Spinervals Virtual Reality 2.0: Lake Placid Training Ride DVD Review

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(More customer reviews)purchased this item because i liked the spinervals competition series so much and because i know the lake placid area well...could be a great video with a couple of changes...
1) i don't mind the "coach troy cam" when it is a small frame to the side of the main frame, but when it is the only view, it is horrible...it is very blurry which makes it hard to watch for long, and it flattens the road so you cannot determine the grade of a climb or descent...the climb out of jay is 100% "troy cam" and while it is described by troy as a hard climb, it is impossible to tell...and did i mention that it is blurry the whole time?
2) troy's incessant chatter is ok when he is talking about technical things like gear ratios, cadence, heart rate, etc...but the filler stuff is hard to take ("i'm looking around to see where you are...thought i had lost you..." or "the sign ahead says take a right to go to 'some town name' but we're not going there so don't worry about it, although we will be taking a right eventually"
so, for future road series dvd's, i hope spinervals gets rid of the helmet cam and limits troy to the technical aspects of the ride and let the video speak for the rest.

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Enjoy incredible scenery as you ride on Troy's wheel as he coaches you on proper technique, gear selection and intensity during this high aerobic endurance training ride of about three hours in duration. As this ride covers much of the race course for the famous Iron distance event in Lake Placid, you'll hear tips and suggestions on race day nutrition, pacing strategy and more! Starting in Lake Placid, the ride takes you down the hill to the town of Keene then over rolling hills to the sleepy town of Jay. The climbing really starts on the way to Wilmington, with an out and back section on Haselton Road that shocks the legs. Once back in Wilmington, the last leg of the ride includes a 14 mile uphill jaunt back to Lake Placid with the incredible White Face Mountain and the Au Sable River on your right side. Overall, this is a cycling workout for the record books and a fantastic training workout! This DVD contains two audio tracks including one with coaching mixed with music and one with only coaching and no music, allowing you to play your own favorite music in the background. Produced by Hopestar Productions, LLC. Executive Producer - Troy Jacobson. Distributed by Lifesports, Inc. Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved. Compatible with stationary bikes and all stationary trainers Has a 'music on/music off' option allowing you to listen to your own music Duration: 56 miles - about 2 hours 50 minutes Difficulty level: 9.0 DVD Format: all regions

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On The Road 1.0 Autumn Country Training Ride Spinervals DVD Review

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(More customer reviews)I am just a recreational cyclist but I like using Spinerval DVDs to help stay in shape during the winter. I have close to a dozen and they are mostly from the Competition series. I thought a virtual tour ride would be a good change. Unfortunately I found the use of the Coach Troy Cam very distracting. It would have been fine if it was just a helmet mounted camera. That would allow people to visualize taking a turn at the lead. But when listing to Coach Troy talk about catching his wheel and then they switch to the view with Coach Troy Cam printed across the top of the screen with a red square and a much fuzzier picture it is hard to maintain that visual. And the use of picture in a picture is terrible. It destroys any sense of "virtual reality".
Maybe the format works well for elite athletes. But I would prefer the head camera just be the view without the writing and red boarder. If the transfer from the trailing camera view to the helmet mounted one could be a more gradual transition, you could visualize taking the lead. And coach should never talk about catching his wheel when the helmet mounted camera view is being used. It loses something when there is no wheel to catch! And I found picture in a picture view very distracting.


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Enjoy beautiful autumn scenery during this challenging 50-minute workout. Join Coach Troy for a challenging 50 minute (17 mile) workout on open rural roads in northern Baltimore County, Maryland. Video taped during the fall months, you'll enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery and the explosive colors of changing leaves. In the ON THE ROAD series, you'll 'ride' with Coach Troy on the road in different locations as he guides you through training sessions designed to make you a faster and stronger rider. In a 'Virtual Reality' format, you'll feel as if you're actually riding on the road on Troy's wheel as you see the scenery whisk by. Boredom will never again be a factor when it comes to indoor bike training! This ride will take you through a variety of heart rate zones as the terrain is rolling and challenging. The focus for this workout is primarily upper blue zone (aerobic) training and you'll soon discover it'll go by really fast for an enjoyable and effective 50 minute training session.

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Rides: Vol. 5 Hill Country, Bicycle training DVD Review

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(More customer reviews)I love the layout of this DVD it is very fun to ride to and makes getting on the rollers enjoyable. I might be slightly biased as I live in Indiana, but it just reaffirms that there really is more than corn in Indiana.

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Rides: Vol. 5 Hill Country, Bicycle training DVD. ? The ultimate indoor cycling series training hits the hills! Pedal just along the border of Kentucky and Indiana on an extended 1hr 20min ride with one of the best cycling teams in the region as they take on the hugely popular Floyds Knobs, a challenging route with several jutting hills, rollers and amazing vistas. ? This constantly varying terrain will keep you on your toes and get you geared up for whatever your own training regimen may be. And if a little extra burn is your thing, included is a bonus stand-alone hill climbing section that will help you make any grade. ? Main Ride is 1 HR 20 MIN, BONUS HILL REPEAT workout - up to 50 minutes extra! ? DVD features include: sleek new dashboard design, optional coaching track, local facts and motivational quotes, rider interviews, and more

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