How To Clean A Concept 2 Rower

In the fourth of a series of articles designed to help coaches, athletes, and programs through this extremely rough patch, row2k is working with Mike Davenport to cross-post the information he generates from the effort.

This week Mike offers 5 Tricks To Squeeze More From Your Concept2 Indoor Rower.

Mike says these tricks can:

Reduce the spread of illness, especially in high-use situations
Improve the performance of the human on the machine
Extend the life of the machine
Reduce the level of annoyance (and injury) by keeping the machine at its best

Many tricks will take 5 minutes or less, and the supplies you need will cost less than $5 USD.

Here are the five tricks and the time required; you can read more about each tactic i the full article on Mike's site at 5 Tricks To Squeeze More From Your Concept2 Indoor Rower;

Trick #1: Oil the chain on the indoor rower (time = 2 minutes)
Benefit: improved chain and gear life, smoother feeling during the drive

Trick #2: Inspect, clean, disinfect the handle of the indoor rower (time = 5 minutes)
Benefit: reduced transmission of disease, reduced possibility of injury (blisters, etc), improved rower performance

Trick #3: Clean the monorail of the Concept2 indoor rower (time = 2 minutes)
Benefit: improved rower performance (less resistance on monorail), less annoyance, smoother rowing

Trick #4: Keep software updated (time = 60 minutes)
Benefit: longer life of machine, improved monitor performance, tracking of data by using logbook

Trick #5: Use wood block to stop over-compression (time = 30 minutes)
Benefit: reduced possibility of injury (reducing over-compression), improved rower technique, improved scores

Conclusion

It certainly is a challenging time right now but having access to an indoor rower can be a blessing.

There are other tricks you can use to increase performance, extend life, and reduce annoyance with your Concept2 Indoor Rower but try these 5 tricks first. And watch the video about 3 of the simple tricks, and get ready for a better experience with your indoor rower.

And better times ahead.

To learn more about rigging, check out Mike's new online course, Beginning Sweep Rigging, which launched this week.