Product Details

• Actors: none
• Directors: North Bay 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: North Bay Productions
• DVD Release Date: May 7, 2008
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00194DFFS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,881 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bike-O-Vision virtual cycling DVDs put YOU right there on-the-road. They're designed especially for cycling and any forward-motion exercise. These DVDs are bike's-eye-views of the world's most beautiful rides with breathtaking videography accompanied by great music. The individual journeys make you feel like you're riding down scenic routes in places like France, England, California, Las Vegas, the Caribbean Islands, Wash.DC and much more. They show approaching scenery and drive-by vistas with enriched color. There's no distracting voice-overs or graphics to ruin the feel of just YOU and the ROAD ahead. --Producers

Product Description

Southern Utah abounds with unique geology and this journey lets you experience it in motion. You'll see the striated peaks of Zion and spired orange cliffs of Bryce Canyon National Parks, followed by dramatic rides through beautiful Dixie National Forest, the rugged Virgin River valley, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab's red hills, and along mirage-like Lake Powell. Keep up your body's pace while satisfying your mind's color palette here!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT INDOOR ALTERNATIVE TO OUTDOOR CYCLING!, December 12, 2008

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Joseph L. Bolton "JoeBo" (Kathleen, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #16 Zion Nat. Park & So. Utah (DVD)

This is the first Bike-O-Vision DVD that I purchased, and it's definitely my favorite! Zion's National Park and the surrounding area in Southern Utah has some of the most beautiful scenery on earth. As a road cyclist, I bicycle commute and tour over 3000 miles per year. For wet or wintery days, this DVD is an excellent indoor alternative to outdoor cycling.

WHAT REALLY WORKS:

The idea is to incorporate this video into a bicycle touring simulation, and make it as realistic as possible. I play this DVD in a portable DVD player on my recumbent style stationary bike's book stand (so the screen is right in front of my face). The closer you can get to the screen, the more realistic it will seem, and the easier it will be to get into the "zone". Using this DVD, I am able to really focus on my workout and enjoy the scenery... just like a bike tour (whereas, when I worked out to a movie, I'd tend to get distracted and lose my intensity and technique).

WHAT DOESN'T WORK:

This video is NOT a movie! Don't expect to pop in this DVD on a Saturday night, recline on the couch with a pizza, and be entertained. YOU HAVE TO BE PEDALING (or walking/running on a treadmill). But, it also doesn't work if you're pedaling with the video screen on the other side of the room. YOU HAVE TO BE CLOSE TO THE SCREEN (or you need to have a very big screen).

ABOUT THE MUSIC:

Personally, I really like the music! This DVD includes a great variety of instrumental style music. However, others may prefer to work out to their own music. If this is the case, just turn down the volume on the TV, and crank up whatever motivates your workout. The value of this DVD far surpasses the selling price based on the video alone!

BAD WEATHER DAYS:

This DVD is an effective cure for the bad weather blues! Until I discovered this DVD, I didn't have a good alternative to outdoor cycling. Rainy days and winter days used to mean that I wouldn't really enjoy my workout. Now, I honestly look forward to getting up early in the morning to bicycle tour through the red mountain cliffs and monuments of southern Utah.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Vivid Cycling Experience Through Zion!, May 19, 2008

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

This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #16 Zion Nat. Park & So. Utah (DVD)

Length:: 0:47 Mins

EXCELLENT VIDEO! As a cyclist I love these Bike-O-Vision rides for staying in shape throughout the year. They make it so much more inspirational than looking out a window or watching a tv show. I got the first Bike-O-Vision DVD a couple years ago and have gotten every successive ride since as it's released. This one is another winner and good quality and over and above what I expected.

Zion National Park is very realistic in this video I could almost smell the sagebrush along the road. The color is vivid and true to life so most of the time I forget I'm in a room instead of outside. These dvds are distraction free which is what I prefer, there are no graphics or riders on the screen in front of the views because I like seeing the scenery coming towards me (that's what gets me moving). The music on the dvd is a nice accompaniment and pretty unique in itself or I play my own when I want a change of pace. I highly recommend to indoor cyclists.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous and Motivating, January 13, 2009

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Spin Zone "Viera" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bike-O-Vision Cycling DVD #16 Zion Nat. Park & So. Utah (DVD)

Can't write enough about how wonderfully motivating it is to cycle to this DVD. I agree with all that was written by the first 2 reviewers. The scenery is awesome and the way the DVD progresses is so well done that I lose all track of time while I'm spinning. I like to use my own music while spinning. Yet I listen to the music provided when I'm warming up and cooling down because it really compliments the beautiful landscape. This is one of my favorite DVDs in the series. All of the DVDs are fantastic in their unique ways. I especially like spinning to this one as well as to the California Coast, Nevada, Grand Canyon & Sedona, Victoria, and Puerto Rico DVDs.