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Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by savanaly »

ddalex wrote: post #109
savanaly wrote: post #73

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>the idea of paying for a subscription to ride a stationary bike You're not. Like was said above, you can ride it as a stationary bike for free. You're paying for the video content put out by Peloton which is added to daily, like a tv station. I can't help sounding like a sales person at this point but I'd also point out you get access to all their old content plus the fact that all this content is tied directly to y…

This is such a weird thing, paying to see scenery when riding your stationary bike and then post on the social network, when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature.

I've personally never taken a ride where I saw scenery-- and I don't think most people think of that when they justify their subscription to themselves. I take ones with a coach. I'm aware there's free coaching videos aplenty online I could download and rig up to some other stationary bike, but chose the Peloton anyways so it would all come integrated and at the level of quality I saw in the demo store.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by savanaly »

fileeditview wrote: post #121
ddalex wrote: post #109

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This is such a weird thing, paying to see scenery when riding your stationary bike and then post on the social network, when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature.

Yea.. this kind of behavior seems everywhere. I once saw someone take the elevator to the gym and then he used a stair climber machine.. Just a week ago during camping vacation I saw someone use a Quad to fetch baguettes in the morning ( It's all just some big WTF to me sometimes..

In an alternate reality where the opposite happened, a poster much like you just posted incredulously how you saw someone take the stairs to the gym, then hop right on a much superior stairmaster instead of just using the stairmaster the whole time.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by geodel »

awkward wrote: post #71
lelandfe wrote: post #43

Probably a worthwhile addendum that they had a "restructuring" in May, laying off 15% of their staff, ~400 people, and their CEO stepped down. They've yet to find a replacement CEO, still running under interim leadership.

I remember seeing an activist investor powerpoint going after peloton in 2021. The thing that stuck with me the most is the CEO saying he would talk to the CTO maybe once every couple months.

Perhaps they talk when wheels of their Peloton bikes re-aligned.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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savanaly wrote: post #161
ddalex wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is such a weird thing, paying to see scenery when riding your stationary bike and then post on the social network, when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature.

I've personally never taken a ride where I saw scenery-- and I don't think most people think of that when they justify their subscription to themselves. I take ones with a coach. I'm aware there's free coaching videos aplenty online I could download and rig up to some other stationary bike, but chose the Peloton anyways so it would all come integrated and at the level of quality I saw in the demo store.

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Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by rootsudo »

trd716 wrote: post #146
rootsudo wrote: post #133

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You'd be surprised, they go for like $300 used, easy in many markets. I like it for the overal quality. I tried the sunni, and whatever brand was high on the amazon affiliated marketing stuff (ew right) but the peloton works fine. I also do like how the LCD is basically a vesa mount so you, and well, I did swap in a normal LCD but you can also jailbreak the android os there too. And you can also buy the newer bigger…

I thought about trying to root the peloton tablet, but I'm not sure what it would gain me

netflix, vlc, thats it

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by elzbardico »

eps wrote: post #140
elzbardico wrote: post #100

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> autonomy over what enters into your mouth This is incredibly underrated. Basically I lost weigth by focusing on this first. then exercising became easier. YMMV, but one thing that helped me control food intake was meditation, for a lot of us, over-eating is a response to anxiety.

> over-eating is a response to anxiety Not always. Sometimes things are just tasty.

I said, "for a lot of us". I never said it was for everybody.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by martinflack »

ddalex wrote: post #109
savanaly wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>the idea of paying for a subscription to ride a stationary bike You're not. Like was said above, you can ride it as a stationary bike for free. You're paying for the video content put out by Peloton which is added to daily, like a tv station. I can't help sounding like a sales person at this point but I'd also point out you get access to all their old content plus the fact that all this content is tied directly to y…

This is such a weird thing, paying to see scenery when riding your stationary bike and then post on the social network, when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature.

I agree that real is better, but "fake" scenery lets you explore and ride virtually in all kinds of natural and urban surroundings, which might be interesting to some people.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by lancesells »

ddalex wrote: post #109
savanaly wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>the idea of paying for a subscription to ride a stationary bike You're not. Like was said above, you can ride it as a stationary bike for free. You're paying for the video content put out by Peloton which is added to daily, like a tv station. I can't help sounding like a sales person at this point but I'd also point out you get access to all their old content plus the fact that all this content is tied directly to y…

This is such a weird thing, paying to see scenery when riding your stationary bike and then post on the social network, when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature.

> when you can just go out with friends and bike for real in the nature

"just"

What if you live in the city? What if you have a 10-minute window until your next meeting? What if it's raining? What if it's snowing? What if it's dark? What if you live in Arizona and it's the summer? Etc.

We all have different needs so I wouldn't write off people that want an exercise bike for their house.

Re: Peloton to charge $95 activation fee for used bikes

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Post by lancesells »

pugets wrote: post #97

If I did a push-up for every product that has “revolutionized” the fitness world in the last several decades, you would see my body and probably assume that I had used those products. If you have a floor, a wall, and autonomy over what enters into your mouth, then you already have everything you need to gain muscle and lose fat. Nobody needs a $1400 bike with a $40 monthly subscription to maintain a calorie deficit.…

> Nobody needs a $1400 bike with a $40 monthly subscription to maintain a calorie deficit. It’s absurd.

Nobody needs a $500 PS5 and $80 video games. Nobody even needs a TV. A lot of people don't need a new cell phone.

Also, do you think owning an exercise bike means you're overweight? Maybe it's a hobby, maybe it's even fun? Let people exercise and spend their money how they want.

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