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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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] $40/month for all of those classes is well worth it, IMO.[/quote] I’m not debating that. But it is odd to me the content costs $40 when you purchase the expensive bike but $12.99 when you buy and use it on a cheap bike. I’ve never understood that. [/quote] I honestly felt the same way and was pretty grumpy about the upcharge when I ordered the bike but honestly you get way more out of the app when you have the bike. The metrics, cadence/resistance/output, live classes, hopefully soon we'll have sessions again, you just can do SO much more. I think in pelotons mind, the app alone is more for strength/yoga/running and their main thing is cycling. So when you get the bike and have the full range of cycling classes use of the app changes dramatically. Or did for me. [/quote] Did you use the spinning classes on a non-peloton bike before? They are fantastic no matter what bike you use. Therefore my answer to the OP is that it’s the content of the app that makes it so great. The bike itself is nice but nothing out of the ordinary. People don’t want to take the time (or have enough money) they want the easy quick peloton experience and buy the real bike (nothing wrong with that). [/quote]
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