I'm plugged into some of the Peloton online communities and folks that bought the Gen 2 bike recently are heated lol.
This ain't a phone. They're expensive machines. Luckily, Peloton is offering upgrades for those that recently bought the Gen 2 bike. I'm a Gen 2 bike owner, but I'm fine with the current bike--a swivel screen and auto resistance adjustments is not that big of a deal for me.
The old bike is still being sold and dropping to just under 2000 The new bike is 2400
A new cheaper Tread is coming as well. Looks like the new hardware may have integration to Apple's GymKit.
This ain't a phone. They're expensive machines. Luckily, Peloton is offering upgrades for those that recently bought the Gen 2 bike. I'm a Gen 2 bike owner, but I'm fine with the current bike--a swivel screen and auto resistance adjustments is not that big of a deal for me.
The old bike is still being sold and dropping to just under 2000 The new bike is 2400
A new cheaper Tread is coming as well. Looks like the new hardware may have integration to Apple's GymKit.
Peloton Is Betting You’ll Never Go Back to the Gym
The long-rumored new bike and treadmill from Peloton arrives as the company doubles down on the home workout trend.
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That sentiment is exactly what Peloton is hoping to capitalize on with its latest offerings. The seven-year-old fitness tech company, which has attracted more than a million paying subscribers with its blend of live-streamed and on-demand classes, was already a pandemic success story. Today it's officially revealing its long-rumored new products: a new indoor cycling bike; a less expensive version of its old bike; a cheaper treadmill; a new series of bootcamp classes; and some software updates, including integration with Apple's GymKit. (Much of this was previously reported by Bloomberg late last week.)
"You want to be able to excite people to work out, and we saw that formula come to life with the first Peloton Bike and Tread," says Tom Cortese, Peloton's chief operating officer and a cofounder of the New York City-based company. "So the idea that we could make this more accessible to more folks and more homes in more markets, just felt like, Yes. We've got a runner here. Let's do that next step and make it more compact and at a lower price point."
There are still elements of in-person exercise that can't be replaced by AI mirrors, VR workouts, and sensor-packed dumbbells.
The new Peloton indoor cycling bike, called Bike+, has a 23.8-inch swivel touchscreen, compared to the 22-inch touchscreen that stays fixed in position on the first bike. That means riders will be able to rotate the screen and transition more easily to other kinds of workout classes, like the "Bike Bootcamp" classes Peloton will soon roll out. The new bike also has a four-speaker sound system—an improvement over the first bike, which blares sound outward from the back of the tablet rather than towards the rider. And riders can opt to have their resistance auto-adjusted throughout a workout, rather than manually turning the resistance knob.
The new Bike+ ships this month and costs $2,495, while the "old" Bike is getting a price drop, from $2,245 to $1,895. (To appease customers who may have just spent $2,245 on the first bike, Peloton will issue a credit for the difference if their purchase was made within the last 30 days.)