Merach Rower - Full Review - 2025 Best Budget Rower?

[@Gawain7826]

Please include the cat in all future videos. Thanks!

[@Deke1]

Some Haitian in Springfield ate it...

[@TFDusk]

I had another one of their rowers when I first started to get into rowing. The "smart" feature of that rower ended up breaking the magnetic resistance of the rower so I could no longer adjust the resistance of the rower making it unusable. Still managed to get a full refund for it after 6 months, so I wasn't too mad about it. I row now with a water rower (concept's a bit to loud for my apartment space), and rowing still has been easily one of the best decisions that I've made in my life. From that rower alone along with the ergatta I managed to lose 70lbs in 6 months, while it took me almost a whole year from when I started to get down to 30. Your videos were what I watched when I got started, so I do thank you for that.

[@lmsaf88]

Love those kitties! Thank you for saving me. We used to have a Concept 2 (from late dad-in-law), but didn't realize what we had and gave it away. But missed my sometime rowing sessions, so bought a Bowflex thinking I could row on that...ha, ha, ha! Since we're heading to 70 in a couple years, those recent stories of 90-somethings rowing champs are very inspiring. So I looked at this machine on Amazon and then decided to search on the name and found your review. Between your review and seeing nothing but Concept 2 in those rowing machine competitions, I will be placing an order for a new Concept 2 on the 1st of Oct. Thank you! (if you have an affiliate code with Concept 2, I'd be happy to give you credit.)

[@cristiantoma4590]

Man, you were so spot-on about English being a stupid language. I speak several other languages and they all have precise rules of writing and pronunciation, meaning that certain letter combinations are always pronounced the same and certain sounds are always written the same. Whereas there is no head no tail to English, where the same combination of letters can be pronounced differently (take job and Job, for example), or the same word can be written in different ways (principle and principal? there, their and they're?). I often wonder, an apparently smart and inventive people like the English, and this is the best they were able to come up with in terms of language???

[@choboutube]

Cheers, great review. I'm considering this for use in an apartment as the communal Concept 2 has a broken monitor that they are taking ages to replace/repair. So my options are something like this (quieter than a used Concept 2) or a smartwatch with a stroke rate function eg Garmin.

[@riccarrasquilla379]

thanks for the video.

[@jensmith7826]

What rower? I’m captivated by your cats!

[@camislotkin]

Austin: …rotating foot plates… Cat: *rotates* Me: OMGKITTY! 😂

[@kamilwysocki4297]

What do you think about new mirafit rowing machine? It was built based on concept 2

[@Danny_Lenz]

Once I realized I couldn’t get a full row it was a hard pass for me. Why would I buy a rower if I can’t even get a full row? 😂 Ty sir

[@choboutube]

Not being able to pull a full stroke seems disqualifying? The rower is always on sale!

[@judyh3707]

I wonder if theres some way to macguyver the foot plates to that bar with like zip ties or something so they dont move. I guess this kind of machine is ok for someone who's interested in getting some exercise and not in being a skilled rower. A lot of the other budget rowers youve looked at before cant do even that. More cats in your videos, pleeez

[@NicomedesAlonso]

Can you please review the new rogue echo rower? Thank you for your very helpful reviews.

[@andrii3810]

I was looking at this partiuclar model and waiting for a sale on amazon. Being new to rowing and didn't know about full stroke and that it would not be possible on this machine. I wonder if it's possible to put some sort of an extender to put feets further from the machine and achieve that full stroke. thanks for the video!

[@Model192]

Any chance of doing the Merach r06(399 with coupon) water rower? I did want one of these to just "burn calories", but if I can get it in a full stroke that would be nice. I need it to be quiet where I live. I'm curious to see how you would review it, as you did a great job with this one. They have a slanted one too, at 299(with coupon). Let me know if you can, and I'll hold off on buying.

[@anitadegreef1297]

How you are able to ignore your lovely cat who is desperately wants your attention 😢

[@trainingtall]

lol he follows me around the house literally all day. He just likes to hang around. Trust me, he gets PLENTY of attention

[@anitadegreef1297]

😂 Really no doubt about that. They look very well! I love cats and they are all so special, precious personalities. Keep up the good work. ❤

[@G-sr2bs]

Maybe full range is because you're 6'8?

[@altonwilliams17]

I bet that "handle" would wear down.

[@JimR-hg4dm]

If all you can afford is $299, then buy a used Concept 2 Model B! I have seen ones listed on Facebook Marketplace cheaply enough that you can retrofit a $160 PM5 monitor, and still be not much over $300.

[@altonwilliams17]

😅

[@altonwilliams17]

6' 8"? His 3rd leg must be as big as a horse....

[@mr.wilson8340]

Most guys wouldn’t find themselves going there. Just sayin!

[@b.l.5736]

So ghey. You're gross!!