Q. I can't view the Bike-O-Vision
video clips. What do I need to view them?
A.
If you can not view our online video clips, make sure you have a "Flash Player"
which can be downloaded for free at: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ If that's not an option please see some of
our clips at: www.youtube.com/user/ridebikeovision
Q. "Full" screen or "Wide" screen dvds? Which is best for you?
A. "There are two common
TV screen shapes that most folks will recognize — the squarish shape of conventional TVs, and the widescreen shape
of today's HDTVs. The term used to describe TV screen shape is aspect ratio* — conventional TVs, and some small
LCD HDTVs, have a 4:3 aspect ratio; widescreen HDTVs have a 16:9 ratio".
Both "full" and
"wide screen" will display well and look good on all TVs and monitors.
Q: Does the speed in the videos slow down when you go uphill?
A: Yes! And it speeds up going downhill.
Q:
On the Try-A-Ride clips on your site, they seem kind of slow (or kind of fast). Why is that?
A:
Don’t worry, the’re just right in the context of each ride- it really depends on the road, the incline, how wide
it is and the surroundings. Sometimes, lots of vegetation like low-hanging branches will make it seem like you’re
really going fast and vice versa on a really wide-open flat road. We usually travel between 15-25 mph. Once you
try Bike-O-Vision for a while, you will feel like you’re actually there, biking down the road.
Q: How long are they?
A: The latest
wide screen and Blu Ray journeys are the longest at 90-112 minutes long, with the exception of #10 Grand Tetons Wyoming, which
is 77 minutes.
The full screen rides are mostly 74 minutes long, with the exception of #1 European
Sampler, which is 35.
Q: Do they come with music? What kind
of music do they have?
A: Yes! The music is all up-tempo, instrumental
(no singing) and varies from title to title. It has a wide range from contemporary “workout” music with
techno and rock beats to jazz, country, folk, new age, blues, latin, caribbean, and symphonic/orchestral. You'll hear an average of 30 different
upbeat music cuts on each cycling dvd.
In general, the themes tend to go with the landscapes. For example, the St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands dvd has a lot
of Caribbean music with steel pans, polyrhythms, and uptempo guitar music while background music for Hawaii’s Big Island
is more Pacific rim/ Asian and yet still has an “island” feel. Also there is some “accent music”,
such as drum-and-fife pieces in Historic Washington D.C. and Maryland, which add to the specific mystique of a particular
location.
Q: Can I turn the music off and use my own?
A: Certainly. Just play your favorite cd or radio station in the background
instead.
Q: Can I buy these in stores?
A:
Very few retail stores currently carry Bike-O-Vision. If you prefer to buy from a physical shop, your local bike shop
can special order them from their distributer, but you’ll likely be paying full price without the multi-pack discounts
we can offer directly from this website or ebay.
Q: Do you ship
to Canada? How much is the shipping?
A: Yes! The shipping
is extra and you must order from our Ebay store at: http://stores.ebay.com/Bike-O-Vision-Virtual-Cycling-DVDs
Please
allow an extra few days for shipping.
Q: Do you ship to other countries?
A: Possibly. People all over the world are now getting involved
with doing Bike-O-Vision workouts and we’ve sent dvds to over thirty different countries, mostly Canada, UK and Australia.
Please go to our Ebay Store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Bike-O-Vision-Virtual-Cycling-DVDs
Q: Do you carry PAL (European format) dvds?
A:
Yes! We are pleased to say we have all the full screen titles except for St. Croix available in PAL. None of the
wide screen are available in PAL. We do not carry SECAM format. However, nowadays many dvd players and tv’s
in countries outside North America are international and will play all formats, such as all the rest of our (NTSC) titles.
Please go to our Ebay store for all International orders:
http://stores.ebay.com/Bike-O-Vision-Virtual-Cycling-DVDs
Q: Will you be doing more journeys in the future?
A:
Yes, we are always looking for new destinations and plan on creating more journeys for many years! To suggest a new
place, write us: admin@bike-o-vision.com
Q: I’m an indoor
cycling instructor and I want to use these for my classes. How do I know what’s coming up ahead to make the workout
fit the video?
A: Try our Guide PDF’s. You can download them
(free) from our site. They tell you what’s coming up ahead according to the time on the dvd player, how steep
the hills are up or down and other interesting facts about each ride, making you the authority on each journey. To make
of use them, you can print them or read them from a portable device such as a tablet.
Note: not all the dvd’s
have guides yet, please refer to the site to see which ones are available. Also, a few of the Blu Ray discs may not
exactly match the times in the guides.
Q: When I get to the check out
page, I don’t see my order. What’s going on?
A: Don’t worry,
it takes a few seconds to process. If you wait, you’ll see it appear, then just click through to the check out.
Q: I accidentally put two of the same items in my basket. How do I remove
one?
A: Go to
"View Your Basket" at left hand menu, or "Basket Contents" header on the checkout pages.
