re: The Peloton Thread

I would warn that installing the pivot attachment on a normal bike would void the warranty.

Can't speak to the bike itself but I believe you can get the Peloton app on an Ipad and use it on other bikes. You'll just have to adjust the resistance and things manually.

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I go for Emma Lovewell just about any time she has a 30 minute ride. I

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Emma has by far the best music, at least for 30+ white dudes. Her 90s rock rides are my go to

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I hate Olivia Amato because her speed/resistance numbers are unrealistic.

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I am addicted to her tabata rides. Her and Kendall's metal rides are the ones i do when i want to die. Definitely get some looks from my wife

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1st impressions....i need shoes and the seat sucks major donkey dick.

anyone got recommendations on new seat?

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Give it about 8-10 rides before you decide if you need a different seat. I got used to it pretty quick, and it will soften up some over time. I thought about getting a padded seat cover, but my wife reminded me that those always slid around when we used to do spin classes together at the gym back in the day. I only notice the seat being hard now when I'm doing a long climb in a ride where you're seated for more than 4-5 minutes straight at high resistance. I do a bunch of interval training where you're up and down a bit, and only on the longer rides do I even notice the seat. Get a set of padded bike shorts instead.

Anyone else do the strength classes? I've done a couple of intervals and arms rides, and a handful of the dumbbell or body weight classes.

I'm considering a set of quick adjustable dumbbells. I have an old, like from back in high school in the late 90s old, pair of Soloflex adjustables. Can load them up to 35 each if I'm using a pair, or up to 50 on one. It has 4 plates of 10, 5 and 2.5 for the pair of handles. The workout I just did was alternating between heavy and medium for different movements. Bent rows followed by reverse flies. I just don't have enough time to drop a plate off of each side and get the collar back on between the sets.

I could just grab a set of 20s and be done with it, and use those for the lighter weights and stack the adjustable ones up to 30-35 each depending on the movement. We also have a set of 1 lb, 3lb, and 8lb dumbbells, but those are pretty light for anything other than the intervals and arms stuff. Sort of thinking ahead to getting something the whole family can use easily. Like a set my wife can use anywhere from 5-15 lbs at the start, and up from there as she gains strength. I also get a little sticker shock at some of these adjustable sets. Anyone have a set that won't break the bank that can go up to 40-45 lbs per dumbbell?

I've done a lot of the bodyweight workouts.

I haven't done any of the strength ones yet as I'm still building that part of my home gym, but I doubt I'll use their classes for that.

Maybe if I want to do one with the wife, but I'll use other programming for strength stuff.

I would just go with a light pair (like 20s) and a heavy pair (like 50s) to start.

I'm not a fan of the adjustable sets.

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would just go with a light pair (like 20s) and a heavy pair (like 50s) to start.

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The heavy for the arms stuff is going to be different than the legs stuff

Dumbbell price have just gotten so dumb

Look on craigslist and FB marketplace for old dumbells.

Also, I haven't done any of those workouts yet since I just have the puny weights the Peloton came with.

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How many of you have bought a used one? Wife is interested in one and I see a few on facebook.

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We got ours new, but delivery times on those can range from several weeks to more than a month, depending on where you live. Ours took about 3 weeks, but I've seen stories of multiple reschedules on deliveries. If it is local and you can go pick it up, might be worth it. Do you know if it is still under warranty? I know you can extend the 1 year out to maybe 3 or 4 years, but not sure if that transfers from the original owner.