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I am impressed that they have turned a low volume product in the cycle trade into a cash cow. Their products get used and were much loved during lockdown. But
by Theodores 5y ago
I am impressed that they have turned a low volume product in the cycle trade into a cash cow. Their products get used and were much loved during lockdown.
But do they sell in the Netherlands? Point being that exercise can be built into your life, cycling to work, the shops or to see friends and family.
As much as I am impressed by the Peloton product, here I am right now in a nature reserve with ample birdsong, having taken 45 minutes to get here by foot with my flask and phone. I am not likely to buy their products, my real bicycle cost a fraction of a treadmill and it actually gets me from A to B as do my boots.
There is something wrong when mankind is buying SUVs and these glorified hamster wheels.
I only saw a few regular dog walkers on my stroll today but they are neighbours and I said hello. I don't want a virtual hello on a hamster wheel, thanks.
- RC_ITR 5y agoHey - if you really are where you say you are, put down your phone and disconnect for a bit.
- Theodores 5y agoOn this platform you are not supposed to write condescending comments like this, are you? This is what irritates me about this platform. So I work hard all day, go for a stroll up a very big hill, sit down with my flask and phone to read the news, but, due to low bandwidth, bother with this silly website for a few minutes. To get petty comments about putting my phone down for a bit! I think you over assumed.
- RC_ITR 5y ago>There is something wrong when mankind is buying SUVs and these glorified hamster wheels. Bro, pick a side...
- gamblor956 5y agoPeloton sold well during the pandemic precisely because people couldn't cycle to work, or go to shops, or the gym, or see friends and family. Moreover, having a Peloton does not conflict with also going outside for exercise; most of the Peloton users I know engage in outdoor activities like (trail) running and mountain biking and have the machine because it's convenient to just hop on whenever. There is something wrong when a man thinks that a slow stroll through a nature reserve constitutes anything even remotely close to the type of exercise one gets in a cycling class.
- Theodores 5y agoIf I am on my way to work I am motivated to not be late. I can truly go for it and reliably give myself the least amount of time for the journey because it is a bike and traffic or schedules of trains or buses matter not. If I am on a glorified hamster wheel I have none of that motivation. I also lack the exhilaration from having survived. It means nothing to me.
- LegitShady 5y agoPlenty of people live in places where for many months of the year cycling outdoors isn't particularly pleasant and is often impossible. In those places people often have winter cardio options indoors. I'm not pushing peleton because I think its an overpriced product, but I got a rowing machine instead. Before that I had a stationary bike.