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Peloton has issued a recall for a specific model of its clip-in bike pedals because of the risk of the axle breaking and injuring riders.

ICON Health & Fitness, the company behind the NordicTrack product line has sued Peloton over some of the technology in Bike+.

Echelon, seen by many as one of Peloton’s strongest competitors, has released a new smart treadmill called Echelon Stride.

JAXJOX, the creators of the InteractiveStudio, has announced a funding round of $10 million to continue expansion and product development.

Whenever it gets under 100 days to Christmas, my mind starts thinking about the season. I love everything about Christmas, but one of my favorite things is taking some time off work and getting in longer workouts. If you’ve got a Peloton fan in your life or even just looking for some recommendations, here’s the CTW Christmas Gift Guide for Peloton and connected fitness fans

Update 10/12/20: Peloton has now added this functionality to a few Bike members. To unlock the ‘Skip Intro’ function, you must have completed at least five classes in that particular workout type.

Peloton appears to be adding a new feature that has been requested by members for quite a while. A “Skip Intro” button appeared on workouts done on the Peloton website earlier today.

Even though we’re not even to Halloween yet, it’s quickly going to be the Christmas buying season, and it’s already difficult enough to get a Peloton Bike, Bike+, or Tread+, so if you’re planning to order one for Christmas, now is the time to order.

Peloton has removed tags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory from their platform in recent days.

Giphy, owned by Facebook, now has an official Peloton channel for GIFs of your favorite instructors.

After a “soft launch” earlier this year, SoulCycle has officially released its at-home Bike to the 48 continental states.

Peloton has launched a new beta testing program for its members. Dubbed the Peloton Field Testing Community, the company is looking for members to help test new features and products. Peloton says that there is a “limited” number of spots in the community, and interested users can sign up today.

In the latest version of the Peloton software, the post-ride screen has some minor tweaks from previous versions.

During 2020, Peloton saw its stock rise from $17 to more than $110 during a worldwide pandemic, but its future wasn’t always so bright.

After a Peloton instructor made a “somewhat” political comment during a live ride, a customer reached out to CEO John Foley to complain.

Over at 9to5Google, it was reported that the Peloton app for Android TV now supports heart-rate monitoring.

ICON Health & Fitness, which is behind NordicTrack, ProForm, and Freemotion, has announced a new $200 million investment by L Catterton, the largest consumer-focused private equity firm, and is joined by existing investor Pamplona Capital Management.

While all other products are wanting to be the Peloton of X, STUDIO is wanting to simplify and lower the barrier to entry of connected fitness.

Peloton for Apple TV was released back in June, and it’s generally been well received. It’s a fairly basic implementation, but it works well for working out with Peloton off of the Bike or Tread. Since I have the original Bike, I use it for my strength and stretching workouts since I can’t rotate my screen. One of the glaring features that it was missing was multi-user login for Apple TV.

Earlier in the spring, Peloton added the ‘tag’ functionality to its service as a way for groups to join in community, plan group workouts, etc. Earlier this week, Peloton expanded that functionality by letting you see who inside of your tags are currently working out.

Our friends over at The Clip Out have partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to give away a PINK Peloton bike.

Peloton became a household name while much of the world was quarantined during the spring, and NFL athletes were leading the charge.

Peloton has officially announced that popular Bike instructor Jess King will be bringing her coaching talent to the Tread as well. After several months of rumors, the first on-demand Peloton Tread classes with Jess are now available, and she will coach her first live Tread class later today.

And if you’re a fan of Jess’ Bike classes, she’ll continue coaching those as well.

Peloton has named former Uber executive Shobhana Ahluwalia as its new chief information officer.

Even before I purchased my first Peloton bike, I had begun to use Peloton for iPhone for my outdoor run tracking. While I love the experience of the on-demand classes, there are times I would have liked to “free run” and listen to my own content.