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Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #1 European Sampler
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By Show more by Rockstone Productions
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Rockstone Productions
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December 31, 1969 |
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This original video started the Bike-O-Vision craze! Don't worry if the camera work gets a little bit bumpy over cobblestones and ageless country roads, because it's a fascinating mini-collection of journeys you won't want to miss. You'll cycle Alpine meadows in Austria, a cute Alsacian (French) village, race a barge up the Rhine River near the famous Loreley in Germany, then ride along the Italian Riviera paradise of Portofino, through the Brecon Beacons of Wales and into the English Cotswold Hills region. All video was taken in glorious Springtime in April through May. These rides are generally shorter than most of our other videos.
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 Great Video - I love all the views of European countries!, July 25, 2007
By 24theroad (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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I love to cycle but I haven't been able to cycle in Europe yet so this is a way to do it. This DVD is really great, and now I have the whole series. The European Sampler is shortest of their videos, only 35 minutes instead of 75, but it is definitely packed with many good places to "visit" in Europe. The Bike-O-Vision cycling workout videos are a great compliment to indoor cycling because the forward motion views keep you pushing forward in your workout. Definitely a different perspective then looking at a TV program or a static outside view. I now have all their videos and use them for daily workouts. There are a lot of DVD rides so I never get bored. I've recommended the series to my cycling friends and they have liked them also. These videos don't have ongoing commentaries or graphs on the screen which I actually prefer.
14 of 14 people found the above review helpful.
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Great Video - I love all the views of European countries!, July 25, 2007
By 24theroad (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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I love to cycle and haven't been able to cycle in Europe yet. This DVD is great and I love the whole series. European Sampler is shortest of the videos, only 35 minutes instead of 75 like the rest. On the other hand I'm glad I got it because of all the interesting roads through Europe I would never have seen yet. These dvds are great compliments to indoor cycling because the forward motion visuals keep you wanting to push ahead in your workouts. Definitely a different perspective then looking at the wall. I now have all their videos and use them for daily workouts. There are a lot of DVD rides so I never get bored. I've recommended the series to my cycling friends and they seem to like them too.
12 of 12 people found the above review helpful.
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Great way to see Europe, January 21, 2009
By Viera (North Carolina)
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This is a great way to tour different parts of Europe and have fun indoor cycling at the same time. All of the Bike-O-Vision DVDs are fantastic journeys and I am particulary fond of the Zion Nat Park & So. Utah, Nevada, Sedona, California Wine Country, and Puerto Rico adventures. I like to alternate these with the Spinerval (Troy Jacobson) DVDs, especially the Cycling with Iron Girl.
5 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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 What a great concept!, March 9, 2007
By P. Hunter (Virgin Islands)
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What a perfect way to learn and see great travel footage while working out! I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered these, but I was pleasently surprised. Basically it's just really nice footage of scenic driving and biking routes set to music. I have a television right in front of my exercise bike, and I even watch it from the tread mill. Keep 'em coming!
5 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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 indifferent, April 10, 2007
By looking for excitement (Plainfield, WI USA)
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The site seeing is nice but it's pretty slow, and the music selection doesn't exactly motivate you.
4 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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 Ride is too short for use in Cycling, May 17, 2010
By Spin Diva (LAGUNA WOODS, US, Canada)
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I enjoyed the other Bike-O-Vision projects very much but this presentation is so short, under twenty minutes. It was not very appropriate for indoor cycling training.
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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An Adventure Every Time You Work Out! Especially Great For People Who Can't Ride or Walk Today Due To Weather, Etc., March 6, 2010
By Bold Consumer (USA)
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I have most of the Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVDs and have been doing them now for a couple of weeks, with effective results. The "saddle-bags" are disappearing and it has been fun making it happen.
It's much easier to be consistent when you enjoy both the challenge and the scenery. You can take your exercise to whatever level you want with these. Those of us who are not experts in cycling don't have to worry. We don't get left behind in the dust and we get just as much exercise value as those with lots of experience and expertise. Nobody is judging us on our form or speed.
The European Sampler appears to have been their first DVD. It's a few minutes shorter than the others I've been doing, maybe by about 10 minutes. Regardless, it is PACKED with beautiful and challenging areas to explore. I think of it as an adventure. Every day I look forward to going somewhere new, or, sometimes, a place I have been and enjoy riding through on my virtual bike, seeing it from a different viewpoint.
These cycling DVDs are the best exercise discovery I've made for a very long time. I wish I had discovered them earlier.
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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Ivitiation to Europe, April 5, 2011
By Monica (Westbank, B.C. Canada)
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This video was well done - a nice sample of several countries and roads. The scenery was beautiful and the music chosen well - although I might have added a bit of yodelling to the alps, and a Tarentella to Italy. I have already made room in my daypack for a baquette, cheese and some wine!!
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Excellent Sampler, but..., November 22, 2010
By Actor212: The Most Powerful Force I.. (New York)
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This was an excellent sampler of the European videos available from Bike-O-Vision, but I feel a little ripped off.
It's only 30 minutes or so long. It really should have been much longer.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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I liked it!, January 11, 2010
By T. Massey (Tennessee)
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I like using this when I train on indoors on my bike. It breaks up the same old news or Ipod music.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Pretty Good..., February 3, 2009
By John (Detroit, MI USA)
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I really enjoyed the Bike-O-Vision. It is exactly what I expected. In terms of quality, the product is solid. The music is nice, but I put in my earphones and crank out an hour or so. The value is not great - the clips are very short - I thought I might get about 2 hours of footage from this product. I have St. Croix and I'm planning on buying more of these - they will keep me busy on the bike through these long winters.
I'd like to see a company do the same thing with CGI and sell them for significantly less (= more value).
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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BORING!, January 4, 2012
By maxine joyce
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If you want the time you spend on your stationary bike to be especially tedious, this is the CD for you. This "ride" consists of the following: a close, unwavering focus on a gray, paved road(camera must be mounted on the hood of a car)that travels through undefined, uninteresting landscape (a glimpse at a mountain or river occurs randomly and quickly), broken only by an occasional and quickly passed road sign, almost no buildings, hardly any cars, no other bikes, a flash of a pedestrian from time to time. After about 5 minutes, the camera makes a pan toward a distant village for about 5 seconds and then it's back to the road. To make matters worse, the contrast and brightness have been adjusted luridly (there is also digital break-up), and selected segments from the best loved classical music are played over and over. I had bought this and others in the Bike-o-vision series (which I now dread to sample) to be entertaining background for biking during therapy and recovery from a knee injury...horrors.
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