Thoughts on best exercise bike and treadmill

Our family loves our peloton.

All four of us ride and have had it for almost 3 years now.

I have heard several say the Peloton+ is not worth the extra money.

There is also workout content that isn't riding that is good too.

We got a Carbon T10 treadmill from Proform in Janruary. It's been phenomenal for me from a fitness perspective. A critical part of it has been the iFit app on it. I'm at 197 workouts completed, 384 total miles, and 27,000 feet of elevation on it. It's been life changing for me. Friday I finished a 60 workout 5k training program. Guided programs with a coach, 30 through Vietnam and 30 through Romania that had me comfortable jogging 30 minutes straight at 5.5mph.

I am not sure I could have achieved the fitness milestones I have with a bike. I think it all boils down to personal preference.

I got a water rower and have been doing it 5 days a week for a couple of months. It is really low impact and easy to do. I'm pretty new to exercising. So I wanted something I know I could stick with..

Bump, did a search for Peloton and found this thread. Thinking about getting one for my wife and I for a Christmas present. Are there any workouts/classes built into the bike, or do you have to go with the monthly membership to get that? Is there some sort of manual mode like on most treadmills/bikes you see at the gym? We've both been on a good diet for a couple of months and it is time to start getting more serious about exercise. Also thinking about a basic treadmill instead. I need to see if she would use one more than the other, and I wouldn't mind saving a grand if she prefers a treadmill.

got to do a membership with the peloton but prolly worth it for the amount of classes you get.

Thanks. I ordered it last night and it will be here in about a week and a half. I’m at least going to get the membership to start with but also try the basic rides someone told me were on it. Got a spot picked out in my office for it and should be good to go at Christmas.