Product Description

Now here we have the original cycling video that started the "Bike-O-Vision" craze! The camera work is a bit bumpy over some of the cobblestones and ageless country roads, but it's a fascinating collection of journeys you won't want to miss. You'll see Alpine meadows in Austria, a cute Alsacian (French) village, racing a barge up the Rhine River near the famous Loreley in Germany, along the Italian Riviera paradise of Portofino, through the Brecon Beacons of Wales, and into English Cotswold Hills region. All videographed in glorious Springtime. The rides are generally shorter in each section and the DVD is only 35 minutes in length.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9056 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-01-02
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 35 minutes

Review
Bike-O-Vision virtual cycling DVDs put YOU right there on-the-road. They're designed especially for cycling and any forward-motion exercise. These DVDs are bike's-eye-views of the world's most beautiful rides with breathtaking videography accompanied by great music. Music selections on each of our journeys go perfectly with the dvd's visual track. From upbeat orchestral to salsa, steel pan, western, rock and jazz, the sounds move you along with the scenery and location. You'll get the feeling that you're riding through a movie 'on location'. --Rockstone Producer

Review
Starling Fitness online says, This just in from Jim in Tampa, Florida, Bike-O-Vision has created a series of DVDs that allow you to envision riding the world on your bike. They are very similar to my walking DVDs. You ride your exercise bike in front of your television and watch the beautiful scenery go by. It s like really being there, except you don t have to freeze in the cold or sweat it out in the humid heat. These videos are exactly what I wanted to exist a year ago when I started filming my own walking videos. You can see them here: * Starling Fitness - Fitness, diet, and health» Walking Videos For Sale It s great to see that other companies are doing the same thing. I haven t been able to record bicycle rides because the vibration is so intense that the video was unwatchable. I m so glad that a professional company is getting this footage and making it available to all of us! Thanks, Jim! 12/13/06 --Starling Fitness

From the Actor
In this very first Bike-O-Vision virtual reality journey, you will experience a sampling of the essence of Europe's diverse beauty, from the Austrian Alps to the banks of the Rhine River, through the vineyards of Alsace, France, along the Italian Riviera, through the Cottswald English countryside, and finally through the rugged pastures of Wales.

Customer Reviews

Great Video - I loved it!
I love to cycle, and love this series of workout DVDs. This one is the shortest of the group (I have them all), only 35 minutes instead of 75 like the rest I have. On the other hand, I'm glad I got it because of all the interesting roads through Europe I would never have seen. These dvds are great compliments to indoor cycling because the "forward motion" you get keeps you wanting to push ahead in your workouts. Definitely a different perspective. I now have all their videos and use them for daily workouts. There are a lot of rides and I never get bored. I also appreciate the lack of commentary, riders on the video and graphics that are on similar cycling videos. I've recommended the series to my cycling friends and they seem to like them too.

indifferent
The site seeing is nice but it's pretty slow, and the music selection doesn't exactly motivate you.

What a great concept!
What a perfect way to learn and see great travel footage while working out! I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered these, but I was pleasently surprised. Basically it's just really nice footage of scenic driving and biking routes set to music. I have a television right in front of my exercise bike, and I even watch it from the tread mill. Keep 'em coming!