re: Wife wants a Peloton, but open to knockoffs if they're solid. Any suggestions?

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I used to ride 2k - 4k per year and if you want my real advice, get a less expensive trainer (Schwinn/echelon/bowflex) and a REAL road bike for equal or less than what you'd pay for a peloton and the subscription. There is a significantly different level of fitness you get from a REAL road bike vs a trainer. It's called wind resistance and it's a killer.

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Virtually no woman (or man) considering a Peloton is going to want to ride a road bike + trainer setup once their mind is set on Peloton. The classes aren't going to "feel" the same, the fit is going to be different, they're probably never going to use the road bike for it's intended outdoor purpose anyway. Not to mention you'd have to buy a smart trainer to get your power metrics on the screen anyway, which they're absolutely going to want because "the Peloton does it." If that's what they want, they're going to end up wanting the Peloton anyway.

And this is coming from someone with a setup meant for riding on Zwift 10+ hours a week.