Re:Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and App...
by servercobra on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:26PM
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I did a similar build about a year ago, though with nicer Sunny bike that set me back about $600. I have the Wahoo he mentioned and it works perfectly. I also grabbed chest heart rate sensor so it actually displays in the Peloton app, but it really isn't necessary unless you're very focused on staying in zones. I'm at about 150 Peloton rides and couldn't be happier. It's slightly annoying to not be able to compete with the leaderboard (since the app doesn't know resistance), but generally I'm watching the recorded classes so I'm fine save ~$1500 plus the higher monthly Peloton fee. I'm interested to test out how Fitness+ compares!
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Re:Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and App...
by JamesMontemagno on Thursday December 17, 2020 @01:11AM
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Nice! I went back and forth on the different Sunny bikes to be honest. My biggest issue so far with Fitness+ is that it doesn't sync up with the cadence sensor as I wrote about. If you have an Apple TV then that is ideal as you can use your phone for the cadence. I really like the Apple Watch integration, i have a video on the blog. I am enjoying the 1 month trial and hope they improve it.