I don't really get the hype myself. You can get a decent spin bike for $100-200, and you don't need to pay a monthly fee to motivate yourself do you? Is it the competition of knowing you're working out at the same time as virtual strangers? Don't get me wrong, I work out daily in my home. I have $3000+ in weightlifting equipment and used to have an elliptical and a treadmill that were $1500 each, but I sold those and now only do the weightlifting. For cardio I go outside and walk/run if it's nice. I think Peloton is a fad that won't be around in a decade.

That's reasonable. I'm just against anything that has a monthly membership fee. I'm not like your typical pinside member with $50k-200k+ pinball collections. I'm as frugal as they come. I don't have a membership/subscription to anything other than my TV/phone/internet bundle. No cell phone or gym memberships. I'm trying to retire before 45 and live a minimalist lifestyle. I've always noticed that the more things I own, the less happy I am.

What do you consider an old school spin bike? I bought a mid-upper range Sunny spin bike a couple weeks ago. My weightlifting is on hold due to a recent rotator cuff surgery (and likely upcoming one on the other side). Needed something to try to stay in shape since I can't do upper body workouts for a while.

I still don't see the need for the monthly fee and riding with other people and all that. I ride until I'm tired of it, at my own pace, while watching TV or listening to music.