Passion fuels Cycletique opening in Bethel Park
Deanna Bucy, left, and Lisa Lutheran sit in their newly constructed cycling studio, which contains three big-screen televisions and several speakers.
The theater-style cycling studio at Cycletique offers a wide-variety of bike locations to allow for comfortability.
Members and families of the Cycletique team cut the ribbon to their long-awaited business endeavor in Bethel Park.
As Lisa Lutheran opened up a card she received in the mail, it came with a realization that she accomplished something that has been a long time coming.
The congratulatory card, penned by her daughter in college, was boiled down to a few simple words that went a very long way: “You finally did it!”
Lutheran joined Deanna Bucy to not only successfully fulfill a five-year business endeavor but a passion that has lasted a lifetime.
The two South Hills residents recently opened up Cycletique at 4603 Library Road in Bethel Park, a high-energy, indoor cycling center combined with a boutique to shop for various clothes, including many that can be worn during workouts.
Uniting the cycling and the shopping are freshly pressed juices for pre- and post-workout and rejuvenation, along with chilled towels and an on-site nutritionist to support health outside of the spinning experience.
“We offer these things because it’s stuff that we enjoy and are passionate about,” Lutheran said. “We want you to come, stay and enjoy. It’s all-encompassing when you come here.”
Open seven days a week and featuring two to five classes daily that range from 45 minutes to an hour, the flexible schedule is built to accommodate those with hectic lifestyles. The goal is to create a different experience from the usual gym-like atmosphere of burning time rather than calories.
“Our entire purpose is that anybody can feel comfortable here, no matter what their fitness level is,” said Lutheran, who has 20 years of instruction at various gyms throughout the South Hills. “I spin with my daughter, who is 18 – and my mother, who is not 18 – and it’s a very non-judgmental place. You can do your workout at your level.”
Cycletique welcomes all ages and experiences levels by incorporating a beginner’s class into its regime, providing free cycle shoes, a digital locker for storage and assistance on the comprehensive bikes that have the ability to track power, revolutions per minute, gears and tension, heart rate, estimated calories burned, time, miles and average power, all to the sounds of energetic music.
“Most of the class was brand new to spinning, and everybody loved it,” Bucy said. “We offer beginner classes because not everybody has done it before and it allows us to not only teach them but get them set up on their bikes and properly fit into their shoes.
“If you’re someone who doesn’t cycle, you can still come in for the boutique or to grab a juice.”
Offering many options, including a class package or unlimited membership packages from one to three months, Lutheran recommends signing up for classes online ahead of time, which can be reserved, cancelled or rescheduled at one’s convenience.
The experience also comes with details of a cyclist’s individual session that is sent via email only a few minutes following the workout, creating an opportunity to track and set goals for future classes.
“This idea has been in the works for a long time,” Lutheran said. “We have been looking to do something and the timing is right now. Other things were popping up and it never was working out perfectly before. We knew we wanted to incorporate more things and it flourished.”