Every since the founder of Indoor Cycling Magazine got threatened by Stephanie Delis, a SoulCycle manager in Vancouver, BC, we started to see the connection between the skull & crossbones which is a SoulCycle symbol.
Let us start by sharing with you a quote from Vanity Fair Magazine which describes what we have heard and have experienced ourselves. Please read this quote from Vanity Fair Magazine
SoulCycle rooms are hot and sweaty. The music is deafening, and it’s almost pitch-black. Spinning may sound easy—it’s only riding a bike, after all—but you rarely get to sit in the seat, or “saddle,” as they call it; your body hovers over the bike like a jockey on a horse. After 45 minutes of this, things start to get weird. It’s like a Native American sweat lodge: everyone is in a stunned, near-hallucinatory state,
On the topic of hallucinatory state and SoulCycle staff. They must be in a hallucinatory state when we witness how they treat leaders in Indoor Cycling community.
We at IndoorCycling.ca, who are considered “Social Influencers” and even leaders in the Indoor Cycling World and also own @IndoorCycling for Instagram and Twitter with 1000s of followers, plus, over 3000 followers on Facebook. And. We can’t forget Pinterest (again @IndoorCycling)
Stephanie Delis, a SoulCycle manager in Vancouver, BC threatened and banned the founder of Indoor Cycling Magazine (Johnny Zakharia) from attending classes for writing an honest review. which is crazy. Were you aware of that in the past SoulCycle banned one of the top fitness leaders in USA?
His name is Joey Gonzalez. Here is the story which Indoor Cycling Magazine published.
A firestorm of comments was set off when Joey Gonzalez, owner of Barry’s Bootcamp, shared on Facebook today that he was banned from SoulCycle. (Photo: Barry’s Bootcamp)
What do children think when they see Soulcycle “cult members” wearing skull and crossbones?
Their mother taught them that it means poison, or death. However. Soulcycle confuses these children into thinking that Soulcycle members are poison or hazardous.
However. Soul Cycle says that it just means one is a “bad ass”. Even if that is the case, do we need to encourage kids to be “bad asses”? According to Dictionary.com a “bad ass”
Is of a person difficult to deal with; mean-tempered; touchy.
After learning all this anyone will agree that a developing child to see clothing with skull and crossbones can lead to many negative effects.
According to Wikipedia:
A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed together under or behind the skull.[1] The design originates in the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento mori on tombstones.
In modern contexts, it is generally used as a hazard symbol that warns of danger, usually in regard to poisonous substances, such as deadly chemicals.
It even gets worse for SoulCycle. In Canada the government founded the “Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System” (WHMIS) which is Canada’s national hazard communication standard. Under that system a skull and crossbones means “can cause death or toxicity”
Just recently the founder of Indoor Cycling Magazine experienced hazardous and toxic conduct from SoulCycle Management
Ever since we heard the heavy-handed action when a soul cycle studio banned a top fitness leader because they were afraid of losing customers, many of us stopped visiting SoulCycle.
However. Soulcycle did again. Within hours of Indoor Cycling Magazine broke the story that their Vancouver location has the cheaper bikes without computers, the founder received a threatening phone call from an “anonymous” number from the manager of Soulcycle vancouver threatening the founder of Indoor Cycling Magazine. The manager was so angry that she left the threatening message on the voicemail, how unprofessional and mean.
That is why we need to support our community centers who offer Indoor Cycling classes.
Highfalutin: Arrogant or pompous or pretentious:
You may also recall that recently we wrote that their are mixed reviews about SoulCycle coming to Vancouver. Such as the 30 dollars classes and cult like activities.
We also spoke to business owners in Yaletown who told us that it is “crazy” to pay about 30 dollars for a 45 minute class. If you make that 3 classes a week that gets expensive. More than a monthly car payment, and there is no equity being accumulated.
As such. Were you are that TEEN VOGUE also wrote about the adverse effects that Soulcycle might have on teens? We quote Teen Vogue:
One final troublesome fact is that SoulCycle Vancouver decided to deprive customers of a very important and helpful feature which is the computer that is supposed to come with their bikes. We repeat. Indoor Cycling Magazine broke the story. That SoulCycle Vancouver bikes have NO COMPUTERS.
To conclude. Indoor Cycling Magazine and 1000’s recommend that you support small Indoor Cycling Studios.
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(If you want to read more. Below is more info on the features of the bike that SOULCYCLE bikes in Vancouver DO NOT HAVE. For all the money you pay for one class, why did Soulcycle not offer these features? No soul?)
Here is the info about the computers that usually come with the STAGES bikes but for some reason, SoulCycle Yaletown choose not to include them. Why?
This is what is SUPPOSED to come with the STAGES BIKES that SoulCycle has in Yaletown. It is called the STAGES Power Console. But Soulcycle decided to go with the cheaper option. This is what YOU WON’T SEE:
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
The most accurate, lightest weight measurement tool in cycling is changing indoor cycling. Unlike most fitness equipment power meters, Stages Power was born from the needs of the world’s best professional cyclists and perfected for indoor.
Now indoor riders can benefit from the precision of training with power. Whether you’re counting calories or logging in-depth interval statistics, Stages Power technology provides the most accurate results ensuring the truest ranking in the most competitive workout – improvement begins with the right information.
STAGES POWER METER: CHANGING THE WAY WE TRAIN
Unlike most commercial power meters, Stages Power measurement captures a rider’s force at the bike’s crank, for accuracy to within +/- 2.5% of actual output. Whether you’re counting calories or logging in-depth interval statistics, Stages Power provides the most accurate feedback, ensuring the truest rankings even in the critical group display mode.
Stages Cycling engineers the premiere power measurement tools used by elite riders. Now we apply that technology to the in-studio cycling experience, giving everyone who works out access to the same measured improvement tools pros rely on.
- The benchmark in accurate power measurement for indoor cycling
- The only indoor power meter implementing professional measurement technology
- Data capture via ANT+ enabled sport devices (iOS and Android Bluetooth 4.0 compatible)
- 2300 hour ride time via 2 standard AA batteries
- Engineered & assembled in Boulder, Colorado
We encourage you to contact Stephanie Delisi, the Soul Cycle Manager at Yaletown, and ask her why did they pick the cheaper option when they know that Yaletown is known for high quality and the latest technology. stephanie.delisi@soul-cycle.com
Indoor Cycling Magazine tried to contact Stephanie Delisi, the Soul Cycle Manager at Yaletown for a reply, but we guess that Indoor Cycling Magazine was unworthy of a reply. Was it because we don’t promote their 30 dollar classes. OR because we revealed that their bikes have no computers which usually come with STAGES bikes, however they choose not to include them? If we are wrong let us know, here is her email stephanie.delisi@soul-cycle.com
We also reached out to the Soulcycle management to request a conversation regarding SoulCycle coming to Vancouver. We sent emails to a senior SoulCycle manager called Mia Jacobs. And you betcha, we experienced the same hallucinatory state. Mia Jacobs, acted like a cult-member, and was afraid to communicate with Indoor Cycling Magazine. Which we, and many, thought was strange, anti-social and weird. However, when we told Ms. Jacobs that we plan to write about SoulCycle a few days later we got an email from Julie D’Uva and Carolyn Beaudry, from ASC Public Relations, who handle Soulcycle public relations company who offered to answer questions; but, did not answer one question. Which was consistent with the description of a cultic, hallucinatory, movement.
Other studios, like Trueride in California have the same bikes but INCLUDE the computer and only charge 19 bucks a class, which is 33 % less than what SoulCycle charges, who have the cheaper bikes 🙁
