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Mainstream Music Monday: Soul for the Cool-Down
Looking for a closer that leaves your riders both wrung out and lifted up? This week’s song is all about release, reflection, and finishing strong with heart. Some tracks drive you forward, others remind you to breathe. This one does the latter. It’s an emotional reset that can turn recovery into the most memorable part of your ride.Read more…
How to Develop a Faster Cadence, Part 2: Four Considerations for Training Leg Speed
In Part 2, we dive into the foundation for raising your personal cadence threshold: form, technique, and pedal stroke. Learn four essential considerations—bike fit and posture, pedaling mechanics, relaxation, and focus—that help riders spin their legs more efficiently, expand their cadence range, and build power and endurance.Read more…
Friday Favorites: An Exotic, Hypnotic, and Dramatic Climb
This artist expertly fuses Middle Eastern traditional music with electronic beats. The result moves your mind and emotions, even without understanding the language of the lyrics.Read more…
How to Develop a Faster Cadence, Part 1: Why Cadence Matters
Cadence isn’t just about leg speed—it’s a key part of the power equation that determines intensity and performance. This first article explores why developing an efficient, faster cadence matters, how to identify when riders are spinning too fast, and how instructors can use structured training to raise each rider’s “cadence threshold.”Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Climb to This Powerful Indie-Rock Love Song
This song makes for a super-fun, head-bobbing seated climb at 62 rpm, all getting ready for a big standing climb rock wallop. Read more…
Friday Favorites: Spooky Vibes for Your Haunted Ride
This week I’m giving you not one, but four tracks! These selections are packed with eerie atmospheres, mysterious melodies, and just the right amount of suspense—perfect for weaving a little Halloween magic into your class.Read more…
Quick Profile: Let’s Go! Five Loops of Hills to Fast Flats
Five loops, endless energy! Climb hard, fly fast, recover, and repeat—then finish with an all-out 2-minute push to the line. Every track shouts “Go!” and keeps your riders fired up.Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: In Search of the Holy Grail
This week’s Timeless Classic is dark, dramatic, and driven by haunting strings that slash through the beat like cathedral echoes. At 133 bpm, it’s perfect for either steep rolling hills or explosive attacks. Thunder, rain, and choir voices set the Gothic stage…your riders may just find themselves chasing the Holy Grail.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Fuel the Quiet Fight
A moody, genre-blending track that’s perfect for creating an atmosphere of focused intensity.Read more…
Friday Favorites: Built to Break You Open
This track doesn’t explode out of the gate—it simmers, swells, and catches you off guard in the best way. If you’re ready for a song that mirrors the ride from burnout to breakthrough, this one’s for you.Read more…