Product Details

• Directors: Rockstone Productions
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Rockstone Productions
• DVD Release Date: January 4, 2005
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00080C6BS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,968 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Starling Fitness online says, This just in from Jim in Tampa, Florida, Bike-O-Vision has created a series of DVDs that allow you to envision riding the world on your bike. They are very similar to my walking DVDs. You ride your exercise bike in front of your television and watch the beautiful scenery go by. It s like really being there, except you don t have to freeze in the cold or sweat it out in the humid heat. These videos are exactly what I wanted to exist a year ago when I started filming my own walking videos. You can see them here: * Starling Fitness - Fitness, diet, and health» Walking Videos For Sale It s great to see that other companies are doing the same thing. I haven t been able to record bicycle rides because the vibration is so intense that the video was unwatchable. I m so glad that a professional company is getting this footage and making it available to all of us! Thanks, Jim! --Starling Fitness

Starling Fitness online says, This just in from Jim in Tampa, Florida, Bike-O-Vision has created a series of DVDs that allow you to envision riding the world on your bike. They are very similar to my walking DVDs. You ride your exercise bike in front of your television and watch the beautiful scenery go by. It s like really being there, except you don t have to freeze in the cold or sweat it out in the humid heat. These videos are exactly what I wanted to exist a year ago when I started filming my own walking videos. You can see them here: * Starling Fitness - Fitness, diet, and health» Walking Videos For Sale It s great to see that other companies are doing the same thing. I haven t been able to record bicycle rides because the vibration is so intense that the video was unwatchable. I m so glad that a professional company is getting this footage and making it available to all of us! Thanks, Jim! 12/13/06 --Starling Fitness (starling-fitness.com)

Product Description

Bike-O-Vision DVD journey #3 will court your sense of taste for the finer life while pedaling past famous wineries, down shady country lanes, and the rolling, picturesque hillside vineyards of Napa and Sonoma counties. Then take an afternoon tour through the renowned Alexander Valley and another leisurely ride along the Silverado Trail near St. Helena and then wind down by a dramatic stretch of the Russian River. It's all here waiting for you- are you ready?

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cycling right through Vineyards in Beautiful California Wine Country, July 25, 2007

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24theroad (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #3 California Wine Country (DVD)

Length:: 0:59 Mins

Wow! A beautiful video journey to watch while I'm cycling (though this is just a one minute clip of a 75 minute video it gives you an idea of the style of video it is.

Well, I'll always love cycling outside best but now I enjoy exercising indoors with these videos. This ride takes me winding through the sunny California wine country regions of Napa Valley and Sonoma County. I ride past many famous hillside and valley vineyards and up to some wineries and see plenty down the road scenery of California above San Francisco. The music is varied from upbeat contemporary styles to jazzy and rock and some fast-paced classical appropriate to wine country.

Bike-O-Vision's visuals compliment indoor cycling and the forward motion feeling gets you going and motivated. I've gotten most of their dvds. It's the best investment I've made other than my indoor cycle and keeps me from never getting bored during workouts. I also like the lack of graphics, commentaries and other cyclists on the screen in the way of the views as in other cycling workout DVDs I've purchased. I wanted something simple but motivating. Good views, good music, that's what Bike-O-Vision gives you. Great value for the price.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bike-o-vision wine country--fantastic, May 5, 2005

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Yolanda Mayhall "sumi-e artist" (citrus springs Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #3 California Wine Country (DVD)

This video is not only worth the purchase to encourage one to excercise (and enjoy it) but the photography and music is extremely beautiful. I am viewing an area I've never seen (but hope to) and hearing music I've never heard. Its like excercising in a theater. So worthwhile for so little money. What an adventure!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for exercise but I wish the resolution had been a little higher, May 2, 2009

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PT Cruiser "PT Cruiser" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #3 California Wine Country (DVD)

This type of video is a great way to get through a stationary bike session or running on a treadmill because it makes the time go quickly and gives you something interesting to watch making it seem more like you're actually riding in beautiful Napa Valley. I liked that this DVD had a nice variety of areas like the Napa Vineyards, Sonoma County, Siverado Trail, Russian River and Cameros. The video was stable and smooth and it turned and took you up to some of the wineries on the trail.

The background music is classical, some of it I liked and some I wished were a little more relaxing. But I guess for exercising the quick pace is good for motivation. It would be easy to turn the sound down and fire up your iPod or stereo if you don't like classical music.

The only thing I didn't like is that the resolution wasn't as good as it could have been. Even when riding past a road sign it was too fuzzy to read what it said, even when I viewed it on a 19 inch computer monitor. I haven't tried it on an upconverting HDTV. Perhaps that would make it a little better.