NordicRow TBX III opinion
Charles Kennemore, III
I would like people's opinion on the NordicRow TBX III rower that
NordicTrack produced several years ago. I have been reading this group
and done other reading and the prevailing opinion is that the Concept II
is the better rowing machine being produced but it is expensive. How does
the NordicTrack machine compare to the C II? I wish to buy a rowing
machine for exercise after using one over several years at a fitness club
and possibly use it to propel me (no pun intended) into the water for real
rowing. The C II is nice but expensive and I can pick up this TBX III for
much less. Your experienced opinion would be greatly appreciated.
Charles Kennemore
l...@cftnet.com
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Charles Kennemore, Ph.D.
VLOC (formerly Lightning Optical Corporation)
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Kieran Anthony Coghlan
On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Charles Kennemore, III wrote:
> I would like people's opinion on the NordicRow TBX III rower that
> NordicTrack produced several years ago. I have been reading this group
> and done other reading and the prevailing opinion is that the Concept II
> is the better rowing machine being produced but it is expensive. How does
> the NordicTrack machine compare to the C II? I wish to buy a rowing
> machine for exercise after using one over several years at a fitness club
> and possibly use it to propel me (no pun intended) into the water for real
> rowing. The C II is nice but expensive and I can pick up this TBX III for
> much less. Your experienced opinion would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Charles Kennemore
> l...@cftnet.com
The NordicRow thingy is just about the worst rowing machine I've ever been
on, excepting the very cheapest pnumatic-piston type rowing machines. The
problem with the Nordic deal is not one of construction or craftsmanship,
it is just a bad design for a rower. The resistance is in the seat, not
the handle, which is where the resistance is felt when rowing. The Nordic
has a seat-back that you push against, and the resulting upper -body
workout is poor. There is a resistance setting for the handle, but it
just feels awful all around. I highly recommend avoiding the NordicRow at
all costs. I don't even think they still make it.
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University of California, Irvine Varsity Men's Crew, 1992-1996
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Brad Murray
In article <Pine.OSF.3.95.97012...@maemaster.eng.uci.edu>, Kieran Anthony Coghlan <kcog...@maemaster.eng.uci.edu> wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Charles Kennemore, III wrote:
>
>> I would like people's opinion on the NordicRow TBX III rower that
>> NordicTrack produced several years ago. I have been reading this group
>> and done other reading and the prevailing opinion is that the Concept II
>> is the better rowing machine being produced but it is expensive. How does
>> the NordicTrack machine compare to the C II? I wish to buy a rowing
>> machine for exercise after using one over several years at a fitness club
>> and possibly use it to propel me (no pun intended) into the water for real
>> rowing. The C II is nice but expensive and I can pick up this TBX III for
>> much less. Your experienced opinion would be greatly appreciated.
>
>on, excepting the very cheapest pnumatic-piston type rowing machines. The
>problem with the Nordic deal is not one of construction or craftsmanship,
>it is just a bad design for a rower. The resistance is in the seat, not
>the handle, which is where the resistance is felt when rowing. The Nordic
>has a seat-back that you push against, and the resulting upper -body
>workout is poor. There is a resistance setting for the handle, but it
>just feels awful all around. I highly recommend avoiding the NordicRow at
>all costs. I don't even think they still make it.
Just out of curiousity, what does this thing go for? Knowing Nordic Track it
is probably way over-priced.
William M. Sauve
- I am glad to say that I have never strayed from Concept II, and never been suckered into even sitting on one of those Nordic Track gizmos. It just looks wrong.
- Honestly - those things look like a back injury looking for a place to happen, and I wouldn't even go near one . . .
- Good luck,
- Will Sauve