Mike Borska and his unique avuncular brand of spin is always a welcome change. His choreography always takes a tremendous amount of thought on Mike’s part and is a dramatic departure from the Top Ten that dominates the airwaves today and in our CS.
As Mike queued up Santana and the classic Black Magic Woman, the familiar lyric of: “Don’t turn your back on her” took a different spin from my perch in #14. And my version was: “Don’t let her back be turned on you”. An esoteric reference that you can always ask me about if you’re so inclined. I try to keep from being distracted when spinning, but when artwork like that is in proximity you just have to give in to it.
Confused? Don’t be those that need to know do know. In any case a sold out show and I was slow to warm because I had put in my 8 classes this week and frankly my gas gauge read: Fuel Low. No matter though, because by sessions end I was fully engulfed and bellowing to the finale of Rosie by Bruce Springsteen. Mike has an exacting style that is more coaching than didactic and it is soft on the ears, which make my upper torso feel more relaxed than normal, and that transfers power where it should be in the pedal stroke. I have been acutely conscious of my tendency to hunch my shoulders and grip the handlebars like I’m the Boston Strangler.
The new CS officially opens on Monday and let’s be real this is truly Kristen’s baby that she gave birth to, and I for one want to acknowledge the Queen of Spin because without her dynamic personality we are right where we are now with 40 bikes. Thank you KG. Her first class is 8:30 and I am sure we will all be trigger happy with mouse and cursor tomorrow morning to be there with her for the inaugural KSC. I hear tell that the Mother Ship has determined that the 75-25 rule will hold true like before except this time with 56 bikes, the split will be 42 online and 14 bookable a half hour before class just like before.
See you Monday in our new home and I will end my stay in the old CS with The Blue Sapphire on Sunday.
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