Peloton Bike

[Grace Acebedo]

Hi there guys! I am planning to get a Peloton Bike to be fit. Is this a good idea? What do you think?

[Papa Dom]

(08-21-2019, 04:35 AM)Grace Acebedo Wrote:  Hi there guys! I am planning to get a Peloton Bike to be fit. Is this a good idea? What do you think?

hi, how did you come up with such plan? do those trainer bikes come with all the instructor classes - like in the gym?
back in the days i bought a road bike and got a simple turbo trainer for bad-weather-days, it eventually helped me to loose around 30 pounds and i haven't looked back ever since. i would always choose fresh air over trainers, but preferences are individual though. therefore i'm curious about the reasoning behind considering these peloton bikes.

[J_R_Schultz]

I'd spend the money that would go into a Peloton bike on an actual road bike. You can pick up an indoor spinning bike or recumbent off craigslist for $100 and use that for indoor riding as needed. My personal cut off is 40 degrees and cloudy. That's when I ride my indoor recumbent while watching youtube. But, I will say this... I applaud and support your personal choices that will lead to being fit. If that means buying a Peloton bike, then go for it.

[Aab]

Too expensive for my taste. I have similar opinion to @"J_R_Schultz" ... get a reasonably priced road bike and use it for indoors as well. I always prefer biking outdoors in fresh air and move to turbo trainer once the winter is too much for me and the bike. But that is just what I prefer, these Peloton bikes definitely work for other people. "What works for some, doesn't work for others" or smth like that

[Ovidiumark]

Well, if you have enough money to get one, then why not. It is a good tool for home workouts.

[Ovidiumark]

As always, it depends on what your needs and expectations are. This bike might be a great purchase if you want to save time from going to the gym.
You will be able to do a full-scale workout at home and strengthen your body. I can recommend this for the people who have sitting jobs and have back issues because of it. I would also recommend getting some peloton weights to forget about the gym forever.
I would recommend this to the people who want to work out but have no time for a gym or for people with social anxiety who just want to stay home.

[morgenstern]

The trick of Peloton is that it allows you to recreate the tension of training in the gym.

[bab]

I also wanted to ask - can you use Rouvy or other than Zwift indoor cycling apps with Peloton?