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What I ride:
Road, Mountain
The kind of riding I do:
Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Distance, Competition / Racing, Around Town, My job involves biking, My business involves biking
About me:
I began filming virtual cycling indoor workout videos because I was bored to tears watching either TV reruns or other mainstream cycling workout videos. I wanted to be able to ride my favorite routes during the off season when it was too cold, wet or snowy. But, after demo-ing the videos, it wasn't enough to simply enjoy the scenery. I wanted to recreate the ride's intensity and its gradient. So, when the ride approaches a hill, something on the screen tells you when to shift, or, when you sit on a wheel, something tells you when to down shift. So, I developed the gear ratio guide and the intensity meter. Many other videos disappointed me with heart rates displayed as beats per minute. When I was 20 I might be able to match the pros, but, not any more. So, I converted the BPM to a percent of max. All you need to simply do is have a heart rate monitor that displays your heart rate as a % of max and you will be able to match the efforts during the video.

That still wasn't good enough. I wanted to know where I was along the route in the video. When you're watching a 2D video, you have no concept of your location and its frustrating. So, I added 2 overlay maps, one with your position along the entire route and another with a close up displaying your speed and elevation. These maps are synced with the video.

I also added a hill profile that is color coded with the maps. Then, I topped it all off with a cycling position graphic that pops up when it's time to get out of the saddle and climb or when it's time to hit the drops.

All in all, this is what is created when you merge a cycling fool with a computer geek!
My other websites (twitter, facebook, pinterest, Google+, blogs, etc.):
http://www.cyclingvideosonline.com

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At 10:36pm on November 29, 2009, Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) said…
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