Rowing Invention

I invented this rowing machine for canoes. It goes forward instead of backward, is very fast and you can row it with your arms or your legs or both. You can see more at my web site www.frontrower.com

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• rowing
• invention
• canoes
• frontrower
• forward
• boats

[ronrantilla]

Actually, the FrontRower system is faster than the rear-facing systems used in sanctioned races. Its faster because its more efficient. The rules of rowing have outlawed this and other inovaive systems.  The selling points are not speed, by comfort and ease of use, which make it good for "touring" and exercise.

[laxguy484]

good but how do you turn?

[rac000n]

Looks pretty damn fun. Obviously not a replacement for the real thing and the inventor bloody knows that.

[sickofthewest]

I like it, but then I haven't invested any of my ego in RoWinG in a very definite prescribed manner, so I suppose I don't properly know how to hate it? Certainly looks like a genuine innovation, anyway. Hope to see it taking over at the Olympics next :D

[NBM397]

@ronrantilla

LOL, what a load of bollocks. You don't get the advantage of a pivot, but rather "Pull" the blade directly akin to what you do in a canoe or kayak.

Inventors and salesmen ...

Yeah, it's old, but I just stumbled upon this.

[pwaldersee]

not nearly as cool as rowing

[nzcalith]

that'd be bullshit. not saying it's bad but during the overview, look at the arms. too far apart

[darkboy456]

Looks fun.

Really annoys me when you dont see where your rowing...

especialy when theres a load of canoers exersising with us...

But it takes the chalange out of rowing..self balansing and stuff ;D

The thing is big too..

[medinaphoto1]

I personally would rather row this way and see where I am going- Great invention- Thanks for sharing!

[pioneerpaddler]

absolutely awesome . . . and especially with all

four independent controls of propulsion to accommodate various types of handicap persons - after viewing many good ideas on videos, and reading much on net - it took an idea this good for me to finally comment on anything...

as this is my first comment ever posted after

years on the net . . . wow... class act.

[theMMaI]

no way that is faster, you lose so much momentum in it because the oars are way smaller then in board rowing, also the maximum rowing rate is much more limited.