Interesting! I wonder if yours has a different fluid/oil in it (or more or less oil) than the one I got. I don’t seem to have the fading resistance issue. inconsistency in a product like this wouldn’t surprise me at all…these oil filled shocks are super low quality. Thank you for sharing your experience!! Valuable information for anyone considering this thing. It’s a shame they didn’t use some other form of resistance on it. Other than the terrible shock it’s a great machine.

Same

I just got it and does loose slight resistance when hot but love it otherwise

I just bought a 20 year old "Kettler Favoirit"$50..its a beast, built like a tank, the one in the video looks like a piece of junk compaired to it.

She tells me what to do without saying a single word. It’s the perfect relationship.

Absolutely it is, so much easier on the joints, transfers all the work to the muscles you can FEEL it's better. Thank you for your comment and happy rowing!

Moveable arms are the best part! Lucky you got a good cylinder!! Thank you for your comment

Been using one of these for almost a week. Best purchase ever.

Awesome to hear! I liked it too, hopefully on the recent models they have improved the oil filled shock seals keep an eye on yours

​@@TheLastHonestInfluencer will do thanks for the heads up. Thinking about buying a yoga mat or something to put underneath so if it does leak my floor is safe lol. Rowing while watching this video rn 💪

You're welcome thanks for your comment!

Sometimes I hope mine will row itself too 😉

If it weren’t for the shock I’d agree with you. The row n ride 077 original is my best pick for home machine. $100, small and light and will punish your legs and cardio in under 5 mins if you go hard. Thanks for your comment!

Nice!!!

Awesome!

Glad to hear the shock is holding out thank you for sharing

Thank you!

I've had mine for awhile now and the arms have started making a clicking sound. I've tried tightening bolds and oiling, but it didn't seem to help?!?

Shoot! That’s weird. How long have you had it? Strange that what you didn’t didn’t help, hopefully it’s not perma-busted.

That would be handy! Very motivating. I’ve not used a rowing machine ever with that functionality to be honest, only bikes and treadmills. Sorry I’m not more of a help with that

They're decent!

They are! You can get new ones from sunny website I believe. Couple comments said they did.

@@TheLastHonestInfluencer awesome. Thanks

Apparently you can order replacement cylinders off the manufacturer’s website. I think they all eventually fail or the resistance diminishes though.

Understood, after watching your Row-N-Ride review I may have to give that a try. I'm around 275 lbs so I have some work to do. Hopefully it's sturdy enough. Thanks for the info.@@TheLastHonestInfluencer

@izop134 it’s sturdy enough for sure. It might not feel that way at first but after a bunch of workouts you’ll trust it. Same fasteners as the ‘beefier’ models and they are the weak link so the thick tubes are just for show. Great machine. Using it and calorie counting during lock down and walking I lost 35lbs in 3 months. You can do it too!

Bummer. Unfortunately this is very common with these shocks. It should not have a hard stop at 12. Mine didn’t…but also mine eventually leak so at least yours doesn’t do that?

Thank you for sharing this!

They need to create better shocks!

@TheLastHonestInfluencer not yet. Only been a month

Great question! I’d go with the row n ride because it doesn’t have the oil shock. Similar workout tbh. Burning calories does help one lose weight but counting calories (eating less) is so much more effective in my experience

2 years if you’re lucky! Ya I had a fitness reality 5000MR during lockdown that was $800, and way better. Could row for 2 hours on it every day and it was holding up for the 2 years. Sold it after lockdown

@@TheLastHonestInfluenceralso there should be a screen to show your stroke rate and how long it takes to row 500m

I would advise neither of these machines to be honest. I would buy a fixed arm, magnetic resistance, rowing machine. I found that want to be way better than any of these.

Perhaps! I’ve not heard that but it might be true!

Shockingly NO! I did the same thing! Closet thing I could find to ‘high end’ was the fitness reality 5000MR rower. It’s not perfect but it’s pretty good.

@@TheLastHonestInfluencer thanks for the response! That actually helped me find a few results. Its so strange that more manufacturers aren’t interested in making full motion rowers. Seems like it should be normal to more of these rowers.

BIOROWER smart rowing simulator super expensive

@@TheLastHonestInfluencerit’s because the high end rowers simulate a real boat unlike this rower

Makes perfect sense!

Others have reported they order replacement cyclinder from Sunny website

Not too much, this one and the other sunny machine I had like it both only leaked about 1tsp of oil over a couple months. Not all at once but in drops so if you put a towel or old shirt under it, it should be fine. The machine gets easier to use as the oil leaks out is the big problem.

I hope the new ones it’s not leaking!

@@emperatrizmaria986 hopefully they fixed the problem

Great question! If you had the tools and knowledge and put an air pressurized cylinder instead of oil that would be so much better.

No.

Unless you’re a yuppy dork with too much money. Then this guy says get the $1000 super rower and be a pretentious half wit because you can

Hope your oil filled shock holds up

Agreed! If you have to do it cheap use bands for gods sake

Thanks for telling us. Not surprising 😥

how tall are you!?

Same reason u probably burned through an $800 rower

I think it had more to do with going from nothing to rowing 90-120 mins per day because of lock down but what do I know

@@TheLastHonestInfluencer ye fairs

@@TheLastHonestInfluencer but id like to see Ur erg tech in intrigued

@@Tom-vu1wr my erg tech probably sucks as well.