Originally Posted by
dmanthree
Peleton's weakness is that the hardware and software are married. And it's really expensive.
Isn't the other problem that the resistance is controlled manually? That is, you have to turn the knob yourself, it doesn't adjust automatically like a Smart trainer. I think that relegates it to "workout machine" vs "virtual cycling tool" - it's excluded from all the virtual cycling apps, and the nature of having to change the resistance manually makes it unlike cycling IRL, where you encounter sudden sharp climbs, rollers, long climbs with varying pitches, etc.