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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I gotta ask - is it really the software that is the big seller? And not so much the bike itself (although it seems that is a pretty decent exercise bike). There are a ton of options out there for an exercise bike, no? BUt paying a premium for Peloton gets you all the fancy bells & whistles of the software for your stats, videos, access to a variety of instructors, and other options, no? A home exercise bike is nothing new. We all agree on the pros of having it in our room/basement/wherever for anytime exercise. So that in itself is nothing novel, but the software capabilities are a new trend and that has become a huge selling point. [/quote] It’s not only the software capabilities. It’s the fact that the bike allows you to track cadence and resistance. My understanding is most exercise bikes have a resistance knob, but there’s no way to precisely measure what your resistance is. During a Peloton spin class, the instructor will give you cadence and resistance instructions. They’ll say something like “we’re going to warm up with a cadence of 80-100 and a resistance of 25-35.” Of course you can deviate from those markers, but it allows there to actually be structure to the class, as opposed to guessing as to where you’re supposed to be. Then the cadence and resistance are combined to form output, which is what tracks you on the leaderboard. More cadence + resistance = more output. A higher output = a higher place on the leaderboard. So while you can use the bike with just the app, you can’t really get the most out of the classes unless you can actually control your cadence and resistance precisely. [/quote] The resistance doesn’t exactly line up with the peloton on other bikes, but you can guess at it. You can buy a cadence monitor (wahoo makes one) for $40ish to attach to any bike. peloton has an output number that’s harder to figure out, but apparently you can also buy special pedals that measure that. You can get 95% of the peloton experience using a cheaper bike. The real peloton let’s you do live classes and be in the leaderboard and it also allows you to set up profiles for each user (my family shares the peloton app and you can’t do this - all our workouts are lumped together). The app is cheaper at 12.99 even if you purchase the bike. There is still a $40ish fee per month with the peloton bike. [/quote] So I have to say, its great that PP has provided all of these cheaper options. But I'm one of the PPs and I actually did like spin class a lot pre peloton and the one thing I actually didn't like about spin is that whole vagueness in effort. I never really knew what my cadence was, and it was always so easy to cheat on a 'half turn' or a 'full turn'. On the peloton there is no hiding your trying to be lame, its right there, you stay in the goals or you don't. I don't know about all of these tools pp cites but having it right there on the screen with the ranges there for you to see and try to maintain, that is really effective, at least for me. I thought the bike was insanely overpriced and bought it mostly in desperation during COVID but I'm totally addicted and I am very happy I went with the real deal over the cheaper bike because the on screen live and cumulative metrics are very effective for me both generally in the moment while I'm working out. I don't even do live classes that much but just find the whole interface to be extremely motivating.[b] I think if I had to like, turn on and activate three separate devices and then input the data post ride that it wouldn't be as motivating and I would just do it less frankly[/b]. [/quote] But that’s not how it works. You obviously haven’t used a different bike. It is very easy to use. I think the real peloton is great if you have the money to spend. But it’s very expensive. [/quote]
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