The Peloton doesn't have a power meter. They "calibrate" it at the factory with a curve based on resistance and cadence and ship it out. Meanwhile a good train

The Peloton doesn't have a power meter. They "calibrate" it at the factory with a curve based on resistance and cadence and ship it out. Meanwhile a good trainer has a power meter reading actual torque in real time and giving a power accuracy around +/-1% or better. There's really no comparison. For example, my FTP is 342 watts as tested on my Stages SB20. It's slightly higher outdoors. A buddy got a Peloton and asked me what my FTP was because he knew I rode a lot and was surprised that his was soooo good because the Peloton returned him an FTP of 280. I was suspicious so I asked if I could give it a go. My FTP on the Peloton was 560 watts. I'd best doped up peak Lance Armstrong.