Anything like peleton in Ireland

Feedback on the Peloton bike:

I received my bike in the last two weeks and have been delighted with it. The lead time is < 2 weeks as orders for NI ship through Dublin.

It’s a nuisance that they don’t sell directly into Ireland, however if a friend lets you use a 0044 phone number and a NI address your can get around that. Once you get an email from peloton about shipping, you can contact the Dublin based logistics company. They were flexible with me if I could collect the bike from their warehouse.

The bike comes almost fully assembled. You need to bolt in the monitor and do one or two small pieces. I am hopeless at DIY and was able to sort it all out in about 40 minutes.

The system is very user friendly and easy to use. I have the bike in my kitchen. It has a small footprint- 2 ft by 4 ft, but I recommend the Matt, as users will sweat plenty in the workouts. Having the bike isn’t he kitchen makes it very easy and conducive to use. I have used it 9 of the first 10 days, taking classes ranging from 20 mins to 45 mins long.

My 3 teenagers have also gotten good usage so far- whilst the system is expensive to start with, the monthly subscription is for the bike itself connecting, and not per user. I feel that for €45 per month, all of my family can very easily take a class whenever we want, so whilst apprehensive of the cost before taking the plunge, feel you still get good value from the subscription.

One feature the teenagers Liked was they could input their favourite musician, ie Juice world and they then had a list of about 10 classes based on his music and similar themes.
Our consensus is that the classes are very good, and the coaches all push/encourage you throughout. Sound quality is also very good.

The shoes are daunting at first, but I bought a second pair for my wife and daughter (with a set of Shimano SPD Cleats) and they work fine- they are cheaper than a second set of peleton cleats.

Lastly I didn’t know that peleton have a referral system, so if you use a referral code from a user when ordering the bike, you will get £100 credit for clothing. Here is my code if you wanted to use it: N4QBCJ.

If anybody has an particular questions on the bike ask away, or send me a DM. My only regret is not ordering earlier (due to concerns on the cost and their not selling to Ireland)

I don’t have the Answer to what happens if the bike breaks - however it is a very sturdy piece of kit, so hopefully that’s a bridge I won’t have to cross. Incidentally I think the bike weights 135 lbs- I felt as though it weighted a tonne when moving into my kitchen, so it will not be easy to move upstairs in a house if you were thinking it is easy move. A lot of the weight seems to be in the base, but this helps give it a very good anchor when you are out of the saddle on any particular ride/class.

tropics001 wrote: »

we have one. got it shipped to NI then drove it down to dublin. there was one in our NY apartment building gym for a couple of years so we knew we would use it and not get sick of it quickly. my wife was the main decider so i left her go with it... she loves it. certainly it is expensive.

i like it a lot. if i have a 40 minute break between work calls i can jump on an on-demand ride, or see what is coming up as a live class over next few hours.

social is the obvious main draw. competing against the rest of users who have taken the class is very motivating. i lost this feature for a day or two when the clocks changed, and that showed me just how much i need it. i try to get in about top 10% of people who have taken the class. then like a normal race you will have people around you who you bump up and down on the leaderboard. i follow a bunch of old friends from USA so i can filter on just these if they have also taken the class. i'm into golf so i follow a lot of those guys, i can just about keep up with lee westwood but mcilroy is depressingly fast.
it does very well at tracking against previous efforts, so you can target a personal best for each of the class times tracked separately, so you have a 20 min personal best and also a 30, 45 min etc. it's measured on output (cadence * resistance) so after 10 minutes my output might be 27, and it tracks that my personal best at this point in the past was, say, 29.

price is obviously a downside, also lack of availability in ireland. i'm concerned as to what might happen if the bike breaks. although dealings with customer care so far have been good. the classes may not be for everyone - particularly some of the girl instructors treat it like a therapy session. it can get a bit much at times. but you find the instructors you click with, just like anything else. it's a premium bit of kit, packaged very nicely at a premium price. not for everyone but there certainly seems to be a market for it.

Similarly I used to go to the studio in NY and had one in my apartment buildings gym. I got one shipped directly to Ireland through Peloton in May 2019.

I simply emailed them and they happened to be doing a trial rollout in Ireland and got it two weeks later. I randomly bumped into the delivery driver installing one in an office in Grafton street before the lockdown. He told me he was based in Dublin and had been delivering quite a lot around Ireland.

dublinbay34 wrote: »

Similarly I used to go to the studio in NY and had one in my apartment buildings gym. I got one shipped directly to Ireland through Peloton in May 2019.

I simply emailed them and they happened to be doing a trial rollout in Ireland and got it two weeks later. I randomly bumped into the delivery driver installing one in an office in Grafton street before the lockdown. He told me he was based in Dublin and had been delivering quite a lot around Ireland.

Anyone know if they have any plans to actually ship to Ireland?

If I got one in the UK, I have a good friend there who would have no issue letting me use his address and forward shipping it to me, however does the app care your IP is in Ireland or any other potential restrictions with the software using it in Ireland? Thanks

eastie17 wrote: »

Anyone know if they have any plans to actually ship to Ireland?

If I got one in the UK, I have a good friend there who would have no issue letting me use his address and forward shipping it to me, however does the app care your IP is in Ireland or any other potential restrictions with the software using it in Ireland? Thanks

Hi,
I have had no issue with accessing either the app from my phone of the bike itself communicating with the peloton server.
The one restraining factor when ordering was the need for a UK prefix on a mobile phone, as once you had an address up north the order could then be accepted on line.

As further feedback, when I bought the bike, I was sceptical as to how often I or my family would use it, given there was still also a monthly subscription fee.Three months in I am now 90+ classes down (equates to 45 plus days, as they always recommend a 5-10 minute warm down). The bike also has no limits on the number of users, so I find that 2-3 of my family use the bike daily.
The variety of classes is also excellent. I like the climbs and HIIT classes, and there are always 5-6 new classes of each weekly along with a massive back catalogue of classes.
Highly recommended if you are thinking of taking the plunge!!

eastie17 wrote: »

Thanks Rathminor, I have used them alot when travelling and using hotel gyms in the US, had to get up earlier and earlier to get on it which says something. I do like them and think it will definetly be used, I do crossfit 3 times a week but class size are restricted to 7 now and its getting more and more difficult to get in so having one of them would be worth it.
When you mention the UK phone number, is that just to place the order, or is their a dependency on the number as part of your membership after that?

eastie17 wrote: »

Thanks Rathminor, I have used them alot when travelling and using hotel gyms in the US, had to get up earlier and earlier to get on it which says something. I do like them and think it will definetly be used, I do crossfit 3 times a week but class size are restricted to 7 now and its getting more and more difficult to get in so having one of them would be worth it.
When you mention the UK phone number, is that just to place the order, or is their a dependency on the number as part of your membership after that?

It’s just for ordering. My mate up north had an Irish mobile number so I couldn’t use that when ordering, but I used his wife’s number which worked great.
Previously I had phoned up their customer service, but they wouldn’t take a combination of NI address and non 0044 phone number...
You create your account on the bike itself, so that works fine from Dublin.
I also saw last night that peloton have now introduced a higher spec bike with a 24” monitor this week, which rotates 360 degrees and can also be used for cardio.. it’s called the bike+.
With the launch of the new unit, the price for the packages with the standard bike has fallen by £250 which is a good discount, especially when combined with Sterling haven fallen in recent weeks.

marcus2000 wrote: »

Did you figure this out? I just signed up for the free month ...I already have a turbo trainer and use Zwift, but I wanted to try the Pelaton Spin classes....but I can't find the app in the Android app store. It doesn't seem to be available in the Republic. I downloaded it to my firestick, but thats just a few videos. I suppose you need the App to connect it to my trainer??

I sideloaded it to my phone, signed up and got the one month free trial. Working perfectly and now casting to TV from phone.

GalwayBmw wrote: »

Can the bike be used in an old fashioned way - by setting the time, type of program (strength/fat burner etc.) and level? (I heard about preloaded classes but that's not what I'm on).

I understand that its main value comes from the live online classes support, but it'd be nice to get an alternative when no live classes are available by whatever reason.

Can anyone share their experience with it?

Yes it can - effectively you would opt for a scenic ride, and then would set your own cadence and resistance so that you can cycle for as long as you want.

In reality there is such an array of classes, you will never run out of classes from the back catalogue. I also find that as all the classes are available, and your metrics are tracked on an as live basis, you don’t need to take the classes live. I have taken circa 125 different cycling classes to date and non of them have been live.

Classes will range from 5 mins to 75 mins, with a lot of focus on HIIT sessions. Highly recommended.

Weepsie wrote: »

Peleton are being sued for the unlawful use of over 1000 songs. This is a crowd who have also tried to sue some competitors out of business, sued a layperson for using the term Peleton in something and tried to copyright the word Peleton, and have ben sued by the designer of their bikes for infringing copyright.

They seem like an awful shower to be honest.

God I hate when people try copyright words like that. Those supposedly hip cool Brewdog lads are shockingly bad for trying to copyright common brewing terms

Interested Observer wrote: »

Can't think of any off the top of my head but will see if I can figure something, thanks.

Need to give both their address and phone number right?

Not sure, I haven't gone through the process myself yet.

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone any experience with Nordictrack? Same thing but has Irish retailers.

Afraid i had a poor experience recently with Nordic Track. Had to return two bikes due to defects and there are recurrent issues with the software. Keeps buffering and wrecking workouts. Would avoid - good idea poor execution. They don't have live classes which is a drawback as well.

As regards Peloton
1 How difficult is it to get delivered to Irish address? Why are they not selling in ireland - surely just need distributer or something.
2 Does the app work in Ireland - can you access live spin classes? Or do you need to use VPN etc?
3 Given my recent issues with defective machine I am obviously concerned if it develops an issue.

What is next best compromise in people opinion? Tried Nordictrack and have had poor experience.

thanks for any info

DaveyDave wrote: »

What does Peloton do specifically with the social aspect that others don't? This seems to be the key selling point I'm hearing about. You'd get an entry level bike and a very good turbo for a lot less.

Not only is the bike very expensive, it's also £39 a month which is a lot of money for a subscription...

I have zero interest in Peloton, just curious.

Its a bit of a w@nker cult, think those that have a stiffy for Apple products. I'll be attacked now in a sec for saying it, but its what it is.

Kickr Bike and Zwift if you have that kinda money and some sense.

jrosen wrote: »

Guess Im part of the wanker cult. lol

I know nothing about other bikes tbh. But I used peloton when I lived in the US and loved the class side of it. It was a great alternative for me when I couldnt make my regular in person class. My building had them in their gym so I wasnt paying anything extra to use them.

I love my spin classes, but there is limited spin in my area with really only 1/2 instructors that are any way good. It really takes a certain type to make a spin class something you love and actually look forward to doing. So for me, someone who needs to be instructed peloton worked a treat.

Is there really no spin class options with existing training platforms?

My 2 cents...

I got a nordictrack treadmill during lockdown 1 - Cost 2K Euro from McSports including iFit for free for 1 year. I already have Kickr Core (Turbo for my bike) and Zwift so I'm covered for cycling.

I was using the treadmill with Zwift a few times which works great via Stryd (Footpod) but then I noticed the wife using iFit and the programs it has on it - there is live sessions you can join. I was actually impressed with it tbh - it automatically controls the speed and incline of the treadmill during the workout and I even did the 2019 Boston Marathon course (in 5 parts) with one of the trainers - Ashley Paulsen - Olympic athlete. It does crash every now and then thou. It's an Android device. One tip if you buy one, just get the small screen 1750 model no need for the bigger screen because you can cast to your TV for free Just search on youtube you'll see the hack. iFit includes strength training, Yoga, running, cycling all of which are pretty good - the app isn't the greatest to navigate thats my only grip.