Colorado Century Indoor Cycling - Elephant Rock Festival Virtual 100 Mile Spin - Golden Plains, Black Forests, Rockies Mountains

I bought these to help provide some distraction while riding on the trainer for the winter. Video is decent, and subject matter is good for the indoor riding -- good scenery, other riders, etc. I had no intent, nor do I use the heart rate, rpm, shifting suggestions, etc on these videos. I also listened to the cyclist's commentary once. Once was enough. Needs to chat less and ride more.Provides a good distraction for an hour or so when you match it with your own tunes to keep you moving.I will say that I'm glad I'm only riding with this guy via the DVD. He must be a BEAST on the cycle - he passes each and every rider he comes upon. However, he also has horrible riding manners. Half-wheeling, passing on the right, weaving all over the road when climbing hills, etc. I'd not want to be anywhere near this guy on the road - not that I could likely keep up with him anyhow.

I have bought multiple Paul Gallas videos. This was my first buy and I must say that I do like them. They are definitely challenging, which is one of the key qualities that I like in a cycling video. I like that this comes as a set and if you are crazy or mad, you could technically do all of them one day if you wanted to see if you could survive a century ride. I have survived doing only one of these videos at a time, which was quite challenging since some of them are two hours.If I were to improve these videos, I would want to see more brillant colors. The second thing I value highly in a video is the scenary. Although the scenary is pretty, Paul's Utah videos top these ones. I do like them as an addition to my collection because it mixes it up and by the time I am done, I know that I have knocked it out of the park (TKO).

Today I used ERock video 1, a one-hour ride in which I matched their resistance for interval training. While I love cycling videos with a view and this was mainly long highways, it didn't matter. I was so busy changing the resistance for hills and flats that I probably wouldn't have noticed if the scenery had changed. The commentary may annoy some people so they just want to have the sounds of the ride or maybe music or possibly both, it keeps me distracted when I get tired. It's also a reminder about food and water choices before and during a long ride. I'm going to take a break for lunch and then see if I can do another hour today. The next one in the ERock Rocks series is going to be tougher and have more scenery, both at the same time. I'm looking forward to that. I recommend these videos. You can do them on your own equipment, no matter what that equipment is or what kind of physical shape you are in. I'm probably in the middle somewhere, which is fine. Knowing that I have one of these waiting for me is a real incentive to go upstairs to my workout room and get started.I came back and did the 2nd ride, 1-1/2 hours. I was ready to stop at the end, but I can't wait to to the next one tomorrow.Update: I did the 3rd disc, which was 2 hours of way too many hills. I thought about giving up a second or two, but refused to do that since the people on the DVD weren't quitting. That was last night. Today I hope to do the 4th disc, which is supposed to be the best scenery, not that I have time to notice.

The cd is annoying with the rider always talking during the ride, huffing and puffing and also not able to read the graphs on the screen to follow the suggested gearing, heart rate, cadence, etc. because it is so small and in the corner of the screen. It is really annoying to hear the gear shifting when the rider does this. The scenery was beautiful, but the rider caused the lower rating. Even my husband didn't like the talking.

I ordered this not because I'm training to ride a century, but because I moved to an area that has a limited selection of spinning classes. I don't want to fight for a bike or get up at 5 a.m., so I got my own spinning bike and went searching for a decent DVD. I chose this set for a few reasons: 1) Real-time road footage of a 100-mile (century) bike tour through Colorado helps you visualize and focus. The superimposed graphic dashboard recommends appropriate cadence and resistance level. An aerial map tracks speed and elevation. A graphic of the hill profile gives you an idea of the type of climb you're facing. 2) The set comes with 4 DVDs, so you get variety with your workouts. Stage 1 is a 1-hour ride with rolling hills; Stage 2 is 1.5-hour ride with some more strenuous climbs; Stage 3 is a 2-hour ride with some intense interval-type climbs; Stage 4 is a 1-hour ride with yet more intervals. 3) The audio comes with three options: narration over music, just music, and only the road noise. The driving beat of the dance-style music keeps me focused. I don't recognize the songs, but I'm just glad that I don't have to listen to cheesy canned music! The director/narrator Paul Gallas uses BiTBoP technology (behind the bars of Paul) and rides along with you and a "cycle buddy" who always ditches us halfway through the ride (nice buddy!). You can tell by his huffing and puffing that Paul is also doing the ride, but I suspect that Paul was narrating from an armchair during Stage 4. He sounded a bit too comfortable and relaxed. If Cycling Videos Online produces more of these DVDs, I'd like a scene selection option so that I can break up the videos into smaller 1-hour chunks without too much guesswork.

Thank you. Great DVD to cycle to. We like the various stages and the information on how to achieve a good work out. It would be nice if we were able to only use the ride (without the data) if we felt like it too. Some type of an option (opt for it or not). Sometimes I find a little bit annoying all the written stuff on the ride. If it was a bit smaller I think for us it would be better. But overall it is a great training tool to us.

Good reference but I would love to print the maps from it. Too bad.