My rowing machine has no Bluetooth. Can I still take part?

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No. EXR connects to your rowing machine over Bluetooth — without that connection the app measures nothing, and a year's subscription is worth nothing to you.

What works: a Concept2 with a PM5 monitor, a WaterRower with a Bluetooth module, a Technogym Skillrow, an RP3, a FluidRower, and most machines built in the last few years.

What doesn't: a Concept2 with an older PM3 or PM4 monitor, and cheaper machines without connectivity.

Not sure? Check your monitor or the manual for Bluetooth or "BLE", and just put the brand and model in your application. We'll check it for you. That's exactly why we ask — not to filter you out, but to avoid handing you a code you can't use.

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