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I mountain bike and have no desire to buy or ride a road bike. As I said in my post, I've been running for 40 years and I've had some of my best cardio workouts on the Peloton. One of the big differences is you can't coast like on a regular bike. You pedal the whole time.
That said, It's not for eveyone for sure. But if you want to do serious cardio and get your ass kicked, this will do it. It pushes me to my limits.
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All these guys that don't have one but come on here and blow shit don't have a clue. And probably aren't in very good shape anyway!
We bought ours used and I ride it almost every day; vital wouldn’t have you believe this but not everybody lives where road biking is easily accessible without risking getting killed by some moron in a minivan.
It's a great way to do cardio, and the instructors and classes are top notch
Anyone who hasn't been on one for more than a test ride has no clue how good the workouts are and how enjoyable the classes are. It's not anything like your set up, so comparing the two is apples and oranges.
I've been fit for many years, I still run, mtb and ride moto. So I know a little bit about exercise.
The Peloton is the real deal. Which is what the OP was asking about in the first place.
I generally do a 30 minute hiit just wondering if there’s something better out there ? and yes to all these people that are naysayers it is a brutal workout
On a separate note what are you guys getting for output my best for 30 minutes is 430
That's a really good output for 30 min. My pr is 365 for 30.
But keep in mind bike calibrations vary by quite a bit on the old bike. The new Bike+ is supposed to be more accurate and consistant on calibration. Thats why I just shoot to be inside the top 15 to 20% on my rides.
As far as transferring to mx, I do all my exercise to stay fit. Which in turn helps my riding.
Now go pull your skin tight shirt over your gut and go "cycle". Road cyclists are the male version of fat girls in yoga pants. Both look awful. lol
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Overall I like it. I was born and raised in the PNW but unlike many of my peers, I don’t go out in rain. Period. Hate our weather for 4+mos a year but I’m stuck here for another ten years...so I exercise inside during the crappy weather seasons. I run in the summer and late spring/early fall.
Notes about the echelon:
Check for sales/promotions. However, read the fine print. Mine was supposed to come with a 150.00 gift card sent later. Waaaaaaaay down in the fine print was a part saying that they’d send another email in a certain amount of time, and you only had a short time to respond with your address etc. Failure voids the promotion. It went to my junk mail and I only found out when I called to inquire as to why I hadn’t received it. They absolutely refused to bend. I never got it. Maybe this changed since then but it left a sour taste for me for an otherwise good product.
As far as the bike I have loved it. I do believe the subscription prices are crazy. You can use the bike without a subscription though. I used my initial discounted subscription that came with the bike, then canceled.
Definitely get cycling shoes with cleats. They come with toe baskets but the shoes make it a much better experience.
That's where the Peloton has been a blessing.
Good part is we retire in 2 years and will be spending winters down south in our motorhome. #Ihatewinter!
If you are looking for just a cardio workout and need motivation by following someone's instructions and are not worried about specific bicycle performance, get a spin bike. If you want the same quality workout but the flexibility to ride indoors and out, but also know how to do cycling specific workouts to help you be a better cyclist then look into a bike with a trainer. It all comes down to what will keep you going and what your goals are.
In my case I had a rower before I got my stationary bike. By all accounts the rower is one of the best cardio machines and burns nearly the most calories per minute of any exercise like it.
The bicycle burns some of the least per minute. I would think the rower would be better. But because it always left my hurting and not wanting to get back to it, I didn’t use it much. The bicycle keeps me able to get after it and I use it more and more.
So for me the bicycle was better than the rower despite the rower seemingly having so much more potential as far as output not to mention it mimics riding movements and is full body, but I just couldn’t get on with it.
What would be really nice is if they had a training instructor that would jump off the screen and kick my ass to get me on the bike. Hopefully the Peleton will be compelling enough to motivate me. I'm also putting together an F1 simulator and I already know which one I'll be more likely to climb onto!
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