Indoor Bicycle Safety – Part Two Resistance

by Joey Stabile | Feb 28, 2023 | Best Practices, Cycling Fusion, Instructor Training

Let's talk a little bit about resistance today. While I do not want to get into the "how much should I add" debate, there certainly is a minimum amount of resistance that every rider should have on their bike. The true importance of resistance comes about due to the...

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...

ICI/PRO Podcast # 255 – RACE DAY Audio PROfile with Mark Peterson

by John | Oct 16, 2022 | Audio PROfiles, Cycling Fusion, Member Spotlight

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...

ICI Podcast 313 – 20 years of Spinning® with Mad Dogg Athletic’s Founder & CEO John Baudhuin

by John | Sep 28, 2022 | Free Podcasts, Spinning Class

The brand that we all know now as Spinning grew out of a partnership between endurance athlete Johnny G and cyclist / CPA John Baudhuin in the early 90's. Together they formed Mad Dogg Athletics and the rest is history! John's bio from maddogg.com John R. Baudhuin is...

Why is Sally Edwards dressed up as a couch potato?

by John | Jun 9, 2022 | Heart Zones USA

To demonstrate the point that inside every "couch potato" is a Triathlete. I found this interview video of Sally Edwards very entertaining and motivating. I have forwarded it to my Indoor Cycling Class participants. Click the link or the picture to watch it 🙂...

Understanding FreeMotion’s New Carbon Belt Drive

by John | Jun 6, 2022 | Freemotion - Foundation Fitness

FreeMotion introduced a new belt drive option for their S11 series indoor cycles at IHRSA this year. Bill Pryor and I discussed it on Podcast # 204. Not being there to ride it, I figured that a  belt is just a belt, right? Well no, in this case it isn't. Instead of...