Anyone have experience using a RipRow?

NJ Gator

NJ Gator

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Curious if there is anyone out there that has used one, and what your thoughts were. I just started to catch up on the hinge, row and anti-row technique and I am curious to give it a whirl. I see how the riprow could be beneficial in establishing some core strength and muscle memory, but I would not want to make such a large investment until I see how this technique translates to the trail. I could also see being able to establish muscle memory through applying specific body position drills on my actual bike. I am certainly no pro and this machine is probably out there for a recreational rider like myself- still I must say I am intrigued...

Thoughts, experience?
 
It seems like it would get boring pretty quick. Why not spend the $1100 on upgrades and ride your real bike more?
 
Now if you could somehow combine this with a trainer and the Zwift MTB trails maybe you would have something. 😁
 
Ah see- best way to convince my wife of the value of upgrades... instead of $1,100 on a piece of equipment- let me spend $100 less for a new fork- win win my dear, win win
 
Like you said, maybe just balancing and doing exercises stationary on your actual bike could accomplish the same things or maybe better?
 
Personally - no - and I don't see me ever getting one...

But I understand some Pros use them combined with a stationary trainer as an upper body warm-up tool prior to racing.
 
I'm not sure that I could necessarily imagine owning one, but I think that Lee's concepts for instruction/riding make a lot of sense. He seems to have really simplified a lot of the complex sounding advice that gets thrown around and distilled it down into some basic movements that you work on mastering. I think his recent videos on the "Joy of Bike" YouTube channel are really excellent instruction.

The RipRow, while it's easy to make fun of, really does seem to be a great way of working on mountain bike specific movements when you can't ride or just to provide an additional element of resistance training/fitness. I'm sure that it could get boring, but so does an indoor bike trainer, ski erg, treadmill, etc etc. Mostly it just seems a bit big and expensive to consider having one at home, but otherwise I can see its value.
 
ebarker9 said:
I'm not sure that I could necessarily imagine owning one, but I think that Lee's concepts for instruction/riding make a lot of sense. He seems to have really simplified a lot of the complex sounding advice that gets thrown around and distilled it down into some basic movements that you work on mastering. I think his recent videos on the "Joy of Bike" YouTube channel are really excellent instruction.

The RipRow, while it's easy to make fun of, really does seem to be a great way of working on mountain bike specific movements when you can't ride or just to provide an additional element of resistance training/fitness. I'm sure that it could get boring, but so does an indoor bike trainer, ski erg, treadmill, etc etc. Mostly it just seems a bit big and expensive to consider having one at home, but otherwise I can see its value.
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I must agree Lee is an incredible instructor and I am watching Joy of Bike a TON. Probably my new favorite channel! Supplement with Science of Speed which leverages a lot of Lee’s concepts.
I think the whole triangle concept is great and I see the merit in the RipRow- I wish it was cheaper.

that being said I am probably going to do the 1:1 remote coaching- his instructional approach makes sense to me and I get it- I also appreciate the fact he and Alex approach these concepts for my age group.

anyone looking for a tutorial on hopping, body position, cornering check out their channel.

not sure their dropping tutorial makes as much sense to me as the drop tutorial by Jeff Lenosky but who knows- n of 1.

Whole I am at it Jeff’s punch video is the best. Man I wish you tube was around 20 years ago!
 
NJ Gator said:
I must agree Lee is an incredible instructor and I am watching Joy of Bike a TON. Probably my new favorite channel! Supplement with Science of Speed which leverages a lot of Lee’s concepts.
I think the whole triangle concept is great and I see the merit in the RipRow- I wish it was cheaper.

that being said I am probably going to do the 1:1 remote coaching- his instructional approach makes sense to me and I get it- I also appreciate the fact he and Alex approach these concepts for my age group.

anyone looking for a tutorial on hopping, body position, cornering check out their channel.

not sure their dropping tutorial makes as much sense to me as the drop tutorial by Jeff Lenosky but who knows- n of 1.

Whole I am at it Jeff’s punch video is the best. Man I wish you tube was around 20 years ago!
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I did a 2 day lesson with Lee back in, probably 2007 or something when I was on vacation in Colorado. It was completely worth it although I suspect I'd get a lot more out of something like that now, both because he's refined his teaching approach and I'm a better rider.

I'd probably have to re-watch the Lenoski video again, but I generally find Lee's approach easier to follow for drops as well. Actually winds up similar to the way that Shaums March teaches. He has both sort of a "push the bars forward" technique as well as a "stomp" technique, which is closer to what Lee is doing in the second video that he has on slower speed drops. I'm not a fan of the "do a manual" off a drop thing. I think that's generally a recipe for being out of position and if you look at good riders taking a drop, basically none of them do it that way. Jeff is great though, just think that some of the other guys who are really focused on instruction can better articulate some of these things.
 
I’ve never heard of this before. Make VR game outta this and I’ll pay to play! (Slalom cornering, that be fun)
 
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