1 have been coaching indoor cycling classes since 1997, and have been riding outside since about 1998. My classes tend to follow "outside" riding in that I develop profiles that have a purpose, whether it is strength (climbing) or speed work (TTs or sprint work).

It's come down to the point that people attending my class either object to the amount of saddle time, because I don't do a lot of out of saddle work, or the drill work, or the lack of "excitement" in class (i.e. lots of saddle changes).

Those people that cycle outdoors appreciate my classes because there's not a lot of fluff (and...if I do say so myself...I have awesome music to back up my profiles and I've gotten a lot of compiments on it)....but I am not catering to the competitive cyclists (although they're part of my group), I'm hoping to appeal to anyone who likes cycling.

Most people are in between. They're either there for the cardio (non-cyclists) or people that ride and want to keep their "edge" in the off season.
I consider myself a recreational cyclist. I'll never compete, I ride to the grocery store, and I ride for fun.... I'll ride just cause I like to ride, that's it. Once in a great while...I'll ride for "real" mileage, but I don't have the time or schedule to do that all that often.

How many of you fit in that category? What would you like to find in an indoor cycling class? Every year in the past, I've done periodization....not all members are into that (although it benefits all members because of the training regimen).

So....what would you consider to be your "ideal class"?