Concept2 SkiErg

I have both. I use both of them weekly. It's nice to break up the monotony and get a different stimulus. The SkiErg jacks up my HR a bit quicker. I went from doing alot of CrossFit style workouts to using a C2 machine everyday. I just bought the BikeErg as well. Best investment I have made in my home gym IMO. If you get it and don't like it, you will be able to resell for almost as much as you bought it for.

I have both, and I like the variety of mixing things up. I have also on occasion developed hip impingement issues from rowing, so the ski erg is good when that happens. I also like to XC ski, so it was a good fit for me.

I bought a ski erg last Christmas and the floor stand is where its at. Pay the extra cash so you can move it outside on a nice day, move it around to clean the garage, and go HAM on it without being so close to the wall.

I own both and actually slightly like the SkiErg better. I enjoy it more for HIIT type workouts and also, its much easier to do a Ski interval, then do a weights interval, then back to the SkiErg. No unbuckling from the rower. I highly recommend owning both.

I connect it to the app and do the workout of the day often. I'm still trying to develop a base.

You'll rarely find any discounts for these pieces of equipment. I purchased a wall mount on Black Friday last year so shipping was free. About a month later one popped up on CL that was 6 months old with a floor stand for $675. I offered him $600 and he took it. I sold my wall mount ski erg for $725 two days later, so I really didn't lose anything since I "upgraded" to a floor stand. I say all this to say if you can wait for one to pop up on CL you can save some $$. They are rare, but do pop up from time to time. Other than that you may have to bite the bullet. I enjoyed the wall mount, but having the wheels is nice. I like re-arranging the gym or rolling it outside for a workout. The floor print is a lot smaller with the wall mount though. Pros and cons to each I guess.

If you can afford it, go for the SkiErg. I use them both. After rowing season, you can substitute rowing with skiing to avoid overuse and maintain motivation.

That is my thoughts on it. I don't want to stop rowing, just want to add something more to it to work out other areas. Seems like my cardio is all lower body based (running/rowing). ... since I WFH, having these in my home office / gym, makes it easy to just step away for 30 min and do a rep on each of them.

If you are not in a rush to buy I would recommend buying used via the market place. I found mine Via the Letgo app for $600 with the stand. It took me several months of looking on and off but it was worth it.

Nope. It takes up barely any space on the wall. Save your money. It even comes with the lag bolts.

I bought one last November having never tried one, and I really like having the option to mix it up. The C2 holiday challenge calendar had a bunch of suggested workouts that use multiple machines.