‘Peloton’ Stationary Bicycles Get Flooded With Memes After Their ‘Luxurious’ Ad Faces Backlash
There are a few things in this world that just don't make any sense. Amongst those are funny commercials of people eating salad and having a good time as well as photos of people working out while having the time of their life (also looking better and sexier than ever). Now, more than ever, people are getting tired of being forced fed fake imagery by the luxury brands of a life that is impossible to achieve. So, it's only fair that they are fighting against these lies with the one thing they know best - funny memes.
Recently, Twitter user mocked a company that is advertising stationary bicycles

It seems that what people hated the most was the unattainable image of a fancy lifestyle the Peloton stationary bike company was advertising, and how somehow you could easily be a part of this world just by purchasing this gym machine. Scroll down to see all the jokes yourself, and don't forget to tell us what you think in the comments!
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top or bottom half? or is this a todoroki half-and-half type thing?
*walks into otherwise completely empty room* "This is my peloton room"
If the view is so frigging awesome then why is the cycling screne set on "boring asphalt"
srysly! who just says"i think ill take a nap" when they could be busting their butt of with sweat?
Apparently, 16 (as of the time I posted my comment) do not understand the fine art of sarcasm...Tomas Holicka was being facetious...he even used the symbols (a slash with an “s” for sarcasm), that many people use to indicate use of sarcasm, at the end of his comment. And his comment is actually really funny...
Well yeah, aside from the fireplace peacock, it’s the best work of art in the nation!
Just what I've always wanted in my million dollar living room... the ambience of sweaty man. It just screams"I have no common sense".
That peacock is actually a phoenix, so it makes sense keep him in fireplace :D
And I gather up my thousands of friends and do a Yogaton (yes, I know, yogathon, but, come on...)
This is actually inside the house and that background is a handpainted mural.
Sometimes I also listen to forest sounds on my $2.99 zen app on my iPhone X to help me feel like I'm biking outside.
Sometimes, on cloudy days, I turn on my $450 high-tech heater so I can feel the warmth of the sun on my back
Load More Replies...To hard to actually go outside for a bike ride on a real bike that moves
Yeah on a day like that you need to be on the road, if you are a cyclist.
Come on, that's obviously a hotel suite; he brought the bike on a business trip in his private jet.
I hate it when visitors come and ask me if they can stay. They expect me to change my routine so they can occupy my guest house. Isn't that why the resort offers five star accommodations?
it also means platoon in Spanish. and maybe "big ball" in Spanish slang. every time i see the commercial i read peloton in Spanish!
Oh man! I hope they managed to get a Peloton bike from 'that period' (After all the pain they went through, it would be a shame, if they weren't looking for contrast)
I don't sweat on this bike.....because it's prurely a decoration...so I don't need a mat to protect the floor
Is there a Peloton hardwood vacuum attachment? The website won’t load until I upgrade from Google fiber to 5G.
When I travel by air, I always book three adjacent seats for my emotional support companion, my peloton bike. It has such a calming effect on me, it induces this sense of everything being as it should, all is well and good. Traveling without it would seem pointless, and soo stressful.
Thanks for the anwser, I was already wondering how people travel with their peleton. And it's not only good for you physical health but also beneficial for your mental health.
Load More Replies...*dum-teh-dum-teh-dum* on my bike to the supermarket (yes, outdoors), so convenient living in the Netherlands ;)
And I also keep 7 pairs of Peloton leggings in my wardrobe so that I always have a clean pair
And Consuela knows to wash them by hand every day anyway, and then rotate them.
Load More Replies...I was asked to leave the spinning group because I was too good and intimidated the others.
Is it just me or does the settee have a relaxed/not bothered about peloton expression?
That way I can stare at yet another screen in my life instead of the panoramic view I paid gajillions of dollars for.
I'm back from Walmart with the wood sticks my master ordered while he was on his "Peleton" for his fireplace. Capture-5c...d79f1d.jpg
This is great....I absolutely loathe those stupid Peloton commercials. More please!
If I ever wanted a Peloton bike, after all these commercials I would never buy one. If I hear come on Peloton one more time I'm going to Screech like an owl. These commercials for Peloton are the most uppity and pointless commercials I've ever seen. " Come on, Peloton!!" Can't you log in with your name while cycling on a sidewalk in the French Riveria??
The wonderful irony of those ads is that, truly, this Peloton bike is just ugly, a mechanical monstrosity that no real bike lover would want in his home. Just looking at it inspires instant revulsion.
Apparently "flooded with memes" = "one dude made several memes and put them on BP."
If I buy a Peloton, I won't have money for food. Weight-loss win-win!!!
Thank god, I'm not the only one that was thinking that.
Load More Replies...Considering the bike cost upwards of 2-3k I'd say they are targeting the the right audience.
Aimed at those who would spend £5000 on a real bike - but too lazy to use it.
Load More Replies...Considering how expensive they are, you would have to be rich enough to live in these spaces to afford one in the first place. So really, he is pissed they are being honest...
It amazes me how many people are misunderstanding. Before I saw the jokes I thought the same (that the bike is expensive so of course the homes are expensive) but what people are making fun of is the placement - if you had such a beautiful living room you wouldn't put your exercise bike in the middle of it. I don't know why you would ever put it in your kitchen lol
Load More Replies...I personally don't see what's wrong with the ad. While watching it I had no thoughts of the surroundings. It looked like everyday homes they were in and nothing extremely fancy. I'm a working middle class citizen also. Seems people are blowing everything out of proportion now days. I'm not easily offended though also. I'm not going to give anyone that much control over me or how I feel. I choose how I feel!
funny. Don't think they could sold those bikes if they put in in a crackhouse. not the same effect :-)
What about a basement rec room or spare bedroom, or any of the normal places people tend to set up exercise equipment?
Load More Replies...Someone was so annoyed by the commercial they decided to spend 18 twitter posts on this one bike. Yikes. Of course you can spend your time however you like but maybe you could use some 'Hakuna matata'. =)
This Clue Heywood person did the first one, the rest were 18 separate responses by different people.
Load More Replies...Company selling that bike could also pay for such marketing, since negative marketing brings sometimes more attention. It got to Boredpanda after all :)
So they should advertise in a tiny corner of a cluttered room? I don’t get it. This bike costs the same all the others.
What? No, no it does not "cost the same as all the others". You can get a decent stationary bike for $400-$700. The Pelatons START at $1900.00. I am not sure where you live, but here in the States, that brand is FAR and above the prices for others....Nordic Track is comparable, but most others are much, much cheaper.
Load More Replies...Meh. I've seen worse ads. I don't get what's so funny. Of course they will shoot the ad in a nice, clean house with lots of light and not in some basement with water dripping from the walls and chains hanging from the ceiling.
Interesting basement....? Need the bike to keep the submissives in shape?
Load More Replies...If I buy a Peloton, I won't have money for food. Weight-loss win-win!!!
Thank god, I'm not the only one that was thinking that.
Load More Replies...Considering the bike cost upwards of 2-3k I'd say they are targeting the the right audience.
Aimed at those who would spend £5000 on a real bike - but too lazy to use it.
Load More Replies...Considering how expensive they are, you would have to be rich enough to live in these spaces to afford one in the first place. So really, he is pissed they are being honest...
It amazes me how many people are misunderstanding. Before I saw the jokes I thought the same (that the bike is expensive so of course the homes are expensive) but what people are making fun of is the placement - if you had such a beautiful living room you wouldn't put your exercise bike in the middle of it. I don't know why you would ever put it in your kitchen lol
Load More Replies...I personally don't see what's wrong with the ad. While watching it I had no thoughts of the surroundings. It looked like everyday homes they were in and nothing extremely fancy. I'm a working middle class citizen also. Seems people are blowing everything out of proportion now days. I'm not easily offended though also. I'm not going to give anyone that much control over me or how I feel. I choose how I feel!
funny. Don't think they could sold those bikes if they put in in a crackhouse. not the same effect :-)
What about a basement rec room or spare bedroom, or any of the normal places people tend to set up exercise equipment?
Load More Replies...Someone was so annoyed by the commercial they decided to spend 18 twitter posts on this one bike. Yikes. Of course you can spend your time however you like but maybe you could use some 'Hakuna matata'. =)
This Clue Heywood person did the first one, the rest were 18 separate responses by different people.
Load More Replies...Company selling that bike could also pay for such marketing, since negative marketing brings sometimes more attention. It got to Boredpanda after all :)
So they should advertise in a tiny corner of a cluttered room? I don’t get it. This bike costs the same all the others.
What? No, no it does not "cost the same as all the others". You can get a decent stationary bike for $400-$700. The Pelatons START at $1900.00. I am not sure where you live, but here in the States, that brand is FAR and above the prices for others....Nordic Track is comparable, but most others are much, much cheaper.
Load More Replies...Meh. I've seen worse ads. I don't get what's so funny. Of course they will shoot the ad in a nice, clean house with lots of light and not in some basement with water dripping from the walls and chains hanging from the ceiling.
Interesting basement....? Need the bike to keep the submissives in shape?
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