The Sufferfest

The poor Euro

DMcQ — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:13 +0000

Due to the Euro’s plummet against just about everything, I’ve had to raise the price from 6.49 to 6.99. Sorry for all you Eurodogs. The price in USD does not go up. I’m using USD 9.49 as the benchmark price, so if the Euro gains again, then I’ll lower the price…but till then, it’s at 6.99.

Revolver is Live!

DMcQ — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:53 +0000

Whew, in between moving to a new country, starting a new job, having a second kid and trying to ride my bike from time to time, I managed to squeeze in another Sufferfest video. Revolver was just released today. It’s a remake of an old prototype Sufferfest I did early last year called “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now.” Revolver uses the same workout, which is based on 15 one-minute intervals with one minute rest in-between, but with much different footage and music. And taunts, of course. It’s 45 minutes long, as I wanted to do something which would fit into a lunch-hour workout and still allow enough time to shower and get back to work.

The 3rd Sufferfest video: Revolver

DMcQ — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:10:04 +0000

Whew. Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Sufferfest, Revolver, due out in a few days. It’s a 45 minute workout, featuring a warm-up, warm-down and 15×1 minute intervals with only 1minute rest in-between. It’s perfect for those high-intensity sessions when you’ve only got your lunch hour to hit the trainer. Of course, you’ll be blown for the rest of the day, but it’s worth it…

Review Update

DMcQ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:41:12 +0000

If there’s anyone out there who is still wondering if these really are the BEST FREAKING BEAT DOWN you’ll ever get on the indoor bike, below is a smattering of reviews from blogs, magazines and podcasts from Canada to New Zealand and so much inbetween. No more excuses for not Suffering to your full potential. Sorry.

Blog Reviews

Recommended by Cycling Weekly!
‘Big in Road Cycling’ Neil Browne, of ROAD, gets his ass kicked by Fight Club.
Interview and rave reviews on Veloreviews Podcast!
Fantastic review on the world’s biggest cycling podcast – TheFredCast.com!
Top marks for suffering from PodiumCafe.com!
For Whom The Cowbell Tolls rings loudly for suffering!
Quadrathlon, one of the best blogs in the world, takes on The Downward Spiral..
Roadcycling.co.nz calls The Sufferfest the ‘must have training companion.’
The Noodelator explains how her video got in Fight Club and why she loves The Sufferfest.
Ciclirati blew out a tire on Lap 3 of Fight Club, but still calls our videos ‘must have!’
Fit Mom loves the Sufferfest – Read what a former pro mountain biker thinks of The Sufferfest!
Phil’s Bike Blog found it made an hour pass quickly!
Karen Popplewell at Etape 2010 used Sufferfest to work harder than she ever had before!
Bicycle.net says you need to get The Sufferfest!
Triathlon Sam though it would be easy...she was wrong!
Mike at CogSnob – Riding with Power to The Sufferfest!
Denmark’s Cykelportalen – Loves The Downward Spiral!
Site of the week and top marks from The Velocast Podcast!
Staring at a blank screen and a pool of sweat on the ground.
Rob almost threw up his meatloaf.
2x FIVE Thumbs up from BikeRumour.com!
9/10 for both ‘Performance’ and ‘Value’ from Road.cc

Latest review and global Suffering

DMcQ — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:11:04 +0000

Cycling Weekly in the UK just put The Sufferfest in their list of ‘Top things to do this month.’

It’s a real honour to be in that list, as Cycling Weekly is a top mag. I have to thank Lionel Birnie, who tested The Sufferfest draft version of The Downward Spiral and gave me some great feedback on how to improve it to its current form.

I think I dreamed of being on the cover as a Tour de France winner, but being there as The Sufferfest is the next best thing! : – )

The videos have been for sale for about two months now, and it’s been really fun seeing word spread about them. And seeing them spread around the world! I thought you guys might enjoy seeing the countries that have, so far, bought the videos. Here they are, in order of number of videos sold (top of list is country that has bought the most, bottom the one that has bought the least):

USA
UK
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
New Zealand
Spain
Ireland
Germany
Norway
Finland
France
Netherlands
South Africa
Italy
Qatar
India
Ecuador
Hong Kong
Sweden
Denmark
Puerto Rico
Japan
Brazil
Singapore
Thailand
China

Hey, where is Belgium? Don’t you Belgies ride indoors? Or are you scared of The Sufferfest? Hmmm?