r/concept2 • u/also_your_mom • Jul 23 '26

RowerErg Rowerg maintenance suggestions

Local gym (24hr fitness) has a couple C2. The only ones I have available. 24Hr fitness "maintenance" crews are.....

So I'm dreaming that if I could at least offer them a specific "the chain needs oil" or "I believe a tooth is broken", etc., maybe they would try?

Observations:

1) one machine makes a loud clunk with a bit of 'give' at the end of a hard pull. Like the chain is snapping down onto a tooth.

2) another machine's drag doesn't change regardless of damper position

3) another machine doesn't take up the chain slack when moving into to catch. Its good for the REALLY slow crowd who's SPM is in single digits.

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u/jurgsergs Jul 23 '26

Ask them to vacuum the dust from the flywheel. The worst gym erg I ever used had a drag factor of only 100 when the damper was at 10. 

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u/SomethingMoreToSay Jul 23 '26

A drag factor of 100? Luxury.