We are looking forward to one of the biggest fitness industry events in the world. The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, IHRSA, was our topic in an earlier blog this week, and we’re ready to roll out details on why this trade show is going to be so much fun! Adding to the excitement of IHRSA is the release of our brand-new promotional video (RealRyder Indoor Cycling 2011) and collaborations with some of the biggest names in the fitness industry.

RealRyder is teaming up with big names -  Motionsoft, Total Gym and Gatorade for amazing giveaways and experiences at IHRSA. RealRyder will be giving away 2, AFB8 bikes in conjunction with the Motionsoft, via text message. You can stop by their booth (#1026) for the details on entry and ways to win. Each day, a random winner will be selected to win a RealRyder Indoor Cycle or a Total Gym.

If you’re interested in going to IHRSA but haven’t committed yet, we have two ways for you to save on the trade show passes. Our promotional partners, Motionsoft have passes to offer! IHRSA is also offering an exclusive promotional code for their Facebook fans.

We only have one question … a Are You Ready for our Ryde?

• Thursday, March 17th: Beginning at 11:00am, we will be offering 15-minute classes on the only indoor cycling ride that moves you!
• If you complete one of the mini-classes, you will receive our RealRyder Messenger bag, perfect for the conference or on-the-go wherever you are!
• Friday, March 18th: We’re up bright and early at 6:00am! The RealRyder Performance & Hydration Station, Fueled by Gatorade – G Series Fit
• Ryde Real every 30 minutes, with classes ending at 8:30am. And no need for extra gear – we’ve got you covered with the brand-new G Series Fit drink and Gatorade towels, as well as a brand-new RealRyder t-shirt!

We wish we could bottle up and sell the excitement that comes with trying RealRyder for the first time! The smiling faces tell the story – check out these photos from the past weekend’s SCW Fitness MANIA in Philadelphia!

RealRyder + SCW's Philadelphia MANIA

RealRyder + SCW's Philadelphia MANIA

RealRyder is relatively new on the fitness block. Our history stems from the stationary bike – a rigid, locked-down pedaling machine. And its basic design still hasn’t changed much after twenty years. Enter the RealRyder® ABF8: you get a true sense of the road with its unique, articulating frame that allows it to steer, lean, and feel like an actual road bike.

We know how difficult it is to go back to your stationary bikes after you’ve tried RealRyder! That first time you try it and you feel yourself moving beyond pedaling; the steering, the leaning, the balancing, the mental involvement, and the emotional excitement. You’ll want to replicate that experience in all your indoor cycling classes!

Our mission is to share RealRyder with as many people as we can! Maybe we should put the bikes on a bus and tour this great nation, calling ourselves The RealRyder Rockstars! Or maybe we’ll just stick with what we’re good at – trade shows and fitness conventions, where we get to interact with rockin’ fitness professionals and club owners!

RealRyder will continue to be at great events all over the country this year! Check out some of the great events we’re participating in, like SCW Fitness’ Mania Conventions and the The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), just to name a few!

Have you recently tried RealRyder? Have you been teaching for a year? Or more? We would love to hear your experience or memories with RealRyder (the title of the post!). Please share your thoughts and stories!

Earlier this month we were at the SCW show Boston MANIA running our popular indoor cycling classes. This was the last SCW event of the year and a chance for New England to see the hottest innovations in fitness equipment and training.

We are always looking for feedback on what people think of our version of indoor cycling and the Boston audience didn’t let us down. We could tell you, but we’d rather let them tell you in their own words – the next era of cycling is here!

Some great testimonials and quotes! We regularly talk about RealRyder introducing a new era of indoor cycling and how our stationary bike is more realistic, but it is still reassuring to us when we hear it from the riders!

“It was incredible!” (RealRyder Indoor Cycling)

“Works your body much more than a Spinning® bike!”

“Riding indoors can get a little mundane and boring………this is definitely not mundane and boring – it’s exciting, it’s rad!”

“Closest thing to an outside bike.”

“Even with the learning curve, it was fun!”

“You won’t go back to a stationary bike!”

Boston is an ideal venue for this time of year, winter is coming in the North and for many outdoor cyclists, thoughts are now turning to spending more time indoor cycling. Our version of the indoor bike is equally at home as a more exciting alternative to the usual spin bikes or bike trainers.

Our favorite quote on the video is the last one:-

“Get off the old bike, get on the new and move into the future!”

Change up your indoor cycling classes or get your own RealRyder for training this winter – you won’t be disappointed. Welcome to Indoor Cycling 2.0! Time to take the training wheels off!

The much traveled RealRyder team will be at Boston MANIA from 12th to 14th of November and will be running our popular indoor cycling classes.

These classes have been selling out at the earlier SCW shows as the word is spreading fast about our unique stationary bike and how it is changing indoor cycling.

RealRyder Indoor Cycling is significantly different from the usual indoor cycling class, due to the movement of our bike. This ability to turn and lean, means you will recruit more muscles and get a full body workout, you also burn more calories and last, but not least you will have more fun!

Apart from adding some extra spice to a typical spin class our indoor cycling classes also seem to appeal more to cyclists and triathletes. We hear this often from riders and it should come as no surprise, Colin Irving who created the RealRyder Stationary Bike is an expert cyclist himself and the inspiration for our bike came from a disappointment with existing indoor bikes. Put simply they did not replicate the fun and excitement of riding a real bike!

To give you a flavor of what to expect here are two videos from the recent Midwest MANIA held in Chicago.

More details on Boston MANIA

http://www.scwfitness.com/boston/

So if you are in the Boston area this weekend, come and check out our stationary bike at the SCW show and experience “The New Era of Indoor Cycling” for yourself!

Our stationary bike is on the move again! We are at Midwest MANIA for the latest SCW show (October 8 -10) and will be running our popular RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes!

RealRyder has been at all the SCW shows this year and they are a great way to stay in touch with fellow industry professionals and follow the latest trends in fitness equipment and training. It also gives more people the opportunity to ride our stationary bike, which is not like any other indoor bike you may have ridden before!

Riding our stationary bike will feel more like riding a real bike as you can lean and turn, which gives a more dynamic ride.

It will also make your indoor cycling much more fun than a traditional stationary bike!

You will get a full body workout as you engage your upper body and core muscles. You will also burn approximately 20% more calories, because you are recruiting more muscles.

The RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes are the best way to feel the difference and most people who try our stationary bike come away excited and are reluctant to go back to their old indoor bikes! The RealRyder stationary bike has created a new era of indoor cycling!

Click here for Midwest MANIA Registration, plus full details of the RealRyder Indoor Cycling Class times.

Put the dates in your diary and come and check out our unique leaning stationary bike for yourself and look out for the RealRyder stationary bike at future SCW shows near you!