The Spinning History
Johnny G. Spinner
At the beginning of the 1980s, the former world-class cyclist Johnny G. Spinner, alias Jonathan Goldberg, built the first indoor bike.
The idea was to build an indoor bike that would resemble the functions of a normal racing bike as closely as possible. He wanted to use the bike as a supplementary training to his outdoor winter training, and this turned out to be the beginning of the megatrend of indoor cycling.
Body Bike - a history of develpment in other contries
An entirely new generation of bikes called BodyBike, designed by the Dane Steen Isaaksen, were launched in the middle of the 1990s. The difference between the Danish bike and other bikes available at the time, was that you were able to adjust the handlebar and the saddle, not only up and down but also forward and backwards, allowing easy and fast adjustments to fit each individual participant.
Very quickly, BodyBike became a leading product on the market, and today, a large range of indoor bikes is available – most of them with similar functions and settings.
Instructors
In the beginning, instructor quality was very fluctuating. There were no courses available to qualify instructors, and because everybody can ride a bike, it was easy to locate instructors who wanted to teach but who did not possess the knowledge and skills needed to plan an optimal training session. Very often, aerobic instructors were placed in charge of the spinning sessions, and therefore, in the 1990s, participants were often asked to do press-ups or other aerobic-based exercises during the spinning sessions. Today, a variety of courses are available, ensuring that spinning is solely about fitness training (cardio) based on varying intervals.
If they don´t do it in the Tour De France, you should not do it on the indoor bike.. it´s a waste off time!
