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Is $700 for a new Concept 2 D with PM4 monitor a good deal. Is there anything i'm loosing with the D model over another model.
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mxmat813 2/3/2012 5:46am
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I think that sounds like a good deal. I bought a model D with PM3 last year and I love it. It's a 21st century torture device. I think it's great for squeezing in a quick workout. My wife works 40-50 hours a week and is going back to school for her MBA, I work 40 hours a week and we have a new baby so it's hard to find time to work out. I get up at 5:30 and do 5 sets of 500M rows, and in between each set I'll do as many pushups, power cleans, pullups or box jumps as I can and be done with my workout around 6:00. It really is a good, quick workout.

Good luck, you'll love it!!
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jasonward73 2/3/2012 10:30am
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Kryan5 wrote:
Is $700 for a new Concept 2 D with PM4 monitor a good deal. Is there anything i'm loosing with the D model over another model.
I got an E model with a PM4 that was barely used for around that price but I really lucked out. If the rower is in good shape that is a good deal. The PM4 computer is nice to have. The model D vs E is just a matter of how tall the seat is from what I recall.

I just rowed 7400 meters in 30mins yesterday. Once you start rowing you'll understand how hard that is. Great off bike workout.

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Motoxdoc 2/3/2012 11:23am
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Kryan5 wrote:
Is $700 for a new Concept 2 D with PM4 monitor a good deal. Is there anything i'm loosing with the D model over another model.
thats a smokin deal! D model is just as good as any! Jump on that!
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Kryan5 2/3/2012 11:25am
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I'm kinda nervous about it. I found it on a website called affordableprimeoutlets.com. They make you pay with greendot or some shit like that. I thinks its a case of to good to be true!

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patrickadizzle 2/3/2012 11:33am
2/3/2012 11:33am
I say this in other threads with concept 2, but make sure you take the time to get the right technique down.

Having good technique on a concept 2 will give you a much better workout and will allow you to make progress.

But yeah what everyone else said, if you do it right these machines are just torture. Best 2K time is a 6:47 and I thought I literally died at the end of it. Jello legs for the rest of the day haha.
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Motoxdoc 2/3/2012 12:19pm
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Kryan5 wrote:
I'm kinda nervous about it. I found it on a website called affordableprimeoutlets.com. They make you pay with greendot or some shit like that. I thinks...
I'm kinda nervous about it. I found it on a website called affordableprimeoutlets.com. They make you pay with greendot or some shit like that. I thinks its a case of to good to be true!
Yes that could be the case if you haven't seen it. They are fairly simple and there's not a lot that can break on them however, I did hear that the frame cracked with some of the older ones right below where you sit.......and it seems something could go wrong with the clutch/pulley system (although I've never heard of THAT happening). I got a heavily used D model for $950 and It's bitchin! The first 5 mins on it, you might think, "this is all there is to it?".......but you won't be thinking that for very long....lol....trust this statement!
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ab5772 2/3/2012 12:36pm
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Kryan5 wrote:
I'm kinda nervous about it. I found it on a website called affordableprimeoutlets.com. They make you pay with greendot or some shit like that. I thinks...
I'm kinda nervous about it. I found it on a website called affordableprimeoutlets.com. They make you pay with greendot or some shit like that. I thinks its a case of to good to be true!
When I was looking for mine, I came across those ads on Craigslist all the time. Their prices are too good to be true. I emailed them for their phone number and always got generic form letter responses. I decided to not go that route... seems a little sketchy.

I later found a "gently used" Model D w/ PM3 for $550 from someone local.
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chase383 2/3/2012 12:37pm
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What happened to our annual Concept 2 challenge?
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Muezh 2/3/2012 1:54pm
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yup, like the others said, get it.
I have a Model D with a PM3 and love it. Probably the best piece of equipment I bought next to my road bike.
Greg Hammond is the Concept 2 guy and a motocross/crossfit junkie. Guarantee if someone had problems with a rower he'd make things right.
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tydog 2/3/2012 2:27pm
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That is a great deal but if you are not comfortable with the purchase structure, pass. Your peace of mind is worth something also.
I bought the D model with PM3 last year, straight from Concept. I have nothing but praise for it and the whole purchase experience, as all of the others here have stated. So for a few hundred more, you know what you are getting, albeit with the PM3 vs. the 4.
Let us know what you decide after all of our professional Vital advise!!! LOL

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