Have you been changing the pedals on your Peloton bike annually ?

[Page Turner]

...well, have you ?

 

Peloton said it has received 120 reports of pedal breakages and 16 reports of injuries, due to the first-generation pedals. Of those injuries, five people required medical care, including stitches, the company said.

While no other versions of its pedals have been affected by the recall, Peloton said it recommends customers change their bike pedals annually.

“There is no greater priority than the safety and well-being of Peloton members,” the company said in a statement to CNBC. “This recall only affects members who still have their out-of-warranty original pedals on the affected bikes sold in the specific time period.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/15/peloton-recalls-pedals-on-27000-bikes-after-reports-of-injuries.html

[Longjohn ★]

Just wait until people start getting hurt with their broken Mirror they got for Christmas this year.

[maddmaxx ★]

I got a paper cut opening the box for my new replacement pedals.  Should I contact a lawyer.

[donkpow]

[Further]

WTF isn't there a recall ?

[Tizeye]

I'm glad I saved my money and got a Schwinn exercise bike, even while splurging over cheap low end, such as Marcy. FYI - Schwinn, Nautilus, and BowFlex are the same parent company with "twin sister" models and all have a model that competes with Peloton at a lower price. Even less expensive when don't have to change pedals.

[bikeman564™]

So peloton pedals are POS? Geez, real bike pedals last a lot longer

[Longjohn ★]

That girl on the ad didn’t seem to have any trouble. Someone needs to make a parody YouTube commercial with the pedal self destructing in the middle of the commercial.

[maddmaxx ★]

1 hour ago, Further said:

WTF isn't there a recall ?

There is.   https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/peloton-recalls-pedals-27-000-bikes-after-reports-injuries-n1243564

[jsharr ★]

Is your weed “medicinal”?

[Kirby]

I have carefully followed the  exact manufacturer instructions on every peloton that I've owned.

[maddmaxx ★]

56 minutes ago, Kirby said:

I have carefully followed he  exact manufacturer instructions on every peloton that I've owned.

Can you recommend your humor instructor to SW?

[jsharr ★]

37 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Can you recommend your humor instructor to SW?

SW would end up breaking him or her and have to get stitches.

[Page Turner]

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

SW would end up breaking him or her and have to get stitches.

... @Square Wheels would need to carefully inspect regularly and change humor instructors annually, per manufacturers recommendation.

[Dirtyhip]

Depends on how much you use the bike.  

My pedals seem to last longer than a year, but they do get sticky.  Recently I sheared off a fixing bolt on my crank.  One side of my crank just fell off.  Yikes. I am so glad it happened at a stop light and not coming off the jumps that I had just finished riding.