WaterRower Gear
WaterRower Natural Rowing Machine
Hand-built from solid ash with a water flywheel instead of a molded-plastic frame. Whisper-quiet, iconic, built to last decades.
Good to know: The frame is solid ash; the water tank is polycarbonate.
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Why we picked it
A rowing machine built like furniture, hand-assembled from solid ash around a water flywheel. Each stroke pulls against actual water, so the resistance curve matches a real scull and the sound is a soft rush of water. It stores upright in a closet's worth of floor space.
Worth stating plainly: the water tank is polycarbonate, so wood and steel make up most of the machine and the tank is the exception. The category standard is molded plastic from rail to flywheel housing, for scale.
What it’s made of
Solid ash wood, stainless steel. Chosen for what it’s made of, not what it’s wrapped in.
- Stainless steel
- Food-grade and near-indestructible. Won't shed microplastics.
- Wood
- Renewable and biodegradable, naturally microplastic-free.
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