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Compass’s Founders

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Sisters and Rochester natives Ashley Biryla and Nicole Chapman created Compass Cycle + Flow with a shared vision: to bring a unique, music-driven fitness experience to their hometown. Both graduates of Aquinas Institute and St. Bonaventure University, Ashley and Nicole followed different career paths before deciding it was time to chart their own direction.

What started as a dream quickly became a community. Today, they couldn’t be more proud to call Compass not only their business, but their extended family — a place where purpose, movement, and connection come together.

In addition to co-founding Compass, Ashley Biryla shares her passion for movement as an instructor. She teaches both yoga and Pilates, blending strength, breath, and rhythm to help every student find balance and connection on the mat. Her classes are known for their grounded energy, intentional flow, and community-centered spirit.

* About Compass

* About Compass

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Find Your Direction

Since 2016, Compass Cycle + Flow has been Rochester’s home for rhythm-based cycling, heated vinyasa yoga, barre, and Pilates. Now with two studios in Rochester and Greece. We move together in candlelit rooms fueled by music, energy, and community.

At Compass, every class is designed to help you move with purpose. Whether you’re clipping in for your first ride, finding your flow on the mat, or strengthening at the barre, you’re never just another face in the room. You’re part of something bigger, a supportive community that celebrates every journey.

Our Philosophy

We believe fitness isn’t about perfection or pressure. it’s about direction. Our instructors bring the rhythm, encouragement, and grounded energy to help you unlock your own strength. Every ride, every flow, every class is yours to own.

Compass is a supportive community that welcomes every fitness level and honors each individual journey. Together, we rise, building one another up to discover our strongest, most authentic selves both in and out of the studio. We’re grateful to share this path with you and can’t wait to see you in class.

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Check out all of Compass’s Classes

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Why Compass

  • Inclusive for all levels — from first-time riders to lifelong athletes

  • Intentional movement — every class is music-driven, candlelit, and purposeful

  • Community-first — members and instructors alike are the heartbeat of Compass

  • Grounded energy — high-vibe without the high-pressure hype

Two Locations, One Community

  • Rochester: Cycle, Yoga, Barre & Pilates

  • Greece: Cycle

No matter where you show up, you’ll find the same spirit: a place to move, sweat, breathe, and belong.

Compass Cycle + Flow is Rochester and Greece, NY’s premier boutique fitness studio offering rhythm-based spin classes, heated vinyasa yoga, barre, and Pilates. Our candlelit, music-driven classes create an intentional fitness community for all levels. From indoor cycling to yoga flows, Pilates workouts, and barre classes, Compass is more than a workout — it’s a place to find your direction. Join us in Rochester or Greece and experience the best spin, yoga, barre, and Pilates classes in Western New York.