Peloton - worth it?

@PaddyF0dder Did you get a Peleton? Are they as amazing as I've read about.

You can use the app with any bike, but it won’t “connect” to the bike and it won’t give you metrics like resistance and cadence. So you’re really just watching a training video and estimating your work.

Still a decent workout, but not as good.

We're currently looking at the Echelon as an alternative to the Peleton.

We just can't justify the price at the moment and can get the Echelon connect for about £1000 less than the Peleton.

Do you know if you can use the Peleton app with a non Peleton bike?

Sorry to jump on this thread!

@KathG

The article posted by @RNBrie in this thread is very accurate. I have a peloton and love it, but can also see that how good it looks, how easy and accessible it is, how aspirational it is, has a lot to do with it’s addictiveness.

The really hard thing about any regime is maintaining motivation and peloton make it just too easy to get on and have a 20 min ride most days of the week.

For people buying and creating non peloton set ups, I would ask if they are going to get those psychological benefits? I don’t have to set up a tablet, it’s all there...I don’t have to bring in my road bike and set up a turbo trainer...I don’t need extra equipment to calculate my cadence, resistance, output and watch my progress.

I’m on over 100 rides now and have my free century t-shirt on the way...another thing that hooks me in to being part of the club! That’s 100 rides in less than 3 months and I’m still as enthusiastic as I was when I bought it.

Discounts:

Blue light card have a discount package, if you qualify for one of these.
Some health insurers (private or through your job) offer free subscription packages.
Referral codes get you £100 off accessories and the referrer money off branded clothing. Mine is MGJJ63.
If you want to use a discount code or even have multiple discount codes, the easiest thing to do is to enter chat rather than checking out on line. This will usually result in someone phoning you and you can work out what package you want/need and what discounts will work out best for you (also what size of shoes will fit you best, converting the American sizing). Seen lots of people get the wrong shoes, or regret not getting a discount applied properly. Much easier to get one of the (usually very good) sales people to chat it through.

There are a lot of used bikes available just now (because people are upgrading to the new bike). Personally I wouldn’t go second hand unless I was making a £500+ saving. It’s expensive either way, and I’d rather have the warranty because of that -it isn’t transferable even if sellers say things like “still under warranty”.

Hi,
I'm debating between splashing out on a peleton or getting an echelon? (@Ellie2105Ellie21050) Which one.. price is an issue. And any discount codes?

@PoopySalata

Thanks!

They’re wanting an email address too. I’ll DM you.

@PaddyF0dder 2TRVZK is mine.

Anyone on here able to give a referral code?

@FuckyNel

@PoopySalata

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I absolute love mine and yes I am cult like about it with no shame whatsoever.
I even want a peleton top and it’s not like anyone will ever see me in it!
When I was at the gym I loved spin - it’s the only exercise I’ve ever enjoyed . Peleton is in a different league - so many different instructors each with their own outlook and motivational push. They have 30 days free trial too. Also your whole family can set up Their own profile too!

Look into Zwift. Much better value.

I've been using the app (free trial for 4 months with my health insurance during lockdown). We've got a secondhand spinning bike, plus I've used some of the running and strength workouts (interesting about the yoga above though, I might give it a try). I like it, and can see that owning the bike could be fun, but I just could never justify the price. I know a few people who've got the bike and love it, but DH and I mix up our exercise quite a lot - I'm not a big cyclist, he prefers to cycle outdoors, plus we both do other forms of exercise - so it didn't make sense for us. Hoping my health insurance extends the benefit beyond the 4 months...

Does it work with poor broadband (download speed averages 4mb)

I've had a Peloton bike since 2018, I use it for x-training. I'm primarily a runner. I really enjoy the classes, I'm not cult like about it (many people are), I just see it as another fitness tool.

My husband who was not into fitness at does six classes a week. Which is fantastic.

I all like the classes, from bike through to meditation but not all of the instructors. With two of using it I don't see it as expensive...but my gym membership was £120 a month before I set up a home gym.

I'd say download the app and have a look at the classes. I only like a couple of the bike instructors, some of them talk way too much and I'm not into the whole 'Peloton Family' motivational cack they spout. The content is very good though and there is something for everyone.

Oh and my turbo trainer is just an old dumb one I got from decathlon years ago for £90. Doesn’t have to be a fancy one. I had been planning on getting an elite Suito but am happy that this set up is ok.

I thought about it but downloaded Zwift app on my iPad instead. Already had a bike and a turbo trainer. It’s a virtual world so looks like a computer game, so different concept to spin classes. But you can either ride a route yourself and poodle about or race people, go on group rides. All the other avatars are real people. The faster you pedal then the faster you go. It’s kept me really motivated. I love exploring the different routes, they have a virtual Alpe d’huez.

Just another option?

I love mine! 😍😍😍😍

Also there are delays of up to 10 weeks when ordering the Peloton bike depending on area.

The Peloton app is worth the monthly price of £12.99 per month, you can have a free trial to see if you like the style of classes and buy a cheaper spinning bike. Much cheaper and you cannot fully join the cult! Also on the app there are all sorts of classes not involving the bike.

The Peloton is worth it imo. It is well built and virtually silent when being used. I'm not involved in FB groups and hide the leaderboard. I was never going to be a road cyclist but it is something I can do that doesn't aggravate my bad back. I use the app for different classes.

Peloton is so expensive about £2k for the bike and £39 a month subscription. Bike/tubo set up will be cheaper and more versatile i.e. a bike to use outside also. However bikes are a bit like hens teeth at the moment with many models sold out due to lockdown cycling boom.

I got a set up just before lockdown started. I use an 11 speed road bike I already owned with a direct drive smart turbo trainer (Elite suito model costs about £600) and use an app called Zwift (£12.99 per month). I was pleasantly surprised with how quiet it is. Smart turbo trainers synch with the app via Bluetooth and increase resistance when you are going up hill. i use my husband's ipad to run the app but you can use a laptop instead I believe. Direct drive trainers means you take the rear wheel off the bike and mount directly onto the sprockets on the turbo. Zwift is very immersive and has virtual and replica world's to cycle around. Parts of it are actually quite beautiful such as a sequoia forest with dinosaurs and a bear that does forward rolls! Or you can cycle around central London traffic free or central park in New York. There are group rides, races and training programmes to use. Plus there are achievement badges to incentivise and data to analyse so you can see how you are improving. I use it most days and it has kept me sane and I've got a lot fitter and lost weight during lockdown.

I'm fortunate that I work in the cycle trade so can get stuff cheaper but even if not I think turbo and bike is a better, more cost effective set up and Peloton is vastly overpriced imo. Road bikes from about £500 new (spend more if you can to get one with Shimano tiagra or 105 gearing but make sure the bike fits you properly) smart turbo from about £300 or direct drive turbo from about £500/600 and £12.99 Zwift subscription. Buy a large floor fan also and keep a towel on hand also - you will need it as you will sweat buckets.

We bought a peloton during lockdown a couple of months ago and have found it brilliant.
Both of us using it quite a few times a week and clothes fitting a lot better already (after eating far too many naughty things).
I haven’t heard of the cult thing at all but then I don’t have social media so only use the peloton app!
If you think you would use it regularly then I would say it’s worth it!

Hi - my husband got a Echelon spin bike a couple of weeks ago and loves it. It’s less expensive than the Peleton as it doesn’t have the screen included but does have a tablet holder so he just geta the live classes on the iPad via the app.

We ordered it on the Sunday afternoon and it arrived Tuesday morning. We put it together ourselves, it was fairly simple and we’re certainly not DIYers!

I think it was £1200 but my husband loves it and has been using it every day, in fact he on it right now!

We have one and for us it’s well worth the money. The app offers more than spin classes with outdoor running, yoga, meditation, stretching and strength. For us it’s replaced the gym, the only thing I miss is reformer pilates. The yoga classes are excellent, I’ve learnt so much that I’ve missed in 10 years of studio classes.

Obviously you can replicate it to a certain extent with a turbo trainer and bike, but I’m never going to buy a road bike (did quite a few Olympic distance triathlons when I was younger, don’t have the time now) and turbo trainers are extremely noisy.

It can get a bit cult-y if you become an enthusiastic participant in the various Facebook groups, but equally sometimes people are evangelical because something’s actually really good, and this is one of those things.

Brilliant result on the hip RNBrie - a bad back is what I cycle for, so amazing when you find a simple exercise that makes it feel like new!