Singaporean women have officially declared the island’s windowless basements as the new sovereign territory for cultish stationary cycling.

Thousands of females are now paying $45 per session to pretend they are fleeing from a burning building on a bike bolted to the floor.

The ritual involves wearing leggings so tight they act as a form of permanent, spandex-based contraception.

Participants undergo a spiritual lobotomy where the only remaining cognitive function is the ability to synchronise a hair flip with a bass drop.

Local enthusiast, Jolene Teo, spoke to reporters while vibrating from a massive caffeine overdose.

“Wah lau, the instructor scream ‘ride for your life’ and I really feel like I going somewhere, even though I still in Raffles Place,” she said.

“If I don’t get the front row bike, I feel like my whole life is one big fail, damn sian one.”

The phenomenon has been described as a collective hallucination where sweat is traded for social status and Instagram likes.

Another rider, Michelle Koh, insisted the dark room is essential for her mental state.

“The lights go blink-blink then I forget I hate my boss, confirm plus chop this is better than anything,” she shrieked.

"I post my sweaty selfie on IG stories so everyone know I am healthy and expensive, else why I pay so much for nothing?"

Experts predict the trend will last until someone invents a more expensive way to sit down while screaming.