Our friends at Wattbike Australia have been busy recently, they have been working with a shop to set up a Wattbike centre. Here is a short video with some more info. Read full post
What are you looking for in a sportive? Lots of miles, lots of hill climbs? But you wouldn't expect a flat short course,would you? But why not?? Well I went to a very anormal sportive in Duncton near Portsmouth this Sunday. There was a 25k short-course and a hilly 50k ride through the South Downs at the but the key thing was you could do whichever you fancied, and you could ride as little or… Read full post
Guest post from Olympic Rower Debbie Flood: Faf time is wasted time when there are things to be done and worked for. With my limited training profile at the moment, I need to be making the most of my spare minutes of time. I have come to the conclusion that I can be good at faffing and wasting precious time, particularly aimlessly looking on the internet and my facebook page. But over the last few… Read full post
Last month I took a trip to the Microsoft offices at Thames Valley Part to talk to Wattbike owner Pete Devery, our chat took place in one of the coffee areas and in the film below you can actually hear the coffee machine - maybe not ideal, but some interesting comments never the less. Read full post
We should clarify things here, the only reason I know what sort of TV Robbie has is that he tweeted that he has his Wattbike set up in front of his 46 inch TV! One of the things that I am asked fairly regularly is how to keep interest on the long sessions - I have two answers, first watch the polar view to make sure you are riding well, and second - get a TV! I have my 23 inch LCD next to the… Read full post
It's Track World Championships time! This time Team GB are competing in Copenhagen, and it starts this coming week! Ben and I have heard on the QT that the Wattbikes are proving popular choices for some of the top Britons over the winter and we wish the British squad the best of luck from the 24th to the 28th. For full news stories, check out the British Cycling website and if you are not lucky enough… Read full post
We are running Wattbike Cycling training for Cycling and Triathlon clubs and coaches - and they are absolutely free! Training sessons take place in Nottingham and we can accommodate a group of up to 10 people at a time. Take a look at the Wattbike cycling training page for more details! Read full post
Ben and John recently went down to Hereford to take a look at Wattbike Centre Altered Images. They have a great set up, just on the riverside in Hereford, and run a variety of Wattbike races, group cycling sessions and individual fitness and weight-loss programmes. If you are in the area, why do you not drop in? Take a look at their website and their videos for details Read full post
Ben took the Wattbikes to the nearby Nottingham County Hall for the launch of the Great Notts Bike Ride. The Wattbike teamed up the the Nottingham Outlaws BMX team who put on a great display, jumping across, in front of and occasional over councillors and VIPs riding on the Wattibke. In the picture below, Councillor calmly rides on as the Outlaws BMX team jump over him. BMX riders Councillors, local… Read full post
A short but sweet entry from Nick..... Wattbike 0 nick dunn 1 - smashed the bike today - 350 watts and didnt feel it! may pay tomorrow though!! Read full post
Ben was recently down at the England Training camp with the guys from Altidude Centre during the build to Eygpt game and as part of the preperation for the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Although we do not want to give to much away the youtube clip gives you an idea of what the players had to go through and we can say they all did very well. The Wattbikes are about 45 seconds in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9RFNOFyuT8… Read full post
Below is an update from two time Olympic Silver Medal Rower Debbie Flood who is attempting to break back into Team GB for London 2012. She has been training on the Wattbike to test the premise that cycling helps rowers. From training camp to trials. Camp (in survival mode) was my first marker. It was not an easy time, but I never thought that it would be. Olympians achieve their success through hard… Read full post
Wattbike have been confirmed to attend the Southern Sportive's March Training Day on the 28th March. We will be offering product testing, training advice and our resident Sport Scientist and Coach Eddie Fletcher will be delivering a training talk on how to get the most out of your training using power and pedalling effectively. Check out http://www.southernsportive.com/ for more information Read full post
Darlington’s first Inter-School Wattbike competition supported by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson GOLD medal-winning paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson visited a school to present awards to the winners of a cycling challenge. Darlington’s first Inter-School Wattbike competition was won by a team from Carmel RC College. The Wattbikes were loaned by the British Cycling North-East regional team… Read full post
Over the last few weeks we have been inundated with good news stories, which I have listed below. If you have any Wattbike news that you would like us to post on the site email news@wattbike.com Marek the Orienteer - Blog entry - Attended a wattbike session in Estonia. Robbie McEwen - Twitter - rainy recovery day. easy session on my Wattbike.probably best training tool ever. Power+indv.… Read full post