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I played sports in college and have been a pretty self-motivated exerciser in the 10+ years since. But, I must admit that peloton is pretty motivational. We go

I played sports in college and have been a pretty self-motivated exerciser in the 10+ years since. But, I must admit that peloton is pretty motivational. We got a cycle right before the pandemic, mostly because we have a newborn and it's hard to find time to make it to the gym. I was surprised, but I think I work out harder with it than when I am just out for a jog myself. Sure, when I really feel like pushing myself on a run, I can work out just as hard. But there are also lots of times when I'm just forcing myself to go out and exercise and I don't put everything I have into it. With the peloton cycle, I feel like I get into the workout much quicker and rarely just go through the motions.

afterwalk 6y ago
From what I hear, a high quality cycle can be bought on the order of $1-1.5k I wonder if it would be possible to emulate the peloton experience with a software only startup that targets commodity bikes and rowers?
- jerlam 6y ago
  The Peloton experience, as I understand it, is based more around the live-streamed workout experience, the accompanying music, and the integrated refined hardware. People on normal bikes can buy a 'smart trainer' ($400-1200) and already have many options of connected apps (https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/cycling-indoor-trainer-app-guide.html https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/cycling-indoor-trainer-a...), the most popular of which is Zwift.
- matthewowen 6y ago
  Peloton has a software only offering that you can use with your bike on a bike trainer. It's less feature rich than competitors like zwift,trainerroad, and sufferfest (no power meter support) but my wife likes it because of the spin class style format that those products lack
  - blaser-waffle 6y ago
    You can find pretty good spin-class videos on youtube. Like, dozens of em. I'm sure the peleton workouts are better and more varied, but you can probably find something that works without paying a premium price.
- matsemann 6y ago
  A smart trainer (wahoo, tacz etc) connected to Zwift, Trainerroad, Sufferfest, Rouvy, Bkool or similar. There are loads! I use Zwift and Trainerroad. However, I don't think these actually compete with Peloton. Peloton is like going to a gym class. You just follow allong, and show up when you want to and go mostly all out. It's a nice workout, but often not aligned with long term goals. But TR for instance one gets a tailored plan based on one's race goals that season.

afterwalk 6y ago

From what I hear, a high quality cycle can be bought on the order of $1-1.5k I wonder if it would be possible to emulate the peloton experience with a software only startup that targets commodity bikes and rowers?

jerlam 6y ago
The Peloton experience, as I understand it, is based more around the live-streamed workout experience, the accompanying music, and the integrated refined hardware. People on normal bikes can buy a 'smart trainer' ($400-1200) and already have many options of connected apps (https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/cycling-indoor-trainer-app-guide.html https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/cycling-indoor-trainer-a...), the most popular of which is Zwift.
matthewowen 6y ago
Peloton has a software only offering that you can use with your bike on a bike trainer. It's less feature rich than competitors like zwift,trainerroad, and sufferfest (no power meter support) but my wife likes it because of the spin class style format that those products lack
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  You can find pretty good spin-class videos on youtube. Like, dozens of em. I'm sure the peleton workouts are better and more varied, but you can probably find something that works without paying a premium price.
matsemann 6y ago
A smart trainer (wahoo, tacz etc) connected to Zwift, Trainerroad, Sufferfest, Rouvy, Bkool or similar. There are loads! I use Zwift and Trainerroad. However, I don't think these actually compete with Peloton. Peloton is like going to a gym class. You just follow allong, and show up when you want to and go mostly all out. It's a nice workout, but often not aligned with long term goals. But TR for instance one gets a tailored plan based on one's race goals that season.