It's not pretentious, I'd say it's the opposite, Peneton is a style over substance solution, that's the definition of pretentious. Zwift is a bit more serious, not that I'm particularly serious about it, but I'd rather pay less and get a more realistic experience.
great post, just what I was looking for, cheersNot really that great advice tbf, not everyone likes to go out for long bike rides and if you’re going to go out for 20 minute bike rides you’ll probably spend longer on safety checks and pumping tyres. Also it’s great glib advice in weather like we have now, not so easy to go and do in a thunderstorm or when it’s shotting it down, freezing, windy AF or snowing. Some people like that but not a lot. Likewise paying a sub isn’t that barmy because you’re subscribing to content. You’re not subscribing to the bike, you can have the bike without the sub. You’re subscribing to multiple daily classes which can be accessed at your leisure.
As for peloton, you have 4 options imo
1) Buy peloton
£1900-2200 plus £39 a month. Nice option if you can afford it but for me this is crazy money for what you get. If you finance the bike over 3 years you’re paying £100 a month including the sub! But you do get all the metrics and leaderboards etc
2) Buy a peloton knock off like echelon or Ajax
Bikes can be cheaper but subs are generally still £30+, I’d personally avoid this.
3) Buy any old spin bike and do YouTube classes or other apps
Ymmv!
4) Or do what I did and build a cheap peloton. Basically buy any bike you like, fit a tablet holder (£12) and cadence sensor (£29) and sync to a HRM and subscribe to the peloton app, it’s £12 a month which is a lot more palatable than £39.
I love spin classes, they’re short, they burn calories like crazy and I enjoy the music. I would previously go to the gym for them but obviously not that keen now, plus classes were generally on at like 5:30pm so a ballache trying to get there after work. I can hop on my bike any time I like - they’ve got live classes and you can access the back catalogue. The peloton classes themselves are fairly good with a good daily selection.i do go out on my real bike but it’s completely different to spinning and spinning is great for training and a quick sesh before work or at lunch etc (I work from home permanently now), and my partner can use it without us both doing gym subs. For many, they may Not live near a gym at all, or may not want to be around a gym in the current climate, so I can see the appeal.
I’ve got hue lights as well so get the authentic spin studio vibe
The bike I use is a bodymax b15 which has rrp of £499 atm but you’ll find a glut of them for sale that people bought at lockdown start - I got mine for £200 in basically as new condition, so cost me very little setup. Conversely my outdoor bike cost about 7x that but I love both.
If you like spin classes, you can make any of those 4 options work and it’s what fits your budget and lifestyle
Sorry just realise option 5 - smart turbo trainer with existing bike... but that’s more for indoor “outdoor” bike practice rather than spin class, or zwift!
No one is claiming to be an expert, certainly not me, and of course the cost comes into it, Peleton is overpriced. Everything I looked at said the quality of the Wattbike was far better than Peleton, giving a more realistic experience of cycling, a better training system for cyclists. If you want to get fit in a fun spin class setting then yeah Peleton is great but vastly overpriced. If you want to do cycle training Wattbike (+Zwift) is far better and significantly cheaper. Yes Zwift is a bit simplistic, but it's gamifying the training experience for interest, it isn't meant to be 4K ultra-realistic graphics, but hey Peleton doesn't come with 4 sweaty arses bouncing in front of you and some old fella next to you wheezing and flicking his sweat on you.
People choose to spend their money how they wish... My car is 11 years old and I'm okay with that.I am sure at 2k they are pretty decent. I imagine you can also get plenty of online reviews and opinions from bike experts. I think it's more the subscription but it's probably less than a gym or a sky package so if you can afford it then go for it.
I'm don't know why folk have a go because you have 2k to spend on a bike. If you can afford it and you will use it then no problem. Its better than spending it on drugs and booze. My missus would blow that on makeup or clothes if she had it.
It's quick and easy to just jump on and do 20-30mins without the hassle of going out on the road. It's no different to a treadmill. You would comfortably spend £39 a month going to a gym. Also it's one less cyclist on the road
That's why a got the keiser bike. It's well made and I'm not tied to any one company
Me and I work very hard for my money and I don't have too much time that's why I have one, I can use it x3 per week and get a decent workout.
I have 3 bikes but I don't have the time to ride
Why do you have 3 bikes then? They are not needed. I strongly suspect the same goes for the Peloton. There's far too many people buying things that they don't really need. Of course, many of these people will puff their chest out and say that they can afford it, etc and enjoy so and so. Often, neither is true. People continuously get into debt over things that they don't use or need.
Health.
Exactly. I think a good number of these people would be in the market for a Peloton
