- Heavy Duty and Durable Rower: The California Fitness Products Deluxe Rowing Machine by Marcy has powder coated finish that helps to protect the unit from wear and tear, ensuring its longevity and gives the rowing machine a sleek and modern look. The textured rowing handle with rubber grips pulls on a nickel-plated steel chain, making the chain smoother and more durable. This feature ensures that the rowing machine operates smoothly and quietly.
- Damper Control Lever: The California Fitness Products Deluxe Rowing Machine by Marcy has a damper control lever that allows you to adjust the resistance and the amount of noise created by the rower while you are working out. This air resistance system is adjustable, allowing you to customize the intensity of your full-body workout routines.
- Adjustable Foot Plates and Foot Straps: The rower has an adjustable foot plate that can be customized to fit your feet, ensuring that you are comfortable while exercising. With the help of adjustable foot straps, your feet can stay securely while you enjoy the rowing experience.
- Adjustable Display: The rower has an adjustable display that can be customized to show the information that is most important to you. This feature allows you to track your progress and monitor your performance during your workout.
- Max user weight: 300lbs. Assembly Required.
A. Gift For You –
I never write reviews but I thought I would for this machine since I read so many before purchasing. I’ve used a concept 2 at my work gym for several years, rowing 100k meters one year. So I’m pretty familiar with what’s considered the gold standard of rowers. This is a good affordable alternative. I bought it for my wife to use and I use it too. I have no idea what the people who said their is not enough tension. They must have thought rowing is like using a cable weight machine. There is plenty of tension. I row at full resistance on the concept 2 and I row with this machine at about mid resistance. The seat is softer than the concept 2. But, you are pushing up hill a little and though that seemed to work my legs more, it started to hurt my butt in the 2nd half of a 5k row. It seems sturdy. Looks nice. Assembly was easy. If it lasts it will be great. Either the display computer is off or it’s a tougher row than the concept 2. Takes me less than 25min to row 5k on concept and this took me 30min on first attempt. It was at the end of a hard day but I think it is more of a workout.
Jon –
Was missing parts to assemble, but was quickly dealt with by a trip to Canadian Tire for the bolts. Also put in a claim with the manufacturer to get the proper replacement parts as one of the missing pieces was the hinge pin. Works as advertised. It’s a great workout. Feels really solid, smooth movement. Price keeps dropping so I imagine it will not be available much longer.
Randy Richardson –
Easy to assemble, strong durable and easy to use, so happy with the machine.
mwthet –
We purchased this rower in June 2021. It isn’t very comfortable to sit on, the seat is extremely hard and takes weeks before your body can use it without discomfort for the duration of the workout. The plastic piece holding the handlebars to the strap broke within a few weeks of use. We were able to figure out a way to make it work despite the broken piece. But more recently, the foot hold broke off on the right side, which makes it significantly more difficult to use. It is a moderately decent starter rower, but will not hold up well to long term usage. For the price, I would recommend another rower rather than spending more on this one that will not hold up for even one year.
aaron vakharia –
Let me just say, this rowing machine has completely transformed my fitness routine! The assembly was a breeze, and once I hopped on, I was blown away by the smooth and quiet operation. No clunky noises to disrupt my focus! The resistance levels are fantastic, providing just the right challenge for every workout session. Plus, the comfortable seat and ergonomic design makes each workout that much better. Trust me, if you’re looking for a top-notch rowing machine that’s both effective and enjoyable, this is the one for you!
Kevin Emmerson –
Love this machine. Its perfect for me. I am no expert in rowing but i burn a hella lot of calories and my whole body gets a great workout. I recommend this machine
JCA –
The Marcy turbine rower has a well made frame, solid stationary foot holders and a comfortable seat. It is a shame Marcy didn’t put as much effort into making a sturdy fan/magnetic rowing mechanism (after all that is the heart of rower). First couple of days the machine was fairly quiet, then the fan/magnetic mechanism started sounding like a creaking door in a haunted house. I might have been able to live with that but the noise increased to where the creaking changed to a rapid fire noise like a machine gun. It was so loud that it was over powering the TV speakers that were no more than 2 feet from my ears. Needless to say the machine is going back. I was also disappointed in the resistance level. Not much difference between 0 and 8 unless you row really fast which of course you couldn’t do thanks to the machine gun noise that got louder the faster you rowed.
Aaron Brown –
The box that it arrived in was damaged but the unit was well packaged and it went together in about an hour and change. The exercise aspect is up to me. The rower will provide that part. Nice unit.
Wish Dreaming –
I’ve been shopping around for an air rower for my garage gym for a while now. My choices seemed to be either spend way too much money on a Concept 2 or get a cheap one that might break on me at any moment. I’m really glad I finally came across this rower from Marcy. It is a little more expensive than some of the cheaper models, but it won’t break the bank.
Some of the reviews were a little negative with regards to the amount of resistance from this machine. From what I can tell, this seems to be user error. Most air rowers are quite simple in how they function. If you don’t pull hard or go fast, then you don’t get much resistance. If you pull harder or go faster, you get more resistance. I did intervals on this rower last night, and according to my Garmin, my max heart rate got up to 195 bpm. I’ll let you decide if I got a good workout.
It does seem to walk a bit when you really get going. The mat I had it on was sliding forward in the garage while I was rowing. I wasn’t actually expecting to be able to get anywhere on this rower, but I guess I could slowly make it to the corner store if I wanted to. This issue was easily remedied. I just put some of my weight plates on the mat, and there was no more moving. Since I’m not sure if the movement was because of the mat or the machine, I won’t knock any stars off.
I’m a certified personal trainer on the side, and I have other products from Marcy (weight bench and a cage), and I’ve been impressed with their quality. This air rower is not an exception.
JCA –
That price point this row machine is worth the money and has plenty of resistance in any setting. The row machine is extremely sturdy at (300lbs) capable and offers anyone the cardio and body workout I was are looking for at home. The best features at this price are sturdy, adjustable, non-moving secure foot pedals and a large seat and a smooth track. The only draw back would be the bare essential computer panel. Please, know that manufactures shipping box and storage of this item needed improvements and was delivered to me excessively damaged both times. The second one I kept with minor scratches and one dent in the metal in the rear base. Overall, this did not effect the performance of the row machine but nevertheless this is unacceptable to anyone buying products from Amazon as this product was not delivered by a second party on both occasions. This is why I give a 4 star rating. I hope you found this post to be helpful.
Betty-Ann Dennett –
I enjoy using this to change things up once in a while. I was surprised at the difficulty level. I consider myself a strong dude but I’m pretty winded by the 8 min mark. I like using this as a warm up to my workout. I don’t know what kind of Olympians are on Amazon saying that this machine’s resistance isn’t up to par, but it’s more than enough for me. I’ve been using it for about two months steady now and it’s held up tremendously.