I bought a C2 just after I had my son to get fit again and lose weight as I did a fair bit of on-the-water rowing at school and uni but can't commit to a OTW crew at the moment. I love it and though it can sometimes be a bit borring I've found the online forum (I use thhe UK one though the US one is good too) a fantastic motivating tool. There is also an online challenge every month that anyone can enter and suits middle of the road people like me. Or for another option the Nonathlon site adjusts times for varying distances for gender, weight and age to give a points score so that you don't always feel like you are comming last.

As a sort of experienced rower and new cyclist I am so excited to here that so many of you think that rowing helps your riding.
do you lot find your max hr on a rowing machine is less than on a bike?
Mine is way higher on the bike but I think at the moment that is because I am pretty tense on the bike as trying to improve a lot oof technique flaws.