The unfortunate reality is that Peloton is hardly the first treadmill to kill a child, and almost every other treadmill on the market would kill a child in the same manner as a Peloton. They just happened to be the big name brand that attracted attention with a single well-distributed model to focus on (if you don’t believe me, go try it, simply take an exercise ball like the one in the video and stick it towards the back of your treadmill…watch what happens.)
At this point, as one who just stepped off a Peloton Tread, the new auto-lock software updates makes it easily the safest treadmill out there. It locks virtually instantly when you walk away.
Anyways, I always find it funny. I use Peloton, Zwift, and TrainerRoad interchangeably. The only people who get upset about Peloton are the people who’ve never used it. Anyone who’s actually used it know there’s a wide variety of stuff on the platform to fit pretty much any training needs. Just like there is on Zwift or TrainerRoad.
It’s this bizarre hate for something, often by a person with three $6-8,000 bikes hanging on a wall next to them, riding a $3,200 smart bike, wearing Rapha’s indoor training kits…all while having subscriptions to both Zwift & TrainerRoad concurrently.