Comments on: Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:41 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine
This rowing machine was fairly easy to assemble, however picturing the exact size of screws, nuts, bolts, etc. would be very helpful.

By: Valkyrie

Valkyrie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:31:58 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Kettler Quality for Bargain Price
I admit I didn’t want to spend a lot for a rowing machine, so the Kettler Favorit seemed a good compromise.

By: Haile

Haile — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:26:02 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent machine
This is a far cry from the flimsy rowing machine of my collge days. It assembled easily, it is solid as a rock, and I would buy it again. No regrets.

By: Liluye

Liluye — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:08:38 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good for periodic exercising
The Kettler Favorit piston rowing machine is very good for someone who wants to use rowing as an aerobic exercise.

By: Estralita

Estralita — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:56:44 +0000

Had no problem putting it together and have found no problem with the tightness of tension adjusting on the "oars" mentioned by previous reviewer - if anything they are very hard to release to slide up or down. So if sharing this machine with a different build quick adjustment day-to-day would be hard as you have to pry the plastic apart with a screwdriver.
However still a vast improvement on my previous machine of 20 years.
Shipping was a problem as the cardboard box and packing not heavy enough for the usual drop off but it survived even that!

By: Fidelio

Fidelio — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:02:44 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
High quality rowing machine
Having owned a Precor rowing machine prior to buying this rower, the differences are appreciable. While the Precor was well-made and a good machine, the Favorit is a level above…

By: Nefret

Nefret — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:56:29 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars An above average machine with terrible directions!
It appears this is a quality machine. Unfortunately it took me "hours" to assemble it because the directions are totally inadequate.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:46:17 +0000

My son received a Favorit as a present. Well constructed, but not perfect, which one would expected given the price, almost twice competing models. Earlobe pulse meter wire got tangled and broke on the first day. I needed added low cost washer to secure adjustable tension clamp that would slip otherwise. But, once the machine was set-up and adjustments, this rower was better than the Precor model it replaced.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:07:42 +0000

This rower seems to be well built and very sturdy. However, buyer beware, the design of this machine contains one major, VERY IMPORTANT flaw having to do with the resistance adjustment. The resistance is controlled by tightening knobs on the side of the machine at the bottom of each individual piston. Loosen the knob and you are able to move the bottom of the piston up (to increase the resistance) or down (to decrease the resistance). Regardless of how much I tighten each knob the resistance always loosens up during my workout. Sometimes one side will come loose before the other, producing an uneven workout. Eventually both sides loosen and the workout is much too easy.

Which begs the question... Why didn't Kettler catch this problem during the testing phase of this product? I am extremely disappointed and would not recommend this product until Kettler comes out with a fix or different design with respect to the resistance adjustment.