30 Year High School Reunion Day

30 Year High School Reunion Day

John Macgowan in 1979

Hard to believe but 30 years ago this summer I was heading off to college with my great hair.

To celebrate in my class this morning I used my favorite climbing song;  Strangle Hold (live version) from Ted Nugent. 8 min+ at 74 RPM.

I asked the class to visualize sitting in a smoke filled (don't ask what kind) basement in 1979, listening to this record for the first time and knowing that 30 years later you would be climbing with it in a Indoor Cycling class.

I didn't make any of previous reunions….I wonder how my old girlfriends look?

30 Year High School Reunion Day

Lance Armstrong’s new team sponsored by RadioShack.

This will be good for Our Indoor Cycling classes!

Link to the NY Times article.
American Armstrong announced as the stage was finishing that he would start a new team next season sponsored by electronics wholesalers RadioShack.

Lance Armstrong has been a very positive roll model to many of our typical Spinning class participants. His announcement today that he has committed to a new team, with USA based Radio Shack for next year, can only be good for our class attendance!

And next year he won't have to play the good teammate 😉

30 Year High School Reunion Day

20 Years of Step Aerobics started with Gin Miller

What Johnny G is to Spinning & Indoor Cycling, Gin Miller is to Reebok Step Aerobics. This year at IDEA they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Gin's creation.

Gin's story is very similar to Johnny G's. They both needed to train differently, created a prototype, developed programing and through force of will and enthusiasm they changed the world!

Amy has a very fun interview with Gin over at Group Fitness Talk Radio where Gin tells her story.
Listen to the Amy's interview with Gin below.

[audio:http://www.groupfitnessradio.com/audio/009_Gin_Miller.mp3]

30 Year High School Reunion Day

Survey Says!

Thanks to all of you who participated in the the 2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor Survey! I have lots of great feedback that I will be able to use and I will be sharing some of it with you very soon.

Congratulations to listeners / IC Instructors Richard Messer from Canyon Lake,  Ca & Joseph Edwards from Tucker, GA who won the Global Ride DVD's.


30 Year High School Reunion Day

Review of Red Pedal Tool

Red Pedal Tool Engineering DrawingI got a nice note this morning and I wanted to share with you.

Hi, John,
I was out of town and was excited to have the tool for schwinn triple link pedals waiting for me! I tried it today and it works like a charm. I demonstrated its use to one of the gym managers who I frequently called upon for help. Today or tomorrow I will demonstrate it to the new “head” manager and will recommend he purchase a tool for the gym. I'm also going to be in the cycling room prior to the 3pm class today. I know the cyclists will be thrilled!

Thank you!!

Joy – Raleigh, NC

Thank you Joy

Here is where you can find the best pricing on Schwinn Triple link Pedals for spinning indoor cycling bikes.