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Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+

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Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+

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My head sweats a lot cycling; I wouldn't want to try and wear a VR headset while exercising.

Mine does as well. There are plenty of VR headset cover options depending on what you want. I would try it before dismissing it, because it doesn't sound like you've even tried VR. I use silicone covers and I have a small towel on my neck. It works fine. There are other options as well.

The silicon cover + towel is a game changer / pro move!

Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+

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Mine does as well. There are plenty of VR headset cover options depending on what you want. I would try it before dismissing it, because it doesn't sound like you've even tried VR. I use silicone covers and I have a small towel on my neck. It works fine. There are other options as well.

The silicon cover + towel is a game changer / pro move!

The real game changer is just simply trying out VR before forming a really strong opinion. A lot more people are making big assumptions on HN then I would have expected.

If only Facebook didn't start their Facebook login requirement so soon. More people would actually try it out since the cost would be low enough

Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+

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Because the customer for Peloton has very little overlap with the customer for indoor cycling trainer. There are tens of millions of people in USA alone with zero desire to bike outside, who nonetheless desire some exercise experience that requires minimal knowledge or planning outside of class time.

Exaggeration? There are 2 million Peloton users.

TAM != Current Subscriber Base

Re: Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+

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The silicon cover + towel is a game changer / pro move!

The real game changer is just simply trying out VR before forming a really strong opinion. A lot more people are making big assumptions on HN then I would have expected. If only Facebook didn't start their Facebook login requirement so soon. More people would actually try it out since the cost would be low enough

People are weirdly polarized over VR. It's seemingly a trend to knock it before trying it.

I think it's been somewhat of a walled garden for a long time due to price (headset + PC)... So a lot of people formed negative opinions about it before even trying it.

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