Rowbike - Cool or Weird?
Posted on Nov 17th 2008 4:00PM by Bev SklarFiled Under: Fitness, Reviews & Products
Imagine rowing off into the sunset on two wheels. You can do it with the Rowbike. This cool/weird contraption was invented by a guy named Scott Olson, more famous for sticking rollerskate wheels on his hockey boots in 1979 to spark the rollerblade craze. In the mid-1990s, Olsen came up with Act II -- the Rowbike.
This recumbent rower on wheels is not like riding a bike. According to Outside magazine's Lab Rat's Nick Heil, it's a good workout if you can survive the weird stares. Rising above the odd-factor, rowbiking delivers a killer ab workout and burns more calories than jogging, without the joint stress. Rowbike's popular 720 Sport (pictured) sells for $1,190. If you can't ride a bike, no excuses -- try the 4-Wheel Crewzer ($1,999).
Check out the Lab Rat's 2:00 video on the rowbike, and learn more about the product here. About 6,000 have been sold over the years, but I've never seen one. What do you think -- cool, weird or both?
