Nigel Eaton

Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.

So I'm going to buy one.

Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
point.
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simonk

"Nigel Eaton" <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:g4S4dqHI33RAJw9S@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...
> Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
> the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
> found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
>
> So I'm going to buy one.
>
> Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
> a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
> small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
> point.

Concept II. Anything else is gay. You can probably pick up a Model B on
eBay in extremely good nick for less than 300 notes.

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Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Whinging Courier
<markonusenetTAKEITAWAY@yahoo.co.uk> typed
>In uk.rec.motorcycles, Nigel Eaton said:
>
>> Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
>> a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
>> small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
>> point.
>
>Err.. eBay?

Oddly, I'd managed to figure that out all on my own. I was looking for
recommendations on what model to buy.

The sooner you get back to work the better...
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SteveH

simonk <me7@privacy.net> wrote:

> "Nigel Eaton" <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:g4S4dqHI33RAJw9S@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...
> > Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
> > the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
> > found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
> >
> > So I'm going to buy one.
> >
> > Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
> > a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
> > small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
> > point.
>
> Concept II. Anything else is gay. You can probably pick up a Model B on
> eBay in extremely good nick for less than 300 notes.

Wot 'e said.

Avoid anything that has 'hydraulic' or 'magnetic' in the description.

The only machines worth having are air-resistance types.


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MrMoosehead

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 19:06:34 -0000, "simonk" <me7@privacy.net> wrote:


>> Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
>> a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
>> small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
>> point.
>
>Concept II. Anything else is gay. You can probably pick up a Model B on
>eBay in extremely good nick for less than 300 notes.

He speaka da troof.

Nidge

Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:g4S4dqHI33RAJw9S@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...
> Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
> the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
> found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
>
> So I'm going to buy one.
>
> Any recommendations?

Well, in all seriousness and based entirely on personal experience, I'd
recommend not falling off the end of the fkn thing when you're rowing
because people laugh at you.

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bits of CB500S in Norwegian Parrot blue. BOTAFOT#63

'Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand'.
Homer (Simpson).

Champ

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:51:39 -0000, "simonk" <me7@privacy.net> wrote:

<concept II>

>They hold their value very well, if that helps - they're designed to
>withstand serious abuse

They even have indoor competitions on them.
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David Kemper

"Nigel Eaton" <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:g4S4dqHI33RAJw9S@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...
> Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When
(in
> the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
> found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
>
> So I'm going to buy one.
>
> Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd
like
> a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
> small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
> point.

Hiya!

I have a Tunturi rowing machine with the sliding seat & a big heavy
flywheel thingy. Probably magnetic but a good un.
LCD computer and all the bells & whistles. Ex-gym machine. Paid £15.00
for it in a private sale. :-)
Spent £15 on new seat rollers. Tunturi are in Nottingham, so I was able
to collect the new rollers, and while I was there they "found" me a
spare computer as the original one was borked. This machine was over
£1000 when originally sold. It is sitting in my lockup unit, I'm at
home, and I can't remember the model number.
Tough luck if you want a particular model.

This is now surplus to requirements, and is about to go in the skip. I
can't be arsed to sell it.
Do you want it? Free, if you can collect it. It weighs a ton! (not
really, but it is too heavy for me to lift on my own)
I don't want it hanging around for ages, so it needs shifting sharpish.
I'm in mid Staffordshire.

David Kemper.
No Emails as all deleted on receipt. Reply on group please.
BTW can I have a number for SNCNB? <shiny new car, no bike>

MattG

David Kemper wrote:
>
> I have a Tunturi rowing machine with the sliding seat & a big heavy
> flywheel thingy. Probably magnetic but a good un.

If he doesn't want it and you can hang on a couple of weeks, then I'd be
happy to take it off your hands.

Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, David Kemper
<david.kemper@ntlworld.com> typed

>Do you want it? Free, if you can collect it. It weighs a ton! (not
>really, but it is too heavy for me to lift on my own)
>I don't want it hanging around for ages, so it needs shifting sharpish.

Tempted! But the weight thing is an issue. I want to be able to shove
this out of the way for the 23 hours and 40 minutes a day I'm not using
it. So I'll have to pass.

Thanks muchly for the offer, I'd stick it on Ebay IIWY!

Cheers
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David Kemper

"Nigel Eaton" <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kRfpHZT+$7RAJw$n@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, David Kemper
> <david.kemper@ntlworld.com> typed
>
> >I don't want it hanging around for ages, so it needs shifting
sharpish.
>
> Tempted! But the weight thing is an issue. I want to be able to shove
> this out of the way for the 23 hours and 40 minutes a day I'm not
using
> it. So I'll have to pass.

No problem, a small queue has already formed. Free is always a sure fire
attraction.

David

Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, David Kemper
<david.kemper@ntlworld.com> typed
>"Nigel Eaton" <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:kRfpHZT+$7RAJw$n@rcav8r.demon.co.uk...

>>So I'll have to pass.
>
>No problem, a small queue has already formed. Free is always a sure fire
>attraction.

<G> Ain't dat de troof.

Shame Kawasaki's marketing department can't get their heads round the
concept.
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ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2

MattG

David Kemper wrote:
>
> Phone me to arrange collection

Ta, I'll give you a call today.

PeterT

simonk
> Nigel Eaton

> > Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
> > a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
> > small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
> > point.
>
> Concept II. Anything else is gay. You can probably pick up a Model B on
> eBay in extremely good nick for less than 300 notes.

Which, I believe, is the model pretty much used by all rowers here in
Oxford.


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William Grainger

In article <c29ii3$nl3$1@news.ox.ac.uk>, PeterT <kraut@ukrmdotnet.cut> wrote:
>simonk
>> Nigel Eaton
>
>> > Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a king's ransom, but I'd like
>> > a decent quality machine with a nice smooth action. If it's reasonably
>> > small, that'd be a bonus. Knobs, buttons and LED's are a definite plus
>> > point.
>>
>> Concept II. Anything else is gay. You can probably pick up a Model B on
>> eBay in extremely good nick for less than 300 notes.
>
>Which, I believe, is the model pretty much used by all rowers here in
>Oxford.

And 'ere.

simonk

"William Grainger" <wfg1001@mrao.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:c29mdq$q8k$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk...

> And 'ere.

Do they? I thought the tab crew trained by playing croquet or doing
needlepoint

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PeterT

simonk
> "William Grainger" <wfg1001@mrao.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:c29mdq$q8k$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk...
>
> > And 'ere.
>
> Do they? I thought the tab crew trained by playing croquet or doing
> needlepoint

Based on their recent results, that's what I thought too. ;-)


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darsy

"mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote:

>Can't do after work drinks as I've a dinner party type thing on tonight.
>I think we're due another London drinks soon though.

I expect there'll be an email about that soon enough.

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d.

Christofire

In article <00df40dfakfb5pv6fo4lg6qf8a7odsdac8@4ax.com>, Champ says...
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:51:39 -0000, "simonk" <me7@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> <concept II>
>
> >They hold their value very well, if that helps - they're designed to
> >withstand serious abuse
>
> They even have indoor competitions on them.

Used to have them in the college gym - it was the only thing I enjoyed.

darsy

Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
>the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
>found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
>
>So I'm going to buy one.

I've got one of these:

http://www.simplyfitnessequipment.co...riR610Magnetic

though I only paid 400 quid for it (I can try and find out from where,
if you like).

it's very good. It's not as good (as in for training for real rowing)
as the Concept II that all the "proper" rowers will recommend, but in
terms of /excercise/ there's not a lot in it. And it's a *lot* more
compact than a Concept.

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Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy
<darsy@sticky.co.uk> typed
>Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Right, I are mostly well bloaty and so unfit it's frightening. When (in
>>the dim and distant) I went to a gym for a while the only exercise I
>>found moderately tolerable was the rowing machine.
>>
>>So I'm going to buy one.
>
>I've got one of these:
>
>http://www.simplyfitnessequipment.co...riR610Magnetic
>
>though I only paid 400 quid for it (I can try and find out from where,
>if you like).

Hmm... I'm leaning towards this one at the moment:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...play?productId
=82849

mainly on the grounds that it's reasonably small and reasonably cheap at
199 of your English pounds.

Of course, I'm too heavy for it (according to the specs), but that's
true of every machine I've seen so far. I'll just have to be gentle with
it until I morph into a svelte finely-tuned love god.

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ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2

Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ickle Grainger
<gaffneyclaire@hotmail.com> typed
><Coxing mode>
>Try for a ratio of 1:3 - count one as you push your legs down straight
>(you're not aiming to 'pull' the cord/chain/oar/whatever, but push
>yourself backwards, bringing the cord/chain/oar/whatever with you) and
>then 3 as you glide back down the slide. If it feels hurried, slow it
>down - if you get a concept, aim for 18-24 'strokes' a minute.
>Anything faster will be great for your heart, but won't give you the
>fat-burning exercise you need. You need to get a rythym that you can
>keep going for at least 30-40 minutes.
></coxing mode>

Thank 'ee kindly ma'am, that's the sort of thing I need to know.
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ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2

darsy

Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Hmm... I'm leaning towards this one at the moment:
>
>http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...play?productId
>=82849

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The system is unavailable due to "CMN0203E".
System Could not find command "ProductDisplay".

isn't Java wonderful, boys and girls? Or rather, aren't the people who
develop Java e-commerce systems muppets?

>mainly on the grounds that it's reasonably small and reasonably cheap at
>199 of your English pounds.

you'll break it.

>Of course, I'm too heavy for it (according to the specs), but that's
>true of every machine I've seen so far. I'll just have to be gentle with
>it until I morph into a svelte finely-tuned love god.

*cough*

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