ICI/PRO member John Appleby purchased a new VeloVie Vitesse 400 through our PRO/Purchase program. John emailed me today…
John:
Here is the photo of the bike. I like it more every day. I rode the 14 percent grade section of Beaver Creek (11 percent average over 2 plus miles) last week. This is the same road the pro riders in the USA Pro Challenge will ride on the 4th stage on August 22nd.
We just heard that Chris Froome and his Sky team will coming to race. Can't wait to see the Beaver Creek finish in person!
What a treat it is to have the Wi fly gearing! The rear cassette goes from 28 to 32 so you only lose 1 gear on the lower end. It was nice to ride a super steep section and spin instead of mashing pedals all the way up.
Let me know if I can answer any questions. Also thanks for the help ordering from Pearl Izumi. This is a real nice benefit of ICI/PRO.
You're welcome John. You and your bike look great and that climb sounds like a real quad-buster 🙁
The SRAM WiFLi he's talking about is a compact grupo (two front sprockets / ten rear) that has gearing ranges very close to a triple (three front sprockets). Very important when you live and ride in the mountains of Colorado.
WiFLiâ„¢ is all you need to know…
Wider — a wider range of gears for every climb and any descent
Faster – two chainrings shift (and set-up) much faster and more easily than three
Lighter — as much as 274g (9.8%) less than the most popular road triple
Much improved Q-factor – improved heel clearance
Easier set up – two is easier than three
Compatible with SRAM Red, SRAM Force, SRAM Rival and SRAM Apex
It sounds like Spinning® studio owner Mike Porter is crushing it in Vancouver BC at Cadence Cycling Studio!
Mike's studio was visited by radio personality Margaret Gallagher from CBC Radio One.
This is the month many folks vow to “get back into shape” after a season of indulgence. Cycling can be part of a healthier lifestyle. But the winter weather can be a deterrent for many when it comes to hopping into the saddle.
Indoor spin classes are a popular way to get fit using stationary bikes. Spinning is an intense cardio workout, set to music and led by an instructor. We checked out a class at Cadence Cycling Studio.
You can hear Mike's interview and a discussion about his studio below 🙂
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When I listed the members of the ICI/PRO Team I completely forgot to include a very important person (whom I describe as my Angel), ICI/PRO member Nina Israel!
Nina contacted me after the conference last fall, asking if she could contribute in some way. When I asked her what did beyond teaching, she told me that she was the Controller for a Fitness Club. She's an Accountant I thought … I really needed an Accountant 🙂
Nina now has me financially organized at a level I had previously never dreamed of. In fact I had all my stuff to the CPA over a month ahead of time.
RACE DAY was another winner of our Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest from Instructor Mark Peterson!
For the love of the Road Race! The inspiration for this ride was the recent Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado but the ride is generic in the sense that you could do this ride as a stage of any Cycling Race. The objective of the ride is to educate my students on the sport of Bike Racing, entertain and to provide some of those moments of lung splitting, leg busting intensity that is Road Racing!
Mark is a detail guy and what made his contest submission unique is that he created it using the ClassBuilder iPad/iPhone App from Cycling Fusion.
The graphic at the top displays during the entire class. A marker moves along on the screen, helping everyone understand where they are and more importantly, what's coming next.
This was Mark's second visit to the Podcast. You can listen to ICI Podcast #190 — Virtual Class Ride Prep to learn his tips and trick to effectively using video in your class.
When I was at the IDEA conference last summer I met the representatives from Demand Media. They create unique content for websites like Livestrong.com and ehow.com. The person from Demand Media told me that they were at IDEA recruiting Fitness Professionals who could contribute written and / or video content. When I returned I contacted a number of people who I thought would be interested. One of them was Leslie Mueller.
She just emailed me the link to her series of 15 videos on ehow.com that focus on pain prevention and stretching for different populations.
They look fantastic and I'm very proud of her! Feel free to contact me for additional information john@indoorcycleinstructor.com
ICI/PRO member John Appleby purchased a new VeloVie Vitesse 400 through our PRO/Purchase program. John emailed me today…
