I hate stationary exercise machines.
There really is nothing more rewarding than using your body to generate actual motion under the blue sky.
If you want to row, I recommend doing it in a boat in the water.
Can’t stand exercise bikes, I don’t want a Peloton, no treadmills, none of that.
All those things do is make you do all the work and give you none of the reward, which is forward motion.
Just my opinion!
I understand what you mean. I will take a bike on a road any day or a walk instead of a treadmill.
I also mountain bike, but have had several close calls with cars on the way to the trail. I now limit my biking to weekends.
Yet, as far as indoor machines go, the Concept2 is better than a stationary bike. It is more whole body and is truly grueling. And it's addictive after you develop a routine.
Concept 2 has a website where you can download you daily row and compare your performance to rowers around the world. And there are tons of videos on performance and rowing form.