RIDE
RIDE is our disco studio, with 25 well spaced bikes, a mirrored ceiling, and immersive lights that move in time with the music. We are anti-diet and all bodies are welcome. We don’t have consoles, as we want you to get into your body, and feel the joy of moving. For our RIDE classes, your pace is determined by the song beat, riding to the rhythm. We also include choreo though you can also sit this out if you want. You’ll definitely sweat, and get your heart rate up, but ultimately this is about fun, and escaping the outside world just for a short time.
We also offer Performance Rides (Tues 6.30pm and Fri 7.15am), musically driven, cycling focused sessions, that encourage you to ride with specific fitness goals; whether that be to increase cardio vascular endurance, improve high intensity aerobic capacity, or simply experience a cycling focussed class that is all about the ride. These are taught by Janine, an instructor with more than 20 years experience. She’ll help you to find your own ‘hard’, using both cadence and resistance to perform a range of goal driven exercise phases using RPE (rate of perceived exertion) to manage your effort.
Our classes cover a wide range of musical genres (pop, rave, indie, emo, garage, soca, hiphop, R&B, bashment and more: please check teacher page for music styles), plus Queer and Women Only Rides. Our themed rides for December will be:
Tuesday 3rd - 7:45 “Best of 2024” with Ash
Friday 6th - 10.30am “Work The Dancefloor” with Abby, 17:30 “Best of 2024” & 18:30 “Queer Ride: Pink Pony Club” with Ash
Tuesday 10th - 7:45 “Emo Christmas” with Ash
Friday 13th - 10.30am “80s” with Abby, 17:30 “Taylor Swift” & “Queer Ride: The Year in Queer” with Ash
Sat 14th, 2.30pm - FREE RIDE (30 mins) as part of our Christmas Fundraiser - Christmas Number 1s with Abby
Tuesday 17th - 7:45 “Artists I’ve seen live in 2024” with Ash
Friday 20th - 10.30am “Christmas Number 1s” with Abby, 17:30 “Emo Christmas” & 18:30 “Queer Ride: Gay Christmas” with Ash
Friday 27th - 10.30am “2024 Favourites” with Abby
Tuesday 31st - 9:30 “NYE Party!!!” & 10:30 “NYE Party!!!” with Ash
Book your bike, please arrive to be ready to ride before the class start time, and 10 minutes before if you are new to RIDE (latecomers not admitted). Please bring cleats (SPD (2-bolt) ) or sturdy trainers. We provide sweat towels. All sizes and shapes are welcome, and we have nearly a metre between bikes. If you need a little more space around your bike, the most spacious ones are 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24. If there’s a way we can make you feel more comfortable riding with us, please do let us know.