Uh, yeah, that new Peloton ad is in very bad taste. Very bad.

[Yavin4]

Peloton’s viral ad captures a ‘116 lb woman’s YEARLONG fitness journey to becoming a 112 lb woman’

It’s the classic feel-good Christmas tale.

A husband wants his wife to lose a little around the middle, so he gives her some exercise equipment. She’s thrilled but also scared. She captures her journey of apparent self-discovery on social media for a year, so that the happy couple can celebrate the following Christmas by reviewing her progress.

The end.

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[brewens]

1. The part where she's nervous going for her first ride killed me. Like she's going zip lining

or something. What dipshits came up with that commercial? It's really the worst I've seen for a long time.

[bronxiteforever]

2. Thanks for posting! Lol the parody is hysterical.

The real ad is very very bad!

[TeamPooka]

4. the parody is awesome

[KY_EnviroGuy]

3. After remodeling half their house to accommodate the damn thing....

they're also going bankrupt...... .........

[CentralMass]

5. Peloton Review: What to Know Before You Buy

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/peloton-review-what-to-know-before-you-buy/

[The Figment]

6. I just don't understand this gadget...

Why spend $3000+ when one can get a really great bicycle, a really good training stand and a nice fan (to replicate the wind in the face) for about a grand less?

Plus you gotta pay a monthly fee to have some steroid head yell at you...makes no sense to me.

One of the greatest Joy's in life is the Katy Trail at Sunrise!

[HDSam]

8. couldn't agree more!

You can get a nice smart trainer, a quality bike you can ride indoors and out, a cheap subscription to Zwift, Sufferfest, or TrainerRoad running on a tablet, and have the added ability to go out into the real world to experience nature in all it’s glory for a lot less than a Peloton.

Or you can stay home and look out the window while pedaling to nowhere.

[The Figment]

13. I still have my '90 Myata Ridgerunner set up for touring,

7 speed STX,Softride headset,Mavic 217 rims,real Continental tires( German made not the Taiwanese knock offs they sell now) straight bars with those '90s looking ramhorns,front and rear racks with matching panniers. It is even a purple with pink splatter paint job,boy do I catch a lot of good natured grief on the color!
Back in the day this was a extremely expensive set up and yet didn't cost anything near three grand!

[Skittles]

12. it's a cult thing

seriously

[KT2000]

7. All of their ads are horrible

[Collimator]

9. The actress's wiggly little eyebrows are the only reason she was hired.

So vulnerable and struggling with trepidation--yes, of course we are all going to feel so deeply for the poverty-stricken little waif.

[not_the_one]

10. from 116 lb to 112 lb?

a good laxative will do that for you. for a few bucks.

[Skittles]

11. you just know in real life that woman has no kids

no indeed

[Wounded Bear]

14. The ultimate first world problems...

[NJCher]

15. around here

You can just watch craigslist. Somebody gives workout equipment away for free at least once or twice a week. Sometimes they don't even bother with craigslist--they just dump it on the street on heavy waste pick-up day.