No pain, no gain. So if you want a serious workout on the training bike you need to do more than watch cartoons and the evening news. The Sufferfest provides downloadable cycling training videos that feature high-intensity workouts along with a soundtrack to get you and keep you in high gear. These are training videos for beginnings to the pros. And now Sufferfest is even compatible with Strava. Video after the jump
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Cyclocross Camp on DVD
With Labor Day behind us it means that fall is around the corner and road cycling will soon give way to the fall/winter sport of cyclocross. For those who are new to the sport Jeremy Powers, professional cyclocross racer for Team Rapha-Focus, and renowned cyclocross videographer Sam Smith have put everything you need to know on a DVD. Continue reading Cyclocross Camp on DVD
Sony Debuts its Action Sports HD Video Cam
Looking to get into the action of point-of-view video, Sony introduced its Action Cam HDR-AS10 HD video camera with Wi-Fi capability. The compact camera mounts with an adhesive to flat and curved surfaces. This means you can mount it to a helmet, handlebar, ski, snowboard, surfboard, skateboard or other object to capture all the action. Continue reading Sony Debuts its Action Sports HD Video Cam
JAKKS Pacific Enters Action Sport Camera Market
JAKKS Pacific just released its HD Action Shot Camera System. The camera uses a secure mounting system to mount to surfaces such as skateboards, bikes or helmets to capture first-person action on the road, trails or anywhere your sport takes you. Continue reading JAKKS Pacific Enters Action Sport Camera Market
The Making of Princeton Tec Tactical Flashlights
A great deal goes into the design, engineering and producing of flashlights, probably more than most of us realize. Princeton Tec, the makers of lights for SCUBA, outdoor use, biking, industrial and tactical activities just released a video that shows some of the process. Continue reading The Making of Princeton Tec Tactical Flashlights
View Nalini’s Summer 2012 Collection on Video
httpv://youtu.be/vTxC-9gtt0E
Italian cycling apparel company Nalini is launching its 2012 collection via an eight-minute YouTube video. Check out what Nalini has to offer this season.
Thursday Reading List (12/15/2011)
Creative Radio
Two innovative podcast programs worth a listen are Radiolab and 99% Invisible. Get a view into each at the same time as Radiolab does a story about 99% Invisible, a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.
Netpulse Nets Virtual Active
This week Netpulse, Inc, a provider of personalized interactive media for fitness centers and active lifestyle consumers, announced that it has acquired San Francisco-based Virtual Active. As a part of the acquisition, the entire Virtual Active team will be joining Netpulse, also based in San Francisco, to develop engaging exercise media experiences for active people.
This will see Netpulse expand its platform, which provides consumers worldwide with engaging content and data regarding their fitness experience, outside health clubs via mobile devices and home fitness products. Additionally, Netpulse has partnerships with seven of the leading commercial fitness equipment manufacturers, accounting for over 73 percent of global fitness equipment sales to health clubs. Continue reading Netpulse Nets Virtual Active
Thursday Reading List (12/01/2011)
Paralyzed cyclist is ‘cured’ by bike crash and now she hopes to take part in the Olympics
The headline above is really hard to believe. Monique van der Vorst was paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair for 13 years. She had taken up hand cycling after a routine ankle operation paralyzed one leg. While riding her hand cycle she was struck by a car, and became completely paralyzed from the waist down. Then a collision with a cyclist cured her. Her remarkable story is detailed in an article in The Daily Mail.
GoPro Introduces HD HERO2 Camera
Many of the point of view videos you see from outdoor sports enthusiasts are taken with a GoPro camera. I’ve been using one for several years now and the image quality and ease of use are fantastic. There is a vibrant user community for the GoPro HD HERO camera and members have pointed out improves that would be useful. It appears GoPro has been listening with the HD HERO2 release. If you want to capture your sporting activities in video or pictures, take a look at this new camera.