I used the app and another brand bike for 2 years. I love the app and it's totally worth $13 a month for anyone who is interested (get the free trial first, of course).

I upgraded to the real bike 6 months ago. I thought I was getting 90% of the experience with the app but really, for the bike training, it was probably 70% if I am being generous. Having all the metrics is wonderful and I am addicted to Power Zone training (which requires the bike). If they ever get a Power Zone program for the treadmill, I would absolutely buy the Tread (the new one, not the plus, my basement wouldn't fit the plus).

It's only great if you find something you enjoy about it but I think it's easy to find something you enjoy. There are a variety of instructors to suit your mood. You can ride with friends. You can compete against yourself and your past performance. They have a variety of training programs on and off the bike. The production values of the programing are good. If you care, there are very active facebook groups that build communities to ride with. If you don't want to go near FB, you can still have a great workout.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I’m actually pretty impressed with all the positive feedback and good info. Thank you. I don’t see one person saying “yeah I bought it but I didn’t think it was great”‘I know people do sell them on marketplace but it sounds like more people love it than don’t.

If you want my referral code I'll post it hahaha!

Op here. I’m actually pretty impressed with all the positive feedback and good info. Thank you. I don’t see one person saying “yeah I bought it but I didn’t think it was great”‘I know people do sell them on marketplace but it sounds like more people love it than don’t.

I find it an excellent complement to my road bike. It's been a fantastic way to get related but not the same training. I especially like the Power Zone training. My road biking has improved.

I don't have the bike, so this is solely for the strength classes on the app: I didn't think they were that challenging. The instructors are great--personable, upbeat, and fun, and the music is good--I like that they tell you what songs they're playing--but the exercises themselves were not very difficult. I used it while I had a free trial. When that ended, I started doing Barry's Bootcamp online--I'd gone in person when the studios were open--and I was like "whoa", it was so much more intense. I would sweat and have aching muscles, which I never did with the Peleton strength classes. This is just my two cents about a very limited aspect of the Peleton experience.

I have a Tread+, not a bike. It was delivered on December 31 and I started using it on January 1. I have used it EVERY DAY since then. Sure, it's not a long amount of time but I haven't exercised 2 days in a row---- EVER.

It's hard to put my finger on exactly what makes it so great. I'm a person who never liked exercise at all. At school I was the kid hiding in the locker room/faking my period every week, etc to avoid doing any sport. As I got older, I tried different things - classes, personal trainers, yoga, etc - but never stuck at anything for more than a couple of months. Starting when I was pregnant with my second child, I began to feel more motivated to do exercise because I started to feel that it was really important for my health. I started doing pilates and have been doing a weekly one on one session since that pregnancy 8 years ago. That was my gateway into fitness - I love pilates but I then began to feel that I didn't have any cardio, and also that maybe I should be doing some more strength training. Obviously there is some strength training in pilates, but not as much as I might be doing.

I tried the peloton bike at my parents' gym and thought it was pretty good. I'd done a few spin classes at SoulCycle before - I didn't really love the music, I found the instructors cheesy and I found the whole "turn the resistance a quarter turn/half turn" thing confusing and hard to gauge. But I did get my heart rate up, and felt like I'd had a good workout, so that made me think that I would probably like a spin class if it were different - different instructors, different music, better way to tell if you were doing it right or hard enough. The first peloton class I took told me that this was right. I didn't buy it right away - I kept doing research and reading reviews and i joined the facebook groups to see what people thought, and then eventually 3 years ago I got my bonus and thought I'd just go for it.

3 years on, and I still love it and still ride several times a week. It's a high quality bike (yes, there may be better ones and cheaper ones, but it's a very good one), and the integration of all the metrics and the ease of use make it worthwhile. The wide variety of classes is amazing - I love that there is always something to suit my mood, and even if I only have 15 minutes I know I can get a great workout in. Today I'm going to be celebrating my 700th ride on Christine's live classical music ride.

Maybe it's a cult?! I don't really care - I've been working out consistently now for 3 years when nothing else could draw me in, so I'm grateful.

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Anonymous wrote:DH got the spin bike they sell at Costco for $385 and it comes with a free one year iFit membership. So far his favorite “class” is a guy who does different rides around the Vietnamese countryside. No way we could justify spending the extra to get the Peloton brand bike and pay a crazy monthly fee when this one was available.

But it’s like you’re missing the complete point. That doesn’t sound motivating at all and 12.99/month (which is hardly crazy) could make it an amazing experience.

They are not missing the point. They found something that works for them and is less expensive. the OP's question was why Peloton when there are less expensive options. The PP said they went with a different option and it has worked for them.

Scenic rides might not be motivating for you but they are for the PP.

Good on the PP for finding something that works for them. That didn't work for us, which is why we choose a Peloton, but it works for PP.

Anonymous wrote:6 pages of people trying to justify their over-priced bike. Wow. No OP, not worth it. Unless you need to be “part of the club.”

over-priced to you might not be over-priced to others.

Anonymous wrote:6 pages of people trying to justify their over-priced bike. Wow. No OP, not worth it. Unless you need to be “part of the club.”

Talking about why you like something is justified? Do you go into the travel forum and tell everyone planning a trip that they are just justifying their need for R&R?

6 pages of people trying to justify their over-priced bike. Wow. No OP, not worth it. Unless you need to be “part of the club.”

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Anonymous wrote:I love having the numbers on the screen. I'm sure some of PPs ways of getting metrics on a different bike work, but it sounds like cooking instead of going to a restaurant.

Yep. Sometimes I can’t afford to go out to eat. I just cringe to hear people financing something like this, but that’s just me. If you can’t pay for it, you can’t afford it and maybe you should cook at home with me too

I could have paid for it, but it was 0% interest. I didn't see the upside in paying for it up front.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister loves hers. She has a rent to own Peloton.

Whoa. Talk to me goose. How does this work?

I feel like this is pp saying she financed it?

we finance ours, zero interest so why tie up 2k when you can pay monthly.

We did the same, even though we could afford to buy it outright. The monthly payments are actually cheaper than what we were paying for our gym and studio memberships before the pandemic.

Anonymous wrote:I love having the numbers on the screen. I'm sure some of PPs ways of getting metrics on a different bike work, but it sounds like cooking instead of going to a restaurant.

Yep. Sometimes I can’t afford to go out to eat. I just cringe to hear people financing something like this, but that’s just me. If you can’t pay for it, you can’t afford it and maybe you should cook at home with me too

Anonymous wrote:DH got the spin bike they sell at Costco for $385 and it comes with a free one year iFit membership. So far his favorite “class” is a guy who does different rides around the Vietnamese countryside. No way we could justify spending the extra to get the Peloton brand bike and pay a crazy monthly fee when this one was available.

But it’s like you’re missing the complete point. That doesn’t sound motivating at all and 12.99/month (which is hardly crazy) could make it an amazing experience.