Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine
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List Price: $569.00
Our Price: $429.00
Your Save: $ 140.00 ( 25% )
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Sports
Brand: Kettler
Color: Silver/Black
EAN: 4001397116950
Feature: Rowing machine to help you stay in shape and train in your own home
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Kettler
Manufacturer: Kettler
Model: 7978-900
Publisher: Kettler
Studio: Kettler
Variation Description: silver/black
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Features
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Rowing machine to help you stay in shape and train in your own home
Two hydraulic cylanders with continuous resistance and a comfortably ergonomic seat
Training computer provides info on time measurement, number of oar strokes, speed of strokes, distance covered, and more
Program for desired distance covered and stroke speed; visual and audio signals
250-pound weight capacity; measures 49 x 31 x 10 inches
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent machine
Comment: This is a far cry from the flimsy rowing machine of my collge days. It assembled easily, it is solid as a rock, and I would buy it again. No regrets. Adjusting the tension just isn't as difficult as people have made it out to be. Again, quality piece of equip.!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Kettler Quality for Bargain Price
Comment: I admit I didn't want to spend a lot for a rowing machine, so the Kettler Favorit seemed a good compromise. Shipment was free and item arrived quickly and in perfect condition. The Kettler Favorit is built of high quality, well-designed, sleek machinery (German-made after all). It's solid and quiet.
The instructions are written in several languages; just seek out yours. If you can't find your language, you aren't looking close enough.
For the price, this is a very nice machine. As to the alleged cumbersome adjustment of the rowing bars (seen in other reviews), I disagree. The trick is to slowly pull the bars toward you/back of the machine to an upright position before raising or lowering the clamps. Don't attempt to adjust the clamps when the rowing bars are parallel with to the ground. I'm not unusually strong and found the clamps easy to slide up or down as long as the bars are upright. Once the clamps are tightened, they stay in place.
Pulse ear clip: This is the only flaw to the design (in my opinion). it's just not practical and won't stay put. I didn't plan to use the clip to monitor my pulse, but for anyone who does, you may be disappointed.
If you want a perfect rowing machine, spend much more money. Otherwise, this is a fine machine for the price. I've no complaints.
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Summary: Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine
Comment: This rowing machine was fairly easy to assemble, however picturing the exact size of screws, nuts, bolts, etc. would be very helpful. The reason for 3 stars is the computer unit's lack of functionality. The directions for use are horrible and confusing. We still have not been able to get it to work properly. I emailed Kettler and they responded within 2-3 days. Unfortunately, their response was of no help. They said the computer unit automatically begins working when rowing begins and offered no other assistance. Numbers do appear at times, but the information displayed is inconsistent. The display doesn't automatically come on all the time, and the methods for using the unit's control buttons are not explained anywhere (including Kettler's email). Again, the rowing maching works great, but the computer stinks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best in its class
Comment: Had no problem putting it together and have found no problem with the tightness of tension adjusting on the "oars" mentioned by previous reviewer - if anything they are very hard to release to slide up or down. So if sharing this machine with a different build quick adjustment day-to-day would be hard as you have to pry the plastic apart with a screwdriver.
However still a vast improvement on my previous machine of 20 years.
Shipping was a problem as the cardboard box and packing not heavy enough for the usual drop off but it survived even that!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well built with one major flaw...
Comment: This rower seems to be well built and very sturdy. However, buyer beware, the design of this machine contains one major, VERY IMPORTANT flaw having to do with the resistance adjustment. The resistance is controlled by tightening knobs on the side of the machine at the bottom of each individual piston. Loosen the knob and you are able to move the bottom of the piston up (to increase the resistance) or down (to decrease the resistance). Regardless of how much I tighten each knob the resistance always loosens up during my workout. Sometimes one side will come loose before the other, producing an uneven workout. Eventually both sides loosen and the workout is much too easy.
Which begs the question... Why didn't Kettler catch this problem during the testing phase of this product? I am extremely disappointed and would not recommend this product until Kettler comes out with a fix or different design with respect to the resistance adjustment.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Kettler Favorit is the most straightforward and practical rower on the market. The Favorit was built to meticulous Kettler German manufacturing standards. The result is a dual-piston rower with a smoother, more stable workout on a frame designed for users up to 285 lbs. The raised seat rail makes getting on and off easier and provides gravity-assist return for a more natural seat motion. The performance monitor is far more sophisticated than cheaper models with six displayed readouts at once! Heart rate monitoring and recovery pulse features are also included.
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