CycleBar 4+

I love CycleBar and the experience. Love riding. Love the energy. Love the instructors. I’ve ridden at several studios. So from an overall experience, it’s amazing. However, as someone who is type A and extremely competitive the stats used during CycleBar can be discouraging and frustrating. Often, your profile in the app erases data (like weight, gender, etc) which are used to calculate your powerpoints in class which result in your ranking. While, it’s not the main focus of CycleBar, it does get annoying. As a 280 pound male who pushes himself beyond limits and expectations, to often come in last place or the bottom 10 of a class makes you really question and wonder how the stats used in class can be reliable or useful. It definitely could use some improvement.

So, I always recommend people try CycleBar for the experience because there are so many good things about it. I just always warn them, that while the stats are nice, they should not be used heavily by people because they’re extremely discouraging and inaccurate. Which can deter people from riding again. Especially people who are competitive or type A.

Nice app pairing with the classes and I like the Apple Watch experience as well.

I think you could leverage the performance data more effectively - some numbers like miles ridden should include a decimal point for more precision. I like the “vs last class” arrows and details, but think a spark line-like previous 3 class trend would be more impactful. You might try letting a couple data-viz business analysts start from scratch with all of your available data points to see if they can dream up new ways of presenting this information in context of prior rides.

I’d appreciate seeing my real-time power points on the Apple Watch. Lots of instructors don’t show the leaderboard throughout class, so having that on my watch would be easier than guessing based on average power on the bike.

I finally took Jamii’s cycling class at Cyclebar after attending so many class at Crunch and I was blown away! The music was bumping, the atmosphere was jumping and the energy was off the charts! The cyclebar instructors like Jamii allow you to test yourself but always back off if you need to regroup! I love the friendly but challenging atmosphere Cyclebar gives it’s members so they can set individual goals. The first class is free and you are not pressured to join afterwards. There are so many great instructors there and class opportunities throughout day to fit anyone’s schedule. 🚴🚴🚴🚴🦾💪🏽.