Product Description

Bike-O-Vision DVD journey #3 will court your sense of taste for the finer life while pedaling past famous wineries, down shady country lanes, and the rolling, picturesque hillside vineyards of Napa and Sonoma counties. Then take an afternoon cycling tour through the renowned Alexander Valley and another leisurely ride along the Silverado Trail near St. Helena and then wind down by a dramatic stretch of the Russian River. It's all here waiting for you - are you ready? 90 minutes in length

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11318 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-01-04
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 75 minutes

Review
Bike-O-Vision virtual cycling DVDs put YOU right there on-the-road. 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. --The Producers

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 (starling-fitness.com)

From the Actor
Bike-O-Vision #3 virtual reality journey will court your sense of taste for the finer life while pedaling past famous wineries, The Culinary Institute of America, and the rolling, picturesque hills of Napa and Sonoma counties. A sunset ride through miles of Napa vineyards. A meandering jaunt among towering redwoods near Cazadero. A dramatic stretch along the Russian River. Its all here- are you ready? 75 minutes in length, DVD

Customer Reviews

Your BEST bet for Virtual Cycling Indoors!
I'm an avid cyclist and workout indoors when the weather is bad. I loved this ride winding through the California wine country regions of Napa Valley and the Sonoma vineyards and wineries. It also shows a lot more of the general area in northern California which is beautiful. These dvds are a great compliment to indoor cycling because the forward-motion visuals keep make you want to push your workout. I've gotten a number of the dvds now and use them daily. It's probably the best investment I've made other than a indoor bike. I don't get bored. I also like the lack of distracting commentaries, graphics, and seeing other cyclists in front of the views on the screen in other cycling workout DVDs I've bought.
I wanted something simple but motivating. Good views, good music, that kind of thing. That's what Bike-O-Vision offers.

bike-o-vision wine country--fantastic
This video is not only worth the purchase to encourage one to excercise (and enjoy it) but the photography and music is extremely beautiful. I am viewing an area I've never seen (but hope to) and hearing music I've never heard. Its like excercising in a theater. So worthwhile for so little money. What an adventure!

Good for exercise but I wish the resolution had been a little higher
This type of video is a great way to get through a stationary bike session or running on a treadmill because it makes the time go quickly and gives you something interesting to watch making it seem more like you're actually riding in beautiful Napa Valley. I liked that this DVD had a nice variety of areas like the Napa Vineyards, Sonoma County, Siverado Trail, Russian River and Cameros. The video was stable and smooth and it turned and took you up to some of the wineries on the trail.

The background music is classical, some of it I liked and some I wished were a little more relaxing. But I guess for exercising the quick pace is good for motivation. It would be easy to turn the sound down and fire up your iPod or stereo if you don't like classical music.

The only thing I didn't like is that the resolution wasn't as good as it could have been. Even when riding past a road sign it was too fuzzy to read what it said, even when I viewed it on a 19 inch computer monitor. I haven't tried it on an upconverting HDTV. Perhaps that would make it a little better.