Spin Class Lawsuit Says Bike Hogs Rule Bally's

Take one of their bikes and they will cut you.

Finally, another spin class lawsuit! Attorney Clyde Eisman is suing Bally's Total Fitness to get a refund on his $1,500 membership fee; his lawsuit accuses the gym of letting a "small coterie of members" dominate the consistently overbooked spin classes.

Eisman joined the gym in 2007 specifically for the stationary bike sessions, but he found it nearly impossible to get a bike seat. So one day he showed up early and put his towel on a bike to reserve it for the next class. But did he really think Bally's spin class mafia would just roll over?

Eisman's suit contends that as the class started, "a large, heavyset female placed her body over" Eisman to get him off the bike. He tells the Post, "It was embarrassing"—so embarrassing, apparently, that he waited two years to file the lawsuit. The Post believes the unidentified female "sat" on Eisman, but the allegations are still a little vague. Hopefully more details will emerge soon, because the last spin class clash was so much fun, and even involved one of those foam neck collars.

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By John Del Signore in News on October 12, 2009 10:42 AM

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kane

The real crime here is the exorbiant $1500 membership fee to Bally's.

Mr Mel

"Eisman's suit contends that as the class started, "a large, heavyset female placed her body over Eisman to get him off the bike".

I know guys who would pay big money for that.

whitecastlerock

Must be a pretty shitty lawyer to be working out at Bally's...

NannyState

He obviously waited two years to file because he got a secret thrill from that fat woman sitting on him.

Steven

Isn't there a statue of limitations? 2 years??? What happen? Did he just wake up one day and say I'm going to sue now?

Thespis

It's been a long time, but I believe the statute of limitations for a contract dispute is two years in New York. I didn't read the article -- but it sounds like it's barely within the SOL.

schadenfreudian mensch

Yea, I think it's called "unemployment."

hotstepper

eisman: "no fat chicks"

Kojak

For Less then $1500, she could've brought a spin bike, a few DVD's of spin classes, and work out in the comfort of her own home.

Or she can go out and start riding a bike.