Cycleops | Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast

CycleOps Introduces Joule

Posted by John in Cycleops, Training Tools, Training With Power on September 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments

In the world of Indoor Cycling 2.0, every bike would have a Joule.

Joule provides an intuitive and customizable dashboard for managing all the metrics needed to tell you what you’re doing during a ride. At any moment you can see power, heart rate, cadence, speed, time and other basic data.

Unfortunatly it only works with the CycleOps Pro 300PT

CycleOps Indoor Cycling Bike Setup Video with Angie Sturtevant

Posted by John in Class Ideas, Cycleops, Video Tutorials on April 19th, 2009 | 4 Comments

Here is a great video on proper bike setup that features Angie Sturtevant from CycleOps.

IC Bike Power Readings: Actual or Estimated – Does it Matter?

Posted by John in Cycleops, Keiser Cycling, Maintenance on December 8th, 2008 | No Comments

After interviewing representatives from both Saris and Keiser, I have watched the debate about Indoor Cycling Bikes with power readings i.e. Keiser M3 vs. CycleOps Pro 300PT, with great interest. The CycleOps Pro 300PT IC Bike uses a version of their “Powertap” hub to sense torque. The Keiser M3’s method of sensing torque isn’t obvious so I decided to dig a little deeper and get some answers. I sent the following email to Darrin Pelkey, the VP Sales & Marketing at Keiser.

ICI Podcast # 15 – Angie Sturtevant talks training with power!

Posted by John in Class Ideas, Cycleops, Free Podcasts, Spinning on November 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I have always felt that there was something missing when you compare riding a Spinning bike indoors with riding outdoors; an understanding (or some measurement) of how much power you are actually creating.

We may have found the answer…

Jennifer Sage joins me and together we interviewed Angie Sturtevant, the Fitness Education Director for the CycleOps Power program. Angie explains the science of Training with Power, your Power Threshold and applications for using Power to achieve weight loss.

Angie is also the owner of Specialists in Sports Performance in Madison, WI

Listen to the show below or subscribe with the links on the right.

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