Talk:Indoor cycling

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[edit] Indoor cycling as acrobatic cycling

It appears that there is a form of acrobatic cycling called indoor cycling that this page does not consider: see http://www.hk-icycling.net/

Gary 04:17, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I didn't understand what Gary was saying until I saw a page on UCI on Indoor Cycling. I think in the light of this The title of the page need to move change to "Indoor Group Cycling". Anyone else have any thoughts?

HH 22:30, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

The present content seems a bit strange, because the definition is different from that UCI means by "indoor cycling". There's an article of "indoor cycling", on the other hand, on German Wikipedia; Hallenradsport. The German article describes sports like Artistic cycling and Cycle ball as indoor cycling. --HannaLi 19:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Like many subjects on wikipedia this article is totally American-centric. If Wikipedia (English) is a global English language encyclopedia then the term "indoor cycling" should be defined as it is by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body of cycling who oversees all cycling competition including America. Indoor cycling is an umbrella term for the two sports of cycle ball and artistic cycling, sports which have a huge following in some parts of the world. The whole article sounds a bit like an advert almost as if it was written by "Johnny G" himself. Cycling competition on stationary bicycles is not a concept originating in the 80's.....an almost identical concept has existed for about a century and was massively popular in the UK, europe and even the states and is still practised today..."Roller-Racing" is in principal an identical concept, only the stationary bicycle is different. I propose that this article cover the term globally understood as indoor cycling and that the existing text should be in an article titled "spin cycling" or "gym machines".

[edit] Indoor Cycling

I think there needs to be a separate article on "Spinning," the original (and licensed) "aerobic class" using a specialized type of bicycle with a weighted fly wheel and adjustable resistance. That article could contain subordinate information about "knockoffs" of Spinning by other companies. A disambiguation page should separate Spinning (TM) from spinning the performance technique. I agree that "indoor cycling" is confusing as the top-level entry, as cyclists have trained indoors for years -- long before the current fitness class was invented or made popular. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.150.73 (talk) 02:25, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I have been a cyclist for over 3 decades and have used indoor cycling as a way of continuing my off-season training and maintenance. The Indoor Cycling description is relatively complete but it leaves out quite a bit of information. I tried to post a comment and a link, but it was removed. Unfortunate!

I have been involved with the LeMond Academy since its inception back in 2000 as one of the top regional Indoor Cycling Centers in the United States. My name is Reza Karamooz and I would be happy to answer any questions you might have in regards to Indoor Cycling dos and don'ts.

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