Customer Reviews

Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #1 European Sampler

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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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

The site seeing is nice but it's pretty slow, and the music selection doesn't exactly motivate you.

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!!

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.

I like using this when I train on indoors on my bike. It breaks up the same old news or Ipod music.

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).