What kind of person buys a $2500 Peloton bike ?

You should put your money into what you really like to do. For me, I don't like to sit on my ass to exercise so I bought a good treadmill when the gyms closed last March. It turned out the mill that I bought I like better than the ones at the gym (LifeFitness) so I never use the ones at the gym anymore. I would next like to get a good elliptical.

cool layup wrote:

LL Bean is not an outdoor gear company. They make clothes that you wear to sit by the fire.

I mean...sitting by the fire is pretty much the best part of outdoorsy stuff.

You are not wrong. I agree with your statement. But I was referring to a fire made indoors, which is also nice.

I think a high quality exercise bike + live workouts is a pretty appealing product.

People really like live workout classes. Look at all the stuff that has popped up over the last decade.

If you're going to a workout class twice a week, 2k on a bike is often less than a year of those.

Makes even more sense in COVID times.

DanM wrote:

On days I do not run, my Schwinn AirDyne is the perfect bike for a great workout.

What is the fitness benefit of a rotating hi-def screen ?

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/5-of-the-coolest-features-of-pelotons-new-premium-bike-2020-9-1029571177#

Both my sons recently bought one. They are in their 30s, are working from home (as is the spouse of one of them), and they have young children. The Peleton allows them and their spouses to get exercise regardless of the whether without leaving the house and having to get a sitter if the other spouse is working.

Not the same market wrote:

Nigel_Bikes wrote:

Q: What kind of person buys a $2500 Peloton bike ?

A: The same kind of person that buys a $12,000 road bike.

Actually they seem targeted towards people who want to work out but don't bike. Someone with a road bike would more likely buy a bike trainer.

How many pairs of running shoes does the average LRCer buy in the course of a year?

The shoes will wear out quicker than the Peloton, so you figure a couple pair of Vapor/alpha/whatever-flys, Your race shoes, road training shoes, recovery shoes, trail shoes, 5k shoes, marathon shoes, track spikes, etc, etc.

Probably more than $2500 each year for a lot on this site.

Damn. You could buy a nice house in the Philippines for that much.

Why do you care? Are they using your money?

I bet I could find things you buy and say "you spent $X on THAT"?

tycobb wrote:

A friend spent significantly more than that for her Boston Marathon trip that was just a long weekend.

I am sure this is an underestimate:

$500+ for flight

$2000+ 4 nights downtown hotel

$1000+ entry, souvenirs, food

It isn't that much money if it encourage them to exercise.

$500 for a flight? That seems high unless booked kinda late.

$250/night downtown probably is not that crazy, but stay a little out and save a lot. T system is great.

$1000? Entry is $205. Food maybe $60/day so 240 and we are at $800. $1200 for souvenirs?

But your point is a good one. If you amortize the peloton over its life and actually use it, then the cost is not that crazy.

^ wrote:

Rich women buy Peloton; Fit people use Concept2.

No, according to the commercials their husbands do to keep them fit and chained to the house.

cool layup wrote:

LL Bean is not an outdoor gear company. They make clothes that you wear to sit by the fire.

I mean...sitting by the fire is pretty much the best part of outdoorsy stuff.

So true!

I ordered one right at the beginning of COVID. The timing was coincidental as I hurt my calf and couldn’t run, but cycling didn’t bother it.

That said, I’m healed up and I barely use it since I’m running 6 days per week. My wife absolutely loves it and uses it daily. If she takes a day off the bike, she will do one of the strength classes. Being able to do bike/strength combo classes is the benefit of the rotating screen, which wasn’t available yet when I bought it.

I agree it’s a little pricey, but there’s been at least a 6-10 week wait since March, so it’s easy to sell used. However, I made more than the price of the bike by buying and selling Peleton stock and my wife canceled her $90/month gym membership, so I think of it as free.

Peloton is a great option to complement running and overall aerobic fitness. I bought one a couple years ago and augment with running, especially, as a 2nd daily workout (instead of a 2nd run), or easy day. There are tons of sessions to join, from 20 - 90 minutes.

Similar to another post, I more recently bought a Wahoo smart trainer and prefer Zwift to Peloton most days, as it offers workouts, group rides & races...more stuff to stay fit and motivated, but both are great options....and both require monthly fees.

Alternate Reality wrote:

Not the same market wrote:

Actually they seem targeted towards people who want to work out but don't bike. Someone with a road bike would more likely buy a bike trainer.

How many pairs of running shoes does the average LRCer buy in the course of a year?

The shoes will wear out quicker than the Peloton, so you figure a couple pair of Vapor/alpha/whatever-flys, Your race shoes, road training shoes, recovery shoes, trail shoes, 5k shoes, marathon shoes, track spikes, etc, etc.

Probably more than $2500 each year for a lot on this site.

A new pair of shoes every one to two weeks, year round? Really?

I'm not sure about indoor bike prices. Is $2500 too expensive for one? If we were talking treadmills, there's quite a lot that could be improved in models around $1000. Like, wider belt, more powerful motor that is stable at higher speeds, better incline control – all useful functional stuff, not bells and whistles. And the ones at 500 and below are hardly suitable for any serious 'training' at all, they're just 'fitness' equipment at best if not complete garbage. So a $2000-3000 treadmill wouldn't seem too crazy if you can afford one. I don't see why that would be much different for a bike except that base models are maybe a bit cheaper.

newredsun wrote:

A new pair of shoes every one to two weeks, year round? Really?

That's under $50 per week. You have to be very thrifty to always buy shoes at that price point. Having a less common foot size also helps. If you are like that, you won't probably be spending that much per year.

One pair of trainers lasts about a month's worth of running. On top of that, add one or two pairs of expensive race shoes and maybe some trainers that you don't like and discard earlier or otherwise destroy. 15 pairs per year wouldn't seem too crazy and if you're buying 2/3 of them full price that could easily exceed $2000.

my wife likes peloton, but she was reasonable about it and got a spin bike for $300 and just follows the videos on her phone. you don't get on the leaderboards, but much more cost effective

Tartan with a Lab wrote:

testosteronedoesit wrote:

shop at LL Bean but aren’t really outdoorsy besides going apple picking once a year.

That is the LL Bean target audience. LL Bean is not an outdoor gear company. They make clothes that you wear to sit by the fire.

Some of their dog stuff is really good. I also like their shoveling outdoor barn coats. But otherwise spot on.

nonary ant wrote:

newredsun wrote:

A new pair of shoes every one to two weeks, year round? Really?

That's under $50 per week. You have to be very thrifty to always buy shoes at that price point. Having a less common foot size also helps. If you are like that, you won't probably be spending that much per year.

One pair of trainers lasts about a month's worth of running. On top of that, add one or two pairs of expensive race shoes and maybe some trainers that you don't like and discard earlier or otherwise destroy. 15 pairs per year wouldn't seem too crazy and if you're buying 2/3 of them full price that could easily exceed $2000.

It's not hard to find top tier shoes for $50 to $70 a pair if you check regularly on sites like runrepeat.com. I wear Brooks Ghost or similar shoes for 500 to 600 miles on about 50 to 60 miles per week throughout the year. I spend about $200 to $250 for about four pair per year.

Someone running 100 to 120 miles per week would spend about twice that amount.

Bargain hunting is a must in a family where both parents run with 2 kids in high school CC and track.

If you are young, that extra $2000 per year you are now wasting would look awfully nice in an investment fund 20 years from now.

People who are not broke like the OP. If you have hundreds of thousands of dollars this purchase just feels like going to the grocery store for a couple bags of groceries.