Peloton Recalls all of their Treadmills. No More Plane Experiments

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/business/peloton-treadmill-recall/index.html
 

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Peloton recalled its Tread+ and Tread treadmillsWednesday, and the company admitted it was wrong to fight the Consumer Product Safety Commission's request that it do so.

About 125,000 treadmills are included in the recall. The CPSC said that there has been one child death and 70 other injuries tied to the treadmills. But when the federal safety agency issued a warning about the dangers last month, Peloton took the unusual step of refusing to recall them. 

"I want to be clear, Peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the CPSC's request," said Peloton CEO John Foley. "We should have engaged more productively with them from the outset. For that, I apologize."

This is going to be an interesting call

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Shares of Peloton (PTON) hit a seven-month low, falling 12% on the news. The company reports earnings Thursday afternoon.

 

[washparkhorn 9939]

A+ on the thread title. That thread on Hornfans was delicious. 

[Updawg 2268]

What was the final answer to it? 2 or 288?

[Dahobbs 17625]

See video below: can anyone explain to me why the treadmill doesn't have a resistance cutoff? It seems like this problem is near solved if the motor shuts off when it has a enough resistance to come near a complete stop. There isn't any exercise related reason I can think of that you'd want the thing to keep going under those conditions.

(FYI, kid comes out ok in this video, though it is still disturbing)

Also, another article for reference: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/peloton-recalls-treadmills-after-childs-death-29-child-injuries-72-accidents/

[AUS-97HORN 11809]

legit question... what makes peloton's treadmill more dangerous than any other treadmill for home use?

 

I understand a very young child was badly hurt but what makes the peloton treamill more dangerous than any other one?

Edited May 5, 2021 by AUS-97HORN

[Dahobbs 17625]

1 minute ago, AUS-97HORN said:

legit question... what makes peloton's treadmill more dangerous than any other treadmill for home use?

 

I understand a very young child was badly hurt but what makes the peloton treamill more dangerous than any other one?

Others appear to have a safety bar that prevents extreme events like the video I posted above. Although, again, it seems like a resistance cut off switch would solve that problem too. The other issues are that it has a different type of tread that is going to grip more, a stronger motor than most, and more space between the tread and the floor to allow things to get under it. 

[Samson's Wig 3192]

I've been a fan of their CEO's "fuck you" approach to pushback on their products, especially when it was directed at a bunch of fat Karens.  But this time, well, oops.

[Cajun 11719]

Fuck Peleton.

[washparkhorn 9939]

When my kids were little, we hid the safety key from the kids like it was a loaded gun. 

Nevertheless - the large gap between the machine and the floor - without a guard - looks like a design flaw, perhaps based on aesthetics and marketability.

 

[Captainant 27680]

41 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

See video below: can anyone explain to me why the treadmill doesn't have a resistance cutoff?

Shit either a resistance cutoff, or a switch on the feet so it knows when it's up in the air with a child underneath. Crazy design oversight

[Sbbruin 21861]

44 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

See video below: can anyone explain to me why the treadmill doesn't have a resistance cutoff? It seems like this problem is near solved if the motor shuts off when it has a enough resistance to come near a complete stop. There isn't any exercise related reason I can think of that you'd want the thing to keep going under those conditions.

(FYI, kid comes out ok in this video, though it is still disturbing)

Also, another article for reference: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/peloton-recalls-treadmills-after-childs-death-29-child-injuries-72-accidents/

That video made me sick even though the kid was OK.

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What was the final answer to it? 2 or 288?

288

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2 hours ago, AUS-97HORN said:

legit question... what makes peloton's treadmill more dangerous than any other treadmill for home use?

I don't know if they have a safety key, but we had a treadmill for several years (for an ultimately failed project involving a scale R/C model airplane), and it had a safety key that had to be inserted (tied to a strap that theoretically you had on your wrist) that would shut it down.  Also, the clearance at the back was just a couple of inches.

Those Pelotons have a helluva lot of clearance. 

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2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

That video made me sick even though the kid was OK.

Yeah, that was a major twinge for me. I was raging at the parents and Peloton.  I'm actually amazed a lot more kids haven't been killed.

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4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Those Pelotons have a helluva lot of clearance. 

The South Austin's mom of treadmills. 

[Dahobbs 17625]

18 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I don't know if they have a safety key, but we had a treadmill for several years (for an ultimately failed project involving a scale R/C model airplane), and it had a safety key that had to be inserted (tied to a strap that theoretically you had on your wrist) that would shut it down.  Also, the clearance at the back was just a couple of inches.

Those Pelotons have a helluva lot of clearance. 

They do. But, like most of those keys, they are also usually left in or with the device. 

Edited May 6, 2021 by Dahobbs

[Superhero 8830]

Nothing to add, but made me think about this...

 

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3 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

Nevertheless - the large gap between the machine and the floor - without a guard - looks like a design flaw, perhaps based on aesthetics and marketability.

 

We just strung up chicken wire to keep the little bastards out.

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5 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

We just strung up chicken wire to keep the little bastards out.

Smart. Teach them to weave so they ace their underwater basket weaving class in college:

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Holy shit, go to the 42 second mark, that treadmill sucked that exercise ball under with an adult woman on the treadmill itself.

 

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4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

 

"There were an estimated 22,500 #PelotonSharkAttacks."

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14 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

See video below: can anyone explain to me why the treadmill doesn't have a resistance cutoff? It seems like this problem is near solved if the motor shuts off when it has a enough resistance to come near a complete stop. There isn't any exercise related reason I can think of that you'd want the thing to keep going under those conditions.

(FYI, kid comes out ok in this video, though it is still disturbing)

Also, another article for reference: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/peloton-recalls-treadmills-after-childs-death-29-child-injuries-72-accidents/

That video scared the living crap out of me, wish I wouldn’t have watched it...damn glad the kiddo was able to get out from underneath it.  Obviously there is some kind of major design oversight involved as you don’t hear about this happening regularly with other treadmills...but also where were the parents/sitter?

My kids are 4/7 and we have a ‘quiet time’ during the weekends where they play upstairs by themselves for a few hours, so obviously I’m not one to judge...but both of them had to be screaming bloody murder and never saw an adult respond, not to mention why have it plugged in/key in it.  

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How many rich white suburbanites have these things killed now?

[hullabelew 3724]

My grandmother had one of these.  I thought my cousin was going to get sucked completely through that thing one day.    

 

 But remember these?   They are AWESOME when you ran that through the wringer, once you got the adjustments down. 

[jdhorn92 1552]

Pretty sure the #2 man there at Peleton is on Surly. Good friend of mine from our time on the 40.  I know for a fact he was on HF. He's lost some Cash this year.

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Some updates

• Peloton is giong to issue a software update that requires a PIN number to start their treadmills
• A lot of people are refusing to return them (understandable)
• It's going to take quite a while, but they are working on a hardware fix to block the bottom and/or shut it off if something goes wrong.

[washparkhorn 9939]

Wise moves by Peloton - responsive. 

Thanks @Lobo

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what the hell do I have to do with this?  

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1 hour ago, Lobo said:

what the hell do I have to do with this?  

My mistake - I was thanking @atomheartbevo

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1 hour ago, Lobo said:

what the hell do I have to do with this?  

The thread is missing a 4-paragraph reply 

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And people who read good.  And other things...of that nature. 

[midtown 3346]

I wish I could go back in time and kill the person who invented peloton so that it was never invented.  Peloton people have surpassed cross fitters in annoyance. 

[Longhornstampede 3184]

On 5/5/2021 at 4:37 PM, AUS-97HORN said:

legit question... what makes peloton's treadmill more dangerous than any other treadmill for home use?

The douchy peleton coaches who are supposed to inspire you to reach your inner peloton. The danger for me would be cutting my knuckles smashing their punchable faces onscreen

[Celery Man 20970]

Welp I finally got bit by what I thought was the brilliant idea of promising my wife a forever discontinued product she desperately wanted. However I think I found a way to break even financially.