# Sharing a referral with a Peleton user

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**Created:** [July 3, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sharing-a-referral-with-a-peleton-user/60506 "2021-07-03T13:49:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sharing-a-referral-with-a-peleton-user/60506/1 "2021-07-03T13:49:17Z")

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Hi,

I am giving one of my referrals to a friend who has a Peleton and not a smart trainer. Is there anyway to export a training ride to Peleton to coax that platform into performing a TR workout?

I’ve used a Peleton only twice in a fitness center so I don’t know anything about it. Thanks in advance for your help.

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**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sharing-a-referral-with-a-peleton-user/60506/2 "2021-07-03T14:29:09Z")

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No way I have heard. The P bikes have a deliberately ‘closed’ system. At best I think they need TR running on a compatible device separate from the P.

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**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sharing-a-referral-with-a-peleton-user/60506/3 "2021-07-03T14:56:22Z")

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See this @dcrainmaker article [Peloton Power Data Broadcaster (DFC) Launches: Hands-on Details | DC Rainmaker](https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/peloton-power-data-broadcaster-dfc-launches-hands-on-details.html)

Not control of the peloton, but would allow use with TR in “resistance” mode

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**Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sharing-a-referral-with-a-peleton-user/60506/4 "2021-07-04T00:45:39Z")

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A few ways:

Power meter pedals connected to TrainerRoad running on a computer/tablet/smartphone

The device mentioned above (in the dc rainmaker article). Not yet available but I think it is supposed to be soon. Basically intercepts the peloton’s power numbers and broadcasts them over Bluetooth.

Or make a “gymnasticon” using a raspberry pi

> **[GitHub - ptx2/gymnasticon: Make obsolete and/or proprietary exercise bikes...](https://github.com/ptx2/gymnasticon)**
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> Make obsolete and/or proprietary exercise bikes work with popular cycling training apps like Zwift, TrainerRoad, Rouvy and more. - GitHub - ptx2/gymnasticon: Make obsolete and/or proprietary exerci...

Any of these will connect to TrainerRoad but you will need to manually adjust the resistance to the target range. I have used my assioma pedals and more recently the gymnasticon successfully

With any of the above, your friend can make a “smartspin2k” and have essentially a smart bike to use with TrainerRoad or other apps.

> **[GitHub - doudar/SmartSpin2k: Transform your spin bike into a Smart Trainer!](https://github.com/doudar/SmartSpin2k)**
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> Transform your spin bike into a Smart Trainer! Contribute to doudar/SmartSpin2k development by creating an account on GitHub.

This is a bit more involved to put together but reportedly works great with TrainerRoad, zwift, etc. I haven’t had a chance to test mine since they got TrainerRoad working with it a couple weeks ago. As I said, it does require a source of power data and they all require a device on which to run TrainerRoad (the peloton tablet/screen is not up to the task).