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by eigthbits 1985 days ago
I'm a road cyclist as well, used Zwift + Wahoo trainer for a few years. My wife really wanted a Peloton so we got one. I've ended up selling my Wahoo and do power zone training on the Peloton. The pedal stroke is smoother, far less vibration and noise. I don't have to worry about keeping sweat off a bike or having a bike on/off the trainer. It's so easy and convenient to get a 45 or 60 minute session in that my FTP is higher than it's ever been.

I came in skeptical but it's been working well for me.
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rconti 1985 days ago
There is a ton of crossover. Unsurprisingly, I see quite a few serious Peloton riders who "graduate" to direct-drive trainers and zwift or whatever, but I see just as many who try it and come back, or who migrate from that world TO the peloton.

In particular, I hear a lot of complaints about Zwift getting really boring. I'm not a gamer, but as a Peloton rider, I find the gamification aspect kind of appealing. I like the idea of visually racing someone on the screen, I'm competitive. It's the most appealing part of the platform. Changing gears and attaching my bike to the thing and finding room for it, and getting all teh sensors sorted is definitely NOT the appealing part.

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ubermonkey 1985 days ago
Zwift is pretty boring, unless you're racing, but it's at least SOMETHING.

I find that I'm mostly using it to drive the trainer, since I mostly watch a movie or something on the second tablet.

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dodo6502 1984 days ago
I find that the watts are not the same on the Peloton vs Kickr. Watts seem to read lower on the Peloton. What is your take?
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matsemann 1985 days ago
The direct drive trainers of later years are much much better than earlier trainers. The 2018 kickr for instance is much more smooth and silent than earlier models. So you may be comparing an obsolete $ trainer with a $$$ peloton bike.
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rconti 1985 days ago
It seems unfair to impugn the peloton bike as being "$$$" where a direct drive trainer is only "$" when the price difference is far from an order of magnitude, especially when you consider that you still need an entire bike to use with the direct-drive trainer.

Granted, the direct drive trainers and related software have functionality the Peloton does not have, particularly the pre-Bike+ peloton.

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