Yes, the Peloton bike is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! $2,000 for a bike plus $500 for an app! Are you kidding me?
In this review, I’ll show you 5 of the best Peloton bike alternatives. Hell, why pay all that money when you can just stream free workout videos on YouTube while riding a bike that’s 60% cheaper?
You’ll hardly notice the difference, except the weight of an extra $1,000 in your pocket.
Let’s get to it!
Our Top 7 Alternative Spin Bikes
- 1NordicTrack Commercial Studio Cycle (S15i and S22i) - The Highest-Quality Alternative
- 2Concept2 BikeErg 2900 Stationary Exercise Bike - the Best Stationary Bike for Triathletes
- 3Keiser M3i Indoor Cycle Bundle - Perfect for Couples and Families
- 4Assault AirBike Classic - Intense Burn at an Affordable Price
- 5Schwinn Indoor Cycling Bike Series - the Most Affordable Peloton Alternative
- 6Rogue Echo Bike
- 7Sunny Health & Fitness Magnetic Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike
Why I Love Indoor Cycling
I’ve always been into spin classes.
There’s nothing better than spending an evening after work getting a good workout in with friends.
I love Netflix and food, too. But nothing feels better than an intense hour on a bike and a few glasses of wine after!
That is, until a baby joins the family.
Yeah, that changes a few things. You no longer get much “me time” at all.
That’s when I decided I’d get a stationary bike. A friend of mine lost nearly all of her baby weight with her Peloton right from her living room.
“Wait, I can lose all this poundage without leaving the house? I can exercise while keeping an eye on my little rugrat?”
I was all in on this!
As soon as I got home, I went straight to Peloton to order my bike.
That’s when I saw the price.
$1,900?
“Has the world gone mad?”, I screamed.
“NO WAY IN H**L”, my husband was even more succinct with his thoughts.
Oh, and $40 a month for the subscription? What, you can’t include the app with the arm and the leg it costs for the bike?
Oh, and you need to buy special cleats too?
I was DONE. No way.
If you think about it, the bike actually costs over $2,300 for your first year if you factor in a year’s worth of the monthly subscription to the app.
Why spend all that money when you can literally buy any bike with Bluetooth or a tablet holder, subscribe to a workout app (INCLUDING PELOTON’S!), and get nearly the same experience?
So after testing a few of the alternative bike’s myself on their free trial plus riding with friends at their houses, I’ve been through 5 bikes that are perfect alternatives to Peloton (plus 2 honorable mentions).
You really won’t notice much of a difference at all.
Out of those 7, these are my top 5.
The Top 5 Peloton Bike Alternatives
1. NordicTrack Commercial Studio Cycle (S15i and S22i) - The Highest-Quality Alternative
Overview : NordicTrack’s S15i and S22i are just as good as the Peloton. But you save hundreds of dollars per year on memberships because their bike comes with a year subscription to iFit. These are two super high-end exercise bikes that actually mimic cycling outdoors, so you get a spin-class quality workout from your own home, WITHOUT paying the extra $468 for a Peloton membership.
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