Indoor Cycling Near Me on North Bridge Road: Ground Zero at Odeon Towers

Ground Zero sits at 331 North Bridge Road, #01-02 Odeon Towers, Singapore 188720, on the ground floor of an office tower that stands where Cathay's flagship Odeon cinema screened films from 1953 to 1984. If you are searching indoor cycling near me between City Hall and Bugis, this is a beat-driven ride room that runs in the dark, lends you cleated shoes for free and sells a single class for S$45.

The address has a past. According to the National Library Board's Infopedia, the Odeon was designed by Palmer and Turner and opened on 8 June 1953 at the junction of North Bridge Road and Cashin Street, with a charity premiere of The Snows of Kilimanjaro. It was the Cathay Organisation's best box-office earner in Singapore until falling attendance led to its sale. The last film, Breakdance, played on 30 June 1984, and Odeon Towers was built on the site.

Ground Zero has turned its slice of the ground floor into two rooms, Ride and Resistance, with an Open Gym on the side. The studio describes the Ride Room as a place where the room rides as one in the dark, and its own line for the workout is short: clip in, level up. It is a sweaty, music-led format with choreography, climbs and sprints rather than a quiet road-bike session.

Timing is enforced. Ground Zero asks riders to arrive at least 15 minutes early and to check in no less than four minutes before class. Miss that and your spot is released. First-timers are told to come about 20 minutes before, so staff can set up the bike. Phones stay in the lockers: there is a strict no-phones-in-class policy, which suits the dark room.

There are age and height limits. You must be 14 to take any Ride class and at least 1.5 metres tall, and anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian to sign a consent form, and under-16s must have that adult in class with them. The Resistance room starts at 16. Late cancellations and no-shows on unlimited memberships carry a S$15 fee, which guest passes cannot offset.

Ground Zero runs two queues. The online waitlist needs a credit in your account. If a spot opens within 12 hours of class, up to 30 minutes before, you get an email offering it. The walk-in waitlist is the one regulars use: ask the front-of-house team to add you no earlier than 30 minutes before class, stay in the studio, and any bikes not checked into four minutes before start are released in order.

Two details matter for walk-ins. You cannot choose your bike, so you take whatever is left, often at the edges of the room. And you can book yourself plus one friend per class online, which is the simpler way to ride together. For a larger group or a private class, the studio asks you to email hello@groundzero.sg rather than booking several spots.

Start with Ride: Foundation. The studio calls it a stripped-back ride built to get you comfortable with the bike, the beat and the burn, with clear cues and a focus on form, rhythm and control, and says it is meant for first-timers. Regular Ride classes then add choreography, resistance climbs and sprints to a loud playlist, usually 45 to 60 minutes long.

Two formats are worth knowing about before you buy. The 90 Minute Ride costs two credits to book. Ride or Die, held once every six months, is the studio's marker event, with advanced choreography, out-of-saddle weighted work, long endurance runs and heavy resistance sets. It is not a first-month class. If you want to lift as well, Resistance and a 60-minute Open Gym session at S$25 share the same address.

First-timers get one choice of two packs, each limited to one purchase per person: a 3-class trial for S$50, valid for a month from your first class, or a 14-day trial for S$99 that works as unlimited booking for two weeks from your first booking. After that, a single class is S$45, five classes are S$200 and ten are S$350, valid for three months.

Bigger packs bring the per-ride price down, and standard packs can be booked for up to two people. Students with a valid student pass have a separate Student Series. If a standard, student or off-peak pack expires before you use it, Ground Zero lets you roll the unused classes into a new pack bought within six months of expiry, but only after the old one has run out. All sales are non-refundable.

Bring workout clothes and a water bottle, and the studio covers the rest. Shimano SPD-SL cleated shoes are free, and you can bring your own SPD-SL shoes if you prefer. Towels are provided, the showers stock Omno hair products and Bioderma body products, and there are hairdryers and straighteners, which makes a 7am class before an office day realistic.

If you forget a bottle, bottled water is sold at check-in. Changing rooms and lockers are free to use. Ground Zero's own advice for the first ride is simple and practical: hydrate, eat a little beforehand, wear form-fitting shorts or tights and a breathable top, and give an instructor a wave so they can check your saddle height before the lights go down.

Odeon Towers sits in the old civic and school district around Bras Basah, so a post-ride walk has plenty to look at. Raffles Hotel and CHIJMES, the former convent school turned dining courtyard, are a few minutes away on foot, and the Bras Basah area still has a cluster of second-hand bookshops for a slow browse after a fast ride.

Heading the other way, North Bridge Road runs towards Bugis and the shophouse streets around Arab Street and Haji Lane, which work well for a weekend late breakfast after a morning class. The studio opens until 6:30pm on weekends, so a Saturday ride can easily come before lunch instead of after a full day in the office.

Address: 331 North Bridge Road, #01-02 Odeon Towers, Singapore 188720. Hours: Monday to Friday 6am to 9:30pm, weekends 7:30am to 6:30pm. Contact: hello@groundzero.sg (the studio lists no public phone line). Booking: through the Ground Zero site and its vibefam booking page, with packs bookable up to 14 days ahead. Minimum age 14 and height 1.5m for Ride. Prices: S$50 three-class trial, S$45 single class, S$350 for ten.