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The most realistic indoor rowing experience

Row like a pro. The healthy full body workout. For beginners, fitness and pros.

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The most realistic indoor rowing experience

The most realistic indoor rowing experience

The most realistic indoor rowing experience

The most realistic indoor rowing experience

The most realistic indoor rowing experience

Row like a pro. The healthy full body workout. For beginners, fitness and pros.

Row like a pro. The healthy full body workout. For beginners, fitness and pros.

Row like a pro. The healthy full body workout. For beginners, fitness and pros.

Row like a pro. The healthy full body workout. For beginners, fitness and pros.

BIOROWER
BIOROWER
BIOROWER
BIOROWER
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Vienna, Austria
$261 USD $261 USD 2 backers
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Overview
Created by rowers - made for beginners and pros The Biorower works as natural and as healthy as the real boat. The intuitive rowing movement is easy to learn, and a healthy full body work out. Two independently moving oar handles which can be rotatet, and adjusted length wise, the adjustable foot plate to adapt the Biorower to your individual body size, and an astonishingly realistic rowing feeling. This is the Biorower S1club.

Natural indoor rowing - the S1club

It is as natural and as healthy as the real rowing.

Our story in less than 1 minute:

At Biorower, we have been building ultra realistic rowing machines for more than 15 years. They are considered to be the best, and most natural rowing devices on the market.
As all of them were hand made, so they also were amongst the most expensive ones, with prices ranging between 14.000 and 31.000 EUR per device.This has all changed. We have invested heavily to change the game, and opt for cutting edge industrial production.

For the upcoming production run, we plan to manufacture at least 250 units for the price of

2.917,- EUR* + VAT for everyone outside the EU)
which is 3.499,-* EUR including 20% Austrian VAT for everyone inside the EU...

if we can get enough support from you.

Help us change indoor rowing for the better! Help us to bring natural, healthy rowing to the world.

Pre-Order, donate and spread the word!

*Tablet, shipping cost and possible import duty are not included.

Basic facts - Q&A

What will happen with my money?

We will finance the production of the S1club in larger quantities.

Why is rowing so healthy?

  • improves your strenght + your endurance
  • this specific workout helps to prevent burnout
  • clears your mind

The real rowing is one of the healthiest, most comprehensive workouts you can possibly do. It gives you both - strength and endurance. The rowing workout helps many people to clear their minds, make themselves tired, and catch a good sleep.

While the increased strength improves your muscle structure, the endurance training eliminates certain hormones which are required for stress related burnout symptoms.

Who is this rowing machine designed for?

Rowers, Gyms and Home-Fitness

It is specifically designed to make natural rowing possible for as many people as possible.

I am not a rower - will this work for me?

Yes. Tests we have carried out have shown evidence that the realistic rowing movement is easier to learn than rowing on linear drive ergs. (like the example in the picture below) All people tested proclaimed that rowing effectively on a Biorower appears to be more intuitive, logical to the body, and therefore easier to understand and apply than rowing on conventional ergometers, where rowers pull linear, which was perceived as “difficult” and “involving stiff muscles”.

Why conventional ergs are not the best option for your back

A linear pull basically resembles the movement of lifting weights with a round back from the floor.

As the linear drive is a movement that naturally harms the body, unless carried out with positioning correction every stroke, the movement contradicts with most people’s natural self-protective mechanisms. It is the fact that linear drive ergs force athletes to work against their natural self-protection mechanisms which makes training on these machines so “difficult” and “counter intuitive”.

 

So what is the difference to the boat and the Biorower?

Pulling on two independently functioning and semi-circular moving oar handles results in the strengthening of the involved muscle chains, as well as in an increased mobility of the entire torso. There is no linear wear on the spline.


It is the combination of round back and linear pulling which causes the problems.
This is why the older generations of rowers, those who did not use ergometers for their practice, do not have back problems today.

 
Many customers are not aware of these details, but they certainly feel a lack of mobility and increasingly stiff muscles due to the shock-absorbent reaction of the muscles chains along the spine column.
 
This video explaines the details:
 

 

How does the Biorower compare to the boat?

Precisely as natural and healthy for your body.

It compares very well. This is an overview of the S1pro versus the boat. The S1pro and the S1club have a similar geometry. It is important for your spline that the handles move in semi-circles.

 

At the start of the stroke, your hands will pull towards each other.

During the middle of the pull (rowers call it "drive phase"), the hands pull overlapping semi-circles - again, there is no linear pulling movement.

At the last part of the stroke (the finish), your hands pull outwards / away from each other. This results in greater mobility and power of the muscles of the shoulders, trizeps, brest, and back, without overloading them. It is as natural and as healthy as the real rowing.

Okay. Is the tablet included?

No. In order to connect with the included sensors (Bluetooth), and to use the Biorower App (included) you will need an android tablet with the following specs:

# Android 5.x or higher
# Bluetooth 4.0 or higher
# Screen resolution 1280 x 800 or 1366 x 768 (the app is currently optimized for these resolutions, with the next updates, the list is planned to be enhanced)
 

How much space will I need?

When in use: apprx. 200cm x 200cm
When in storage: apprx. 200xm by 50cm (simply put it upright next to a wall)

How will the S1club be shipped?

It will be shipped in a wooden box.
Approximate dimension: 100x80x60 cm
Weight: apprx. 60kg

Is the assembly difficult?

No. There is a clear cut manual. The assembly is a simple set-by-step process.
The assembly should be done by 2 people, and it usually takes roughly 20-30 minutes.

Can I see more pictures?

...of course. Here we go:

 

T H E   F E A T U R E S

Racing boat native spread and inboard length dimensions

The distance from oar lock to oar lock, also called span or spread is a crucial mark when it comes to setting up a boat. Every S1club comes with a standard span of 160cm.
Likewise, the inboard length is crucial to experience the same rotation angle as in the boat. Naturally, your Biorower comes with the racing shell native inboard length of 88cm.

The idea behind it…

The settings of the span and the inboard are crucial for every rower. Naturally, the Biorower features boat native measurements. As the resistance is not generated by water but by air, the span and inboard settings here are not responsible for the resistance calibration but for the similar amplitude compared to the boat.

 

Rotating handles

The rotating handles provide the BIOROWER typical multidimensional feedback. This means that you may feather and square the blades just like you would do it in the boat.

After all, a BIOROWER is a BIOROWER, not an ergometer.

Adjustable foot stretchers (foot plates)

In every new boat we sit in, the first thing we check is the position of the foot stretchers. Of course you do the same on your BIOROWER. A solid mechanism allows you to set your foot stretchers according to your individual body proportions.

 

Adjustable height difference from seat to heels

Just like in your boat. Simply adjust the height difference from your heels to the seat as you would do in the boat.

The idea behind it…
The angle of the knees, the resulting angle of the hip and of the ankle are essentially responsible for the ability to apply power that connects your foot stretchers with your blade. The BIOROWER is built provide the natural rowing feeling. This is what we believe it is important that you can adjust your BIOROWER to your boat measurements. However, as soon as athletes are off the water, they tend to set their training device to be as comfortable as possible. The boat, however, is not always comfortable. The height difference from your seat to your heels are mostly determined by the depth of your racing shell.

 

T h e   B I O R O W E R   A p p

 

Overview

  • Force and angle sensors measure your performance every stroke
  • One bluetooth sender on each side transmitts all data to a mobile Android device
    • The senders have micro-USB-rechargable batteries which last for 24 hours of consequtive training.
  • The included Biorower App provides live data about your performance, and about your technique
  • Share your training data online through the Biorower portal with other people from around the globe

Details

The new BIOROWER App performes a full biomechanical analysis of every rowing stroke you do.
It tells you important facts about your power balance (left / right), and your length of pulling.

Too much data? Keep it simple and use the cockpit view.
Too little data? Go to the signal mode, and check your force and angle curves.

Use your own smartphone or tablet as your display. Store training data on your device and upload it to the Biorower-Portal. Connect with your crew members online and share your progress data.

As a coach, you can form your team online and receive all training data instantly. You know exactly which athlete influences the boat in which way – selection has never been so easy and as transparent as with the Biorower. Let the facts work for you.

 

The Cockpit View

Left handle Stroke Length (80°)

Left handle Power per Stroke (158 Watts)

Right handle Stroke Length (65°)

Right handle Power per Stroke (206 Watts)

Total Power per Stroke of both hands combined (364 Watts)

Average Power of both hands combined (350 Watt)

Pace / 500m calculated to the actual speed of a singlescull (versus the way too quick speeds of standard ergs) (01:39)

Total distance travelled in km (0.015)

Stroke rate in the top centre (40 spm)

Average Stroke rate (39 spm)

Training time (0:00:04.3)

Stroke count (2)

 

The Signal Mode

The bottom curves indicate the applied force (blue for the right hand, orange for the left hand).
The long curves indicate the current position of the handles during the stroke cycle.
This mode is crucial for coaches and athletes to understand the influence rowers have on their boat.

 

Select the parameters you want to see live during your work out7

 

Get in depth reports of your training

 

Access your training data and share it with others online through the Biorower network

 

What other people have to say about the Biorower

 

“The BIOROWER feels very realistic compared with the boat”

Ondrej Synek (CZE),

Olympic Silver Medalist

World Champion

European Champion

 

Captain of the Cambridge University Eight 2015

“Although I had been rowing for years, I knew comparatively little about my technique. The BIOROWER unmistakably showed me how much potential my stroke has. Thanks to the live-feedback it helps me to professionally and continuously improve my rowing technique.”

Alexander Leichter (AUT)

 

“I learned to row on the Biorower”

3,5 years of rowing were enough for Team BIOROWERs Jakob Zwölfer to make his first international medal, getting Bronze in the LM1x at the European University Championships in Hannover. Jakob learned rowing in January 2012 on a Biorower at the age of 16. His first time on the water was in the first days of March 2012, after two months of Biorower training without ever beeing on the water. In April 2012, after two months of rowing on the water, Jakob put in a 2000m time in the single of under 8:00. Year by hear his best times became faster and faster. With 22 years of age, 180cm height and 70kg weight he was able to do a 7:15.

One year later, he put in a 7:00 over 2000m, winning medals at International University Championships, National Championships and competing at the U23 World Championships.

In 2017, 5 years after having done his first rowing strokes on the Biorower, the young athlete put in a 2000m-time of 6:54, just 8 sec. off the world best time in his age and weight category.

We are looking forward to follow his progress even more.

 

 

From beginner to Olympian in 7 years

My coach PetterLjungström and I started to work with Aram and the Biorower in 2009 when I was a beginner. We have been working with Aram ever since and with his help and knowledge in human physiology, rowing technique and biomechanics I can now call myself an Olympian.

Since I was introduced to sport and rowing as a 22 year old, it was crucial for me to get both individualized and targetbased training. There were many things I needed to learn and develop!

With Aram’s help, both on distance (through Skype), and by my side in Vienna (Austria), Stockholm (Sweden), Racice (Czech Republic) and Montemor o Velho (Portugal) I got faster every year.

His individualized coaching and mental support helped me to win my first gold medal in the Swedish Championships in 2013, both indoors on the erg and on the water. The following year I was selected to compete for Sweden in the European Championships, the World Championships and also at two World Cups.

A big goal in my career was the World Championships in 2015 which also was an Olympic Qualification Regatta. I managed to qualify an Olympic spot for Sweden which Idefended in 2016in a two month long selection period.

It was amazing to experience the Olympic Games in Rio – a dream I never would have been able to reach without Aram and Biorower by my side.

 

 

Bosön Elite Sport testing & training (SWE) Swedish National Rowing Team

Since 2012, the team around Lennart Gulstrand, Tobias Elgh and Tobias Lindberg are using the BIOROWER for testing and training with elite level athletes. “I consider the BIOROWER to be the best rowing machine on the market. This is why we bought it.”

 

The Biorower story

If you put in everything you are, winning is not an option anymore, but the logical consequence.

We stand behind our product with everything we are and everything we have.

There is no other way than seeing the BIOROWER become the new standard in 21st century rowing. It is realistically natural, it is healthy, and it has now become affordable for many people.

At the beginning of our story, there was a vision of a rowing machine that needs to be rowed like a boat.

So we did. Like young athletes, we started with no experience, no cash and certainly no support.
So what, we kept on going. I had 3 day-time-jobs, sometimes 4, to pay for my living and to grow the company. My partner invested is entire pension, month after month, for many years.


Learning to make the perfect BIOROWER, meant learning to perfectly understand the interaction between the athlete and the boat.

# Rowing efficiently, means understanding your individual potential. Every athlete has an absolutely unique body.

# Moving a boat truly fast, means understanding what the boat can do and what it cannot do. In order to controll your boat, you have to controll yourself. In order to get the boat going fast, you need to be able to feel it.

# Rowing together, means influencing the boat exactly the same way – not looking the same.

Today, we passionately manufacture rowing machines, our customers call “the most effective training device for real rowing”.

What makes a BIOROWER so special is the combination of three key elements:
– The way every BIOROWER is built (it has the exact set up and the adjustability of a racing shell)
– The mechanic feedback: With both inboards being independently connected to one shared resistance unit, the BIOROWER makes you feel what the boat needs from you in order to go fast. Even if you have never sat in a boat.
– The App, which allows rowers and coaches to get to know the influence athletes have on their boats. It allows all members of the team to connect and share their rowing data to save precious time to enjoy rowing more.

All of this leads to the point where athletes forget about the theory and start to row efficiently fast – because they understand how to use their potential. It is not important if you are tall or not, it is important that you understand what your potential is to row fast – and to learn how to use it.

That’s the mission of BIOROWER - become a part of it.

 

Are there any questions we can answer? Please contact us right away on indiegogo.com or in one of the following ways:

E-Mail: info@biorower.com

Phone & Viber: +43 676 635 95 12

Skype: "biorower rowing machines"

Facebook: www.facebook.com/biorower

Or visit our website www.biorower.com

 

Thank you for your support!

 

Additional Information for indiegogo:

The Biorower S1club is well in production, not a prototype!

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With your donation, you will receive the official Team-Biorower Polo Shirt + the official Team Biorower Lanyard, along with a huge "thank you". All the Biorower gear we offer is the same we use for our daily work. It is of solid quality, like the Biorower itself.
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