Zint came out to Los Angeles to be an actor, and he also works as a screenwriter he looks like a younger, blonder Kevin Bacon, and he speaks with the self-assuredness that seems to be a hallmark of SoulCycle instructors. But the SoulCycle folks I spoke to, as well as my own experience in classes that were at least a third male, lend credence to the idea that, if men aren't quite doing SoulCycle as much as women are, they're still a significant presence.īetween his Wednesday morning classes, I spoke with instructor David Zint, who was scouted out of the crowd in a class and asked to teach his own. Both I've attended so far-the second one, in which I arrived early and was taught how to use the bike, went considerably smoother, thanks for asking!-were comped by SoulCycle.)īroCyclers exist somewhat in conflict with the stereotypical perception of spinning today: a lot of celebrities, a lot of Hamptons supermoms, a lot of neon pink skulls.

(Quick caveat: I have yet to pay for a SoulCycle class myself. This isn't about me though, and it isn't about the raw appeal of SoulCycle itself. Victoria's Secret models get in on the SoulCycle action. But I was making noises with my mouth as I rode a bike in place. Those five minutes passed.īy the time we'd segued into one of the newer Beyoncé songs, I think 'Flawless,' I realized that a switch in my brain had flipped, and I started doing all the ridiculous movements that are demanded, and by the end I was yelling, or whatever, not quite yelling, which some members of the class really do, they yell like they're falling out of a plane-I wasn't doing that. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.įor the first five minutes, having, through my own inability to find the West Hollywood studio, guaranteed that I had no idea what was going on, I struggled with the bike and raged inwardly, wondering how something so stupid, so loud and ostentatious, could convince so many people to pay $30 per class-even more in New York!-for the privilege of being yelled at in a sweaty room. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years.

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