6 Best Peloton Alternatives – Streaming Cycling Classes at Home

By Emily Lemon On Feb 26, 2022

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At-home cycling is in the midst of an unprecedented boom, due both to studio closures and technological innovations bringing the gym into the home more than ever before. The stationary bike translates seamlessly into the living room more than other boutique gym workouts—spinning is an ideal low-impact cardio activity, especially when the program also integrates total-body strength. All you have to do is set it up a bike and hop on to get in a great sweat session. And it can help you lose weight, too. (This guy lost 75 pounds cycling; this former Marine lost 140 pounds cycling; and this guy lost a whopping 200 pounds with cycling.)

So if you’ve considered getting into cycling at home to help you get moving more, you’ve probably heard of Peloton. The brand was among the first in the increasingly crowded field, and it might just be the most successful. The platform combines top-level fitness tech with a strong stable of engaging trainers, offering interactive workouts.

But Peloton is definitely not the only bike out there. The technology and offerings of at-home cycling bikes has reached a new level as more brands have jumped into the fray. Most of them offer live and on-demand classes that bring the spin studio straight to your home.

To help you out, we checked out some of the best Peloton alternatives on the market and rounded up some of the best. These are all bikes, but their membership programs, like Peloton’s often offer up other workout varieties like HIIT, yoga, and more.(Looking for a new pair of cycling shorts? Here are the best cycling shorts for guys.) Here are the best at-home bikes besides Peloton. (Just starting out in your cycling journey? This cyclist shared how setting mini goals can help you stay healthy and motivated.)

Is the cost of a Peloton bike holding you back from joining the cycling masses? While the below alternatives are all great options, you can also use your own stationary bike and subscribe to the Peloton app for $12.99 per month without buying the brand’s equipment. Whichever choice you make, get ready to get sweaty.

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Connect Bike EX-5s

The Echelon Connect Bike EX-5s has a super sleek design and plenty of user-friendly details. The rig comes with a rotating, 22-inch HD screen that you can adjust for on or off-bike workouts. The bike also has an indexing resistance bar, 6-inch seat lever and stabilization handles for optimum comfort as you ride. There are also two power ports on the bottom-front and back of bike to charge your phone or tablet. As for classes, there are thousands of live and on-demand studio fitness classes to choose from, and an Echelon United Membership also gives you access to all the platform’s equipment-free workouts, including Core, Yoga, Boxing, Meditation, Upper and Lower Body, Strength Training, flexibility and more.

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S22i Studio Cycle

This bike from NordicTrack is one of our favorite spin class streaming options largely because iFit, the brand’s immersive home fitness platform, allows you to get out of the studio and into the ‘real’ world with rides all over the world on its 22-inch HD smart screen display. Don’t worry about breaking out of your zone mid-workout to make adjustments to the bike’s settings, either—the iFit system allows for trainers to manually change those settings for you, allowing you to keep your mind on the pedals.

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Bike

The Stryde bike brings top cycling and boutique studios right into your home. The bike has a magnetic microresistance system with 100 resistance levels for the most customized ride. The 21.5-inch Android tablet comes pre-installed with Stryde app, a browser, and several other Android apps. The tablet also has two speakers, a 3.5mm headphones, jack, and Bluetooth connectivity. And of course, there are tons of content for you within Stryde’s 500+ class library. The platform adds two or more classes daily, most of which are 20, 30, or 45 minutes long.

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VeloCore Bike

The Bowflex VeloCore Bike gives you the most real-life riding experience—after all, you won’t take a real-life ride without a little movement. It has two modes, Stationary or Leaning. In the Leaning Mode, you move from side to side like you would if you were outdoors on the roads. The bike also has up to 100 resistance levels, Bluetooth speakers, and a Bluetooth heart rate armband, an adjustable seat and handlebars, a media rack and 3-pound dumbbells. Maybe the best feature: the tablet serves as a full media console, allowing you to stream videos on platforms like Netflix while you ride (you can also use the Peloton app).

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Variis SoulCycle At-Home Bike

Are you team SoulCycle? The OG boutique spin craze comes home with the SoulCycle Bike and Variis app. The bike is engineered to give you the exact SoulCycle experience, and has a 21.5-inch screen. You can clip in to live and on-demand classes led by SoulCycle instructors on the Variis mobile app (subscription is $40 per month), as well as stream classes from other fitness brands like Equinox, Precision Run, and PURE Yoga.

Emily Shiffer
Emily Shiffer is a former digital web producer for Men’s Health and Prevention, and is currently a freelancer writer specializing in health, weight loss, and fitness.

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