Our Customers Say...

"The scenery is great – lush climbs, big oceans, and wide open fast flats. The feel is pretty realistic, since the pace moves at about the pace you’d actully be going if you were on your (real) bike."

- From cycling blog: The Sufferfest (Zurich, Switzerland)

"For those who attend spin classes regularly, this genre of music will not be unfamiliar to you."

- From cycling blog: Triple Crankset

"As you can tell, I enjoyed the DVD very much. I think it is has terrific scenery, good music and excellent special features. I have already ordered the other two DVDs in the Hawaii series."

- From cycling blog: Travels With a Tin Donkey (Ottawa, ON, Canada)

"For me the music was awesome on the PIgnone to Paradise climb. An upbeat electronic mix that kept you pushing on the pedals all the way to the top."

- From cycling blog: Ray’s Racing Adventures

"It’s easy to let your mind wander when you’re on a trainer staring at a wall or some TV show… but not with Global Ride. The first person perspective of climbing the cliff side roads of Maui or testing your endurance along the ocean roads below makes the ride entertaining."

- From cycling blog: Donald’s Daily Draft

"I kept most of my trainer rides to about an hour this winter, and they seemed WAY longer. This one flew by, which I attest to the first person views and listening to the coaches instruction. It was something to look at an pay attention to during the workout."

- From cycling blog: The Soiled Chamois

"The music is good, motivational music and the whole thing is followed by a good 30 minute yoga session geared toward cyclists—a great way to balance out the day’s workout."

- From cycling blog: Cycle & Style

"In addition to the painstaking detail that the Global Ride team injected into the video production of the DVD set, they also provided after each cycling session, a 30-minute yoga, pilates, or strength training session. For those cyclists who do not cross train, these sessions are the perfect introduction into each exercise discipline."

- From cycling blog: Triple Crankset

"I love the mix of Gene (the founder of Global Ride) riding in front of us and behind so that we can challege ourselves to push to get in front and then to stay in front. I think this ride will be exceptionally fun on X-Bikes (which is what I’ll be teaching it on) so that we can bend with the road and everything."

- From cycling blog: Kala Spins

"I thought the music was awesome! But, I am a sucker for good music while on an indoor bike or trainer. The music was well-chosen and I felt that it suited the speed of each ride perfectly!"

- From cycling blog: Dare to Tri

"I highly recommend this training DVD, you can pick and choose the way you want to train, you can get a great Pilates workout and really enjoy a trip through the Italian country side!"

- From cycling blog: Cycling In Alaska

"Something that I really liked is that each DVD has a bonus training video with stuff specific to cycling. For example there is a really cool Pilates session tailored to cyclists. That is hard to find at your local gym. And the Instructors are knowledgeable and quite good."

- From cycling blog: CycleMania (Ottawa, ON, Canada)

"The video is shot in such a way as to give you the look of really being in Italy and the feel of being there comes from the intense workout. It features beautiful Italian scenery the whole way through, taking the rider up the same roads as the Giro d’Italia."

- From Cycle & Style

"Then surprisingly, instead of sitting watching a group looking back at you, you find yourself taking part in a real ride. Sometimes you are leading the pack and sometimes following the rider in front on a genuine ride. If you want a cycling workout that will really grab your attention and get you motivated and involved, this would be a very good choice.

- From cycling blog: Cabarete Blog (Dominican Republic)

"The music is very good. More generic stuff is what you typically get on these kind of DVDs, but the tracks here are pretty authentic techno dance stuff, and set the right tone for the workouts. Well worth listening to."

- From cycling blog: The Sufferfest (Zurich, Switzerland)

"Global Rides has managed to pack a lot of nice (and thoughtful) touches into this DVD, and it’s apparent right from the menu. The last feature I really like was the inclusion of a yoga/stretching session. One thing I found helpful was how the instructor often explained how the different stretches synced up with various biking positions."

- From cycling blog: Bikeridr

"The live track was actually a coached spin class, so the fellow running it was actually focused on giving cues as to the difficulty you should put into the ride. Also, there was a bit of crowd noise so that you didn’t feel like you were the only one suffering at any one moment. The scenery truly was top-notch. Towards the end, I realized just why I liked it so much. This type of riding and geography was a lot like the riding I had done in NZ for 4 months last year."

- From cycling blog: Active Steve (Ottawa, ON, Canada)

"Over the past several years I’ve trained a lot indoors. I’ve tried watching training videos, but never got much out of them. The pace on Global Ride was never slow once the warm-up was done. I rode mostly hard tempo at 270 to 290 watts. I’ve watched this DVD twice now, and could see myself watching it several more times this off season."

- From cycling blog: My Cycling Watts

"After a few minutes the coach comes on and tells you what’s up and what the plan is. When the work out gets going the music changes and actually is pretty good for what it is. No porn music. Some DJ/Techno stuff that sounded good on the hi-fi in my living room and was well matched to the ride sequences."

- From cycling blog: The Soiled Chamois

"The Yoga section on this DVD is good as a post-workout stretching routine, and it has cycling specific stretches to help open up the hips and stretch the hamstrings and lower back. It’s a fairly long Yoga routine, not just a little something tacked on to say it’s there, and it’s well coached."

- From cycling blog: Bike Rumor

"Overall, this is a very well done DVD. It is just the sort of ride that I could take into my Spin class and use. It has everything that is needed for the experienced cyclist needing a challenging ride."

- From cycling blog: Morrow Bay Chuck

"This program went out of its way to cue excellent riding form – upper body carriage, pedal stroke, hip alignment, diaphragmatic breathing. After a particular cue was communicated, the specific film footage would shift perspectives. Whether you seek a resource to guide and complement your training, or whether you’re looking for an arsenal of ways to communicate training principles to your clients, Speed & Power will surely get you there."

- From cycling blog: Spintastic Indoor Cycling

"Both of our reviewers were similarly surprised by the ability of Global Ride video to provide a tangible riding experience. One reviewer could not stop remarking how “awesome” the experience was, while our triathlete reveled in the fact that it was a welcome departure from the spin class like cycling training videos to which she had already become immune."

- From cycling blog: Triple Crankset (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
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