Rowing as cross training

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Cycling and rowing - complimentary?

So I am wondering what people’s thougths will be on this? I am debating whether to: Get a new bike next spring - a lighter bike. Prob carbon and likely in the region of say £1500-£2000 total. Would need to spread costs. Get a concept 2 rowing machine. £8-£900 Initial plan was - if I train hard all winter I might get a new bike (on the simplistic basis that I’ve proven the consistency of approach to training). Now, having done some further reading about the actual impact of a lighter bike I …

I did ~1 year somewhat lot of rowing (got into Concept2 1M club) before getting into cycling. Really liked it, felt very meditative. Planning to get back to it for indoor season (50:50 between cycling)