by John | May 19, 2020 | Product Reviews
I must not have been good enough this year. The Ciclotte is a design concept Indoor Cycle that has a lot of appeal to me. Can't you see a whole room of these in some edgy uptown Manhattan club? Where they have a bouncer in full kit standing at the door checking to see...
by John | May 1, 2020 | Best Practices, Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Product Reviews, Zone based Heart Rate Training
I'm thinking this new Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate monitor strap could be the best I've ever tested – for a bunch of reasons that include removing what I feel has always been one of the biggest objections to wearing a HR strap. Despite all of our collective...
by John | Feb 7, 2020 | Indoor Cycling Bikes, Instructor Training, Product Reviews, Training With Power
Star Trac had the new Spinner® Blade Ion on display at IHRSA. I rode one during Josh Taylor's 6:30 am demonstration ride this past Thursday. After the class I discussed the Ion's new features with Josh. I then got an overview of Spinning's new Spinpower™...
by John | Nov 24, 2019 | Freemotion - Foundation Fitness, Instructor Training, Product Reviews
My Cliff's Notes review of FreeMotion's S11.9 with Carbon (belt) Drive: Every Indoor Cycle should use this Gates Carbon Drive Belt. It's really that good. Strengths It feels very similar to a chain 🙂 Extremely quiet Efficiency equal to a new chain Minimal required...
by Joey Stabile | Mar 17, 2019 | Bonus Materials, Calendar of Events, Display Training, Free Podcasts, Instructor Resources, Instructor Training, Product Reviews
Welcome to the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast | ICI/PRO Premium Education free podcast. This episode was recorded live in San Diego CA by Amy and Joey while at the 2019 IHRSA Event. This episode is a general commentary on the show and a brief rundown of the...
by John | Nov 14, 2017 | Product Reviews, Zone based Heart Rate Training
I used Epic Planet's video Epic Acadia this morning in a class I subbed. Because these early AM people are very committed and they all understand the value of Threshold based training, I knew I could lead them on a ride that included a 20 minute climb at (or very...
