RIDE Indoor Cycling

I had my first cycling class at this place and I thought wow cycling is awesome! Then I went to other cycling studios and realize that RIDE is awesome! High energy, good music selection. Addy is my favorite!

The only legit cycling studio in downtown Austin. Clip on shoes are required but you can rent them cheap if you don’t have your own pair. Upbeat music and positive energetic teachers. There’s usually a wait list for classes after work so make sure to sign up early! Doesn’t quite compare to Soul Cycle or FlyWheel but it’s the next best thing!

I’m totally hooked on RIDE! I’ve always loved spin and enjoy trying new spin studios so I was excited to try RIDE for the first time last summer… little did I know an addiction was about to take place! Now hardly a Tuesday goes by that I don’t start it with Addy’s 7am class. She is hands down the hardest spin teacher I’ve ever been too, but don’t let that scare you! Her class is also SO fun and her energy is pretty incredible. She is super sweet and finds a way of motivating the class with her cute personality. The class always flies by and I leave sweat drenched with plenty of upbeat tunes stuck in my head. I’ve tried a few other teachers (Carly and Christy) and highly recommend them too!
I also love how friendly everyone is that works a RIDE. Spenser is always helpful and smiling even when it is still dark outside and I love that the owner, Kim, rides in the classes and gets to know everyone. You can really tell that she cares about her studio!

So impressed with the ENERGY at ride. I attended a 6am Friday class and the energy in that room was absolutely incredible. It is similar to most other rhythm based studios in town but it was packed and the teacher brought so much excitement. And lucky for me, I signed up through class pass and was unaware that I signed up for a Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry ride, which was awesome.
The only problem is that RIDE is incredibly hard to sign up for through class pass. The classes fill up within minutes of them going live.

LOVE Ride! The studio is awesome, and the instructors are amazing! By far the best indoor cycling studio I have ever been to!

My favorite workout ever. Seriously thank goodness ClassPass has this studio on there, because it is what I look forward to the most 3 times a month.
For ClassPass members, make sure you sign up exactly a week in advance because the classes fill up within the hour (so sign up at 12pm exactly a week before the class).
I love every instructor at RIDE that I’ve taken for different reasons, but all they all have an upbeat vibe with great music. My favorite is probably Alana because I’ve found great songs through her and she definitely has a motivating, Soul-​Cycle style.
Parking-​wise (they validate for 2 hours at 2 different lots), make sure to park in the AMLI Downtown parking lot if you are arriving past 6pm because if you go to the one across the street you’ll have to pay!

I was in Austin for a convention and was looking for a place to workout. I was very impressed with this place– from the customer service (friendly desk staff, staff explaining where bathrooms & showers were located, lockers, to setting up the bike). Awesome class, fast-​paced, lots of energy. Whether you are new to spinning or take classes frequently, I recommend this studio!

RIDE is unlike any other spin class!!!
As an avid spin-​class attendee, I was overwhelmed by how fun this class was! It basically feels like you are at a dance party on a bike. The classes have amazing music, incorporate toning/​weights, and will make you feel like a rockstar.
Tip — your first class is free so give it a try (just don’t steal my spot). :)

Went to Alana’s class last night and had a fantastic work out! It was my first time there but I have been to Soulcycle and Cyc a few times as well. They’ve got a good setup here, great music, easy to get in and out. Alana was motivating and intense when she needed to be. Couldn’t have asked for a better first experience, will definitely be coming back!
Parking is a little weird so check into that before coming.

This is so addictive that I skip the classes only if I am extremely sore! Great everything, especially music

My Fiancé & I signed up for the 6am Monday morning class. The studio was very easy to find and parking was a breeze (I’m assuming because it was soooo early) It was also very bright and clean and modern so that was nice.
The front desk staff were very nice, got us all signed up and rented shoes. The front desk girl even stuck around to help me on my bike and have it all adjusted etc The bike was a little different than ones I’ve used before but it was comfortable and easy to use.
Now at 6am, its hard to get pumped up, especially on a Monday. However, Todd is just amazing. He knows how to get you really into the workout but without being annoying and drill sergeant like. He has a really great happy attitude and honestly its pretty infectious. The whole room really came alive and it felt like one big team trying to start our week off the best way possible.
I would definitely come back and of the spinning classes I’ve tried on class pass this one is one of my favorites.

I had a first time spin experience with RIDE — and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. First of all, the staff was extremely nice — they welcomed me, walked me through everything, set me up and followed up after class. I LOVE non-​pretentious studios. The instructor made sure to introduce herself to me and kept checking up on me during the class. If you have a chance — take Carly’s class — she was amazing! Intense, great energy, awesome music. I absolutely loved the class and loved the studio — I will definitely come back. Thank you RIDE!

What my review SHOULD have said, had the manager not been such a class A douchenozzle:
«Tried this place as part of my ClassPass membership and WOW, what a great workout! Even though there was some confusion with my registration not being in their system, they had some bikes available as class was starting and found a way to let me get a workout in. FIVE STARS for the great class and FIVE STARS for the helpful customer service!!! If you like a good spin class with an even better crew, I highly recommend you check this place out :)»
Instead, I have to tell you that I showed up and wasn’t allowed on a bike (even though they had four available that, I can only assume, went unused). I signed up through ClassPass. It turns out that whatever classes are listed in ClassPass aren’t correct. The front desk girls that I spoke to when I first came in explained — apparently the schedule listed is the one for their Houston location, not the Austin location. Despite this, the girls were super nice, fitted me with a pair of shoes and told me that if there was anything available 1 min after class started (I guess that’s the cutoff time), they would find me a seat. Time comes around, me (and another confused ClassPass-​er) are told «hey, you’re in luck! We have these four bikes open. Where would you like to sit?» and as we’re picking this out, a manager/​owner comes by and put the kibosh on the whole deal. He starts into his whole spiel «ClassPass has really been screwing up… we keep trying to tell them to fix things…» blah blah blah, which, sure, if there were no bikes available I would just shake my head and go home and be writing an angry email to ClassPass. Except that there were bikes, and he had the power to change this crappy situation into a good one (see paragraph above). Instead, he sent me home with no workout and a fairly bad taste in my mouth. His reason? «Taryns class is our most popular class; we can’t open this one up to non-​paying members». What!?!
So, sure, their classes are probably really good, but I’ll never know, because I’ll won’t step foot int there again. I simply can’t justify giving my hard earned cash/​time to a business that has no concept of customer service, especially in a town with so many other great boutique spin classes (check out Tetra 6^th or Kor180 on 5^th).

I’ve never been a huge fan of spin. I can never seem to get comfortable, and I’m either completely dead or not even breaking a sweat by the end, the whole thing is strange. However, I had heard about this studio over and over through co-​workers, and when they offered a free class to try out a new instructor I decided to go for it. And let me tell you, it was BY FAR the hardest spin class I’ve ever taken, but also the best. (Taylor, you killed me girl! haha) You never sit still for a moment, my arms were so sore the next day!
First of all, there’s no shaming here. you don’t feel bad for falling behind, or like you’re out of shape and can’t keep up. The other people in class and Taylor was so fantastic at keeping you motivated and you’re constantly changing up what you’re doing so you never fall into a pattern of just up down up down up down. The music was great, and I loved being in the darkened room. a little breeze would have been appreciated but next time I’ll just bring a little portable fan like a sweaty loser.
There is free validated parking at an apartment complex nearby, and the facilities are great. They will provide you shoes and a locker, and patiently help you set up your bike when you stand there completely baffled. I also like that you can buy a set of classes instead of a membership, and a lot of different class times to fit your schedule. If you want a fast paced workout and to get the most out of your hour this is your place!

Classes are great except: If you have hearing damage /​tinnitus, do not go. If you would like to acquire hearing damage, do go. Even with ear plugs, the music is so loud the bass will shatter your eardrum straight through earplugs. They refunded my class — and said theyd have to talk to a manager about refunding the rest of the series I bought. Will not be returning.
Addition: I’m not sure who exactly you think you are, marking this as «funny,» but you’re insensitive jerks.

Very fun! A lot like CYC in West Campus but it’s downtown, and they do validate parking. The website says you need to pay to rent the spin shoes, but they didn’t charge me. Great music, dim lights, and energetic spin class with weights. I thought my instructor was really good as well.
I will definitely be back. Classes can fill up fast though, so you’ll have to reserve your spot in advance.

I woke up this morning with cramps. Not the «light and easy» cramps *you think* women whine about — I have a straight up medical condition, and my body doesn’t f – k around with me each month. It feels like I’m having a baby, you know, as seen in the movie ‘Alien.‘
I wanted to cancel my class, but I was hours past the cancelation window so I decided to chase a Midol with a whiskey-​coffee, and soldier through. I figured the endorphins would soothe my pain. (Spoiler alert!!: They didn’t.)
The facility was staffed with polite people completely unaware of my searing pain and the fact that everything in my body made me so nauseous just minutes before that liquids came out of orifaces they shouldn’t have.
The class was DIFFICULT, but in a fun way that I normally would’ve enjoyed if I wasn’t so wrapped up in panic over the fact that I didn’t know how to release my shoes from the pedals and didn’t know when liquids would explode out of my face, or worst, next.
The music was fun, though I couldn’t understand what the instructor was saying most of the time. My main complaint would be that there isn’t any personal attention, but overall, my situation aside, I think it’s a good experience. If only they knew the ‘ride’ I was really on during class.

RIDE is (currently) my go-​to Austin studio: for Tara only. She’s on the schedule so frequently that I can still spin there pretty often. I know I should try other instructors, but I worry they won’t be as good as she is. Tara is one of the best instructors I have ever spun with; I’m taking into account spinning at SoulCycle in West Hollywood and all of the boutique places in DC, as well as FlyWheel Gold Coast in Chicago. I used to spin with David Garza too, but unfortunately he left the studio.
The RIDE community is great– the riders that go here are amazing athletes, people that have been biking and spinning for years, which makes every class that much more enjoyable. Not to mention, Saturday morning has turned into my favorite morning of the week tapping it back with Tara and all of the other riders that are just amazingly talented people to be around, added bonus is these classes are usually always full. Sign up in advance because there are usually pretty long waitlists for Tara, especially now that David has left.
Reasons why I can’t give it a 5: facilities are subpar. The bikes are rusted and there is no ventilation whatsoever which is probably why their bikes are rusty. When they built the studio, they didn’t tailor it to be a spin studio– the bikes are housed in a room that doesn’t have any vents, and when 25 people are sweating and breathing heavy for 45 minutes, it gets really really hot and the bikes get all nasty. If they could do something to retrofit the space, it would be worlds better.
Holla at RIDE, I’m a fan!

So look about 2/​3rds of my rides here have been legit cardio workouts. And I’m a snob about these things– I love SoulCycle and hold everything up to that standard.
But here’s what’s problematic about this place:
1) A lot of instructors view themselves as spiritual advisors. Hi, we’re here to burn calories, not to be told how to live our lives. Or be tossed general platitudes about «letting the day go» or «believing in ourselves.»
2) They pump the heat to make you think you’re working out a lot harder than you are. Cheap move.
3) The bikes are SUPER close together. It’s pretty claustrophobic, and really tough to get out of the class.

This place is a serious sweat machine! Thankfully they had a fan on which helped the air flow
*Addy is my favorite — her music is the best. Today was Fleetwood Mac theme ride & it was my ultimate favorite. Jammed hard and it was my best ride yet!