Spin Bike

A studio cycling session on a weighted-flywheel bike, logged by time.

Spin Bike, illustrated

How to do it

Setup

Saddle at hip height standing beside it, knee soft at the bottom of the stroke, cleats or cages set.

Steps

  1. Ride the session's profile – seated, standing, sprints.
  2. Keep the resistance honest under the cadence.
  3. Log the class by time.

Common mistakes

Spinning air: cadence without resistance is theater; load the wheel. Standing with no resistance: the knees take the flywheel's kick. Saddle too low: the knees complain by ride's end.

Breathing

Steady, rising with the profile.