Defender is gone

[emacdoug]

I’ve ridden and posted my review of the “remastered” Defender, now called “Phil Wins the Tour”, in the main Sufferfest remaster: request for input thread.

Sufferfest remasters: Request for input/suggestions

I had a 90min Z2 ride scheduled for today. So I did a long easy warm-up on TPV and then decided to steel myself to ride the “remastered” Defender and give as honest a review as I could possibly give. He’s my full review (skip to the end for TLDR summary): This is a shell of what used to be Defender. It is no longer a Sufferfest workout in name or category or feel. It’s now some kind of “enhanced” OL workout (with music). This is what an OL workout would feel like if music was added. Workout h…