First Degree Fitness WR-N Neptune Rower

by First Degree Fitness

Product Features

• Monitor - Program for time (elapsed or goal), stroke count (cumulative or goal)
• Tough polycarbonate tank with marine grade, stainless steel internals
• Ergonomic Handle - Intelligently designed to prevent strain on arms, wrists
• Built-In Wheels - Light and easy to move on any surface
• Seat - Super comfortable seat running on precision bearings and rollers for absolute smoothness

Product Description

Product Description

Developed by professional rowers to deliver the feeling, sound and sight of real on-water rowing in your own home. Designed and engineered by craftsmen using only the highest quality components to ensure complete satisfaction of function, performance and reliability. Maximum user weight: 300 lb. Warranty: Frame: 5 years Tank and seals: 2 years Mechanical components: 2 years All wearing parts: 1 year

Product Details

Owners Manual [PDF]

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Product Brochure [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 77.8 x 20.9 x 20.1 inches ; 73 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 73.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0019SW8EI
• Item model number: WR-N
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #67,183 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for limited space and/or limited budget, September 20, 2009

By	Richard H. Cowan "Green Mountain Guy" (Putney, VT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: First Degree Fitness WR-N Neptune Rower (Sports)

Although I previously wrote a very critical review of this product, my subsequent experience with the Neptune Rower requires me to offer a more positive take. I use it every weekday in my pied a terre apartment and have found it reliable and enjoyable. One big advantage of the Neptune is that it's the only water rower I know that can be stored upright in a small amount of floorspace. Wheels make it easy to position.
As noted in the earlier review, it was difficult to assemble due to an opening not large enough to accommodate a bolt and the little monitor's annoying beep (which sounds with every stroke) can't be turned off, so you simply have to pull the batteries. But the machine does offer me a good aerobic workout and is very convenient.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good product though requires tweaking, April 1, 2009

By	tool timer - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Degree Fitness WR-N Neptune Rower (Sports)

Rower works great, though the assembly requires correction that is not documented in the manual. The magnet under the seat (to work with electronic monitor) was placed on the wrong side, and to correct this requires reassembling the seat and rollers with the spacers on the other side. The magnet was glued on the wrong side, and required some force to loosen. The water resistance works great. Quiet (only hear water swooshing noise) and smooth resistance.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great rower for the price, August 21, 2009

By	dlc - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Degree Fitness WR-N Neptune Rower (Sports)

Had the rower for about a month now and it performs without flaw. One can see the design evolution from both the First Degree and Water Rower lines converging with the Neptune and Water Rower A1 Home models having almost identical basic schematics except the Neptune water tank supported by a metallic frame vs Water Rowers traditional wood frame.

At the time I write this, the Neptune is the lowest cost of the decent water-based rowers by a few hundred dollars. That translates primarily into a more limited computer function and force controlled by the water level rather than a knob adjust...neither of which is worth hundreds of dollars for me. FYI, those I know who are competitive rowers generally purchase the Concept2 which is an advanced flywheel design with (most importantly to them) an advanced computer monitor and online community. Given that the Neptune is a 2009 release, I expect some of the other companies will be working to meet the price point in the next year or two.

Regarding construction, I found it useful to have a rubber mallet as the piece connecting the foot pedals through the center beam is by design a tight fit. The first few days I used the rower, there was also a faint rubber-on-rubber squeak from the tank but that disappeared completely and now one only hears the gentle water swirl characteristic of the good fluid machines.

I've used the rower every day for a month now and am really enjoying it.