[akiselev]

> It should also be noted that experienced rowers can output a considerable amount of power. Enough to cause piston rowers to overheat and explode/vent. Just because your resident mechanical engineer can't break the prototype doesn't mean you shouldn't find someone who can hit National Team numbers and have them go at it for an hour straight.

Another reason why Concept2 is the standard is they sell reasonably priced spare parts for all of their machines going back to the first one they released in 1981 [1]

[1] https://shop.concept2.com/55-model-a

[AWildC182]

I don't think I've ever seen a model A in the wild but I've seen plenty of B's still working. I have a 20yo model C that I upgraded with a new monitor and handle and it still works like it was unboxed yesterday.