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WOW!
By ChanceD on Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
Like everyone else, I did a Ton of research before buying this machine (FITNESS REALITY 4000MR Magnetic Rowing Machine). We have tried several other machines, including Ellipticals, Bikes, Treadmills and one other Rowing machine. This is easily our favorite machine. The price was good and the shipping was faster than promised. Here are my Pros and Cons:Pros: Excellent value for the Money, Machine is very sturdy but not too heavy where you cant move it around if need be, Very Quiet almost NO noise, Range of motion is VERY similar to the actual rowing of a boat, more compact than most rowers, Assembly was fairly easy, Instructions even highlighted which step each nut and bolt belonged to, machine is very comfortable for me (5'7" and my Wife 5'3"), Super smooth seat motion, the handle grips actually spin and rotate now with each motion (I think this is a new upgrade because the videos do not show this), the Seat is comfortable and has a fairly ergonomic shape to it, I am just getting back into shape but the first level had me out of breath within 10 minutes and there is plenty of tension adjustment left, the range of motion is easy on my jointsCons: Package was a little banged up upon arrival (but no damage was found), Tools that were included were junk (ended up using some of my own tools), Power cord is a little short but manageable, Control panel display is rudimentary but manageable I guess, when seated and reaching for the handles to get started its quite a reach (you may need to grab them first before getting started)Overall I am VERY pleased with this machine and who knows, we might actually use this thing unlike all the other machines we purchased in the past!! (Don't be judging me, you all know what I am talking about)
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Buyer beware?
By TheConundrum on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
I'm not the buyer beware type but this is expensive equipment to invest in. I love the machine...I bought it in May of 2021 for a little under $500 ($635 minutes $150 coupon). Worked fine for 2 years and right before the warranty ran out the row mechanism locked on me. I couldn't move the row arms. I reached out to Fitness Reality and once I realized they were not going to honor any warranty I decided to open it up. Hilariously enough, that was their advice as well but I had already opened it and found the problem. The tensioning mechanism (think of a bike or motorcycle's gear) had locked up, the bearing was destroyed. I inquired about purchasing the part but it wasn't available...so with a drill, bolt, and a motorcycle chain tensioner I fixed my equipment. One year later, I moved my machine out of my workout room to install new flooring. When I moved it back and plugged it in...nothing. Won't turn on. I grabbed my multimeter and currently I am still tracing the problem with not much hope. I'll will say this problem may not have arisen if I didn't have to open it up before to fix the locked up tensioner. I'm out just $500, I see what it's selling for now so...buyer beware. UPDATE: As much as I like this equipment I have to go down another star. The reason my equipment stopped working for the second time was simple. The AD/DC power adapter. It wasn't even putting out 1V, much less the 9V necessary to run the equipment's electronics. Although this was simple to remedy (universal adapter), tracing this fault isn't something I would expect a home gym owner to have to do.
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