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06-22-21, 09:00 AM
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06-22-21, 09:09 AM
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C'mon now, be reasonable. These executives have bratty children to feed and put in summer camps and private schools in the fall, and gardeners and domestiques to pay to maintain their sprawling homes and privileged lives. Don't be so selfish.
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06-22-21, 09:11 AM
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06-22-21, 09:13 AM
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When I bought a house last year the sellers had a nice treadmill and a Peloton bike in the basement that they didn't want to move. I bargained for the treadmill (I thought maybe I would take short walks during lunch) but I let them keep the Peloton because I have a smart trainer. After the fact, I wondered if I should've kept the Peloton for convenience. But the monthly subscription for workouts that aren't really targeted at cyclists turned me off. I feel like I made the right call.
(And for anyone wondering, I've barely used the treadmill, either.)
06-22-21, 09:16 AM
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So it is
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06-22-21, 10:16 AM
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06-22-21, 10:26 AM
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06-22-21, 10:32 AM
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Slow day. Everyone must be Amazon Priming.
06-22-21, 10:36 AM
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06-22-21, 10:45 AM
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06-22-21, 10:50 AM
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Which do you think costs more, bicycles or treadmills?
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06-22-21, 10:53 AM
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Wasn't there some sort of infighting between the owners of Peloton in recent years? Seemed like everyone involved was a dirtbag.
When I bought a house last year the sellers had a nice treadmill and a Peloton bike in the basement that they didn't want to move. I bargained for the treadmill (I thought maybe I would take short walks during lunch) but I let them keep the Peloton because I have a smart trainer. After the fact, I wondered if I should've kept the Peloton for convenience. But the monthly subscription for workouts that aren't really targeted at cyclists turned me off. I feel like I made the right call.
(And for anyone wondering, I've barely used the treadmill, either.)
When I bought a house last year the sellers had a nice treadmill and a Peloton bike in the basement that they didn't want to move. I bargained for the treadmill (I thought maybe I would take short walks during lunch) but I let them keep the Peloton because I have a smart trainer. After the fact, I wondered if I should've kept the Peloton for convenience. But the monthly subscription for workouts that aren't really targeted at cyclists turned me off. I feel like I made the right call.
(And for anyone wondering, I've barely used the treadmill, either.)
I don't get why, after the novelty wears off, you need to be in a class to spin or run. Just watch TV or whatever.
06-22-21, 10:55 AM
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06-22-21, 11:06 AM
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06-22-21, 11:12 AM
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06-22-21, 11:12 AM
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06-22-21, 11:13 AM
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Then why do we need Zwift?
06-22-21, 11:14 AM
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Woah, animated gifs work here? Is that new?
06-22-21, 11:16 AM
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06-22-21, 11:17 AM
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06-22-21, 11:19 AM
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I have a vague memory of being on a treadmill that was actually just an array of rollers like the hotdog rollers at 7-11, but they were higher at the front and back to help keep you from running off of the contraption. And i think the rollers were wood.
06-22-21, 11:24 AM
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06-22-21, 11:30 AM
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This one is a 2 ton variable speed Lennox. Could have gone with a single speed lower seer unit that was less, but.
06-22-21, 11:31 AM
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