We have just noticed that our friend Dave Reedle has picked up a silver medal at the Para-Cycling World Cup in Manchester. A PDF of results is available on the British Cycling website ----- Read full post
We were very impressed when Jamie Staff broke Chris Hoy's record for 200m on the Wattbike, and thought that it would last a while. Apparently we were wrong. Last week in Holland some of the Dutch rowers took on a few pro cyclists. Over 2oom Jan-Willem Gabriels, Silver medallist in the Dutch 8 in Athens and 8th in the coxless four in Beijing produced an incredible 8.84 seconds. Jan-Willem Gabriels… Read full post
Some good pics of the Brereton Wheelers Wattbike Night at Lichfield Friary in September can be found at Martin Sutton Photography ----- Read full post
This just caught my eye when looking through past emails…… Name check for Wattbike as well! ----- Read full post
Ben, Gary and I were at the World Cup this weekend doing 200m races, we saw some pretty impressive times and peak power scores. No power score quite matched David Readle from the GB Blind and Visioned tandem who showed us a picture of his peak power on his phone – a staggering 2180W! We were very impressed and we wish David and his stoker Simon Jackson all the best in the BVi tandem for this… Read full post
UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport have teamed up to unearth Great Britain's Olympians beyond London 2012 by launching Talent 2016: Tall and Talented. Olympic rowing medallist Katherine Grainger and Andy Triggs-Hodge have given their backing to the scheme, aimed at identifying the stars of tomorrow in sports such as rowing or basketball where height can be an advantage. Tall and Talented is… Read full post
Hello to everyone who raced on the Wattbikes at the cycle show. It has been an extremely busy few days since then however I am now back in the office and able to post the results of the Cycle Show. There were some exceedingly quick times and close races across all 4 days of the show. There will be full results posted on the site soon from our records, however take a peek at the final leader table below.… Read full post
Yesterday, Ben joined the England Football team for some of their training for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. Ben meet the team at the Altitude Centre, a group of sports scientist who have trained many top sporting teams, most recently the Great British Lions Team before their tour of South Africa. Ben provided Wattbikes for the fitness testing during the sessions at the request of the Altitude… Read full post
Jim Rees achieved two incredible cycling feats this weekend at the Cycle Show (8-11 October). The Bedfordshire man, who has ridden 3000 miles across America three times, set a new 24hour static cycling world record on the Wattbike, and then went on to complete 1000miles of cycling during the four day show at Earls Court. Rees was Britain’s top finisher at the Race Across America (RAAM) event… Read full post
Jim Rees, the Bedfordshire man who rode 3000 miles across America in 10 days and 20 hours, has set a new world record for 24 hours of continuous cycling. The record was achieved on a Wattbike during day one of the Cycle Show at Earls Court in London. Rees surpassed the previous record of 392.9miles, set last year by Neil Rhodes, with just under three hours to spare, and is still currently cycling!… Read full post
Jim Rees, the man who rode 3000 miles across America in 10 days and 20 hours, has set himself a challenge of completing 1000miles on a Wattbike during next week’s Cycle Show, as well as breaking the world record for 24hours of continuous cycling. Rees, who was featured on an ITV4 documentary about his participation in the Race Across America (RAAM) event, will attempt to complete his target mileage… Read full post
Training on the Wattbike has helped me improve at a phenomenal rate this year, and to post really successful results. I can't say enough how much the Wattbike has helped. Not only has it kept me really honest on long rides and intervals, but also helped my pedalling. I no longer just turn the pedals over, I’m more efficient and the results have been really encouraging. I make the most of limited… Read full post
I was not in London for the Skyride, but my phone was buzzing all day – apparently the 9.30 seconds for a 200m that Sir Chis Hoy produced at the Glasgow round of the Skyride was not unbeatable. Infact Jason Kenny got close with a 9.31s, but Jamie Staff introduced a whole new level of power, with a max power in the 200m sprint of 2080Watts and a time of 8.96 seconds! WOW ----- Read full post
There is an interesting article in the Guardian today about the dangers of inaccurate exercise monitors. It sums up very succinctly our views on the importance of accurate monitoring of output on exercise equipment. Check out http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/sep/20/exercise-monitors-health-danger ----- Read full post
Over the next couple of months we are going to many shows around the countrty. The two largest ones being Leisure Industry Week (LIW) at the NEC Birmingham from 22-24 September, and the Cycle Show at Earls Court, London on the 9-11 October. We are going to have a large presence at both events, and at the Cycle Show there will be a 500m Sprint Challenge in association with Sports Tours International… Read full post