You’re eyeing up the delivery window, wondering whether or not your apartment’s elevator will support a Peloton Bike. Panic sets in, it’s a reasonable one. This is centerpiece of your home gym: A slick slab of steel and carbon fiber that vow to transform your existence.
But, jeez, does it look like it weighs 1,000 pounds? How much is it going to cost to install … or even buy? Before you make either decision, you realy want some answers.
How much does it weigh? And why that matter? Besides helping it slide through the door, its weight affect your storage options.
It determine where you can keep the bike, how strong your floor need to be, and how easy you can hide it if space are limited. Unfortunately, this isn’t as straightforward an answer since Peloton updated their bike a couple times now. Depending on which version you’re shopping for (or even if we’re referring to the shipping weight vs. The specs differ depending on weight of the machine itself.
Understanding Peloton Bike Weight And Delivery Details
Original Peloton Bike Weight and Stability
Most people think of original Peloton Bike. It’s 135 pounds. That’s roughly equivalent to a full-sized washing machine or a big grown up dude.
So no, you won’t be throwing it on the bed with your yoga mat. The weight also make it stable, which is great if you’re really cranking out some serious wattage while standing on pedals and really going for it in a ride. Go ahead and try that on much lighter version of the bike, I’m betting it’ll wobble and even tip over at times.
Stability isn’t a bug here; it’s a feature.
Peloton Bike Plus Weight Differences
With an all-new bike with automatic resistance (and a bigger screen), the Peloton Bike+ weigh around 140 pounds. That’s only five more pounds then the original model, the gain is due to a beefier frame to hold the bigger screen and some extra sensor in the pedals.
Overall, it’s nothing. Once you’re seated on the bike, you won’t notice any difference. But when you’ve got this thing coming off the delivery truck and into your living room, every little bit counts.
Shipping Weight and Delivery Options
The shipping weight is much heavier than the bike. The bike’s box alone will weigh anywhere from 160 to 170 pounds. Why?
It is built to withstand the stresses of travel, including protecting both the frame and the electronics inside. White Glove delivery (an additional cost) mean the team handles the packaging removal, assembly and disposal of all packing materials. Save your back and let them handle this part.
Standard delivery is available too, though you’re on the hook for lugging around a very large and cumbersome box. Once set up, however, other challenge is moving the bike. It doesn’t have any wheels, just little plastic glides on the bottom.
Moving the Bike at Home
If your hardwood floor is smooth, then you’ll be able to slide the bike a few feet. To move it any further, grab a dolly or a rug lifter. Carpet becomes the enemy when trying to move this bike around.
The friction will dig into the carpet and make the bike feel like it’s stuck. To help with small adjustments and protect their flooring, many user opt to put a small rug underneath the bike.
Navigating Doorways and Elevators
Check your elevator capacity if you live in an apartment.
Residential elevators easily hold more than 200 pounds, but the real issue is usually the width or the door frame. Typicaly it’s either the door frame itself or the width of the door that cause problems. Before the bike comes, measure all your doorways and hallways.
The bike is roughly 23 inches deep and 40 inches across. It will fit through most normal doors, but narrow turns might be tricky. Plan out your path to avoid any nightmare scenarios on delivery day.
Floor Protection and Reinforcement
These days, most apartments are built to support bikes without any additional reinforcement to their floors. But if yours happens to be old and its joists is weak, I would of recommend reinforcing the floor before riding. The bike places all of its 135 pounds on just four tiny spot.
That’s a lot of pressure on the flooring surface. A specialized exercise mat will help spread out some of that weight. You could even use a thicker underlay.
Nothing big, but it saves both your downstairs neighbor (and your deposit) from too much floor shaking. At the end of the day it’s all relative. The trade off is what you’re willing to give up for performance.
A lighter bike is easier to move around, but it doesn’t feel as stable when you ride it. You want the machine to stay put while you move. And when it does just let yourself forget about it.
Think about how much power you can generate with the thing and don’t think about the pounds it weighs in the corner. Just make sure you have a plan for getting it inside.
