OT: Anyone Own A Peloton Bike

NDG

@CTMike yes I wrote you back right away - didn’t get it?  

PS loving this bike - addicting !!

CTMike

NDG said:

@CTMike yes I wrote you back right away - didn’t get it?  

PS loving this bike - addicting !!

I didn’t seem to receive it. I would appreciate if you could resend. Glad you’re enjoying the bike - mine is named “Mistress of Pain.”

lkapigian

I'm not happy that mine hasn't even shipped yet

CTMike

lkapigian said:

I'm not happy that mine hasn't even shipped yet

How long since you ordered it?

lkapigian

CTMike said:

lkapigian said:

I'm not happy that mine hasn't even shipped yet

How long since you ordered it?

About 3 weeks, was supposed to ship 12/3 then 12/6 now it's bumped again 

DoubleEgger

I’m holding out for the half off RTIC edition bike. 

CTMike

DoubleEgger said:

I’m holding out for the half off RTIC edition bike. 

Ask and ye shall receive:

https://echelonfit.com/

Blatant ripoff IMO, just like RTIC. 

CTMike

lkapigian said:

CTMike said:

lkapigian said:

I'm not happy that mine hasn't even shipped yet

How long since you ordered it?

About 3 weeks, was supposed to ship 12/3 then 12/6 now it's bumped again 

Call ‘em up and b!tch - might end up with some free swag. 

DoubleEgger

CTMike said:

DoubleEgger said:

I’m holding out for the half off RTIC edition bike. 

Ask and ye shall receive:

https://echelonfit.com/

Blatant ripoff IMO, just like RTIC. 

Lol. I was kidding of course. The last bike I rode was a Mongoose BMX bike. I quit riding when I got my drivers license. 

tz666

I used to do triathlons back in my early 20s and rode hundreds of miles a week. Now I am 48 and overweight, I see this bike and think I would love it but its a big expense. My big concern is how my a$$ would handle seat time starting off. We got mountain bikes to go camping and that wa quite literally a pain in the butt. How long to get over saddle sore?

NDG

Saddle Sore is real . . . but loving my bike so far, doing quick 20 or 30 min rides followed by stretch/push-ups/situps and all done in 40 mins. 

WEIRD PART to me about cycling / spining . . . why the hell are my muscles not crazy sore the next day?  I jump off the bike after a tough ride, legs are jelly, struggle to climb stairs, so logic tells me next day I am going to be sore as the dickens. NOPE I wake up with legs feeling fresh - WTF.

Carolina Q

NDG said:

Saddle Sore is real . . . 

DZNuts (from Dave Zabriski)

https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/dz-nuts-pro-chamois-creme?adl=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt9X906mY3wIVB0OGCh1mDAtBEAQYDCABEgLRNfD_BwE

Lots of brands. This one has the best name. I think Assos was the first. 

SciAggie

tz666 said:

I used to do triathlons back in my early 20s and rode hundreds of miles a week. Now I am 48 and overweight, I see this bike and think I would love it but its a big expense. My big concern is how my a$$ would handle seat time starting off. We got mountain bikes to go camping and that wa quite literally a pain in the butt. How long to get over saddle sore?

About two weeks for me - just stay on the bike.

HeavyG

I'll be glad when Christmas is behind us and will no longer see those Peloton commercials on tv a few dozen times a day.

EGGcellent_Smithers

If you already own a decent bike, you can go an alternate route. Get a smart trainer (~$200-300 used), download and subscribe to Zwift ($15/month). It's a virtual world of riding with multiple different routes, interactive riding (including racing and planned workouts if that's your thing). Much less expensive than Peloton, but a little different in that there are not classes, per se. Lots of YouTube videos on Zwift if you cant picture what it's like. When weather is nice, just pop your bike off the trainer and head outside. Hard to do that on a Peloton...

CTMike

tz666 said:

I used to do triathlons back in my early 20s and rode hundreds of miles a week. Now I am 48 and overweight, I see this bike and think I would love it but its a big expense. My big concern is how my a$$ would handle seat time starting off. We got mountain bikes to go camping and that wa quite literally a pain in the butt. How long to get over saddle sore?

Get a pair of padded bike shorts. 

thetrim

https://mpora.com/road-cycling/10-fashion-faux-pas-every-cyclist-know#18wzTViKH8coH5hQ.97

I heard @CTMike wears bike shorts to the script club.

thetrim

This is a good read as well.

https://forums.mtbr.com/womens-lounge/question-regarding-men-bike-shorts-162694.html

tz666

The wife gave me the OK to buy peloton if I wanted, I think its going to happen. Need to clean crap out of guest room now.

tz666

Bike ordered, my butt is nervous

Cornholio

Both friends that have Peloton “bikes” have repurposed them as clothes hangers.  Although neither of them were into cycling but even my mountain bike friends who use indoor trainers get burnt out on them.  The Zwift/smart trainer suggestion @EGGcellent_Smithers made is a good one.  

While I wear padded shorts (aka chamois) I also wear a shell over them, many brands like Fox come in sets like that.  Or you can find some shorts with a padded liner sewn in for cheap at REI.  Not sure if people put padding on or switch out the seat on those things but a huge mistake people make is using too much padding on the seat, saddles that I spend 8+ hours on during long rides aren’t all that cushy.. 

FlyOverCountry

I wanted to get one of these for my wife for Christmas mostly because it doesn’t come with any brakes.

EggPlant

Should be seeing a number of used Pelotons for sale next spring at a good price.  

lkapigian

Mine just came it , solid built , love the interactiveness with the Trainer that whoever you are riding with can adjust your resistance, incline and decline, heck even the Fan varies its speed- Don't see myself doing the classes but the ride alongs are great 

g8golfer

I want one but I’m not going to pay $2500. I will hang around and see if someone will be selling by half price by next Christmas. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

g8golfer said:

I want one but I’m not going to pay $2500. I will hang around and see if someone will be selling by half price by next Christmas. 

They pop up around here a few times a year. Usually range from full price (save the delivery fee and taxes!) to $1500. They all sell in 30 minutes. 

jewild

Funny thing about these bikes are, when the idea came out, No one bought these things, and very few wanted to pay a monthly fee to connect to the program. So marketing got a few celebrity's to endorse the product and more then doubled the price of the bikes and now the bikes are the cats a$$, and everyone wants one.

Their just an over priced exercise bike, but that's my opinion.

thetrim

This is one reason to buy a peleton vs a road bike.

https://twitter.com/AwardsDarwin/status/1076083575156604931

thetrim

MiamiRideLife Isa great follow on Instagram for those of you into cycling. 

lkapigian

Road in Moab Utah last week, yesterday and today, the Spruce Railroad trail on Lake Crescent in Washington