Q Factor – What is it and should you care?

by John | Nov 29, 2024 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

You will be hearing more about "Q Factor" from Spinning® / Star Trac so I thought you may appreciate knowing what it is, in case it comes up in conversation. Q Factor (also know as Tread) is simply the separation/distance between the two pedal cranks of a bicycle or...

LIVESTRONG® Fitness to Release Special-Edition Indoor Cycle Dedicated to the 28 Million People Living with Cancer

by John | Oct 9, 2024 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

Proceeds to benefit LIVESTRONG From: http://www.pitchengine.com 11.24.2010— COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. — In January, LIVESTRONG® Fitness by Johnson Health Tech will release the LS28IC, a special-edition indoor training cycle honoring the 28 million people living with cancer...

Cool new stuff at IHRSA Trade Show

by Bill Pryor | Jun 2, 2023 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting visited the annual IHRSA Show last week to learn what”™s new for cycling studio owners and entrepreneurs.  Here are some highlights and photos from his report. "......once I got over the sensory overload, I made a point of...

Schwinn AC Performance Plus Improvements

by John | May 18, 2023 | Indoor Cycling Bikes, Instructor Training

Schwinn is promoting an improved version of the Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycle, calling it the "Plus". The biggest changes are to the saddle and handlebar Fore & Aft adjustment mechanism. Earlier versions of the AC Performance limited both adjustments to three...

Adding some color to your Indoor Cycling Studio

by John | Oct 25, 2022 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

Jeff Wimmer from StudioCycles.com sent me these pictures of refurbished Star Trac Spinner NXTs I always enjoy talking to Jeff because he takes enormous pride in the quality in his Indoor Cycling maintenance business and the refurbished Spinner NXTs they build are a...

Calibrating the FreeMotion S11.9 – Keiser M3 and Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycles

by John | Sep 10, 2021 | Best Practices, Indoor Cycling Bikes

By John Macgowan The FreeMotion S11.9 - Keiser M3 and Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycles all require calibration at some point. Ensuring that all of the bikes in your studio are calibrated to factory specs will keep them reading consistently from...