Yea see thats a problem when you charge 2,500 min for a bike. There should be an easier way to know if in your in spec. Its not like there are enough techs to service each bike that may be in question especially as they continue to sell more and more. It seems like the end user should be able to do this on their own.
I went to their website which i am sure many of you have already done…what shitty response. “We often find that when members attempt to calibrate themselves, output can actually become less accurate.” <— well this should be a priority to fix
They may normally do calibration but I know that in the COVID world their goal - which I support 100% - is to get in and out as fast as possible.
As for this discussion, I’m impressed with all of you who seem to be in the top 100 of a leaderboard on a ride with 15,000 people. That’s awesome! It’s also in no way, shape or form a goal of mine. One thing I truly love about Peloton, which is why it’s become so addictive for me, is that it’s all about my own personal improvement. I know I’m stronger and better on the bike than I was in April when I got it, and it isn’t like me going to the gym and looking at all these people who are in such better shape than me, including in a live spin class (something I’ve never done).
Yes, after I ride my heart out, see where I finished and then click to see where others on this board finished off it can be a BIT deflating. I’d be lying if I pretended otherwise. But you guys do you - and I will be content to both be impressed by it, motivated at least in the sense that I can ask myself if I REALLY gave my all that ride (and if I did, that’s great because that’s the goal) and to try and ride better next time.
Sheesh, I sound like one of the instructors with all this touchy-feely stuff. But…it is honestly the way I feel about all of this.
All that matters is putting in the miles at an output that makes you work. Doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing. If I cared about performance against others, I wouldn’t be playing golf anymore. Last I heard, scratch is shit.
Which is more unethical: being the person who rides a juiced bike and knows it and brags about how you finish on the leaderboard or being the person who’s in a tight race with other people on the leaderboard and refuses to take the cooldown choosing instead to jack the resistance up and grind out 20 spots on leaderboard when everybody else is slowing up?
I think the the juiced bike and bragging about it is much much worse. If the bike is juiced fine but keep it to yourself.
I actually feel very similar when playing golf. If I am not playing for cash I don’t care if my playing partner picks up and drops their ball or fluffs their lie but don’t tell me you shot 85 when really you didn’t even play your ball.
This person is the worst. If you want to keep riding, go for it, but turning up to 95 resistance and hammering home for the last minute is sociopathic.
Again, this is all my personal preference but the only thing i really care about is my own output, i just want the bike to be calibrated correctly so i know that MY output is correct.
Yes i am aware that output is a made up number so who cares if it is correct or not, but i need something to motivate myself while i am on the bike.
Just did the Emma ride. Left me feeling strong after a week or so of lackluster rides. That said this was only ride no. 70 and i have usually been setting a PR every week up until this point. Did any of you all experience plateaus at some point?
Who would have thought taking 2 months off of riding would lead to lower performance? Looking forward to trying to get back on more regularly.
Was tough to get caught up on the feed, but with the output variability between bikes, I typically just focus on where I’m at in terms of the percentile of participants. A good day, I might be top 20-30%. Bad day, I’m struggling to break top 50%. Maybe could be convinced to calibrate every 1-2 years.
Also, going to be pulling up carpeting and installing some rubber flooring this week as we get ready for our Pelo Tread delivery next month. I was the impulse buyer for the bike and my wife was the impulse buyer for the tread. I’ve really fallen out of running since checking off a marathon in 2014, but look forward to dabbling.
For those who ride through - a) good on you for not immediately praising whatever god you worship that you can take off that resistance and b) please tell me you do a cool-down ride afterwards? Not great to go from 60 to 0…
Yes, I’m here for that take. Though, I want to play that person in competition eventually because if they have been raking 3 footers all summer I’m fer suuuuure going to need to see that knee knocker in a match play tourney!
I learned my lesson about juicing the last minute early on–all you do is set a fake PR that will be frustrating to break.
For me I’ve hit plateaus around month 5-6/ride 90. It’s gone from PRing just about every ride to feeling like everything has to be near perfect to PR at this point, but I still enjoy pushing and trying to chase it.
First ever HIIT and hills ride. Jeez there’s no downtime. As usual this was an additional workout to my early morning run. Definitely a tough one given the run volume right now.
