Hi All! Any fellow brothers here ride Peloton? My husband and I bought ourselves one for Chanukah this year and have been enjoying the ride so far (yeah... it's kind of like a cult, but I'm hooked!) My goals for 2021 have a lot to do with Fitness and the bike and trainers are helping me stay motivated!

 

Fellow riders, favorite rides? Favorite coaches?

 

So far I am a fan of Ben Alldis, Alex Toussaint, and Robin Arzón!

 

Particularly now that the studio is empty (because of COVID) I enjoy seeing Ben and Alex's ass in the mirror behind them while they're coaching! haha

I want to buy one but I am not sure its worth the money?

Alex Toussaint is really incredible.  I also can't take my eyes him!  

On 1/10/2021 at 8:59 AM, amanchris said:

I want to buy one but I am not sure its worth the money?

I went back and forth on that as well. There are ways to replicate most of the experience with a cheaper bike. TONS of good videos online of how you can turn a $300 bike into a quasi Peloton by using the app and conversion tables. For me, it came down to the benefits of using their bike with their training. They have a concept called Power Zone Training where you regularly take assessment rides to track your numbers and then train within the zones it creates. They call it "Personal Training at Scale." So once you calibrate your zones you can do things like take rides and stay in certain zones (e.g. Zone 2 is maximum fat burn, Zone 4-5 are aerobic training, Zone 6-7 is anaerobic...).

Here's a link for "turning" a cheaper bike into a Peloton:

 

21 hours ago, drerector said:

Alex Toussaint is really incredible.  I also can't take my eyes him!  

Agreed man! And his personality is so attractive! He sometimes says some cheesy shit... but I can't help but smile every time I take his classes and I feel so good by the time I get off the bike!

Tried a buddy's peloton.  Liked it, but I get a better, harder workout at spin class

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Tried a buddy's peloton.  Liked it, but I get a better, harder workout at spin class

I think it definitely depends a lot on which instructors and which kind of classes you take. Some are known for pushing harder than others. Olivia Amato is notorious for hammering you in classes, Sam Yo tends to do classes that are a lot more Zen. Alex Toussaint teaches a lot of recovery rides, but does harder Treadmill classes, focusing a lot more on mental training on the bike. Cody Rigsby tends to push hard because his rides are fueled by music choice. Since most pop songs have a higher rhythm, his cadence callouts tend to be higher paced.

They also have a type of class called "Power Zone Training" where you use a diagnostic test to create a bar on the bottom of your screen that is customized to you. Then during the workouts the instructors call out a zone rather than a cadence/resistance. The net result is that the class is "personalized" without them needing to literally create a different class for every client. The zones are based on what pro cyclists train on (e.g. Zone 1= active recovery... Zone 5=VO2 Max... etc.). They explain it a lot in layman's terms (e.g. Zone 2 should be just a bit sticky but you should be able to have a conversation easily. This is an "all day" effort... Zone 3 you can chat but you don't want to have a conversation...etc.)

Using Power Zone classes you never have to guess whether or not you're going to get a good workout when you're picking a class. I always know exactly how hard of a workout it is going to be based on the type of PZ class ("Endurance" rides are always zones 2-3 with a warmup in 1 and a max in Zone 4.... "PZ Max" rides are mostly 4-6 with a sprinkle of Zone 7... etc.).

I use the app but don’t have the bike. I think the strength training, yoga, and running playlists. 

Deciding between peloton and Nordic track

My sister has a Nordic Track. Bike wise, it's well constructed and no real complaints. It is nice that a year of iFit is included with the cost of the bike (not the case with Peloton). That said... Peloton classes tend to be better reviewed than iFit. I haven't personally taken any of the iFit classes but she has ridden with Peloton instructors on my bike and has said she prefers the instructors on Peloton more.

It could also just be a hype thing, but I feel like I can't name a single iFit instructor, but Peloton teachers have this higher recognition (e.g. a lot of people know Cody Rigsby, Alex Toussaint got a big shout-out on Carson Daly's show... etc.)