News

April 6, 2011: Etape Caledonia Training Ride on Sunday 1st May

bdbike Coaching is pleased to announce the first Etape Caledonia training ride on Sunday 1st May starting and finishing at the Barony Castle

The ride is aimed at individuals or groups aiming to complete the Etape in or around 4 and a half to 5 and a half hours with a steady ave pace of 15 to 18mph. A max distance of around 65-70 miles which will include several moderate climbs.

The day will start at 9am with coffee and tea and short talk followed by:

• Guided ride and spectacular route in the beautiful Scottish borders
• Vehicle support and backup
• Shower and changing facilities
• Post ride coffee and tea
• Lunch provided after the ride

Places are limited to 12 on this ride at a cost £40 per person.

The ride will depart at 10am sharp.

This promises to be a popular ride so to book your place or get additional details please contact us at your earliest opportunity.

February 8, 2011: Training Rides and Weekends for Etape Caledonia and other Sportives

bdbike Coaching is pleased to announce training rides and training weekends to have you ready for the Etape Caledonia and other sportive events. Our destination for the training rides will be the beautiful Scottish Borders. We will shortly be releasing dates for the training rides and offer routes for beginners through to the more experienced cyclist. If you would like more information about the rides or how bdbike Coaching can help achieve your goals then please contact us.

November 15, 2010: Winter Timetable Updates

The Winter Timetable has been updated. Please take a few minutes to have a look and check the availability of your favourite timeslot. Please contact us if you have any questions.

November 15, 2010: Christmas Gift Vouchers for One-to-One Coaching

Looking for that individual Christmas gift to show you care? Then look no further than the exclusive bdbike Coaching One-to-One Coaching Christmas Gift Voucher — what better way to kick start the recovery from holiday excess. Please contact us to find out more about our coaching services and how to purchase a gift voucher.

October 15, 2010: Access your TrainingPeaks™ Online Training Log

You can now access your TrainingPeaks™ Online Training Log through the login panel on the bdbike Coaching website. Visit the TrainingPeaks™ website for more information or contact us to find out more about our coaching services and utilizing an online training log.

October 15, 2010: Scotland's First Wattbike League

Wattbike racing starts for the first time in Scotland at Lifescyle Studio with a whole series of evening events over the winter for adults of all abilities. The league uses the revolutionary Wattbike indoor bikes, the format for the racing is based on a track league format. The events take place on the last Friday of each month, starting in November, throughout the winter and are suitable for all abilities. Ongoing scores and points tally throughout the season with top prizes awarded at the end of the season. Look out for more detailed information coming soon and in the meantime please contact us if you have any questions.

September 23, 2010: New Partnership with Dirt School

bdbike coaching is delighted to be working in partnership with Dirt School to offer the best MTB Fitness and skills packages to help improve your biking. Programme packages will include Fitness testing, pedalling technique analysis, power based training and also plenty of the real MTB skills and coaching from the guys at Dirt School. For more information on the programmes and courses contact Brian at bdbbike coaching. More details coming soon.

August 31, 2010: New Cyclo-Cross Specific Studio Sessions

New Cyclo-Cross specific studio sessions running from 1st September to the 8th of December starting at 7.15pm. The emphasis of the sessions is to replicate the kind of changes in power over the course of a race from short steep climbs, mud sections to accelerations out of corners. Building the efforts over the next 5 weeks before the fist race in October continuing over the season until the last race in December. Bookings essential. For more details about Scottish Cyclo-Cross see http://www.scottishcyclocross.org.uk/. Please contact us if you have any questions.

August 24, 2010: Check Out Races & Events

We are now posting information on Races and Events for various disciplines so you can find out about featured events as well as where to go to find more general event information. We also offer you the opportunity to have your upcoming event featured to spread the word. Please contact us if you have any questions.

August 17, 2010: Pay On-Line for Coaching

You can now pay for Coaching Sessions and Plans on-line using secure payment via PayPal - either pay from your own PayPal account or make payments using a range of Credit and Debit cards. We hope this added facility will prove helpful to you. Of course you may still pay by cheque or cash at the Studio if you wish but please note that Card payments are not accepted at the Studio. Please contact us if you have any questions.

August 1, 2010: New Summer Timetable Available

The new Summer Timetable is now available with changes to provide the sessions and opportunities for training that you have been asking for. Please take a few minutes to have a look and see it can help you plan your training more effectively. Please contact us if you have any questions.

August 1, 2010: New Website Now Live

The new website went live on August 1, 2010 and we hope you will like the new look and find the site intereting and informative. As well as informing you about bdbike coaching and what we have to offer we'll be adding information about training and cycling in general. Please be sure to keep checking back to see what's new.