The Slide is an accessory for all models of Indoor Rowers which adds the on-water feel to Indoor Rowing. It consists of a base with two tracks and a carriage with wheels that run on the tracks. Light bungee cord tension keeps the carriage centered on the base. It takes two Slides to "float" an Indoor Rower - one Slide for the front leg and one for the back leg. To create a team boat (Models C and D only), add one more Slide for each additional Indoor Rower you wish to link. Development of the Concept2 Slide concentrated on a way to allow our current Indoor Rower owners to use their machines in a team setting.

The concept of a "dynamic erg" has been around since at least the mid 1980s. We had followed a biomechanics project at the University of Bremen, Germany from 1985 to 1989 where Model B Ergs were joined on a moving track system to simulate team boat rowing. Our newsletter, published in the Spring of 1990, reviewed an add-on product called "Ergwheels" sold by the Human Motion Machine Company. This was a system of caster wheels designed to allow the Model B Erg to move back and forth with the rower’s stroke directly on a gym floor. Since the early 1990s machines in which various components are free to move have been designed.

Space needed for an Indoor Rower on a pair of Slides: 12' x 4'
Note: The Single Rower Slide will work on Models A, B, C, D and E. The Team Boat Slide will work only on Models C, D and E.

***Note that you will probably sweat more at a given output level on the Slide because your body is stationary. This means there is little air movement around you to evaporate perspiration.

Contact your local dealer for accessory options and pricing.
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Team Boat Slide
When set up as a sliding team boat, not only does it feel more like rowing on the water, but there is also the added benefit of being compelled to row together as a team. This should be a great training tool for team-boat coaches to use during the off-water season. 
To determine the space required for a multiple slide setup use this formula:
(number of ergs X 8.5 feet) + 3.5 feet= length required

 Single Rower Slide
When set up as a sliding single, the Indoor Rower moves back and forth under the person rowing, rather than the other way around. This is much more like the feel one experiences when rowing on the water. You get a quicker catch and you can row at a higher stroke rate because only the mass of the Indoor Rower is being moved, rather than that of the person rowing.