today we're reviewing a new water rower from king smith called the wr-1 it's an indoor rower that
folds into three to be super compact and has wheels so you can move it around and it only
uses water to create resistance for your workout kingsmith sent us a pre-production version of the
rower machine so that we could put it to the test it's currently available for pre-order on
indiegogo where you can save up to $300 off the retail price of $799 so we'll put links in the
description of this video to the best deals and coupon codes available for shipping we received
ours in a large box and inside you'll find the rower neatly packaged in foam it also comes with
an instruction manual and there's literally no setup required you just take it out of the box
and it's already fully assembled and ready to go the design of the water rower features
a wood body that gives it a nice sleek look it has a patented folding design when folded up it
takes up a quarter less space and you can move it around using the built-in wheels on one end
for dimensions when it's folded it's 2 feet 3 inches wide and 1 foot 10 inches tall that
makes it compact and easy to tuck away in your living room or even store it away in a closet
it's also easy to transport and we were able to fit it in the trunk of a compact suv when unfolded
it's 6 feet 8 inches long making it suitable for anyone short and tall in our tests we tried it
with people between five foot eight and five foot eleven and you'll see there's still plenty of
space on the rail for much longer legs kingsmith did confirm that it will fit people even at six
foot three and the weight limit of the machine is up to 264 pounds or 120 kilos the rower and its
resistance is created simply by adding water into the reservoir filling it you simply remove the top
plug and we used a funnel and bucket to fill it the resistance works by creating drag from the
spinning paddles inside the reservoir so the more water you add the more resistance the paddles are
made of fiberglass so they are durable light and strong and it makes the rowing feel very
fluid and smooth you can definitely hear the water sloshing around when rowing but we didn't think it
was a problem since the sound can actually be pretty calming and puts you in the zone
the rower features adjustable foot straps on the base and has a simple screen that will display
the speed strikes per minute or spm workout time and miles road and there's even bluetooth so you
can connect to it using their ks fit app that will display information about your workout
and allow you to customize what shows up on the rower's screen you can also update the firmware
so there might be additional updates coming later there's also a phone holder at the top so you can
easily place your phone or tablet so you can watch videos while exercising when rowing we found that
the rail under the seat had a nice smooth glide however you can feel and hear a little bit of
the fold halfway through the rail when going over it but it's not very noticeable filling
the reservoir to the highest fill line you can get up to 66 pounds or 30 kilograms of resistance
isn't as much as regular rowers with resistance levels but it's still good enough to get a good
workout adjusting the resistance level does take a bit more effort since you need to remove the
water from the tank kingsmith will be including a pump with a final product but since ours was a
demo unit we didn't have it included so instead we got a simple transfer pump that we got on amazon
but we also found that you could quickly empty the entire tank by wheeling it over next to a door
or bringing it outside and tipping it sideways with the top plug removed
overall we really like the kingsmith water rower it gives a great workout while saving energy and
space when it's not being used it's lightweight so you can move it around easily to transport it into
any room of your house we've also reviewed other workout machines from kingsmith in the past like
their walking pad compact folding treadmill so if you're interested in that be sure to watch it next