Development of the basic Tarasov Row System started in the early 1970's while Boris Tarasov was an athlete training with the Russian rowing team. He realized then how beneficial rowing and bike riding could be. But he was disappointed by Close the way traditional row cycles failed to take advantage of the full power potential of the rowing motion. Soon after, he began to design row cycles that produced a more efficient and faster ride. By combining movements of the arms, back, torso and legs, the maximum amount of energy from the body is directed to the power train. Years of development and refinement followed. Boris analyzed how other available rowcycles mechanically transferred power from the rider to the power train. He also studied how traditional rowcycles provided steering control. Again, he was not satisfied with available solutions. Many of them did not allow the rider to fully control the direction of the bike during the power stroke. They relied on complicated linkages or required the rider to use body motion to turn the bike. He began to develop a steering system that would be incorporated into the arm stroke mechanism, allowing the rider to generate power with their arms and have directional control at the same time. Finally, he realized most traditional rowcycles used systems in which the power of the legs augmented the power generated by the arms. They did not have the ability to generate power independently from the leg and arm stoke. He began to develop a row system in which power was generated independently by the arms and the legs. The rider could use either arms or legs instead of being required to move both at the same time. Finally, after years of development and several prototypes, Boris realized the system he had thought of in his younger years, simple and efficient.
