Cycling: HIIT Bike Training

I’ll admit, I side-eyed the 2.7-star rating at first, but after one listen, I get it: this audiobook is *divisive*. If you’re hunting for a gentle intro to cycling or a soothing narrative to zone out to during your commute, swipe left. But if you’re the type who skips podcast intros and just wants to know *exactly* how many seconds to hammer before recovering, Hayes delivers—relentlessly. Wosik’s narration is a double-edged crankset. His pacing matches the HIIT ethos—fast, efficient, with zero wasted breath—but his tone occasionally veers into *too* perfunctory, like he’s reading a teleprompter of bike computer stats. The production quality is serviceable, though I caught a few awkward pauses where edits felt choppy, as if the audio was rushed to meet a deadline (ironic, given the book’s theme). Where *HIIT Bike Training* stumbles is in its assumption you already grasp terms like ‘cadence drift’ or ‘VO2 max.’ A five-minute primer on key metrics would’ve elevated this from niche tool to broader utility. Still, the 20-minute ‘Hell Week’ plan alone justifies the runtime for masochists—er, *dedicated*—cyclists.