Will This Product Get The Dragons To Break A Sweat?! | Dragons' Den

Rupert is seeking 50,000 for 10% of his product 'Road Rower'
Season 20, Episode 3.
An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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[@jakesmith-bs4jd]

Sara gave the best advice.

[@matthewmarshall8535]

She always does I reckon

[@MrRyancarr13]

Steven came across really well here. Extremely fair criticism, gave credit where it was due, and some small advice on where to go with it. Same with Sara but that's nothing new, she's the GOAT

[@srivathsonsam406]

Why peter asking dumb questions like " why is it not moving " , i mean seriously? I think he left his brain in the parking

[@gingerwoods616]

I thought he was being sarcastic?

[@magickittenz]

What he means is, like when previous bikes were on the den there were multiple that looked like BMX all confident and riding, yet he couldn't demonstrate the bike moving in a large area, there wasn't a demonstration or a video of someone using it brought in.

[@jakesmith-bs4jd]

@@gingerwoods616I think he was but the bloke’s serious reply just made it weird idk

[@pb4595]

because it was unclear whether the stand was part of the device, or not.

[@markshepperson3603]

Was reasonable question with all the space. Decent answer of effort to distance ratio.

[@LV2UJC-FM]

Sarah is a breath of fresh air in the Den. It would've been better if he showed a video of people riding and having fun on the bikes outdoors, a product like this one, to see it in action, speaks louder than words. Touker's statement was uncalled for, "It looks like it came from Frankenstein's Workshop."

[@VanceRefrigeration]

That’s okay, you just ruin the whole episode whilst I’m watching it

[@Erickhetfield]

@@VanceRefrigeration You were not watching, you were reading comments. That's on you.

[@so0_0oji]

@@VanceRefrigeration maybe don't read the comments while you're 'watching' it, that's your own responsibility and issue. not somebody else's who's clearly finished the video🤷

[@BenjaminGoose]

@@VanceRefrigeration Lol what kind of a fool reads comments about the video BEFORE watching the video and then gets upset that they read comments about the video that describe the video?

[@VanceRefrigeration]

@@BenjaminGoose Loads of people read comments during the watching of a video. Are you saying that you watched the whole video and then at the last second, then commented? It’s not clear if you’re self admitting you’re a fool

[@MLife1972]

I think Steven was on the money. It's enormous and unwieldy. Imagine if you went down a tight London laneway and then realised you made a wrong turn. You'd almost need to dismantle the thing to turn around.

[@MrRyancarr13]

It's also probably really dangerous for the same reason. I imagine it goes pretty fast and without proper maneuverability you could easily just roll into traffic or some other danger.

[@eyeofspirit369]

Poor fella is getting a right grilling!

[@hempmaiden]

Yes they were being particularly harsh towards him I felt. But that’s business I suppose.

[@LineDeerMountain]

Dragons woke up when he mentioned his Great Grandad was the inventor of Tarmac! 🤣

[@jay-dubdubb2292]

Peter always "Perks up" when the pitcher mentions other inventions made and/or companies they own!! 😮🎉

[@BenjaminGoose]

You guys are obsessed with the word "woke".

[@ouroborostechnologies696]

@@BenjaminGoose Read it again then you can delete your statement from the embarrassment.

[@franciscolaurean8550]

Bruh

[@olimot8081]

Yeah but he wasn’t a nice person. After a few drinks he turned into a cycle path.

[@simonburkeisable]

Niche. Too niche. Bikes are cheap, anyone can ride them, anyone can fix them.

[@Niall404]

There are rowing machines & rowing boats cheaper than his invention too.

[@asken5139]

people ride segqays with mohawk helmets.... why not this.

[@iainv4092]

Sara is the most down to earth. Others are stuck up.

[@the_royal_drop_short.]

You can't go on the Wye Peter, it's a bike, you'd sink.

[@Jacek_]

Looks like fun but way too niche. Less practical than bike and people who are really into rowing and want to do it outside can use a boat (I find it weird that nobody mentioned it). Plus it would require a house with lots of storing space or garage. The only way I could imagine people using if you could rent it for 15-60 minutes at parks or some other outdoor spaces just to try something new.

[@annaagapova3583]

Not everybody has money for boat, pick-up for it and even a river nearby.

[@michaellynn9763]

While the indoor rower is the most unstimulating thing ever, I can defo vouch for its benefits! I lost 14kg in 10 weeks and put about 3 inches on my thighs. Once I got to my goal weight, I sold it and bought a road bike, which is now my pride and joy. Looking at the range of motion, it doesn’t provide enough stimulation to the muscles, if that’s what you’re looking for. I also question the braking and the steering. 3500 seems to much, especially when you can get both the concept 2 and a pretty decent 105 equipped road bike for the same price. Not sure if hats a worthy comparison but seems a lot of money for less efficiency.

[@jessbarnes8521]

Yes 3,500 does seem expensive.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

But you're inside all day which cannot be good for your health.

[@michaellynn9763]

@@TheManInBlueFlames I don't understand.

[@Yantrus]

I think he should approach center parcs, I could seem them being very interested in something like this.

[@Kylesaystuff]

I truly think he should target Gym, Center Parcs, Park and Company office break room, I would seriously use this every time when I see it.

[@esthrlight11]

Thank you Sarah for those kind words to the old man. May he be successful at this bicycle

[@marpag123]

Hugh Grant presented his product very well and I can't believe he didn't get the investment.

[@bobstirling6885]

Maybe because it's a totally impractical device with zero market potential.

[@Cabledeluz1977]

That’s his brother Lou Grant

[@stoneworx09]

Its looks like a difficult riding position and nothing like a rowing stroke...

[@wouterswanepoel5753]

Great all-round, but that pice tag is its downfall. And perhaps the fact that it cannot be folded up for transportation. I wish him well.

[@canag0d]

Sara is awesome. I really like the English DD. SO much better than that crap Shark Tank USA where every pitch is some bullshit where the person cries.

[@KayelarnieReiri]

Agreed. Shark tank is rubbish, everyone talks over each other and the way people showcase their products is just too much. DD is more classy.

[@i.canalista7718]

Nice invention.

[@rf159a]

This guy is worth 90 million pounds!! So I guess he's doing okay!

[@jay-dubdubb2292]

Ol' Debs was particularly salty today!! Simma down now! 😡

[@gamewithadam7235]

Nobody asked how many he had in stock and how much people said they would be willing to pay.

[@Pobsta-de7hb]

mm I cant quite get my head round, imagine having to steer but also losing power, you cant do both, its dangerous, maybe its good for those long cycle paths lol

[@danthelambboy]

It is also electric but you would have to switch from one to the other

[@BDogs10]

yes it doesn’t look right😂. Pulling the steering post back (& also having to steer it). Weird thing but i guess he’s tried it out

[@user-fi8yg2gq2d]

Looks dangerous to me. I would think the control of the steering especially is suspect when your steering device ie handlebar is moving backwards and forwards whilst trying to turn.

[@arankainth7192]

Anyone else think this was Hugh Grant? Lol

[@karanamin1918]

his dad lmao

[@DarrenJCalvert]

I thought it was a young shaven Rolf Harris lol

[@arankainth7192]

@@karanamin1918 you’re probably right 😂

[@anubusx]

Good god no!!!

[@karl9655]

can ya tell what it is yet 😂😂😂

[@benjaminanderson6856]

Rumour has it Steven Bartlett was born in that outfit

[@whattheworldneedstoknow.]

Does it matter? He is on an investment show not fashion . But the program is filmed in one day and we watch it in segments

[@sanjuansteve]

The turning circle is huge, plus steering while rowing can be problematic. If it doesn't fold, transporting it will be difficult too.

[@00Kuja00]

There were some bikes that worked like an indoor striding machine in my city a few years ago.

[@simonmcintosh6565]

Yep total failure

[@00Kuja00]

@@simonmcintosh6565 Idk, more like a fad. They could only do it in the summer and more or less on long straight roads. I live in Sweden, so they might be better in other countries?

[@username82765]

The inventor totally missed the boat (excuse the pun). This is actually a great way to bring the sport of rowing to people who don't have access to water. And since a single person rowboat can cost easily $10,000 or more. It's actually very affordable.

[@corionnacorcoran7732]

Deborah is very sharp when he spoke to touka

[@NoodlesXD]

I don't know if Peter Jones is trying to be funny or he's dumb lol. "It's not going anywhere?" Doesn't take a genius to understand it's on a stand lol.

[@HansFriedrich532]

He’s just dumb 😅

[@srivathsonsam406]

Exactly he looked soo dumb when he asked that 😂

[@NoodlesXD]

@srivathsonsam406 it was confusing why he said it....I was like "that guys never seen a bike stand before?" Lol

[@BenjaminGoose]

More proof that you don't have to be bright to be a billionaire, just willing to exploit people.

[@ricknantelle1011]

He should have said it could become a fad with a tipping point into Olympic or other competitive sports, thereby scaling it into visible markets that reach Joe Consumer too.

[@aidankelly840]

He should have done a video To show how it works

[@timdug]

This is why cycles and other new forms of transport need to be better regulated. This looks like a nightmare to control and riding this on public streets would be dangerous..

[@bobstirling6885]

I can see the natural balance you get from a normal bicycle will be lost with the position and action required, steering would be impossible with your hands against your chest....I can see loads of accidents when people fall off at low speeds and corners. Similar bikes are available with hand drive, but tend to be on 3 wheels which would be more practical in this case.

[@thefonzkiss]

_A slick pitch, but will this new bicycle start a chain reaction for Deborah “Juggz” Meaden?_

[@ceeceepenington7320]

This needs a way to go from rowing to basic pedaling like a bike. Would make turning much easier.

[@Commodore1236]

His answer to Why? Should have been "Try it" like outside in open space. You don't know a product like this until you really try it.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Dont give up I love it, where there is a will there is a way, and you will find that way.

[@Kyle_2412]

I think he's totally mis-pitched the product. By using a rowing action instead of a pedaling action you over double the potential energy input. This would be perfect for covering huge distances in open, flat(ish) terrain. Its not a mode of exercise, its a mode of transport which offers greater long-distance comfort and speed potential than a traditional push-bike could at the expense of mobility. Bit like how a luxury saloon compares to a hot hatch.

[@johnmack537]

It’s a modern take on the Irish Mail hand car of over a hundred years ago.

[@dylshkibab]

You could always try proofreading your title before posting.

[@BenjaminGoose]

BBC outsource all of these things to India now, where their first language isn't English, so don't be too harsh.

[@dylshkibab]

@@BenjaminGoose that is absolutely no excuse. If I was expected to work in a foreign language, I'd have to use whatever tech was available to ensure it was correct. Grammar is grammar. Their outsourcing should be something no one even picks up on.

[@Arnold1nspiration]

They seemed unusually harsh here but totally agree with Sara. That was impeccable advice. Hope he takes it. Re the marketing side

[@mikeh2006]

I think it's quite good. But I wouldn't pay £3500. If it was £350 I'd consider it

[@galaxion62]

Is far too dangerous to use where there is activity of either people or other modes of transport moving around. The key reason being lack of control ability through what is basically a hands free balance approach for the steering. I mean how could you steer or swerve in a controlled manner to suddenly avoid a hazard or obstacle.

[@lwazizulu9274]

0.25second-----the floor is about to crack please fix it, thank you

[@craigelliott12]

Admire the guys passion , that will be a maintenance nightmare

[@adamcroft80]

Sara was spot on with what she said at the end. £3500 is way WAAY to experience for it. I’d it was a £100-£200! Or even £300 I think a lot of people would be tempted to buy it. Anything over that people would be easily put off

[@experiment54]

Hugh Grant pitching in the den. Wow!

[@CustomJ]

Looks like a death trap.

[@johnmorton2832]

The last guy lied , about inventer of tarmac

[@cjkvlt2295]

This is actually a nice idea but its way too niche

[@dar1e]

Peter is so dumb to repeat the same question "Why" without adding any extra context

[@mauharley]

Unless it's foldable, where do you park this contraption? And at that price he's delusional thinking there's a market for it.

[@dlucey123]

The name Road Rower reminds me too much of the Road Runner bird. Loved Peter’s closing statement, it really isn’t a needed product. The road rower seems extremely similar to handcycles. The only difference is that with this contraption you use both your legs and your arms to propel yourself. Also handcycles are often trikes for better stability. Might appeal to people living in flat regions with straight roads or for people who want to row but don’t live near water but not mass market enough to be a viable business.

[@user-mt5ew9mk6r]

Dragons afraid from this gentleman because he is a solicitor.

[@hempmaiden]

Frankensteins workshop :)

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

It's actually a great idea. Spending too much time in the gym is not good for us. Go outside! This would have been fun but it's too expensive and needs to be marketed well to adapt to the current market. I fear Peter's own stupidity would have been cured if he had used a sports expert.

[@Big_Old_Bondy]

There's no way you're cutting through streets and roads on that it's way too big

[@colindeans5972]

Touker nailed it. Graeme O'Bree could probably break a land speed record on it if he added some rinse or spin.

[@royfr8136]

Tuka is on his way out - they seem to treat him badly these days

[@user-vo7tq1cj9k]

total crap every one dragons and inventer

[@user-jd7tv7oj5s]

Why does he remind me of Hugh Grant so much? I keep looking but still not sure

[@thesadwolf]

Will it GETS them to break a sweat? Next on Title Typos!

[@hoobsgroove]

well it needs a bit of engineering he's not an engineer, but the concepts good, and it doesn't need to have a big turning circle actually you can make it tighter than a bike. make it out of moulded carbon fibre frame or fibreglass and you can put the front wheel where the axle of the feet rest is to make it shorter with a smaller wheel so it looks like a chopper. painting it luminous green or pink or both for different clientele he would have gotten an investment.

[@magickittenz]

Yes, it needed that.

[@davidharris3264]

My answer to Peter ok, thank you, your'e out

[@cocaptainbluesgaming6999]

Is this new dragons den? Or from last year?

[@ruddyuddy]

Honestly no one needed to explain anything, it’s quite simple, people are not going to buy something like this, not even if it was £20

[@adz754]

Isn’t Bartlett batting for the other team?

[@Osamabahudila]

عقل الانسان ليس له حدود. المخترع د-اسامه باهديله

[@willowwren7752]

What year was This!? We have these type of bikes all over the 🇺🇸😮

[@JL-gf3yc]

We know you find rowing machines boring Sara

[@gileswolfe8842]

Shame Duncan isn't there, with his gym background

[@sp3ckedout224]

It would be good if you were riding in a straight line

[@PER5Y]

An olympic sport isn't a bad idea !

[@mobiuseno]

Stroke 🥴

[@al3k]

I gets it though..

[@Erickhetfield]

Sometimes it seems like Peter is being dumb on purpose.

[@EJ-ul1zs]

Looks a death trap and shouldn't be allowed on the roads.

[@deepzd6839]

The design is flawed though.

[@antb3334]

Is that Hugh Grant ?

[@Mathewmartialart]

it will never work because there zeros balance without the the big momentum . the only reason this function works already is with the 3 wheeler, and the ones with 2 wheels, has the same typical bicycle motion at the front which is why it doesnt need all that initial motion to stay upright

[@pb4595]

this thing looks dangerous.

[@KimRSM]

Another life altering product 😂

[@terryabassi1927]

Love Sara

[@johnlarkin3821]

He used the word ego on his way in.. I think that's what clouds his judgement.

[@jay-dubdubb2292]

He also mentioned "chump" 😮

[@randomchannel5686]

I’m going to say it. The product is a joke, impractical, inconvenient and ten times more expensive than it should be

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Its already invented many years ago…..

[@JL-gf3yc]

Old ones coming soon? Sick of Sara and Steven and the new music

[@Gnumanfan101]

If Duncan was here for this pitch, he would have called it a was of time. It would have been amazing!

[@francocinelli7369]

4 OUTDOORS..............PAINT IT------------------GLOW-IN-THE-DARK ''GREEN''!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR FL O U RECENT ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SNSNAKE]

Dragon says they're out but continues to chip in ... ffs wrong. Once you say you're out shut the funk up like!

[@gingerwoods616]

Might cause stress of the back. Not for me, I'm out

[@leeatkin9583]

But............WHY??

[@jasonking2218]

Meaden smells like sardines

[@Erickhetfield]

What? 😂

[@MarcEvans-lj1rk]

Extraordinarily dangerous contraption to ride with all for limbs moving simultaneously...Turning, braking, stopping, navigating road conditions and traffic...The motor was interesting addition, but it would have been helpful if he'd shown a video demonstration...with different age riders...BUT maybe he didn't because it's not rideable safely. I am sorry, but I am out.

[@mok8591]

Dreadful product and 3.5K

[@DaftRebel]

its a great product for disabled people that can't walk...

[@PlayStationGamer]

‘Zimbabwe born’ means he left once equality became a thing, them and South Africans are natural born racists