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A method for displaying live and archived cycling classes comprising displaying information about cycling classes that can be accessed by a first user using a first stationary bike via a digital communication network on a display screen at a first location, whereby the first user can select either a

A method for displaying live and archived cycling classes comprising displaying information about cycling classes that can be accessed by a first user using a first stationary bike via a digital communication network on a display screen at a first location, whereby the first user can select either a live cycling class or select among a plurality of archived cycling classes, outputting digital video and audio content comprising the selected cycling class, detecting performance parameters from the first stationary bike at a particular point in the selected class, displaying at least one of the performance parameters on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second stationary bike at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first stationary bike and at least one of the performance parameters from the second stationary bike at the same point in the class are presented for comparison.

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1. A system comprising: a user interface operable to display live and archived cycling class content to a first user at a first location, the user interface comprising a display screen and a user input device operable to receive input from the first user;a plurality of sensors operable to detect act

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A system comprising: a user interface operable to display live and archived cycling class content to a first user at a first location, the user interface comprising a display screen and a user input device operable to receive input from the first user;a plurality of sensors operable to detect activity by the first user and generate first user performance parameters; anda first local processing system communicably coupled to the user interface and the plurality of sensors, the first local processing system operable to perform operations comprising: display, on the display screen, information identifying a plurality of cycling classes comprising available live and archived cycling classes accessible by the first local processing system through a digital communication network;receive, from the user interface, an indication from the first user of a selected cycling class from one of the available live and archived cycling classes;output to the display screen cycling class content associated with the selected cycling class, the cycling class content comprising digital video content and audio content;track the first user performance parameters received from the plurality of sensors at a particular point in the selected cycling class;display on the display screen at least one of the first user performance parameters; anddisplay on the display screen at least one of a plurality of second user performance parameters received via the digital communication network from a second local processing system at a second location, wherein at least one of first user performance parameters at the particular point in the selected cycling class and at least one of the second user performance parameters at the same point in the selected cycling class are presented for comparison on the display screen at the first location. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first stationary cycle operable by the first user at the first location. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first stationary cycle comprises: a frame;a flywheel rotatably mounted on the frame;a pair of pedals rotatably mounted on the frame and operably coupled to drive the flywheel during rotation; anda resistance adjustment apparatus operable to selectively increase and selectively decrease the resistance of the flywheel to rotation. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the display screen is mounted on the first stationary cycle. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a mobile device running a mobile application and the display screen comprises a mobile device touchscreen. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the cycling class content is cast to the display screen. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a graphical user interface with user selectable content for display during operation of the first stationary cycle by the first user. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first user performance parameters and second user performance parameters are presented in a secondary window. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system comprises at least one hardware processor and a memory storing instructions that are executable using the at least one hardware processor. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system comprises communication components to facilitate access to the digital communication network. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital video content, first user performance parameters and second user performance parameters are output substantially in real-time. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is operable to measure at least one of pedal cadence, power output or a heartrate of the first user. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system is further operable to perform operations comprising receiving video chat data from the second local processing system through the digital communication network for display to the first user on the display screen at the first location. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system is further operable to perform operations comprising requesting the digital video content, audio content and class participant content associated with the selected cycling class from a server through the digital communications network. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first local processing system is further operable to perform operations comprising: generating a leaderboard from the class participant content and the plurality of first user performance parameters, the leaderboard representing performance parameters at the same point in the selected cycling class; anddisplaying the leaderboard on the display screen at the first location. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the class participant content comprises live and archived class participant content. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein the class participant content includes live class participant content; and wherein the leaderboard is synchronized to the first user's performance parameters allowing for comparative class participant content to be presented to the first user. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the cycling class content further comprises a start signal indicating a starting point of the cycling class, and wherein class participant content is synchronized to the start signal for data comparison. 19. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system is further operable to transmit the plurality of first user performance parameters to a server through the digital communication network, wherein class participant content received by the second user includes the first user performance parameters. 20. The system of claim 1, wherein the first local processing system is further operable to receive video chat data from the server for display to the first user on the display screen at the first location.