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Rank 023Up 3Editor’s pick
#2 in Fitness Equipment
of 17 ranked entries
Concept2 RowErg
Concept2
The air-resistance flywheel has stayed mechanically similar since the 1980s because there was little to improve, and Concept2’s own online leaderboard turned a home rowing machine into one of the only pieces of cardio equipment with a genuine competitive community. Recorded specifics: type Cardio, subscription None, price 990. Panel highlighted air-resistance flywheel requires minimal ongoing maintenance, no subscription needed to access full functionality and deep third-party training and competition ecosystem. The reservation on record is full-length footprint is large for smaller living spaces.
Cardio
Score breakdown
How Concept2 RowErg earned 95.2
Each criterion is scored independently, then combined using the weights published on Fitness Equipment.
- Build & mechanical durabilityweight 30%
- 96.1
- Workout effectivenessweight 25%
- 97.5
- Total cost of ownershipweight 25%
- 92.6
- Space & noise footprintweight 20%
- 94.0
“The de facto standard for competitive indoor rowing — most rowing races and benchmarks are run on this exact machine.”
— Top 49, on Fitness Equipment
On the record
Recorded detail
| Type | Cardio |
|---|---|
| Subscription | None |
| Price | $990 |
| Rating | 8.9 |
Panel verdict
Strengths and reservations
What it gets right
- Air-resistance flywheel requires minimal ongoing maintenance
- No subscription needed to access full functionality
- Deep third-party training and competition ecosystem
Where it gives ground
- Full-length footprint is large for smaller living spaces
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