haha no offense but this guy sucks.

what the heck is the point of being a *teacher* to teach people in a spin class to do something totally different than riding a bike. it makes no sense to me. "i'm going to be your spin instructor. i'm going to tell you not to ride your bike like everybody else....or the way you're supposed to ride....because of pointless reasons."

perhaps he can reiterate throughout the class to remind people from leaning too hard on their handlebars? even then....if you're not a road cyclist and just enjoy taking spin classes then what the hell's the difference?? you know? so what if they lean on the bars...doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things except your arms burn after a while!