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Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Uh, because I have little kids, and I can't leave them alone in the house to go workout whenever I feel like it. Also, it's safer. Also, I sweat plenty on it.

Look, if you don't want one, fine. But there are myriad reasons why people choose home workout equipment. It's really not that hard.

If you think biking outdoors is unsafe, are you doing anything to support us bike advocate types to make it safer? I don't mind that people do Peleton - but I hope they are not the same people who fight road diets, who support keeping our cities and counties autocentric. I fear some are.

Start your own thread. thanks.

ANOTHER thread about peleton riders, just for an aside to one particular commenter?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Uh, because I have little kids, and I can't leave them alone in the house to go workout whenever I feel like it. Also, it's safer. Also, I sweat plenty on it.

Look, if you don't want one, fine. But there are myriad reasons why people choose home workout equipment. It's really not that hard.

If you think biking outdoors is unsafe, are you doing anything to support us bike advocate types to make it safer? I don't mind that people do Peleton - but I hope they are not the same people who fight road diets, who support keeping our cities and counties autocentric. I fear some are.

Start your own thread. thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Uh, because I have little kids, and I can't leave them alone in the house to go workout whenever I feel like it. Also, it's safer. Also, I sweat plenty on it.

Look, if you don't want one, fine. But there are myriad reasons why people choose home workout equipment. It's really not that hard.

If you think biking outdoors is unsafe, are you doing anything to support us bike advocate types to make it safer? I don't mind that people do Peleton - but I hope they are not the same people who fight road diets, who support keeping our cities and counties autocentric. I fear some are.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Don't mess with these peleton fans. They are nuts.

A colleague of mine was talking about how good he is on peleton. He knows I bike outside a lot (about 70 - 100 miles a week) and was talking trash one day about how much he rides. I challenged him to a 20 mile ride I do a few times a week and actually gave him my better bike to ride along. He finished 20 minutes behind me and breathing heavy. Its a fad and will go away just like the others.

Are you in DC? If so, where do you ride? It's very hard in DC to find a place to ride outside where you can ride at speed for an extended period of time. I personally find riding outside to be easier than the Peloton because there are usually downhills and coasting. There's also a good chance that your friend didn't know how to change gears correctly, which makes riding outside harder than it needs to be. And if your friend is a big guy, there's a chance he's relying a lot on his size to dominate on the Peloton (leaderboard is based on total power, not power ratio), but size is not his friend on a real bike.

Peloton is the toughest cardio I've ever done. I ran the fastest 10-miler of my career while training almost exclusively on the Peloton. (I ran once a week.)

Personally, Peloton is not for me but if someone has the money for it and actually uses it / allows them to exercise, then why the judgment? So many more wasteful things to spend money on ($2k on a fancy TV, luxury car, etc). At least Pelotoj is about fitness and staying in shape.

Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Um Peloton is a form of group exercise called spinning. I have zero desire to exercise outside on a bicycle. Bikes to me are transportation, not exercise equipment a la Lance Armstrong.

I have a Peloton because I like on demand classes an not having to leave the comfort of my home to do a spin class. I work FT and have 2 kids. Its 630am and I've exercise on my Peloton already for 45min. Zero interest in biking around DC in the dark for 45min this morning.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please try to contain all of the Peloton posts to one thread????

+10000

I'd be on board doing this for the constant IF cult, and also Keto cult threads.

Then why don't you two get together and start your own website and then you can do whatever you want.

Lol, this

Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

If only it were popular. You definitely know things everyone else doesn’t!

Also AMEN To Denis *drools

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please try to contain all of the Peloton posts to one thread????

+10000

I'd be on board doing this for the constant IF cult, and also Keto cult threads.

Then why don't you two get together and start your own website and then you can do whatever you want.

Overreaction much? Might be time for some carbs, sis.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Don't mess with these peleton fans. They are nuts.

A colleague of mine was talking about how good he is on peleton. He knows I bike outside a lot (about 70 - 100 miles a week) and was talking trash one day about how much he rides. I challenged him to a 20 mile ride I do a few times a week and actually gave him my better bike to ride along. He finished 20 minutes behind me and breathing heavy. Its a fad and will go away just like the others.

Cool story.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please try to contain all of the Peloton posts to one thread????

+10000

I'd be on board doing this for the constant IF cult, and also Keto cult threads.

Then why don't you two get together and start your own website and then you can do whatever you want.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please try to contain all of the Peloton posts to one thread????

Are you joking? There have been maybe 3 in a month.

Can you read? There are 4 different threads in just the past 5 days - all on the front page of "diet and exercise." Good grief.

It's Peloton marketing dept.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we please try to contain all of the Peloton posts to one thread????

Are you joking? There have been maybe 3 in a month.

Can you read? There are 4 different threads in just the past 5 days - all on the front page of "diet and exercise." Good grief.

Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Uh, because I have little kids, and I can't leave them alone in the house to go workout whenever I feel like it. Also, it's safer. Also, I sweat plenty on it.

Look, if you don't want one, fine. But there are myriad reasons why people choose home workout equipment. It's really not that hard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't understand the Peleton fad. Why bike in place when you can really sweat riding outside?

Don't mess with these peleton fans. They are nuts.

A colleague of mine was talking about how good he is on peleton. He knows I bike outside a lot (about 70 - 100 miles a week) and was talking trash one day about how much he rides. I challenged him to a 20 mile ride I do a few times a week and actually gave him my better bike to ride along. He finished 20 minutes behind me and breathing heavy. Its a fad and will go away just like the others.