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Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by AlwaysRock »

Barrin92 wrote: post #7

I mean the entire business model of the company seems to be to depart rich people from their money in obscene ways, so that move does not seem unexpected. I generally do not understand the thought process of buying a tablet glued to a treadmill for three thousand dollars. That's like what, a decade of gym membership

I'm shocked at the number of non-rich friends who have bought or seriously considered a Peloton. I know buying a good exercise bike, monitor (which they may already have), and a subscription to some cycling class service or box set isnt a sexy solution but damn is it so much cheaper.

I honestly cant believe how strong the marketing of Peloton is. It's the iPhone of exercise equipment.

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Post by NowhereMan »

bathtub365 wrote: post #72
sunshineforever wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It reminds me of Google charging 12.99 a month for the ability to darken the screen in YouTube.

Do they charge $12.99 a month for this feature? I can’t find it

I believe by "darken" they mean the ability to turn off the screen while watching a video, or more likely, listening to music.

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by scohesc »

alpaca128 wrote: post #86
bathtub365 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they charge $12.99 a month for this feature? I can’t find it

This feature is part of the YouTube Red subscription. Which doesn't really add that much in addition, aside from partial ad removal and video downloads, all completely free on PC.

I'm doing my part to shill the free (but sideloaded) Youtube Vanced app for Android - sadly not available for iPhones.

Gives you all the features of YouTube Red - including the ones that were available BEFORE Google silently removed them to put them behind a paywall, like background play!

Also includes experimental features to use crowdsourced data on where ads are in videos and automatically skips them if desired.

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by Forbo »

scohesc wrote: post #93
alpaca128 wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This feature is part of the YouTube Red subscription. Which doesn't really add that much in addition, aside from partial ad removal and video downloads, all completely free on PC.

I'm doing my part to shill the free (but sideloaded) Youtube Vanced app for Android - sadly not available for iPhones. Gives you all the features of YouTube Red - including the ones that were available BEFORE Google silently removed them to put them behind a paywall, like background play! Also includes experimental features to use crowdsourced data on where ads are in videos and automatically skips them if desired.

I'm a fan of Newpipe, as it's available in F-Droid.

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by zomgwat »

jasode wrote: post #56
kevstev wrote: post #36

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These are competing with fitness studios like Soul Cycle- which charges $40+ a class after shoe rental and water. The bike is more like $2000 at least for the standard bike, not $3000. My wife bought one in November 2019, and both joined the "century club" (100 rides) by the middle of 2020 and she takes the Yoga classes as well and I have done a few strength classes- its not just about the bike. We had never previous…

>I hate group fitness and cycle studios, and am currently on a 65+ week streak on Peloton. The value is there for me, I understand the value proposition of an internet-connected "virtual class" for motivation, competitive pacing, social gaming, etc but my limited research showed that one can get these benefits with just the Peloton app[1] (the software) without buying the hardware (Peloton branded bike/treadmill). Th…

I use the Peloton app with my Keiser M3i. I bought the Keiser because I believe it to be a better product. I also didn't want to be bound to both Peloton hardware and software. I had the Keiser for years prior to subscribing to Peloton. I just made up my own workouts. Ultimately, it's easier to just pick a class and do whatever the instructor tells me to. Overall, I'm happy with the decision. I can be a competitive person so I miss the leaderboard stuff at times but not enough to regret my choice.

In practice, it took me a few workouts to translate the resistant callouts from the Peloton to the Keiser. Also, some instructors are better than others about repeatedly calling out cadence and resistance. You can get lost in the workout if the instructor doesn't call them out enough.

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by moate »

tym0 wrote: post #78
koala_man wrote: post #69

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Which category are tomatoes in?

Probably Vegetables like all other Fruits that are Vegetables...

People always bring up tomatoes. Where's the love for cucumbers, squash, eggplants and peppers?!

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by sunshineforever »

Forbo wrote: post #94
scohesc wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm doing my part to shill the free (but sideloaded) Youtube Vanced app for Android - sadly not available for iPhones. Gives you all the features of YouTube Red - including the ones that were available BEFORE Google silently removed them to put them behind a paywall, like background play! Also includes experimental features to use crowdsourced data on where ads are in videos and automatically skips them if desired.

I'm a fan of Newpipe, as it's available in F-Droid.

Newpipe hasn't worked for me for the last 8 months... Are you saying that its functional again??!?

Oh my goodness!

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by sunshineforever »

Forbo wrote: post #94
scohesc wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm doing my part to shill the free (but sideloaded) Youtube Vanced app for Android - sadly not available for iPhones. Gives you all the features of YouTube Red - including the ones that were available BEFORE Google silently removed them to put them behind a paywall, like background play! Also includes experimental features to use crowdsourced data on where ads are in videos and automatically skips them if desired.

I'm a fan of Newpipe, as it's available in F-Droid.

I just downloaded it and it's WORKING!

You have no idea how much of a positive impact this exchange has had on my summer! Thank you, stranger! :D

Re: Peloton's $3k treadmill now comes with surprise 'subscription fee'

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Post by dannyw »

ptudan wrote: post #83
bathtub365 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they charge $12.99 a month for this feature? I can’t find it

They paywall random features behind youtube premium, I guess that's another one. Engineers hate these things because they know the relative minimal efforts required, and that the line of free vs premium feature is completely arbitrary.

It's market segmentation AND lack of ads. Lack of ads + slightly nicer experience.
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