joining us tayre the founders of ride d.c., allison shuffield, rachel goldberg, and zach smith. nicely with a lot of new year'resolutions to get into shape. indoor cling has exploded recently. what isriving the enthusiasm around here? >> i think it is a fun exercise. it takes a lot of what people know. ey are used to sing it on the road. he bring it indoors to an environment that we can control through music, technology, really to maximize the fitness return you get in a class. are both inststructors. we have taught at several other studios in the region. we view ride d.c. as an opportunity to bring the good and leave the bad in an environment where we are taking a papassion of ours and puttinga strong business plan behind it, offeringng this grea unique oduct to the 14th street community. >> what made you decide you were going to launch a business? there has been talk about the tough economy in 13. you decided to open this. >> really, what transpired was rachel a and i were both attendg another indoor cycycling studio within the district, and we saw some gaps and deficiencies w