Topiom Reviews 87

I first spotted this type of rowing machine while watching the USA version of House of Cards starring the disgraced Kevin Spacey. What a cool machine! Man, I must get one of those. But as I do a lot of outdoor exercise, it took me quite a while to buy my first piece of indoor exercise equipment.
I look on this rowing machine as a mental health as well as physical exercise. It’s sublime to glide like a rower, water gently swishing by, as I start my day. It’s a peace of mind thing, while exercising.
The rowing machine is a classy bit of furniture too. Everyone who visits admires it … and tries it. They all love it. Really glad I purchased this rowing machine from Topium.
Now I did have a couple of hiccups with delivery … but I hasten to add, not Topium’s fault. When notified, the Topium people speedily resolved the issues. Anything can go wrong in any purchase or service, but it’s how the manufacturer/seller deals with the issue, tells you they are concerned about their products and customers. And indeed Topium is that company.
I would thoroughly recommend this rowing machine and TOPIUM.

I used to own a water rower by waterrower but sold it some time ago. Wanted to buy a new one but was put off by the high price of the waterrower model. Found the Topiom water rower on line at a much better price, read the reviews and proceeded to order. I can honestly say the customer service i received was excellent, the best i have ever experienced in any purchase. The water rower arrived in super quick time. However my wife wasn't sure of the colour and wanted to exchange it for the darkest version. I emailed Topiom and was dealt with by Josie Lopez who was amazing, no quibble, agreed to exchange, collected and delivered the water rower in super fast time with no aggro and i can honestly say a great bit of kit, even down to the self help video to assemble which BTW took no more than half an hour. Really pleased with everything, would definitely recommend Topiom without hesitation and thank you and well done to Josie who made it all possible.

I have owned the walnut version rower for 18 months and its almost the perfect rower, with only the V2 console letting it down. Recently the bluetooth stopped working on it and Topiom customer service were kind enough to offer the V3 console at a discount and wow what an improvement. The new backlit console with 500m split and more accurate distance now makes it the perfect rower :)

We purchased the walnut water rower over a year ago and have been using it for 30-60 minutes five days a week. As a six foot, 17 stone guy I’m pretty hard on my equipment, and the rower has performed exceptionally well. Mechanically it has performed faultlessly for over 150 hours use.

The weak spot of the rower is the V2 monitor, which works absolutely fine but is a little limited on its functionality, and the integration with Kinomap software isn’t as good as it doesn’t include intensity.

However, when I took these concerns to Topiom, they supplied me with a new V3 monitor which is a massive step up and offers superior functionality, with the Kinomap integration now fixed. The Fitshow app which you can use as an alternative is simplistic so spend some time and hook it up to Kinomap, its infinitely better and offers training programmes and videos which you can develop a good training plan with.

It’s significantly quieter than my outgoing fan resistance rower, and I can row with people asleep next door without disturbing them, which I couldn’t do with the fan rower.

I purchased this as an alternative to the existing water rower here in the UK, and having used both, there really is nothing in the build quality, and with the upgrade to the V3 monitor, Topiom has really closed the gap on the more established products with good functionality and options.

With the newer monitor installed, its closer than ever to the Waterrower, and is superior to any other rower at this price point, especially when you factor in the exceptional customer service backup, and the fact that for heavier rowers there aren’t that many options.

Love this rowing machine! Bought the Walnut model during a discount deal in November. It arrived very swiftly, in a matter of days. Arriving in two seperate deliveries and very well packaged. It took me a while to put together on my own. Approximately 2 afternoons. With help from the booklet of instructions and the You Tube video provided. I had to use a pair of pliers with the Allen keys. As some areas where the bolts went in were very stiff. I am very impressed with the swift response of customer services and continued support provided. The rowing machine is of an excellent quality and I would highly recommend to others. Very happy with this purchase. Thank You Topiom!

I ordered the rower online and much like everyone else I was impressed with the speed that the rower arrived. It is pretty simple to put together and all the pieces feel robust and well made. Unfortunately I had been sent the wrong rails but Topiom couldn't have done any more to resolve the issue and sent me new rails really quickly, which now for perfectly.

It's a really good rower, it feels solid and well made. I find it a bit hard to see the data on the screen because it's in quite a dark room and I'm old and wear glasses but I definitely wouldn't let that effect your decision to buy it or not.

I spent a long time choosing which rower to buy. A rowing friend of mine suggested another model that 'rowers' use but it was much larger, noisier and pretty ugly. if you have to put your rower in the house this is a superb option - It looks great! It's also pretty easy to move around the house and lean against the wall using the wheels on the base (nice rubber skateboard wheels).

This is an excellent and very well made piece of fitness equipment. I read the reviews first myself and was not disappointed. Arrived in 2 cartons ( from UK ), 1 day apart and alot quicker than what's advised. Very easy to assemble and works fantastic. you can control your own pace and resistance and done 8 x 30 minute workouts so far with no problems at all with the rowing machine or any strains on an old body. The sound of the water as you row is soothing, but i tend to put on some music now.
Have to say the best thing is the customer service, follow up is quick and efficient and top marks to Mia from Topiom. She was fantastic.
would i recommend ? Yes, its great value . It's so easy to lift up to a vertical so can fit anywhere ( Currently in my dining room- patient Wife )
Have lost 3kg in 8 days as its pushed me to start getting back into shape after LD.
Thanks Topiom

I had a small issue with my footplate and reported it to the team. There was no quibble and a replacement footplate arrived within a few days. I am a regular rower and row 30 minutes twice a day and this level of service is brilliant. Thank you Topiom.

Fast delivery, fantastic customer service and quality product. I'm really impressed with everything about Topiom. Hesper has been amazing and a credit to the company.
I would definitely recommend Topiom 👌

I was after a rower machine for a long time, since the prices are getting high like crazy, I discover Topiom.

At the beginning I was not sure about the company, since I thought they were a fake shop, but after getting in contact with them and taking a look over the internet, i found out that they were "real".

I started to email with one of they customer service workers and asking how it is with spare parts, since other companies are on the market since many many years and you can always get spare parts for them. That was one of the doubts Ive had before, but I received a positive feedback, so I was happy to purchase one.

Every question I had, was always answered in the next 24-48 hours, which now a days that is more than great.

The delivery time was very very quick, after purchase I received my goods in the next 3 working days.

The package was also made of a very good quality, meaning that you will not receive your machine with any damage.

The quality from the water rower is very very high. I use to sell sport equipment so I know Life Fitness and Waterrower very good and the Topium Water Rower, has nothing less that they have. Is a very very good quality and way much cheaper.

The assembly is also very very easy no more than 40min.

I use the waterrower for my Crossfit sessions and you can pull hard that is very resistant.

The only thing that i do not "like" from the monitor is the following:

When you row, the meters shown on the Display is always from 6m to 6m... so 6m-12m-18m etc...
That is the only think which i do not like.

On my opinion I can only recommend this company and the waterrower.

The machine works and is a great exercise for me. I especially love the integration with Kinomap app and watching the videos sync to my movements is a treat.

A good buy!

I have to say like many others on here I was a bit sceptical about ordering as I couldn't find more information about the brand online. They showed available stock unlike Waterrower, concept 2 etc so decided to give it try and I've been really pleasantly surprised.

The order itself was dispatched really quickly, within a few working days. As advised when ordering it was shipped in 2 parts, first arrived really promptly and second parcel around a week later. They even delivered to the Highlands which some other UK brands won't do.

All arrived very well packaged and with clear enough instructions. It was a little bit fiddly to assemble on your own but around 30 minutes later it was built. Construction seems really sturdy and we'll made to a high quality finish. The screen display is pretty basic but does the job, if you just want to track time, distance etc it'll be more then fine. It also takes up quite little space and looks pretty good when stored upright.

I contacted customer service as I ordered just before the £100 promo started and the were super helpful and refunded it for me as a gesture of goodwill.

All in all really quite pleased with it and pretty confident in the product. Should there be any issues with CS team seen very helpful.

If you don't want to wait months for Waterrower stock and to save yourself £400 for a very similar looking product I wouldn't look no further.

Good rowing machine...Great customer service! Always there to answer questions and resolve any problems. Would defiantly buy another product from them again!
Thanks Hesper your a pleasure to deal with!

I have to be honest, I was nervous about ordering such an expensive rower from a company I never heard of. I did my research and decided to take the plunge.

They also sell on Amazon UK and the reviews there were excellent.
I also emailed customer service several times with questions and they average response time......about 15 mins....human on the other end too.

Product came much faster than expected (3 days) and I have to say the quality is excellent. It was easy to assemble, all tools provided.

I am really happy with my purchase and I am assuming they are a new company so i will do all I can to recommend them to other potential customers.

Now for the hard part...shifting the lockdown timber.

I had the original water rowers at our fitness center at our company. After doing research I purchased the Topiom model for my home. It is as good as the super high end rowers we had at our company at half the price. Its great and easy to assemble and the wife now loves it too. Would highly recommend.

Love my Topiom Rower, bought it about 7 months ago, have used it almost every day since. My husband and son use it as well on occasion. Sturdy, well built machine, it was easy to build and the after sale service is excellent. The plate covering the adjustable pedals split, allowing the pedals to slip through while rowing, we emailed the supplier and within a week or so, the part was delivered to us and fairly easy to fit.

I was dubious at first as, honestly, some of the reviews I read looked fake or read like an advert. I’m writing this to hopefully help anyone who noticed the same and isn’t sure.

Delivery was quick (around 4 days) and all-in-all I’m very happy with it.

Putting it together was easy enough. The foot panel was hard to fit due to tolerances, but I got there.

Some reviews say it’s solid wood, some say veneer. I can confirm it’s veneer, but don’t be too put off, it’s not like a cheap bookcase, it’s a good veneer, it doesn’t look plastic. The wood beneath it is engineered, but it’s strong, don’t worry on that front.

I was after something to change my lockdown workouts (been mostly running for months now). I wanted it to not look a mess when it’s not in use and I wanted it to be quite as I have young children. I was going to get a WaterRower (few hundred £ more) but the delivery time really turned me off (6-8weeks).

This is a good rowing machine. The computer/meter isn’t really up to much. You get a reasonable reading on strokes per minute but the distance reading is just multiplying number of strokes by 6m. Makes no difference how hard you pull. I wasn’t much into rowing before but a rower looked like the best option for a home workout machine. So I’m not that fussed about the meter. The strokes per minute is good enough to build your workouts around.

That said, it looks good, feels solid, gives a good workout (I’m reasonably athletic and was slightly worried it wouldn’t give enough resistance - it does), runs quietly and doesn’t take up much space.

If you’re after a home workout rowing machine that looks good when you’re not using it and doesn’t make loads of noise when you are then you’ve found it here. If you’re a keen rower looking at your metrics and following a training regime then this isn’t for you, but you already knew that, you want a Concept 2.

I am really enjoying my Topiom rower. When I started on this journey of finding gym equipment for home I spent a significant amount of time deciding the type of equipment that I wanted.

Topiom offer a 21 day free trial which I took them up on to make a decision as I had never heard of this brand before. I’d never used a water rower and the only rower I had used in the past was a Concept air rower at the gym.

There were some basic requirements which I needed specifically, something that could easily be stored in a relatively small space, that would arrive fairly soon and was in budget but of a good, robust quality.

During my investigation other manufacturers had a minimum of 8 week lead time which didn't fit into my New Year plans of getting healthier. I was very impressed that my order came within a few days of ordering and Annie from Topiom kept me informed.

The rower arrived and it took me under an hour to assemble, there aren't that many screws and all the pieces made sense to me where they should go. There is a YouTube video that also shows how to guide on assembly. I did notice a few little scratches before assembly which I informed Topiom about and they were very responsive to feedback.

The colour I chose was the walnut style which is darker in colour but with the blue water dye it just looks amazing.

During my trial I had many questions and these were answered within 24 hours from the fantastic customer services team. Some of these answers had videos attached made specifically to answer my questions.

Something that I did notice is that the V2 monitor wasn’t quite reading my rowing statistics right however again Topiom customer services stepped up and organised a new beta monitor and this resolved the problem.

At the end of the trial, I decided to keep the rower and couldn’t be happier.

I have now had my Topiom rower coming up to two months and can feel the difference.

What I like is that its quieter than an air rower and it feels tranquil with the sound of the water. Paired with Kinomap, it gives useful tracking of my performance and some lovely routes to keep my exercise fresh and new.

Overall my experience has been great and the Topiom customer service has been outstanding.

I searched & waited a while for a rower with the right weight limit & price range, as well as features important to me like warranty, sound, & solid build. The only complaint I have is that the foot straps are too close together to comfortably place my feet & use the machine without stressing my knees & decreasing range. The shipping was fast, the boxes were excellently padded, the pieces were all present without damage, & build was a breeze. I read to my son the directions & he put everything together in about 35 minutes using only the items that came with the unit. It would be smart to plug in the pump before you start, so it's ready to fill the tank. Having an electric pump is a great advantage here & I didn't notice that offered with any other units, either. The unit sits pretty low to the ground, so be prepared for that. Customer service has been great, answering my questions both on the phone & through email. I took a chance on a new company for the warranty & weight limit; if those 2 items are any of your concern, only time will tell, but so far I'm happy. Oh & the sound of the water while you row is absolutely meditative. I know most people play music during a workout, but you must try it a few times with noting but the water for noise, it's delightful.

Have been using my new rower for about 2 weeks now and all seems good. Took longer to assemble than video suggested but that could be down to me! Already feeling the benefits would recommend to anyone.