<story><title>Peloton cuts back on Apple Watch support</title><url>https://connectthewatts.com/2021/04/14/peloton-cuts-back-on-apple-watch-support/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Lio</author><text>To honest &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot;* seems a pretty poor solution to indoor cycling training when compared to smart trainers and smart bikes from the likes of Wahoo, Tacx and Wattbike.&lt;p&gt;All of those can be connected to simulators like Zwift or a host of others and provide way more training options than you can get on a high priced, proprietary &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot; spinning bike no real ergo features.&lt;p&gt;For example, if you want to ride in an actual indoor peloton simulation and make use of drafting for fun and profit, you want something like a Tacx Neo running Zwift ...IMHO.&lt;p&gt;If you ditch &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot; and go with what the pros train on you can use any smart watch you like.&lt;p&gt;* It&amp;#x27;s in quotes because peloton is a common word in wide usage in cycling and this company, &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot;, has tried to trademark it.  They&amp;#x27;ve spent a not inconsiderable amount of time and money threatening bloggers using it in it&amp;#x27;s true meaning.</text></item><item><author>danShumway</author><text>Insert standard Cory Doctorow style rant about how if Peleton had Open APIs on its devices and its services, anyone could add Apple Watch support without their permission.&lt;p&gt;From the article:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; But even if it is planning a release later this year, taking away some of the Apple support now could be a strategic tactic to help early adoption.&lt;p&gt;Is this the type of competition that&amp;#x27;s good for consumers? Is this a good market outcome that we like to see happening? Or would it be better if Peleton was forced to compete by adding new features to their own smartwatch rather than taking features away from every other platform&amp;#x2F;device?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jsolson</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m very solidly in Peloton&amp;#x27;s target market. I have _zero_ interest in anything related to pro cycling, and to be honest near zero interest in cycling. I needed to lose weight, and it helps to have someone on the other side of the screen pushing me to kick my own ass. I like being able to look at my workout history and re-do past classes to see if I can push a little harder. We got one mid-pandemic, and thanks to it I&amp;#x27;m likely to exit the pandemic at the lowest weight and in the best shape I&amp;#x27;ve been in over the last ~20 years. Cost was not a factor in our decision-making process.</text></comment>
<story><title>Peloton cuts back on Apple Watch support</title><url>https://connectthewatts.com/2021/04/14/peloton-cuts-back-on-apple-watch-support/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Lio</author><text>To honest &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot;* seems a pretty poor solution to indoor cycling training when compared to smart trainers and smart bikes from the likes of Wahoo, Tacx and Wattbike.&lt;p&gt;All of those can be connected to simulators like Zwift or a host of others and provide way more training options than you can get on a high priced, proprietary &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot; spinning bike no real ergo features.&lt;p&gt;For example, if you want to ride in an actual indoor peloton simulation and make use of drafting for fun and profit, you want something like a Tacx Neo running Zwift ...IMHO.&lt;p&gt;If you ditch &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot; and go with what the pros train on you can use any smart watch you like.&lt;p&gt;* It&amp;#x27;s in quotes because peloton is a common word in wide usage in cycling and this company, &amp;quot;Peloton&amp;quot;, has tried to trademark it.  They&amp;#x27;ve spent a not inconsiderable amount of time and money threatening bloggers using it in it&amp;#x27;s true meaning.</text></item><item><author>danShumway</author><text>Insert standard Cory Doctorow style rant about how if Peleton had Open APIs on its devices and its services, anyone could add Apple Watch support without their permission.&lt;p&gt;From the article:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; But even if it is planning a release later this year, taking away some of the Apple support now could be a strategic tactic to help early adoption.&lt;p&gt;Is this the type of competition that&amp;#x27;s good for consumers? Is this a good market outcome that we like to see happening? Or would it be better if Peleton was forced to compete by adding new features to their own smartwatch rather than taking features away from every other platform&amp;#x2F;device?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>unexpected</author><text>Peloton is a great solution to 90% of the market. 90% of the market just wants simple exercise classes with energetic instructors.&lt;p&gt;An actual indoor peloton simulation, with drafting is definitely superior on Zwift. 90% of people don&amp;#x27;t want this - the target market is very small and doesn&amp;#x27;t make sense. This is fine! Leaves room for smaller players.</text></comment>