Peloton tread recalled

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Anonymous wrote:Have you seen the video of the boy being pulled under the treadmill? It's hard to watch, but the boy is ok.

So it's recalled because some people don't supervise their kids.

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I’m laughing at all the apologists for the child-eating Tread.

A product is recalled when it poses an unreasonable risk to consumers vis a vis other similar products on the market, which the Tread clearly does.

I like my Peloton bike, but if it were recalled for safety reasons I wouldn’t hesitate to turn it in. Why the blind defense of a corporation that makes a ridiculously expensive product to profit off consumers? You may love the classes, but Peloton the brand isn’t your BFF.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m laughing at all the apologists for the child-eating Tread.

A product is recalled when it poses an unreasonable risk to consumers vis a vis other similar products on the market, which the Tread clearly does.

I like my Peloton bike, but if it were recalled for safety reasons I wouldn’t hesitate to turn it in. Why the blind defense of a corporation that makes a ridiculously expensive product to profit off consumers? You may love the classes, but Peloton the brand isn’t your BFF.

Thank you . It’s disgusting these apologists

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I have a Tread+ and won’t be giving it up. The remedy offered on the CPSC website for the issue is to either return it for a refund, or Peloton will move the tread to a safe place in your house. Peloton is also rolling out a lock code for the tread. My Tread is in a garage apartment behind two locked doors.

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I would guess that the proposed remediation will not be ready fast enough to avoid a lawsuit, therefore, the recall.
I will be disappointed if it's just a lock code, I would hope for a kit that covers the exposed slats on the ends.

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In college a guy who lived on my floor paid for his entire 4 years of college because he was degloved by his mom’s treadmill. This was in the early 90s so IMHO peloton should have known better!

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Ugh we just got a crappy little treadmill and I lectured my kids pretty intensely about never playing on it. I am keeping it unplugged and leaving the safety cord off when I'm not using it.

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I can’t believe the company was so stupid and didn’t recall them right away.

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Anonymous wrote:This is big news. I love my tread (not +)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/business/peloton-treadmill-recall/index.html

This is OP. The email I got said the touchscreen can loosen and fall off. The belt isn’t the problem with the less expensive treads.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m so disappointed. I was finally going to buy one, like this week, and now it’s not available.

You can probably get one cheap now.

I bet they will cost more on the resale market. Peloton is offering a full refund until Nov 2022. Resale buyers will have to pay more than the refund offered.

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Anonymous wrote:What is it about the Peloton design that makes it more dangerous than other treadmills? Genuine question. Treadmills have been around for so long I don’t understand how Peloton messed up theirs so bad.

I don’t see how it differs from Woodway.

That's correct but Woodways are super expensive so more rare to have in residential homes. Thus, less focus on safety.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you seen the video of the boy being pulled under the treadmill? It's hard to watch, but the boy is ok.

What kind of moronic parents combine an exercise room containing dangerous equipment with a playroom?

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Peloton stock getting pummeled back to where it belongs. Overpriced overhyped junk

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it about the Peloton design that makes it more dangerous than other treadmills? Genuine question. Treadmills have been around for so long I don’t understand how Peloton messed up theirs so bad.

I don’t see how it differs from Woodway.

That's correct but Woodways are super expensive so more rare to have in residential homes. Thus, less focus on safety.

Safety is safety. One life or limb lost is one too many. There has to be more to Peloton’s story than being reported.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it about the Peloton design that makes it more dangerous than other treadmills? Genuine question. Treadmills have been around for so long I don’t understand how Peloton messed up theirs so bad.

I don’t see how it differs from Woodway.

That's correct but Woodways are super expensive so more rare to have in residential homes. Thus, less focus on safety.

This. I think Peloton is the only slat treadmill made primarily for home use. If Woodways were widely used at home they would probably have the same issue.