Real Ryder Revolution, the first indoor cycling studio of its kind in Ann Arbor, will open next month at 307 N. Main St.

This will be the local business' third location, following openings one year ago in Birmingham and West Bloomfield.

Ann Arbor is an ideal location for several reasons, says Dan Barish, co-owner and principal at DIB Investment Management in Farmington Hills.

“We’ve had many requests from our instructors that go to the University of Michigan asking us to open here," he says. "Plus a lot of people from Ann Arbor take classes in West Bloomfield and were asking when we would open in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is a very health-conscious area, so we thought it would be a perfect fit.”

Be warned: This is not your typical spinning class. It features Real Ryder ABF8 stationary bikes that simulate an outdoor bike ride.

“The bike moves left and right so it gives the actual feeling of outdoor biking,” explains Barish. “You’re engaging your whole core — abs, arms — it’s a full-body workout. When you’re banking on the bike, you’re working every muscle.”

The 45- to 60-minute routine burns between 700 to 1,000 calories, he says.

The bikes were developed by Colin Irving with two other outdoor cyclists who wanted to have something to ride indoors “that would be as close as possible to riding outdoors without the potholes and people texting around you in their car,” says Barish, who adds that the U.S. military uses the bikes, as well as celebrities, such as Rihanna.

Immediately after seeing the bike, Barish ordered 61 of them and opened the first studios in Michigan, along with his partners Tracey Raitt and Leslie Blatnikofs, a personal trainer and spinning instructor.

Between their Birmingham and West Bloomfield studios, they have almost 100 people a day attending their classes. They are in the process of opening a fourth location in downtown Chicago.

Barish selected the space in Ann Arbor for its visibility and its proximity to parking.

The 1600-square-foot Ann Arbor location will have 21 bikes, as well as a big screen plasma TV so the class can ride to scenery, such as a tour of California, or watch music videos.

The drop-in cost per ride is $16 ($12 for students) or clients can buy a 10-pack of classes for $135, a 15-pack for $195, a 25-pack for $299, a 6-month unlimited plan for $599, or a 12-month unlimited plan for $1,200.

“Anybody can do this,” says Barish. “We have people from a 12-year-old to a 75-year-old who come to our studio. The 75-year-old has a one-year unlimited membership and comes three times a week. One guy has already lost 65 pounds.”

“Once you go on that bike, you never want to go on anything else because it’s such an experience.”

For more information, go to http://www.realryderrevolution.com.

Laura Blodgett is a freelance reporter for AnnArbor.com.