Originally Posted by rsbob

I assume you own a bicycle. You can buy a bike trainer on Amazon for $100, place your bike on it, stay home and be completely comfortable.

Originally Posted by Troul

Are the gym's bikes now equipped with the same attachments as a regular personal recreational bicycle? Last time I was on a gym bike, it didn't have the same seat post config.
It's been a minute since I hopped on a gym bike, & as time went on, people wanted to do that whole small talk thing. Unless the conversation really is meaningful, I can see how a paying membership patron would be annoyed by the short chit chats when someone is in the groove. It would always happen to me when I am using a machine/weights, never at the water fountain or during checking in/out time. If being social is the thing, those chatter boxers might have better chances at the Y or going out in the public for a stranger encounter.

Originally Posted by Camilo

Better yet, local Craigs List or FB Marketplace. If our bike swap last spring, there's a million lightly used ones around post-pandemic. We couldn't hardly give them away last spring.

Originally Posted by SpedFast

I avoid the gym now, but earbuds really helped with putting people off from talking to me while working out.