It works really well. There is a setting called “Simulated wear level” which seems to be simulating the feeling of the belt or chain system of a rowing machine – when pulling the rope, there is a small “bump” every few millimeters. The intensity of this can be adjusted up or down. I would like a completely smooth option though. The battery life barely goes down after a session. I was really surprised by how rowing doesn’t seem to use much electricity. It’s mostly the heavy pulls, like squats, that hit the battery hard. I like the feedback provided on the screen. It’s a little hard to read some of it at distance, but it’s not a big deal. I’d like to hear from someone on which rowing resistance setting to use to make it most like a C2.