You’re killing yourself riding yourself into the ground, trying to stay fit for the Spring. And you don’t even have to be bored doing it. The sites below should help – these are some of the best resources we at Sufferfest Studios have found to get through our indoor workouts in one piece, sane and entertained.
Podcasts
- iAmplify
– Audio and video spinning podcasts from famous trainers (Sufferfest review of M. Reyes and review of Tracey Mallet)
- Jog Tunes – BPM designed music tracks
- Tri Harder – Our favorite audio spinning workout podcast (Sufferfest review)
- Why Not Thive? – Audio spinning podcasts (Sufferfest review)
- ifitgourmet – Video spin workout (Sufferfest review)
General Spinning/Cycling DVDs & Videos
- Cycling Fusion/Global Ride - Bringing indoor and outdoor cyclists together to talk things out. And good training DVDs. (Sufferfest review)
- Epic Planet - DVD provider of “reality” bike rides for training (Sufferfest review)
- Train Right - Cycling workout DVDs/Downloads from Chris Carmichael (Sufferfest review of downloads)
- Cycle Film – Excellent DVDs of famous routes around Europe, including Etape du Tour
- Spinning Company - Original spinning creators with some videos
- iTrain
– Audio spinning workouts of various durations at a reasonable price
- The Sufferfest! - Nothing, nothing, nothing makes you suffer like The Downward Spiral. Nothing. Except Fight Club. That’s worse.
| Individual Use - $9.49/6.49 EURO | Class & Group Use - $15.49/10.49 EURO |
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Workout/Playlist Sites
- Leave it on the bike - Spinning workouts and playlists from a cool spinning instructor
- Seek4Fitness – Lots of workout lists
- Spinning Mixes - Lots of music playlist ideas for workouts
- Spinning Music - Even more music playlist ideas
- Turnstep – Patterns for workout segments
- Turbo Training UK – Spinning workout ideas and a rather odd workout ‘player’
- Indoor Cycle Instructor Blog/Podcast - Ideas and community for spinning teachers
- SpinFreak – They’re, uh, freaky about spinning and sharing workout routines
Workout Music Podcasts
- Cadence Revolution – Free music podcast for cyclists
- IndieSoupRunner – the best and latest uptempo indie tracks in a free podcast
- PodRunner – Quick dance, trance and other upbeat music podcast
- Techno Sweat Workouts – Does what it says
- Fitmusic – Free podcast of top notch dance and techno music
- Dance Department – One of the oldest, and best, dance podcasts out there – huge energy – a Sufferfest favorite.
- Push The Night – Fantastic mix of trance, house, prog and techno by DJ Brad Miller
- Toward Higher Ground – The site is in Swedish, but you can download spinning music on the right hand side under the months
Social Training Sites
- Daily Mile – Excellent site for tracking your time on the bike (where you can track TheSufferfest’s training!)
- Traineo – Similar to Daily Mile
- Stickk – Place to publicly make commitments, hoping peer pressure gets you to stick to them
Don’t feel like suffering? Reading about others who do is the next best thing!
- Cycling News
- Velonews
- RoadbikeRider
- PezCyclingNews
- Road CC – Great pro racing news and pro gear reviews
- Cycling Tips - Racer Wade Wallace helps you get it done
- Veloist – Independent community for cyclists
- Toto – The best cycling comics in the whole wide world
- Podium Cafe – More pro cycling news with a bit of attitude.





