I got fed up of it I could still flog it in a couple of years at a price that would mean I'd been hiring it for a tenner a month. Don't take Fleabay as a guide here, look at the marketplace section of Concept's own website.
Concept sometimes sell reconditioned and refurbished machines through Fleabay.
A hell of a lot of money, but well spent imho. I've done over 500,000 metres on it since purchase.
Hi Stuart72,
Always thought this looked like a good buy http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129276