Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/05/09/as-the-company-founders-used-pelotons-flood-the-la-market.html
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“flounders”, maybe? Who’s in charge of spellcheck today?
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Welcome aboard.
You are now the new spellchecker.
Have funn!
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On topic, Pelotons on Craigslist in DC are $500 - $750, too.
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The company isn’t even from Flanders.
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Awhesum!
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Thanks!
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Well shit. I retract my statement.
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Thank you! I was questioning myself for a moment. Founders it is!
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Welcome to the BBS!
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What would our Flounding Flathers say??
(Sorry, I think I have a small feather stuck in my mouth.)
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Does Peloton have a recumbent version? We bought a Schwinn recumbent exercise bike 15 years ago and still use it frequently, but it is starting to show age. Replacing it for cheap would be good as long as the mechanicals are sound and it keeps track of time, speed, etc. We don’t give a rat about the online bells and whistles as we mostly watch TV or read a Kindle while riding.
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And look what they did for Sears, K-Mart, and Red Lobster!
The only people that make money off of a private equity buyout are the shareholders in the private equity company. Everyone else loses.
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Fit people are upset and looking for answers as they ditch their exercise bikes in the city?
Toned pals panic and atone as tonnes of pallets of Pelotons pile up in the town?
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local markets vary, but for anyone who likes going outside, actual really nice used bikes are often listed for sub-$200, even 100 or sometimes 50 from people who just want them gone. if you want the data features of Peloton, you can use the Strava app or there’s a bunch of dedicated bike computers priced very little compared with a Peloton.
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That’s funny, I actually came to the comments to salute the proper use of the verb “founder” instead of the more trendy “flounder”.
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