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Argh, I just want to punch him. Repeatedly. In the nuts.
The Zwift one is only mildly annoying in comparison.
G holds his stare towards the camera for just long enough to make it creepy
G in the uncanny valley.
the adverts clearly worked to a degree as I finally sucummbed to looking up how much the Peleton bike was.
basic bike is over £2000 plus £40 a month subscription.
seems a good deal for a spinning bike with a build in Ipad!
Doesn't even have a power meter, it's calculated from an algorithm. I know it's aimed at a different market but decent turbo and cheap road bike would seem like better investment.
Not as bad as the NordVPN/Liverpool FC tie in ad.
'Cyber security is a team game'
Err, no. No, it isn't.
There’s something annoying about that Peleton guy for def.
And that LFC ad - how dull and uninteresting can an ad be...even the people in it look bored.
As for the amount of ‘give us just £2 a month’ ads and funeral cover ads!
Have to hit mute or leave room for 3 mins now....and breathe...
I program to record then start viewing an hour later. Skip past the ads. What are they selling?
I miss the second hand watch guy on the shit bike!!!
Argh, I just want to
punchbeat him.
"Come on, find the punch!" would make no less sense.
2 grand outlay, then 40 quid a month seems an awful lot to pay for something to chuck your clothes on
Not as annoying as the guy and gal on the bose adverts that are on at the beginning and end of every advert break on the F1 footage.
I don’t know what it is about them, but **** me, when i run this country they’re first against the wall.
Adopt a snow leopard they said, I've got it trapped in the spare bedroom. It's going nuts.
Adopt a snow leopard they said, I’ve got it trapped in the spare bedroom. It’s going nuts.
You sure it's not a panther? PERCHY? ARE YOU OK IN THERE?
I’ve got a new daddy now.
At least the Peleton advert with Leanne Hainsby is easy on the eye, why can't they use that one.
Wait, which is the Zwift one and which is the Peleton one? I've seen both a few hundred times the last two weeks and not really registered more than a bloke with four arms saying "find the beat", leading me to think a four armed drummer would be cool. Advertising doesn't really work on me.
Forget Peloton, save the poor donkeys!!
At least the Peleton advert with Leanne Hainsby is easy on the eye, why can’t they use that one.
Ah yes, the delightful Leanne. Made an advert for a horrible product bearable..
Seriously though, what **** would buy a Peloton bike? For £2k you could get an A1 Zwift setup with a smart trainer and 1/3 the ongoing monthly cost. If you didn't already have one you'd have a bike you could use on the road as well.
If you didn’t already have one you’d have a bike you could use on the road as well.
But then you would need to go outside!
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Not as annoying as the guy and gal on the bose adverts that are on at the beginning and end of every advert break on the F1 footage.
I don’t know what it is about them, but **** me, when i run this country they’re first against the wall.
Where do I vote for you 🙂
I think its her gazing at the screen like she's looking a load of fluffy kittens, and the stupid synchronised Stevie Wonder impression they do as though leaning into corners.
I can tell you having had a go in a few single seaters you are belted in that tight you can't lean.
Can't say anything about the TdF ads this year as I have managed to watch 4/5ths of F all of it this year.
But seeing as my wife is in hospital at the moment I might catch up on a bit?
Seriously though, what * would buy a Peloton bike?
Have you not been out and had a look around recently?
One thing you'll pick up on pretty quickly is that the world is stuffed full of utter *s! Most of them desperate for some kind of affirmation through buying ludicrously overpriced tat
Flashy has already posted the link, but its worth reposting as its genius! 😀
https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089699762331217920?s=20
https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089702015767179265?s=20
https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089724217191350272?s=20
https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089726955652505600?s=20
https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089926745979928578?s=20
Those tweets are hilarious.
I know some one who has built a multi thousand pound garden “shed” . He asked my advice , as a cycling enthusiast,what cycling “machine”he should buy. I advised a reasonable bike and swift set up.
The missus preferred the chap on the Peleton advert apparently.
Well apparently Bora have seen a Sagan bounce from his adverts. Enough to pave their car park with Roubaix cobbles sourced and laid by locals from the Roubaix area.
Those tweets are amazing!
Damn,I now want a zen garden/home gym.
I know a couple of people who have bought Peloton bikes/subscriptions.
Both very well off.
Neither has any interest in cycling outside.
Both like the classes aspects and find them more motivating exercise "with" others and a live human running the class.
They seem to be doing quite well so clearly there's a market for them.
(Full disclosure - I think Peloton is an overpriced, less useful solution than a bike, turbo and Zwift/TR/Sufferfest)
Stuff joining peloton, I prefer to suffer anonymously without some instructor telling me to try harder.
That said, how to I transform my garage into the immersive Zwift thingie that G is riding in, that looks pretty cool.
Beyond the initial outlay 40pcm is less than most gym memberships, doesn't require you to mix with the great unwashed and runs the class you want when you want rather than at 2pm on Wednesday when you're actually in the office.
For most people those are all good things.
But yeah, very annoying ad.
This is natural progression. We will see more and more people doing things on their own in front of a screen*
Look at younger people now, most of their interaction is via a screen rather than face to face in the real world.
They lack the social skills to interact directly, so no chance of them joining a cycling club or going "outside" to ride a bike, let alone talk to people.
The adverts that make me laugh / shudder are those ones for playing Bingo online. Makes them all look happy and in a big social group interacting. Whereas I would wager they are actually either sitting on the loo or in the dole que.
*Iorning accepted in this post 🙂
Snow leopard in the spare bedroom. And adopt a donkey. I could solve a problem and save some money.
Beyond the initial outlay 40pcm is less than most gym memberships
PureGym is significantly less than £20pcm and the one I am a member of has three or four spin classes a day - early morning, lunchtime, early evening and late evening (as well as many other classes should I wish to cross train). Or I could use the weights, or the rowing machines, or the running machines, or the steppers, or any of the other equipment. I really can't see any benefits in something like Peleton.
Not sure if Peleton will be the company that succeeds, but there will be more of a shift towards home exercise through connected devices.
I find the ITV4 TdF ads excruciating - there is more ad time than race coverage, and the selection of ads is just so weird - retirement homes, peleton, G on his Zwift, animal cruelty charities.
Indeed young people are getting into exercise in a major way due to Instagram - body obsession is going through the roof.
They built a gym next to my local pub, I initially thought it wouldn't take off, instead the pub is now empty and the gym busy non stop. But none of them seem to enjoy it - it's like a chore for them, but I suspect it is as much about being seen as anything. Makes me a little sad, and I've also noticed on the rare occasions young people are in the pub, they talk constantly about Instagram and how many followers they have.
In terms of looks though, I think mountain biking is probably one of the best sports you can do - it can build your upper body as well as legs. Not sure why the young Instagrammers arent taking it up more - plenty of Instagrammable pics to take out on the trails.
Not sure why the young Instagrammers arent taking it up more – plenty of Instagrammable pics to take out on the trails.
Not an instant(ish) result like necking a load of protein/bulking powders/steroids and hitting the gym.
Plus there's the skill progression, you actually need to put in the hours on the bike to get any good on it, whereas any twot can lift weights.
I just miss the Watchfinder ads😒
no animal cruelty ads here. Not sure what we're getting instead!!
£2k seems cheap if you get that complete HoloDeck installation included
I don't think I'd fit in with a Peleton class. Is stopping for a fag (well, vape nowadays) and talk some bollocks at the top of each climb something that features in these workouts?
Any pretentious aftershave/perfume ad gets me, Usually featuring a Hollywood A lister who raally shouldnt need the money
I don't know, champagne isn't cheap after all. I wonder if Robert De Niro has had a big tax bill to explain the ads he's doing.
G holds his stare towards the camera for just long enough to make it creepy
Not a G fan, but I though that part made him look like a BAMF