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 to three Darlington schools, Carmel, Haughton and Longfield. Team members from the schools took turns to cycle one kilometre. An average was then calculated for the teams. The results were: Carmel,… read more...

Wattbikes a winner! The ongoing inclement weather conditions failed to stop the recent craze of indoor cycling that is Wattbike racing. 22 riders gathered on Tuesday 12 January to participate in the first round of the Youth and Ladies Only event at Friary Grange Leisure Centre.  Once riders had been split into 3 groups the races began with the 500m Time Trial. The Group 1 race was won by Georgia Tonks in 43.99 seconds but Rosie Cox’s finishing time of 44.00 seconds gave a hint… read more...

Happy New Year to all Wattbike users! To celebrate the New Year we are freezing the price of the Wattbike at £1850 even with the increase in VAT! To buy your Wattbike visit our shop or call 0115 945 5454. read more...

Entries are now open for the inaugural Norfolk Wattbike Race Series, which starts in the New Year in Norwich. To book your place visit www.activenorfolk.org or contact Beth Coley on 07736 061788. Active Norfolk and City College Norwich will be running the series, each lasting six weeks, starting in January 2010. The Wattbikes will all be linked through a laptop, and a huge image showing real-time racing, projected onto a wall. The image will show the progress of riders as they race in each event.… read more...

The first race of the evening, a 500m time trial was won by Chris Stilgoe in 33.73 seconds. Alison Holmes finished in second place in 34.40 seconds closely followed by Beth Clayton 0.40 seconds later. The battle between these two latter riders would continue throughout the evening as they attempted to assert their authority over each other and the rest of the group. In Group 2 meanwhile Alex McDonald completed the distance in 30.44 seconds, with Group 3’s Ian Beard blasting home in 27.96 seconds.… read more...

The 24 hour static cycling world record is set to come under threat today (11th December). Tom Newman from Fulham is aiming to surpass the record of 722.383 km (448.76 miles) on a Wattbike set by RAAM cyclist, Jim Rees at the Cycle Show in October.   Newman’s main motivation is raising money for the Princess Alice Hospice, but the 25 year old athlete has ensured that he will be spurred along to break the record by inviting friends to pay for 30 and 60… read more...

£75.00 a month hire, 50% of your hire fees back if you buy within 3 months*. What are you doing for your winter training? Why not give your fitness and technique a boost with the Wattbike over the winter months for just £75 a month? If you then want to buy the Wattbike, we will even give you back 50% of your hire fees*. This is how to hire: £75.00 per month for first 3 months, £60 per month therafter. £100.00 set-up bond – completely… read more...

Round 3 of the Wattbike league at Friary Grange Leisure Centre, kicked off with the familiar 500m time trial. The 3 groups racing during the evening’s proceedings had been reshuffled following the previous weeks performances and resulted in some very different racing as a consequence. Group 1’s race was won by Chris Stilgoe in 31.02 seconds, a faster time than he recorded the previous week whilst riding in Group 2. Alex McDonald took the top spot in Group 2 in 30.98 seconds. Ian Beard, after… read more...

The 5 races in the event programme ensured a full and action packed evening of indoor cycle racing. An increased field or riders also meant that the competition for points was even more hotly contested. Charlie Cox continued to show his strength and endurance, as he had the week before. He took 4 out of the 5 possible victories in his group and took the overall victory in his group and goes to the top of the overall leader broad. Matthew Sisley made his first… read more...

The Wattbike league is based on the type of racing commonly seen at indoor velodromes and provides 5 different events for each competitor to participate in. Riders are split into 3 groups of 10 riders. Group 1 is for the ladies and the remaining 2 groups places are taking by the men. A mix of participants had assembled which included first timers, seasoned wattbikers, cyclists and triathletes and even current National Champions.   In group 2 Alex McDonald’s time of 30.96 ensured him of the… read more...

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 looking for men and women between 15 and 22 over the heights of 5 ft 11ins for women and 6ft… read more...

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 last year, completing the mammoth cycle race in 10 days and 20 hours. He accepted the Cycle Show… read more...

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! He is aiming not only to set a good bench mark for… read more...

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 during the Earl’s Court show, which opens to trade next Thursday (8 October) and lasts until… read more...

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 training time to train effectively at home. Through the Wattbike I’ve learned the… read more...

Wattbike continues its national tour next week, stopping off at Leisure Industry Week in Birmingham from 22-24th September. And the first 200 people riding the Wattbike each day will receive a free wristband. The bike is the only static bike ever to be endorsed by British Cycling. It is the result of seven years of development, working with the top coaches and sports scientists in the world to produce a bike that feels like real cycling and is capable to generating accurate, measurable performance data.… read more...

Taking part in the new Wattbike 500m indoor time trial at the Cycle Show (8-11 October) could land visitors a holiday for two in Lanzarote. Vicky Pendleton is the British record holder on the track with 34.614seconds. How fast you can go? Anyone contesting the 500m sprint stands to win one of two holidays for two at Club La Santa in Lanzarote, thanks to Sports Tours International. Just by recording a time over the 500m distance, any competitor in the male and the female races… read more...

During the 90s I competed in triathlons around the world, most of the training I see still follows the same style to this day. For me going for a bike ride was simply that! I never knew information apart from MPH or heart rate from the monitors that I would use. If I wanted to check my cadence, I would count over 15 secs. Then we had turbo trainers, again offering not much more, apart from inaccurate wattage and apparently a close feel to 'real… read more...

Cycling is one of the most popular pastimes in the UK with over 20 million of us owning a bicycle and 6 million of us cycling regularly. ASDA Pedal Power is a campaign to encourage even more people to take to their bikes by making cycling more accessible and affordable for everyone, whilst raising money for the Bike Club consortium. To help launch the initiative, ASDA’s Chief Exec Andy Bond has vowed to cycle the length of mainland Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats this August… read more...

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer finance options on the purchase of the Wattbike. There are two options available: Buy Now Pay Later - get your Watbike now and pay nothing for 6 months 36 or 48 month interest bearing loan (18.9% APR) For more information please see the Wattbike page in the Shop section. Or call us on 0115 945 5454 to apply now. read more...

In the spacious surroundings of the atrium of Adidas HQ in Stockport a cheering crowd of fellow staff members some hanging over the balcony watched 4 teams battle it out for the honour of being the top team in the Wattbike/Concept 2 Rowing challenge. 4 teams, 6 members, 7 races, Points awarded for finishing position, 4, 3, 2 and 1. The Races: Wattbike – 500m, 750m and 1000m Rowing – 500m, 750m, and 1000m And then one member of each team had to undertake a… read more...

Challenge the professionals at the DHL Wattbike Tour London, UK – 22 May 2009: DHL, the world’s leading logistics service provider, has joined forces with Wattbike to give visitors to the BikeRadar Live event at Donington Park (30-31 May) a unique opportunity to measure themselves against some of the world’s best cyclists. Ten Wattbikes, a stationery exercise bike that feels as close to real cycling as you can get, will be housed in a distinctive 44 foot DHL trailer at the expo. Visitors are invited to have… read more...

BBC News 24 this morning reported on the UK Sport and the English and Scottish Institutes of Sport (EIS/SIS) initiative which, together with the major football and rugby union authorities, offers released academy players the chance to take up a new challenge and switch their talents to Olympic sports. Part of the assessment included the use of the Wattbike,you can read more about the initiative on the UK Sport website. read more...

Tuesday 10th March was like the last night of the proms, the atmosphere was electric as riders waited to start the last night of the Youth Wattbike League at Friary Grange Leisure Centre. The 3 groups of riders were ready and raring to start their first race of the evening as Group 1’s riders took to their saddles! The traditional opening event, the 500m Scratch race, was set to be a battle royal between Sophie Capewell of the Lichfield Club and Paige Millward from Lyme… read more...

As part of the Wattbike-initiative the University of Nottingham NUWS Squad put a “crack(ed) team” together on Red Nose Day to race a 12-hour challenge against the other universities who are part of the “Everyday Cycling” national programme led by British Cycling, helping to promote recreational cycling at Universities across the UK. Establishing an early lead in the 12-hour Watt-Race the NU-Bike squad and “friends” kept their wheel spinning hard averaging over 40kms an hour, “reaching Plymouth University” which was the initial goal (a distance… read more...

On Saturday 28 February, Wattbike were in attendance at the Northampton Saint RFC game against Newcastle Falcons. Wattbike had been invited to the day by the charity Autism Concern who wanted to raise money and promote their Twin Towns Challenge charity cycle ride. The organisers set up 2 Wattbikes in a public location and challenged the thousands of fans, coaches and players to get their peak power using the Wattbike, and donate lots of money to the charity ride. Lots of people had a go… read more...

Tuesday 24th February is Pancake Day but it is also Round 4 of the Wattbike Youth League at Friary Grange Leisure Centre. A field of Lichfield based riders mixes it with riders from Newcastle under Lyme and Birmingham. As they prepare for the first of the evening races. Friary Grange Wattbike Youth League R4 The 500metre Time Trial takes Imogen Crooks 38.57 seconds to complete, 2 seconds ahead of Paige Millward in 40.01 in 2nd place. Sallie Birchall crossed the line in 3rd place with… read more...

If it is Friday evening it means only one thing to local cyclists; Wattbike League. There was a hint of apprehension and nervousness as riders prepared for the evening’s races at Friary Grange Leisure Centre. The ½ mile dash is the first of the races and as the riders await the start signal a hush descends upon the room. In Group 1 Simon Ham records a time of 57.11 seconds, enough to take the victory away from Brian Edmunds 57.79 second ride. Julie Cooper however… read more...

Wattbike Take Centre Stage with British Triathlon Federation and Adidas Snow and rain accompanied visitors to this year’s TCR show held at the famous Gold-Cup venue, Sandown Park. At the show Wattbike teamed up with British Triathlon Federation and Adidas to create a competition stand, to let visitors find out and try the best equipment in the show. Hundreds of visitors came to the Wattbike stand to see why it is the first indoor bike that British Cycling has endorsed. There were lots of positive… read more...

The winter blues continue into February as riders assembled for Round 5 of the Wattbike League. The temperature certainly warmed up as the racing at Friary Grange Leisure Centre got underway. With the riders warmed up and ready to go the ½ mile dash became the latest in a series of new races developed by the organisers. Mark Whiteley, of Group 1, riding the Wattbikes for the first time got the evening off to a good start with a 58.10 second ride, Brian Edmunds followed… read more...

Below are some link to recent reviews of the Wattbike, click the links to see the full articles on the individual websites: Wattbike Arrives At RCUK "What the…? It's a WattBike, and it's no joke. Instead, it is a serious bit of training hardware; serious enough to have the endorsement of British Cycling, who helped with development during its seven-year gestation and who use Wattbikes as a means of identifying talented young athletes with potential as competitive cyclists..." (full story - roadcyclinguk.com) Way To Spend Your… read more...

  On Tuesday 27th January, young cyclists assembled once again for Round 2 of the Friary Grange leisure Centre Wattbike Youth League. A full contingent of 6 riders in each group would ensure an evening of competitive racing. The first victory of the night went to Paige Millward who completed the 750m time trial in a time of 1.04.86. Sophie Capewell was 2nd less than 1 second behind her. In Group 2, Jacob Kelly completed the distance in 57.36 seconds with Sam Birchall 2nd in… read more...

A cold and wet Friday evening in January is usually not an attractive option for riding a bike. When the bikes are indoors and it’s the 4th Round of the Wattbike racing league it’s an altogether different scenario. With the riders warmed up and ready to go the 1000m Scratch race was the first of the evening’s races. Rob Satherley, of Group 1, riding the Wattbikes for the first time, showed early signs of being the on form rider winning in a time of 1.15.60mins.… read more...

The Wattbike was a key attraction at the glamorous new Met Quarter shopping centre in Liverpool as Breast Cancer Campaign launched its first ever women’s only cycle event, Pedal it Pink. Pedal it Pink offers a variety of routes including a 26.2 mile (marathon course), a 13.1 mile (half marathon course) and a 5km family lap. All distances take place in Liverpool’s Sefton Park on 19th April. Shoppers at the launch got the chance to try out their cycling skills on the Wattbike, testing their… read more...

Round 3 of the Wattbike racing League took place on Friday 23rd January at the Friary Grange Leisure Centre with a field of riders, including Regional, National, European and World Champions in cycling. The familiar six race format began with a tough introduction to the evening with the Points race. The 3 sprints within the 1800m race ensured that the tempo was kept high throughout. Stuart Clark from Group 1 maintained his dominance of the group but was pushed hard by Julie Cooper in 2nd… read more...

Round 2 of the Wattbike racing League took place on Friday 16th January at the Friary Grange Leisure Centre with an increased field totalling 33 riders. Due to the increased demand British Cycling, cycling's governing body, had kindly loaned 2 bikes in order to accommodate the extra riders. Lichfield Wattbike League The six race format kicked off with a 500metre sprint. Group 1 was won by Dave Kershaw in a time of 31.12 secs. Dave Smith won group 2 in 30.19secs and Steve Clayton in… read more...

Lichfield’s Friary Grange Leisure Centre pulled of a first yet again as it held the first ever Wattbike Racing League for Youth riders. A field of 12 riders had entered the inaugural event using the revolutionary Wattbikes, as used by Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and other members of the GB Olympic Cycling Team. The entrants had all been split into 2 groups and would take it in turn to contest the 5 races for each group. The initial event of the evening was a… read more...

A unique event took place at Lichfield’s Friary Grange Leisure Centre on Friday 9th January as the Worlds first ever Wattbike Racing League held its first event. A field of 27 riders had entered the inaugural event using the revolutionary Wattbikes, as used by Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and other members of the GB Olympic Cycling Team. The entrants had all been split into 3 groups and would take it in turn to contest the 6 races for each group. The initial event of… read more...

Yesterday Steve Marshall visited the YST National Talent Orientation Camp at Loughborough University. As ever he was impressed with the British Cycling team there and the way that the athletes adopted the Wattbike and gave it their all. Steve’s short report is below: YST National Talent Orientation “Over the past week, around 100 of the UK’s best under-16 athletes have been working with top coaches and equipment at the National Talent Orientation Camp in Loughborough. A variety of sports are represented from sailing and wheelchair… read more...

An audio slide show featured on the BBC Radio 4 website takes a look at the lessons that can be learned from British Cycling - the most successful team at the World Championships and Olympic Games. During the slide show the BBC Interviewer Adam Shaw met with Sir Chris Hoy who explained how the British Cycling team of coaches, athletes and support staff all aim for excellence in everything that they do. Over the last eight years we have worked very closely with British Cycling in the development of… read more...

The first ever Wattbike league of its kind in this country has been launched by Lichfield City Cycling Club. The Wattbike League means you can race bikes without braving the elements and no fiddling about putting your bike together! All you need is shorts, t-shirt and trainers and you are ready to race. The league, taking place at the Friary Grange Leisure Centre in Lichfield, begins on the 9th January and will run for 10 weeks. The organisers explained how the new Wattbike race series… read more...

Wattbike is an indoor bike that's a lot more than your average piece of fitness equipment - according to the review on bikeradar.com. read more...

  Ultra distance athlete, Neil Rhodes, set a World Record for static cycling in aid of BBC Children in Need last week. Rhodes recorded 632,289 meters, or 392.9miles in 24 hours of cycling at a busy ASDA store in Nottingham using the new Wattbike. The Wattbike has been developed in partnership with British Cycling and enables World Records to be possible for the first time ever due to the precise and identical calibration of every bike. Rhodes, who celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday whilst… read more...

British Cycling is about to enter a new era, in which its athletes, coaches and members have the opportunity to exploit the potential of the revolutionary new Wattbike. The Wattbike is an exercise bike, testing bike, competition bike and a rehabilitation bike all wrapped up in one. It is the first product of its kind to be endorsed by British Cycling, which has played a key role in its development. It will create a new sport, of indoor cycling, and be a pivotal part of… read more...

Wattbike have been in Manchester this week supporting the 2008 National Senior Track Championships at the Velodrome. For more information and results please see the British Cycling website. read more...

The Watt Bike made an appearance as part of the Everyday Cycling Tent at the Salford Nocturne on Saturday 30th August. In the picturesque setting of Salford Quays on a mild, late Summer evening, throngs of people gathered to get a glimpse of Great Britain’s victorious cycling heroes, including triple gold medallist Chris Hoy. The event generated a great atmosphere which encouraged people to let their hair down and have some fun. It also created an element of competition of people where the Watt Bike… read more...

The Wattbike was put through its paces on the June 10 edition of Blue Peter. Tom Gregory and Hannah Barnes from the Great Britain Cycling Talent Team,  matched themselves against the Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon. The Wattbikes were linked to a laptop and the audience followed events through the Expert Software system. The challenge began with a six second sprint power test.  Zoe managed 501 watts on her first attempt. Tom responded with a personal best of 1145 watts and after he had passed on a… read more...

  The Wattbike played a central role in today’s launch of the latest instalment of the Great Notts Bike Ride, staged at the Nottingham headquarters of sponsors Boots.   Former England footballer Geoff Thomas, who has twice ridden the Tour de France as part of his remission from Leukaemia, took on all-comers in a series of 500 and 1,000 metre races on the Wattbike. Former England footballer Geoff Thomas is interviewed in front of the Wattbikes at the launch of the Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride… read more...

Matt Crampton underlined his reputation as one of the emerging talents of British cycling on and off the track at the world championships. Crampton, the 21-year-old Commonwealth Games silver medallist from Manchester, laid down a marker for the future in the kilometre time trial on Sunday. He set the pace with a time of 1:01.822, but was eventually edged into fourth place by Frenchman Francois Pervis. Remarkably, within an hour of that prodigious ride in his first senior world championships, Crampton took on the Wattbike… read more...

Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, gained first hand experience of the ground-breaking Wattbike during his visit to the world track cycling championships in Manchester. Mr Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport watches a Wattbike race at the Manchester 2008 World Cycling Championship Mr Burnham tried the machine himself, and was struck by the enthusiasm of the participants in the Wattbike peak power challenge. They included his son, who had two sessions on the machine. Mr Burnham… read more...

  Dutch world champion Speed Skater Jan Bos has established a new world record for power output on the Wattbike. Jan Bos prepares to set a new power record on the Wattbike! Bos, who also won Olympic silver medals over 1,000 metres at the Winter Games in Nagano in 1998, and in Salt Lake City in 2002, recorded a peak power output of 1996 watts. The 33-year-old, from Harderwijk is one of Europe’s most versatile athletes. He is the brother of Theo, who lost his… read more...

With Great Britain established as the dominant nation of these world track championships in Manchester, cycling is on a real high. The world class programme, overseen by Performance Director David Brailsford, is being hailed as an example for other British sports to follow in the build up to the Beijing Olympics. Multiple medal winners, like Victoria Pendleton and Bradley Wiggins, are becoming the role models for a new generation of sports enthusiasts.   Jill Douglas of the BBC celebrates after finishing her Wattbike Race But that… read more...

The Wattbike has quickly become one of the talking points of the World Track Cycling Championships at the Velodrome. Hundreds of spectators have taken advantage of the opportunity for a trial spin on the ground-breaking indoor bike, which promises to reinforce cycling’s status as a sport for all. They have ranged from schoolboys to senior citizens, who have tested themselves over the nominal distance of 250 metres, the length of a single lap of the track. The most effective recreational riders have generated peak power… read more...

The Wattbike made a global impact, even before the world track cycling championship began in Manchester today. Coaches from China, Korea and the Czech Republic were the first to register interest in the revolutionary indoor bike. They were joined by Michael Flynn, training department manager at the UCI, the worldwide governing body for the sport. Flynn, a former High Performance Manager with Cycling Australia, is the pivotal figure in the UCI’s World Cycling Centre in Switzerland. This is at the hub of a global network… read more...

Wattbike is the first indoor bike to be endorsed by British Cycling, the governing body for cycling in the UK with a global reputation for innovation and achievement. It is a No Boundaries product, suitable for riders of all ages, and abilities. Welcome to Wattbike, and the No Boundaries world of cycling in the 21st Century Wattbike is an exercise bike, testing bike, competition bike and a rehabilitation bike all wrapped up in one. No other product of its type accurately measures power output –… read more...