YOSUDA Foldable Rower with Bluetooth and Tablet Holder

I’ve had the machine for about 11 months now, and am happy with the performance. I believe I probably have over 50,000 strokes on it by now so it has gotten a fair test. I’m not certain of the total stokes on it cuz the overall total rolls over at 10,000. It’s done that a number of times now. Was not difficult to set up. I initially noted some clicking noises while rowing and isolated these to the place where the main rail joined to the front frame. A small piece of cardboard (like the back of a note pad) helped to silence that. I also tinkered with the seat stop near the front of the main rail. I found that I would bottom out on this and did not care for the clack when the seat would hit the rubber stop. Inititally I added a small piece of foam cushion (headliner from an apholstery project) to the front of the seat where it hit the bumper. That had mixed results. I eventually removed the rubber “button” bumper altogether and added a foam rubber cushion about 3/4″ square to the stationary spot where the seat can hit it at the bottom of the stroke. This had the benefit of allowing the seat to come about 3/4″ closer to the wheel which I liked because it allows you to scrunch yourself closer to the wheel at the start of the stroke. Seemed to feel appropriate to me and is quieter this way with very little impact at the bottom of the stroke. The seat is OK but I sometimes fold a bath towel and add that as an additional cushion. The machine is quiet and has stayed that way. It does not have any “entertainment” as the display is just basic parameters of stroke count, time, pace (strokes per minute) and calorie count. I think that the calorie count is a very simple function of strokes as it shows exactly 200 calories at 1400 strokes. I’m not sure it is sensitive to the load setting or your pace. I kind of doubt it but I don’t care. I don’t watch the display, but have the unit faced towards a TV and generally watch something that engages me to keep going. You can get a pretty good workout in the last hour of the original Die Hard. That keeps you from constantly looking at your stroke count and thinking “Oh crap. I’m only half way to my goal…”. Bottom line is this thing does what is says it does and for a rather modest price compared to some of the wind and water versions, and it’s quiet enough to accommodate Bruce Willis movies, …or even Hallmark or Nicholas Sparks if you are so inclined.

Buy me a rower she said, so I did. Didn’t take much to put together. Strongly suggest bringing a socket set to the party instead of the tools it comes with. (STRONGLY suggest) Anyway, it was easy to assemble and I was drinking when I did it (do not suggest at all, but hey, I make questionable decisions now and again). The electronics are simple to use for understanding your workout, it’s not super loud, the seat rolls smoothly, and the knob to adjust your resistance varies from very light to not-useful-due-to-inability-to-reasonably-maintain-motion. Seriously, it’s a rowing machine. As strong as I am if I can’t keep it rowing, what’s the point? It breaks its own momentum. At this price point though, fantastic tool and a pretty killer home workout that doesn’t take up much space. The $1500 ones I use at the gym are better but they’re also $1500.

I was initially disappointed with this because I could not see any indication that it came with bluetooth as they had promised on the Amazon product page. While it is an good rower without it, that was one of the reasons I purchased it so I felt cheated. Then I discovered I had overlooked a sheet of paper in the packing box that gave the instructions for connecting to bluetooth if using the Kinomap app. Worked easily – I don’t know how you turn bluetooth on but I always press the mode button and move the arm straps in case that is what activates it. The other wonderful thing about this is that you can use it with the Holofit app if you have an Oculus/Meta Quest VR headset. It recognizes it as a bluetooth rower so you don’t have to use the headset tracking mode. I have been using this for over a month with zero problems and I am getting healthier by the day. This is an excellent value – the least expensive bluetooth model I could find that had decent reviews. And it is super easy to assemble because they label everything. (It does take some time though.) It makes very little noise, and you can fold it up to store it, but it is heavy so I don’t bother moving it. Get a seat cushion for it though – it is not all that comfortable without it.

Easy to assemble and looks great when put together. Runs smooth and seems quite sturdy. On the negative side, the display is a little cheap and the max resistance is a little on the low end, meaning you’re unlikely to get a great workout if you’re already fit. The machine is surprisingly well made and is still holding up quite well after a month of fairly vigorous use. Satisfied buyer. Would recommend!