Bkool, the renowned developer of indoor cycling software, has signed a strategic alliance with Taymory as Bkoolâs official supplier of technical clothing.
The agreement includes an exclusive Taymory â Bkool Fitness collection, already available on its website. This is the sports line that the indoor cycling instructors of the Bkool Fitness app will wear, with black and yellow as the featured colours.
New Bkool Taymory Collection
The partnership includes all of Bkoolâs corporate
clothing, which the technology company will showcase in its various virtual
cycling competitions. As part of this agreement, all Taymory customers will be
eligible for a preferred subscription, which both brands will announce shortly.
In parallel, the two brands are working on the design
for the official Bkool â Taymory cycling kit, which will be included among the
clothing options in the Bkool Simulator so that users can outfit their virtual
cyclists with their favourite Taymory jerseys and shorts, as shown in the image
below:
Outfit your 3D rider with the best kit from Taymory
In addition to cycling trainers, Bkool offers a software package with hundreds of thousands of routes in interactive 3D and videos with real scenery, structured workouts and classes designed by world-renowned professional coaches. Our users are logging over one million workouts a year and riding over 21 million kilometres.
The agreement between the two Spanish brands
reinforces Bkoolâs standing as a global leader in the cycling and fitness
market.
The latest update for our simulator is here, and it comes with important new features to make sure your workout remains the best part of your day. Want to know everything weâve included?
New pairing system
When it comes to workouts, thereâs no time to lose. Thatâs why weâve improved our pairing system, so connecting your trainer to the simulator wonât take but a minute.
Select your trainer manufacturer, connect the device and get going. Itâs that quick and easy.
More workout companions = More fun
Weâve improved our multiplayer system so more of you can get together and ride the same session. Our Challenges for this winter are set to be livelier than ever. So as long as youâre working out, why not do it with others?
Direct access to the best routes
As you know, we recommend various routes through the top menu on the simulator, depending on the time in the cycling season. From now on, from there youâll have direct access to the sessions without having to schedule them first. One click and youâll be in the last stage of the Vuelta, the crowning stage of the Giro or surrounded by the magic of the World Championship. Because no one likes waiting around when youâre all dressed up and ready to go, right?
More compatible trainers
Weâve increased the list of simulator-compatible trainers so you can ride any route in the world from home using all of the leading trainer brands.
Just choose your trainer brand on the pairing screen and get ready to feel all the magic of the best cycling from the comfort of your living room.
New, TV-style camera
This summer we brought the Giro, Tour and Vuelta to your home so you could experience first-hand the emotion of the grand tours, and starting now, youâll be able to do it from different perspectives, just like watching the race on TV.
Weâve included a new 3D camera so you can follow your session just like a TV broadcast. Once you select the camera by pressing the V key on your keyboard, you wonât have to adjust anything else. The views and shots will change automatically to give you the best perspective when you slip in behind your rivalâs wheel or go all out on a mountain climb. Youâre the star of the show, and we want every session to be a unique experience.
More details in 3D
Do you recognize the mountains along the route? If you change to video view, youâll see that weâve managed to place them in their actual location. And the terrains on each route will be much more realistic from now on, plus weâll keep adding details as we continue to improve the graphics for each session.
Change the 3D quality to ULTRA and be blown away by the quality of the graphics!
Offline mode in beta phase
Youâve asked for it thousands of times, and even though it was a real challenge, itâs finally here. From now on you can use our simulator even if you donât have Internet access.
Youâll be able to train on any of your 8 favorite routes whenever you feel like it. The only requirement is that youâve done that session before so the data can be stored in the simulator and be available the next time you log in.
Remember that you have to label the routes you want to have available as favorites and ride them when you have an Internet connection. The next time you go into the simulator without a connection, theyâll be there so you can ride them as often as you want.
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After exceeding all expectations with our #GiroBkool and breaking our own records with a #TourBkool that featured over 2200 participants in the month of July, the best of the summer is yet to come with the #LaVueltaBkool!
The format will be the same as for the previous Grand Tours: three stages with three top-tier sponsors and three unique multiplayer challenges on the same routes as the La Vuelta stages with drawings for cool gifts.
Brands like Taymory, Cofidis and Siroko will bring color to this very promising competition. The League will kick off this Saturday the 25th, alongside the real competition, with the multiplayer challenges mirroring parts of the Thursday stages.
With #LaVueltaBkool youâll be able to compete alongside dozens of Bkoolers from around the world on the same route that the professional cyclists will be going all out on at that same time.
A chance to win just for working out
Thursdays will be our Bkool Multiplayer Challenge days. Each week several time slots will be made available so you can take part in our special multiplayer sessions, which will be sponsored by brands like Siroco, Taymory and Cofidis. Find the time that suits you best in our Facebook page and get ready for a unique indoor cycling experience.
Just for taking part in any of the sessions for these Challenges, youâll be automatically eligible to win one of several prizes provided by our sponsors, like sunglasses, jerseys, full outfits and more. This time, your daily workout comes with a reward!
Take in La Vuelta from the comfort of home
With Bkool, the Grand Tours will never be the same again. If you have a smart cycling trainer, this year youâll be able to take part in the first virtual Vuelta a España.
Thanks to the technology in our simulator, youâll be able to ride the same routes where the professional cyclists will battle it out every day in a never-before-seen competition.
Do you dare to fill in for Froome or Landa? This year, the winner of the Vuelta is you!
And if youâre left wanting more, in addition to the League stages, the Bkool simulator makes it possible to work out on any of the routes in the real La Vuelta stages. Ride the last few kilometres each day and compare your time against the professionals!
This week we bid farewell to the Bkool Winter Cup 2018. If you have any stages still left, or want to improve your time on any, don’t put it off until the last second!
In addition to our Multiplayer Challenge, we bring you a very special drawing, from Orbea.
This is the last challenge of the Bkool Winter Cup and we’re giving you the chance to ride the 3rd stage of the league again that corresponds to the start of the Tour 2018.
As always, you can choose the time you take part. We have various starting times, find the best one for you and try to beat your previous results or take this time to complete the stage!
We’re giving away 1-Year Premium Subscription to a random Bkooler who takes part from start to finish. Make sure you press save at the end, otherwise you won’t be on the results!
Tuesday 27th March
To enter the raffle is simple. Choose the time that works best for you, open the Simulator 5 minutes before to pair your trainer and sensors, go to the homepage. At the time of the event, press refresh and scroll down to the LIVE section. Youâll see a session that has a yellow box with âfeaturedâ inside. Join this session. Everyone who joins during the first 10-minute warmup and finishes the session will be entered into the raffle.
Orbea and Bkool raffle
To celebrate the final week, Orbea is giving you the chance to take home a brand new cycling jersey and shorts without moving a muscle! Yes, that’s right – without moving a muscle. Here’s what you need to do:
On this route through Finnish lands you will pedal 17 km, around several lakes. With just 146 m of slope, it’s an easy one. At the beginning of the route you will find the most difficult section, with a kilometer and a half of climbing, followed by some ups and downs, but nothing too tough.
Dare to do the time trial that will be held on the fourth day of this time-honoured event. The Navarrese town of Lodosa will welcome the cyclists, who will face a predominantly flat 19-km circuit in which time trial specialists will be the favourites.
Ride through the Colombian department of Antioquia in this 16-km session. On the first half you will face the Cerro Chapecoense, a demanding climb with grades exceeding 10% in some sections. Fortunately, the rest of the route is almost totally flat.
The final leg of the Tour of Flanders, to take place next Sunday. You will tackle the cobblestone sections of the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg hills. After overcoming these obstacles you have 10 km to go, virtually flat, until the finish line by Lake Donk, in Oudenaarde.
Happy cycling!
Bkool Team
A physical activity done on a regular basis provides physical and mental well-being, enhances mental relaxation and avoids the formation of excess fat deposits. As we get older, engaging in a resistance exercise has very positive effects. Stable health and an improved capacity to resist fatigue give people a new outlook on life, and they lower the risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
Itâs obvious that in order to get healthier through physical exercise, you can find a plethora of activities that will help you reach your desired goals, but there is one activity that stands out above the rest and gets an honorable mention. Itâs one of the most addictive activities, easy to get into and one that can offer that perfect medium for striking a balance between body and mind. Weâre talking about indoor cycling, and within this sport we find Bkool fitness, which makes it even easier, since with a smart bike, complying with the goals proposed by the instructor will be that much easier. This means that youâll reap the benefits sooner, and where thereâs benefits, thereâs health.
One of the most decisive advantages of this activity is the fact that the bodyâs weight rests on the seat, an important detail for all those who are starting a physical activity to improve their physical fitness and for those who are overweight. This detail makes it possible to work out for a long time without placing excessive stress on joints, tendons and ligaments, which is why people with joint pain and hip or knee osteoarthritis can keep doing IC without too many problems.
From an esthetic standpoint, many people, especially women, still think that this activityâs impact on the legs isnât particularly appealing due to the infamous problem of excessive muscle development, but this couldnât be further from the truth. Indoor cycling will help you keep the right muscle tone and quickly lose excess fat from your hips and legs with no exaggerated muscle build-up in the lower body. The result is nice, strong legs.
Bkool classes offer many benefits. Based on cardiovascular exercise, they touch on all the energy metabolism systems through a range of intensities that go from low to high, depending on the class selected. Plus, theyâre rhythmic sessions that will help you stick with the exercise no matter what.
This is the perfect and definitive activity for burning fat, meaning it can help you reach or maintain your ideal weight faster.
To get all the health benefits from indoor cycling, you need to ride regularly so that your body can make the various adaptations it will need and that will be vital to achieving the health benefits youâre looking for. Some of the most important adaptations include: a lower heart rate, expanded heart chambers, increased wall thickness, more volume pumped/min, more blood vessel formation, more capillaries, larger coronary arteries and a higher resting metabolism.
In addition to all this, rest assured that youâll be in the hands of great professionals using the best equipment. The equipment and the regularity are your responsibility, Bkool will take care of the rest, offering goal-based classes with a smart bike and the best instructors, all from the comfort of your home.
Kim
After explaining the reasons why we strongly recommend that cyclists do toning exercises, weâre going to give you some details of a more novel way to work the muscles and, more importantly, more effective.
What is functional training? The world of fitness evolves by leaps and bounds, and in a few years weâve gone from having typical gyms with 4 or 5 âhulksâ who wouldnât let go of the dumbbells, to sports and social centers where people go not just for strength training, but to play padel, eat or simply sunbathe by the pool.
Accompanying this huge change have been many advances in the purely athletic aspect, one of which is the improved methods used in weight training. All4Training incorporates these new advances and puts them forward as one more tool for improving fitness and quality of life. And I say new advances but only in Spain, because the pilates ball was already being used by the triathlon teams of other nations in 2004, and by Lance Armstrong.
Am I going to get stronger with a ball?We must reluctantly admit that ball called a Fitball, and used by people who are just starting to work out, offers a system that will âmake you very strong.â
And when we say strong, we mean that youâre going to improve the strength you need for cycling and for everyday activities. If what you want is to look like a âfridgeâ, then this option isnât for you. We cyclists, however, donât need more muscle volume; we need to improve our performance.
Working out with equipment like the fitball or bosu ball lets you do exercises to build up your strength. More importantly, they improve balance and joint stability.
When should I do these exercises? This will depend a lot on your initial level and desired target. Itâs not the same training a sprinter as it is a climber, and toning them isnât the same either. For an athlete used to riding a bike and whoâs done some toning work, we might recommend:
6 weeks of classic exercises with machines and some free weights. For example, leg presses, multipower, one-leg squats, dumbbell lunges, etc. The goal is to gain coordination and muscle tone so you can do the exercises that follow correctly.
4 weeks of exercises with free weights and an intro to unstable elements like the fitball. For example, fitball sit-ups, kneeling one-arm row, balancing on the fitball. This will continue improving your tone as you learn the right way to do these exercises.
6 weeks of functional exercises like planches, bosu jumps, free weights in unstable positions with bosu and fitball. Once you have the muscle tone and youâre comfortable with your upper-body fitness, you can start doing more complete exercises with bosu and fitball.
From then on, everyone can take their own path depending on their needs and level. There are thousands of possibilities and combinations, which must always be used with some logic and good judgment, as part of a program to improve muscle tone and the level of execution.
To find out more about these types of exercises, you can visit the website of one of the main proponents of this type of training, Domingo Sanchez, whom we want to thank once more for helping us discover this new approach to toning.
Turbo trainers are a great tool that allows the rider to pedal, even when the weather outside isn’t great. In some cases, it’s a better alternative to going outside as we can control everything and complete our training more accurately.
In order to make the experience as good as possible, its necessary to have certain guidelines in place.
Try finding a place where you can get a nice fresh breeze. If possible, next to a window that you can open is the best solution.
Keep in mind the noise you can make when pedalling. A floor mat cushions the vibrations that can occur, especially at high speeds. Bkool has a turbo trainer mat that’s made of an absorbing gel and helps removes vibrations.
Use a fan
One of the main causes of limited performance is overheating, especially on more demanding sessions. Position the fan so that the flow of air does not directly hit you, but so that you feel a slight movement of the air around you.
Light clothing and towels
Make sure you wear cool and breathable clothing. We recommend a short or sleeveless shirt. As you are going to sweat a lot more than when you go outside, always have a towel for sweat on hand. Dry yourself from time to time, this will help keep the sweat out of your eyes and keep you focused on the finish line.
Checklist and goals
Set a goal and before mounting the bike check that you haven’t forgotten anything. Make sure the bike is on the trainer correctly, the tire pressures are correct and that the seat is in the correct position. This will help you not have to get off the bike during the ride, resulting in a slow time or loss of position on the ranking.
The goal can be simply to pedal a certain time or distance, complete a course or ride virtually with other cyclists.
Motivation
There will be days when you do not feel like riding and the temptation of sitting on the sofa is too much.
Let Bkool motivate you. We have various options and tools that are guaranteed to motivate you to get on the saddle of the bike.
Here’s a few: Join a challenge, participate in a league and go completing stages, ride with people from all over the world, add opponents, make classes, design your own workout, and much more.
Hydration
Do not forget to drink from time to time, but do not overdo it. Take something with salt. Carbohydrates would not be necessary unless it’s a long session.
A homemade option can be 1g of salt, 1g of baking soda and a splash of lemon juice per 500ml of water.
Move and release tension
When we do indoor sessions we tend to maintain the same posture for a long time and to be tense. Relax your body, lower your shoulders, and try changing your position on the bike. Stand up from time to time, change hands on the handlebars, change the cadence and stretch your back from time to time.
Keep your FTP updated
If you enjoy Bkool workouts or classes, it is important that you have your FTP (functional power threshold) updated recently. This data is used to calculate your zones. Update your FTP every so often so that the Bkool Simulator can regulate the resistance accordingly and show the correct information. In Bkool you can take an FTP test of 5 or 20 minutes, or if you know your FTP you can enter it in your profile manually.
With this series of tips, you will improve your experience every time you ride indoors. Seeing your trainer as a torture tool will be a thing of the past. Although if you suffer a little, it’s not a bad thing!!! đ
The new Bkool Mobile app for IOS and Android finally at your fingertips
Bkoolers, after several months of hard work, we can now share our new application. Using this application, you can control your Bkool trainer anytime without Internet connection and best of all, its available for all our users.
The new app allows you to pair your IOS or Android smartphone using Bluetooth to the Bkool Simulator. Just connect your trainer and select the workout mode: ERG, Slope or Free Ride.
How to start your training with Bkool Mobile application
First, pair the devices you are going to use on the upper right (Android) or upper left icon (IOS). Now you will see icons for all the Bluetooth devices available to pair (trainer, potentiometers, heart rate monitors…). Click on them to pair and choose PAIR.
Once paired, you’ll be taken to the home of the application. You’ll find the training modes: ERG, Slope and Free. Prior to start the session, you can choose which indicators you want to see by simply clicking on them. Some indicators are by default but you can customise them to show the information that you want to see.
ERG mode
If we choose ERG, just below the types of training it says: “TIME”, select the time you wish to ride during this workout, or select no objective. Once finished, press START SESSION.
Remember that on a ERG session you can activate the ERG tab sliding it to the right and using the – and + to change the power target. You’ll note it the resistance of the trainer changing to keep you at your target power.
Slope Mode
In this mode you can choose the distance you want to cover with a specific gradient.
Once the session is started, you can change the gradient (resistance) using + and – keys on the screen.
FREE mode
In this mode you can do a training based on distance or time but you won’t be able to set the power with ERG or Slope.
Remember that Bkool Classic with 2.04 firmware or older don’t have Bluetooth connectivity. You’ll need an ANT+ Android smartphone (not available in IOS).
So, let’s train!
This week we offer you the first stage of the Giro d’Italia 2018, which, for the first time, will travel outside of Europe, on its first days in May, when it heads to Israel.
For this week’s challenges, we’re heading over to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We’ve selected a great route that was recorded by Tom with real video, giving you a real sense of the road ahead! As usual, we have various different times.
We’ve got a 3-month Bkool Premium Subscription up for grabs that we’re giving away randomly between all the users who take part from start to finish in at least one of the challenges.
You just need to enter the simulator at the time of the challenge you’d like to take part in and click on the highlighted session.
Starting from the French town of Le Bourg-d’Oisans, at the foot of the Alpe d’Huez, you will begin a gentle 14-kilometer ride to Oz. On the final part you’ll find a couple of climbs, but nothing too tough. Thanks to Anders for shooting and editing the video on these classic Tour de France roads.
The Corsa Rosa will begin its 101st edition in Israel, where its first three stages will be held. A 10-km time trial with plenty of ups and downs, starting and ending in Jerusalem, will determine the first classification for the Giro d’Italia 2018. We encourage you to check it out.
A ride forming part of the La Vuelta a España on multiple occasions, with an exhibition by A. Contador, this time brought to us in a video by Gabor. This is a 21-km ride that’s all uphill, as you rack up 670 m of ascent. A tough session on which youâll have to pace yourself well.
Visit the Irish county of Wicklow, completing this 24-km route between Hollywood and Glendalough. A hard session in which you will tackle the climb to Wicklow Gap, before ending with a fast descent to the finish line.
Happy cycling! The Bkool team
The Bkool Smart Pro 2, the second generation of our best selling smart trainer
There comes a time when the best selling product needs to be renewed and that’s exactly what we’ve achieved with the brand new Bkool Smart Pro 2. We’ve taken our most popular trainer and turned everything up to 10!
With its stylish design and fluorescent colour, it’s a perfect match for your bicycle. However, it’s not just a pretty face, under the cover we’ve ramped up every component to give you an even better riding experience.
New looks – The Bkool Smart Pro 2 features a spectacular design in fluorescent yellow with a black fan cover.
Noise levels – It’s much quieter than the previous version (68db at 35km/h) thanks to the redesigned fan cover and its new high-quality components.
New quick release system – Now allows for the adjustment of wider hubs, allowing the Pro 2 to accommodate all wheel sizes.
Pedalling sensations – We’ve improved the pedalling sensations making it even more realistic.
Wireless – Improved the Bluetooth and ANT+ receptors to increase connectivity with the Bkool Simulator.
Powerful – 1200w simulating grades of up to 20%.
Inertia & Drafting – Bkool trainers can simulate inertia and reproduce the effect of drafting behind another rider.
Super stable – The extendable feet offer comfort and security allowing the rider to get up out of the saddle.
Plug & Play – Bkool trainers only need to be plugged in, no calibration is required.
Compact and light – Weighs only 11.6kg and disassembles in two pieces.
Welcome to the latest form of indoor training to eliminate boredom. Get your Bkool Smart Pro 2 and up the game. Prepare for a specific race, ride in multiplayer sessions or take part in a virtual Bkool Fitness class.
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