A nice review of a multisport charity event at Lougborough University last week, which included using Wattbikes to help raise over £3,000! The Wattbikes were supplied by our friends at Team Cycles: On Friday 27th January, 2012, Monica’s Gold Challenge took place in and around SportPark at Loughborough University. The main aim of the day was to raise money for LOROS in memory of our… Read full post
Last week I met up with Will Carling, the former England rugby union captain. He captained the national side 72 times and led the team to victory in four 5 Nations Championships (as it was known before Italy were introduced), whilst also taking the 1991 group of players to the World Cup Final. Since retiring Will has been cycling as a way to keep fit, taking part in various events including The… Read full post
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Here's the much-anticipated link to February's tunes to get you through that Wattbike session on Spotify. Don't shoot the DJ, I merely put your requests into a list, mixed them up a little (that's what DJs do right, mix?) and then hit the publish button. This month we've got a really nice intro track called 'Avalanche' and a few songs later we hear from David Bowie… Read full post
We've received a wonderful review of the first ever National Wattbike Fire Service Championships, held at the Friary Grange Leisure Centre in Lichfield. We often talk on the blog about individuals using the Wattbike for training, for rehab and for various charity events but there is also a great race feature within both the Expert Software and Power Cycling Software. The Fire Service… Read full post
Ian Richards is based out of Holland for most of the year, where he races with Team Drc de Mol, but has spent the past few months back home in Australia. He's just sent us through an update of what he's been up to, including news of a disappointing (in his own words!) Australian championships. Ian's mind is now very much focused on the 2012 season as he prepares for his first… Read full post
We love receiving emails from Wattbike users across the world, most will tell us how the Wattbike has changed their method of training forever and some will highlight a great achievement where the user feels the Wattbike has played a major role. What I hadn't quite anticipated was an email from a dedicated Wattbike user that his employers were buying a Wattbike for their ship. Simon… Read full post
Elite XC mountain biker Oli Beckingsale was having a great season in 2011 until he had an accident in a World Cup race in Czech Republic. It's the kind of crash that Oli's had hundreds of times throughout his career, except this time he came away with a serious injury. In the video below, Oli takes us back to the day of the crash, his immediate thoughts and through every step of… Read full post
We recently invited the HotChillee Ride Captains up to the Wattbike Science Lab to get to know the Wattbike a little better and to help them focus their training for both The London-Paris and Alpine Challenge. The Ride Captains role is to help riders both before and during these two great events to get the most of out of their experience, so it could be training or equipment advice, tips on riding… Read full post
Wattbike VIP launches in UK Today, we officially launched the Wattbike VIP programme, rewarding Wattbike owners across the UK for spreading the great news about training on a Wattbike. We've worked hard to come up with some great rewards for you and are pretty pleased with a list which includes Rapha, Bont, Castelli, Le Col, 2XU, Suunto and MuleBar. James Fletcher on technique, endurance… Read full post
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I'm now 4 weeks into the London-Paris Training Plan and I'm starting to notice a few changes. Christmas was a time of eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping, repeat ad nauseam. This would have been fine had it only lasted a week, but I'd also done the same thing when I took off to somewhere a little warmer the week before Christmas. So, two weeks of almost no physical activity left… Read full post
Many of you involved in sport will recognise the name of Peter Keen as Director of Performance at UK Sport, the body which ensures that investment in sport in the UK is targeted at the right areas to deliver winners at the highest level; essentially we're talking about creating and supporting World and Olympic champions. He is also credited as the person behind the turnaround in success for British… Read full post
It's always nice to catch up with people who have been training on Wattbike for a couple of years so we thought we'd share an update from former rugby union England international and London Wasps player Damian Hopley. Damian currently heads up the Rugby Players Association, the body which protects the interests of professional rugby players in England, a role which leaves him with less time… Read full post
Today, we officially launched the Wattbike VIP programme, rewarding Wattbike owners across the UK for spreading the great news about training on a Wattbike. We've worked hard to come up with some great rewards for you and are pretty pleased with a list which includes Rapha, Bont, Castelli, Le Col, 2XU, Suunto and MuleBar; if you want to push your training to the next level we are also offering… Read full post
As 2011 came to a close we managed to grab a few minutes with Vivelo–Inverse CyClaim RT and GB Age Group triathlete James Fletcher to hear about how his 2011 season had gone and what his plans were for 2012. He also gave us some insight into how he is structuring his training on the Wattbike and combining that with outdoor road cycling sessions. James had previously spoken to us about how… Read full post
We've received a great update from Jen Muhl, a young rider in New Zealand who is using a Wattbike to help her progress through the junior ranks of cycling. She's just put in some fantastic performances, once again competing against older and more experienced riders. Jen told us, "I recently rode the Lake Dunstan Cycle Challlenge, a 96km race road the lake. It was a hot day and a… Read full post