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I have it and I like how the whole package works together -- in particular, how certain teachers are very careful to show how to keep good form for your back et
by pattisapu 7y ago
I have it and I like how the whole package works together -- in particular, how certain teachers are very careful to show how to keep good form for your back etc.
When I see a guy on the same exact machine as me, showing bad form like a slightly curved back or whatever with the heels, and then correcting to the proper form, referencing the same bike, on a giant Android tablet in front of me, that is very helpful.
And this whole thing is sitting right there in my room as a ready to go thing whenever -- taking mini-obstacles out of the way like going to the gym, studying proper form without someone having to ape it for me, etc. are admittedly pretty trivial things -- for a lazy sack like me, having all these done and together has made a difference.
"It just works."
(Edited for grammar.)
- mcnichol 7y agoYour commission check is in the mail...
- thrav 7y ago“You can do everything an iPod can do with a _____ for a fraction of the price.” I can’t even remember what the competitors were, because none of that matters if it’s not effortless to use.
- pattisapu 7y agoI was a naysayer about smartphones/iPhones -- why would I want all these things globbed into one thing instead of my beautiful modular setup now? Here, too, I thought -- it's an Android tablet bolted to an exercise bike. Not saying that either the Peloton or the iPhone were epoch-shattering brilliances. Just noting that, as you suggest, sometimes putting together things that used to be separate is, well, a good and useful thing.
- reitoei 7y agoIt's all about the experience. Same as all early Apple "i" products... the same tech was already out there, Apple just polished it way better than everybody else.
- michaelt 7y agoAn exercise machine that's effortless to use, you say? :-p
- rchaud 7y agoActually, you could do much more with non-iPod devices than you ever could with one. Beyond the price advantage, the cheaper alternatives played multiple audio/video file formats, played FM radio and did voice recordings without an additional dongle, and didn't require creating an iTunes account to do something as basic as sync album art.
- pattisapu 7y agoOkay, my grammar still sucks. But anyway, let's talk more about form, in language as in life. In my 20s I had injured myself several times, from lifting and running around Ann Arbor. After one extreme and almost paralyzing injury I went to a neurosurgeon. The neurosurgeon gave me the choice of surgery or strengthening my core and perfecting my form in exercises going forward. Fancy exercise stuff is cheaper than surgery. Strictly speaking the best exercises are all completely free. There are a lot of comments here smirking about bikes that go nowhere, etc. If you think a stationary bike is "unnatural," pounding pavement does not seem all that different. The point is good form. There are many rivers to that ocean.
- dillonmckay 7y agoA bike that goes nowhere is much safer than the alternative, in the US, at least.
- Japhy_Ryder 7y agoWant to know another awesome product? An actual road bike. You can, like, go outside and stuff.
- theflyinghorse 7y agoNot in winter unfortunately. - All of us Canadians
- Japhy_Ryder 7y agoFat bike. Wear a down jacket. Done.
- magic_beans 7y agoNot really an option for a lot of people. Mobility issues might be a problem, environmental issues, personal safety issues, etc.