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Has anyone purchased a Peloton and found it useful? I'm not sure what it provides compared to a similar bike plus a tablet to watch the myriad videos on YouTub

Has anyone purchased a Peloton and found it useful? I'm not sure what it provides compared to a similar bike plus a tablet to watch the myriad videos on YouTube. Is it some sort of exercise status symbol to show off to their peer group (e.g. like people posting their workouts on strava)? These bikes and treadmills seem to be double the price of a similar quality machine from existing manufacturers + an ipad, so I don't understand what the draw is for these.

0x5f3759df-i 6y ago
I have a DIY Peloton that I love. $500 Echelon connect sport from Walmart plus a $14 a month Peloton digital subscription (vs $40 a month if you pay more for their bike). I have to use a conversion chart for the resistance but that hardly seems worth an extra $1000 + $26 a month. Peloton really does have the best instructors but especially for the hacker new audience, you can put something together that works 95% as well for a much lower price.
- _huayra_ 6y ago
  Does this still give you the "stats" aspects of Peloton (i.e. is there some power meter on that bike that connects via the Peloton digital thing)? I'm intrigued by Peloton, but after they basically said "we'll start air-freighting our incredibly heavy bikes to deal with the shipping backups", that seemed to be code for "our product has such fat margins that we can quintuple the shipping cost and still make money". This Echelon-based DIY solution seems to be good (especially for one's wallet).
intricatedetail 6y ago
As I understand the main goal is to be able to watch other people using it while you are using it yourself as it has a camera. I don't know I find this thing totally creepy for some reason...
matwood 6y ago
It's a nice bike. Probably the closest to a spin studio bike I've have ridden outside a spin studio. The instructors are top notch, and the stat tracking is a big draw. It's also easy and time efficient to use. You can go from not working to working out in a couple of minutes. I don't post my workouts anywhere, but my friends can see them. We end up chasing each others ghosts (if your friend already did the ride you can see and chase their stats as if they are real time), and it has pushed all of us quite a lot. The monthly sub is high ($40) for a single person, but it includes up to 5 accounts on the same bike. So, if you're married or have roommates it's not bad. TLDR; Peloton is the closest thing to a spin studio experience at home.
kkarakk 6y ago
it's personalised spin classes at home in a time where covid restricts movement or atleast it's annoying running around with a mask on. i HAVE had people tell me off for running without a mask in an empty park which is really annoying

0x5f3759df-i 6y ago

I have a DIY Peloton that I love. $500 Echelon connect sport from Walmart plus a $14 a month Peloton digital subscription (vs $40 a month if you pay more for their bike). I have to use a conversion chart for the resistance but that hardly seems worth an extra $1000 + $26 a month. Peloton really does have the best instructors but especially for the hacker new audience, you can put something together that works 95% as well for a much lower price.

_huayra_ 6y ago
Does this still give you the "stats" aspects of Peloton (i.e. is there some power meter on that bike that connects via the Peloton digital thing)? I'm intrigued by Peloton, but after they basically said "we'll start air-freighting our incredibly heavy bikes to deal with the shipping backups", that seemed to be code for "our product has such fat margins that we can quintuple the shipping cost and still make money". This Echelon-based DIY solution seems to be good (especially for one's wallet).

intricatedetail 6y ago

As I understand the main goal is to be able to watch other people using it while you are using it yourself as it has a camera. I don't know I find this thing totally creepy for some reason...

matwood 6y ago

It's a nice bike. Probably the closest to a spin studio bike I've have ridden outside a spin studio. The instructors are top notch, and the stat tracking is a big draw. It's also easy and time efficient to use. You can go from not working to working out in a couple of minutes. I don't post my workouts anywhere, but my friends can see them. We end up chasing each others ghosts (if your friend already did the ride you can see and chase their stats as if they are real time), and it has pushed all of us quite a lot. The monthly sub is high ($40) for a single person, but it includes up to 5 accounts on the same bike. So, if you're married or have roommates it's not bad. TLDR; Peloton is the closest thing to a spin studio experience at home.

kkarakk 6y ago

it's personalised spin classes at home in a time where covid restricts movement or atleast it's annoying running around with a mask on. i HAVE had people tell me off for running without a mask in an empty park which is really annoying