I spent a month riding the Peloton Bike Plus (and LIKED it)

I can see the appeal of this high-end studio cycle, but the price is hard to swallow

Peloton Bike Plus review: A premium ride with a price to match https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/peloton-bike-plus-review/

6 best Peloton alternatives for 2021: Great indoor exercise bikes that cost less
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[Music] the bike plus is the latest and greatest peloton indoor cycle with more features and a higher price tag than its predecessor it’s 2500 bucks plus 39 dollars a month for classes but is it worth it let’s take a ride and find out like the original peloton bike which now sells for six hundred dollars less the bike plus is an attractive machine with a small footprint and big beautiful touchscreen that screen can now rotate which means you can more easily participate in off bike classes like weight training yoga and even meditation [Applause] another welcome new feature is auto follow in which the class instructor controls the bike’s pedaling resistance levels so you don’t have to constantly fiddle with the knob i also liked the newly added support for apple gym kit which lets me pair my apple watch and get real-time heart rate readings during classes [Music] now i spent over a month taking classes on the bike as did my wife and we both really enjoyed the huge variety of class types and instructors you can pick a class based on the length based on your skill level you can even choose what style of music that you like and pick a class based on that although stationary cycling can get boring the trainers bring a lot of fun and energy to the experience the real-time leaderboards add to the fun as well even if you can’t reach the very top you can at least try to beat the rider ahead of you i honestly didn’t expect to like it but i really did however the one area where we both struggled was with the clip in petals which require special shoes that cost a hefty 125 dollars per pair that added expense is tough enough to swallow but our real issue was getting our feet unclipped from the petals it’s an awkward uncomfortable process that really requires some practice to master early on we both got stuck a few times unable to unclip it all without help not fun once you get used to clipping in and out though the overall experience of using the bike plus is pretty great so yes if money is no object i think you’ll really enjoy owning the peloton bike plus however if you can’t quite swing it that’s okay there are a lot of nearly as good alternatives that cost less and we’ll provide a link to some of those down below and if you really want a cheap option check out the do it yourself alternatives as well