tailgatetimer10 said:

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Put some respect on Olivia's name.

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I like Denis but hate his PZE rides because I want structure in my ride and most of his pZE rides are intervals the length of the song and so you never really know how long they are.

I did a fun Olivia interval run today where the first halls the run was all rap from the super bowl. So Dre, Eminem, 50 , etc. she switched to her normal stuff in the back half but the forest half was awesome.

And she almost always ends with Bieber

Knocked out the 45 Minute challenge ride today over lunch. Good playlist, and I had enough juice in the tank to go towards the top of the zones in the last set.

This is the deepest I've made it into a challenge since summer. Bad luck with injuries and illness, but I'm back on track with a new fit.

Excited for the Matt + Denis combo ride this weekend. Love that one

AgLiving06 said:

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I like Denis but hate his PZE rides because I want structure in my ride and most of his pZE rides are intervals the length of the song and so you never really know how long they are.

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This X 1,000

I typically really enjoy his regular PZ rides but I can't stand his PZE rides - especially when he gets really crazy musically. Those rides just drag on and on because the intensity isn't challenging, I may or may not even recognize the song, I don't have a clock to work against, and I'm not a rhythm-based rider.

I do all my long PZE rides with Wilpers due to the structure like mentioned above.

Ben will do some surprisingly hard PZ rides. I did a 45 min one yesterday where he'd do 3min Z3, 1min Z4, 3min Z3 then 1min Z5 with a 2min Z1 break. Then repeat that 2 more times.

Denis is great for 30min PZ rides like his lung buster series.

Olivia just isn't a great PZ person to me. I love her HIIT and hills rides for a challenge but rarely do the PZ stuff with her. Maybe a PZ max. She loves to ride hard so the PZE stuff just doesn't seem to fit her.

And yeah, forget CDE. Never again.

I like Denis because of his cadence suggestions. Keeps me focused and on task. Matt and Ben next. The "Glitter Monster", Olivia when I need my butt kicked. Never, ever CDE.

I'm old so don't really like any of their music choices although Denis has some I can appreciate at times.

TRD-Ferguson said:

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I like Denis because of his cadence suggestions. Keeps me focused and on task. Matt and Ben next. The "Glitter Monster", Olivia when I need my butt kicked. Never, ever CDE.

I'm old so don't really like any of their music choices although Denis has some I can appreciate at times.

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I was doing a PZ ride with Denis a few days ago and I felt the whole bike "buzzing"...handlebars, pedals, seat, etc. I thought it was some kind of bike malfunction before realizing it was an extended bass drop that was going for like 30 seconds at a time in a weird instrumental song he had in the playlist.

I appreciate a good variety of music and he certainly has eclectic taste.

Sad day for me, last weekend I sold my bike (rarely used) and today my Tread+ was picked up to return due to the recall. I have a new Sole ST90 in my garage waiting to be installed, but I'm going to miss the Peloton Tread+. Wish they would have come up with a fix for it. I'm still going to use the app though, guess I save almost $30 there though.

no, but I just worry about if it breaks in a year (or 6 months), can I get it fixed? Will there be any parts or will anyone work on a treadmill under recall? I wasn't interested in the regular Tread.

This is the new one I got, just waiting on the install (I'm not lugging it to my basement). It looks just about the same minus the huge screen, but I can mount an iPad easy and still do the classes and it has a slatted belt which I got addicted to. From what I read, the AC motor should be bulletproof for a residential treadmill.

I'm interested to hear how you like it once you get it installed. I'd have to rearrange our workout room to position our TV above the treadmill but it is already running the app on an Apple TV. The wife wants the treadmill but I've been holding off waiting on the + to come back to market.

Wife left her razor on the shower floor, and I cut the crap out of the little piggie who had none.

Need this to heal up fast for Saturday and then test day next week

Rode outside today for my 1st time in a year. Been riding peloton regularly producing what I feel is pretty good output. About 500 output in 60 mins for a nearly 60 yr old guy.

My ride today was 10 miles, combination of flat and small hills. By the end I was exhausted. Averaged only 15 mph. Retrospectively it seems I need to ride higher resistance on peloton to simulate actual cycling.

Appreciate your thoughts.

Fedup said:

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Rode outside today for my 1st time in a year. Been riding peloton regularly producing what I feel is pretty good output. About 500 output in 60 mins for a nearly 60 yr old guy.

My ride today was 10 miles, combination of flat and small hills. By the end I was exhausted. Averaged only 15 mph. Retrospectively it seems I need to ride higher resistance on peloton to simulate actual cycling.

Appreciate your thoughts.

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Don't underestimate the heat and the wind as a factor in how you did. Actually using your muscles to keep the bike upright and pointed in the right direction will also sap some of your energy that would otherwise go into producing power output on a stationary peloton. Also, many of the peloton bikes are not well calibrated to real world power output. So what gets you 200W and 18 mph on your bike at home may only be 165 and 15 mph in the real world. averaging 15 for your first time outdoors in a year is nothing to sneeze at either.

P.S. Also, if you haven't ridden outdoors in a year, check your brakes to make sure one of the pads wasn't sticking and dragging on your rim. I have had at least 2 rides where that happened for a while without me figuring it out, and I was feeling pretty beat trying to keep up with the people around me.

For what it's worth, Peloton has said on FB that they will continue to service the Tread+. Additionally, if you notice, half of the instructors still run on the Tread+, which is a sign to me that it's going nowhere.

They can pry my Tread+ from my cold, dead hands.

txags92 said:

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Fedup said:

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Rode outside today for my 1st time in a year. Been riding peloton regularly producing what I feel is pretty good output. About 500 output in 60 mins for a nearly 60 yr old guy.

My ride today was 10 miles, combination of flat and small hills. By the end I was exhausted. Averaged only 15 mph. Retrospectively it seems I need to ride higher resistance on peloton to simulate actual cycling.

Appreciate your thoughts.

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Don't underestimate the heat and the wind as a factor in how you did. Actually using your muscles to keep the bike upright and pointed in the right direction will also sap some of your energy that would otherwise go into producing power output on a stationary peloton. Also, many of the peloton bikes are not well calibrated to real world power output. So what gets you 200W and 18 mph on your bike at home may only be 165 and 15 mph in the real world. averaging 15 for your first time outdoors in a year is nothing to sneeze at either.

P.S. Also, if you haven't ridden outdoors in a year, check your brakes to make sure one of the pads wasn't sticking and dragging on your rim. I have had at least 2 rides where that happened for a while without me figuring it out, and I was feeling pretty beat trying to keep up with the people around me.

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Really appreciate the feedback. I'm planning on adding a lot more HIIT rides to my regimen in hopes of cruising up the hills at a better pace. I think that's where peloton experience has been lacking.

This thread delivers! Must echo most that PZ is by far my favorite thing on Peloton
Wilpers, , Denis , Ben & Olivia do a fantastic job
CDE is such an ego , along with a tad of creepy…. Oh did you know she's a world champion….. Thought you ought to know…
Is there a TexAgs PZ team for the challenges?
#GigEmGuy
BTHO Aging!
'85

I'm a team lead for team69 the beasts. We are looking for new members and would love to become the defacto Aggie team

To give you some perspective, today my average was only 17.2. IMO, 15 is nothing to sneeze at first time out in a while.

I did a PZE ride with CDE earlier and couldn't believe what I heard. I should say first say that the music was surprisingly good. Metallica, STP, Foo Fighters, etc.

Of course, she started talking about a race she did. She set it up by saying it was her and another girl racing against 30 guys. She spent 5+ minutes talking about her bike setup, strategy, different things that happen throughout the race, etc. What surprised me was how she ended it: She says "Ultimately it didn't matter that I came in last place. My goal was to finish the race and I finished it, so, in my mind, I won!" Basically, you can be a winner if you set your goal low enough. It made me wonder if she actually ever won any World Cycling Championships or if it was all in her mind?!

I've done that one and had the same experience. Something about everyone being younger than her and she finished and what not

Her stories are the woooooorst

Since we're piling on, she won in Masters track events, not professional. She ain't slow, but she ain't pro.

TraditionsPD said:

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I'm a team lead for team69 the beasts. We are looking for new members and would love to become the defacto Aggie team

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3 or 4 ride weeks? Currently been on the same 4 ride per week team for the Winter and Spring challenge. Nice enough folks, but the Facebook team page is pretty dead.

3 ride team but I normally do 5-6 rides a week

Awesome! I have been thinking about coming down to 3 rides per week and fitting in more strength classes into my schedule. I will list your team as my preferred team for the next challenge.

Bought a Peloton about 2 months ago, and I really enjoy it. Is there any regular maintenance you have to do to your bike to keep it in tip top shape? TIA

I'm pretty certain that my peloton is out of tune. I am hitting performances that I frankly don't think I'm capable of. The amount the resistance goes up when I turn the knob isn't always consistent. Sometimes I'll do a full turn and it will increase 8 resistance, sometimes it'll go up 3.

Any suggestions?

There are times where I finish a ride well within the top 2 or 3, set a new PR of like 300 or whatever, and I'm feeling pretty good about myself.....then I look at the top person, who finished with like 900, and suddenly I'm not feeling so good about myself anymore.

That person must be you. LOL

Sorry, no suggestions, but here's an article that may help: https://millennialhawk.com/peloton-calibration/

That is a great result. Congratulations!

Potential announcement of Peloton rower this week? Some rumors out there it could come on their quarterly earnings call on 5/10 or during homecoming, 13th-14th.

Finally gave in to my wife and ordered the Tread this weekend. I really wanted the Tread+ with the slat belt, so if they could somehow announce the release of that so I could change my order, that would be great...not holding my breath though.