I did a similar build about a year ago, though with nicer Sunny bike that set me back about $600. I have the Wahoo he mentioned and it works perfectly. I also grabbed chest heart rate sensor so it actually displays in the Peloton app, but it really isn't necessary unless you're very focused on staying in zones. I'm at about 150 Peloton rides and couldn't be happier. It's slightly annoying to not be able to compete with the leaderboard (since the app doesn't know resistance), but generally I'm watching the recorded classes so I'm fine save ~$1500 plus the higher monthly Peloton fee. I'm interested to test out how Fitness+ compares!
Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+
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#72I wonder why author didn't just bought dumb trainer and put the daily bike on it getting same opportunities but riding the bike he has used to? Cyclists typically do that.
That’s what I don’t get about this whole peloton thing. Why aren’t people just getting bikes and then putting them on trainers? You can get the whole trainer workouts and still have a bike that you can ride outside.
> Why aren’t people just getting bikes and then putting them on trainers?
Maybe for single people, or households where only one person is interested in it.
Have you ever tried sharing the same bike with someone else who is an entirely different size than you?
A dedicated indoor bike comes with so many quick-and-easy adjustments for my wife and I that it is just so much easier to share. It's also crazy quiet, for what that's worth.
My $400 purchase, plus $10/mo for the Peloton app has been well worth it while we're waiting for gyms to open back up (or even for dumbbells to just come back in stock).
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#73A huge problem with spending $400 is the build quality of the bike. I went down this exact same route last December. I bought the same Sunny bike in the link, an Apple Watch, a Wahoo cadence sensor, and an entry-level iPad. The Sunny bike broke after 3.5 months of regular usage, right at the start of Covid quarantine. I ended up replacing it with a high quality ~$2k Keiser M3i. The Keiser has been great the last 7 mo…
I’ve got the belt drive one with the leather pad for resistance (SF-B1002) and haven’t had any issues. I’ve been impressed that it feels like an average spin bike you’d find at a gym (for $400!). Did you have the magnetic version?
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#74He stuck a cadence sensor on a spin bike... If you want a trainer hack, this is a trainer hack: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/how-you-can-u...
All you really need to know is whether you’re keeping the pace up with your current resistance settings. The cadence sensor shows you that. A speed sensor wouldn’t be accurate unless you could also figure out resistance (requires a $500 power meter...).
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#75He stuck a cadence sensor on a spin bike... If you want a trainer hack, this is a trainer hack: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/how-you-can-u...
The leather pad IMO feels awful as well. Highly highly recommend getting the 550 dollar sunny with magnetic resistance if you want to do something like this
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#76Alternatively, you could buy an Oculus Quest 2 for $299 and a Magene Cadence Sensor for $20 https://www.amazon.com/Magene-Cycling-Cadence-Buletooth-Wire... Then download this game for Oculus Quest https://www.virzoom.com/ video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyJU0vRtug4&feature=emb_logo
This sounds miserable
Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+
#77A huge problem with spending $400 is the build quality of the bike. I went down this exact same route last December. I bought the same Sunny bike in the link, an Apple Watch, a Wahoo cadence sensor, and an entry-level iPad. The Sunny bike broke after 3.5 months of regular usage, right at the start of Covid quarantine. I ended up replacing it with a high quality ~$2k Keiser M3i. The Keiser has been great the last 7 mo…
I've had the slightly nicer model of Sunny (with magnetic resistance) and it's been great. I'm ~200 and do a lot of standing riding and haven't noticed any issues.
I've only had it for ~3 months so maybe a few weeks down the road I'll have issues
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#78I read the last paragraph and felt disappointed:
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#79Alternatively, you could buy an Oculus Quest 2 for $299 and a Magene Cadence Sensor for $20 https://www.amazon.com/Magene-Cycling-Cadence-Buletooth-Wire... Then download this game for Oculus Quest https://www.virzoom.com/ video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyJU0vRtug4&feature=emb_logo
Is there one that doesn't require logging with Facebook?
Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+
#80I did a similar build about a year ago, though with nicer Sunny bike that set me back about $600. I have the Wahoo he mentioned and it works perfectly. I also grabbed chest heart rate sensor so it actually displays in the Peloton app, but it really isn't necessary unless you're very focused on staying in zones. I'm at about 150 Peloton rides and couldn't be happier. It's slightly annoying to not be able to compete wi…
Nice! I went back and forth on the different Sunny bikes to be honest. My biggest issue so far with Fitness+ is that it doesn't sync up with the cadence sensor as I wrote about. If you have an Apple TV then that is ideal as you can use your phone for the cadence. I really like the Apple Watch integration, i have a video on the blog. I am enjoying the 1 month trial and hope they improve it.