VELOBAR spinning to success

Following the boutique spinning studio craze that has taken the US by storm, VELOBAR aims to be Switzerland’s first chain of indoor cycling studios and uses innovative technology to make working out fast, fun and effective. Co-Founder Tom Eeles explains how VELOBAR are bringing an 80’s fitness craze up to date: “At VELOBAR we’re making fitness fun and when fitness is fun it get easier. VELOBAR is the only bar where you walk out feeling fitter, our spinning studios combine the hedonistic highs of clubbing with the endorphin rush of group exercise. We’re bringing an 80’s fitness trend into the future, you can track your fitness progress in the VELOBAR app and even use that data to reduce your health insurance premiums. If you have one hour to fit a work out in, hit the VELOBAR.” VELOBAR indoor cycling classes are led by inspiring instructors who blend awesome playlists and motivational mantras to create the perfect fitness cocktail.

For VELOBAR, this Product Hunt Zurich win is the next step towards launching in Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich in 2015/6. Product Hunt Zurich is Switzerland’s local community of the global cool hunting zeitgeist Product Hunt. The 2nd edition of Product Hunt Zurich’s demo night featured five innovative Swiss startups pitching to entrepreneurs, investors, and other product-loving individuals seeking to discover the latest innovative products and services Made in Switzerland.

This latest Product Hunt victory for VELOBAR is part of the trend of exciting startups coming out of the Lausanne area. Gert Christen, CEO at BlueLion Incubator and Key Note speaker at Product Hunt Zurich Meetup 2 said: “It’s great to see a Suisse-Romande startup like VELOBAR winning at Product Hunt Zurich here at the BlueLion incubator. The Swiss startup scene is thriving and startups like Crowd, Yooture and VELOBAR are solving real customer problems in a multi-lingual country – it’s a unique advantage for Swiss startups and opens up a lot of market opportunities: Switzerland needs more innovations and the format of Product Hunt Zurich is a great way to pitch, get feedback, gather a team, and create a business around new products. That is why BlueLion is proud to support Product Hunt Zurich.”