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Peloton and I are breaking up

Peloton and I are breaking up

The sad tale of a doomed love affair between a grumpy old gadget reviewer and a high-tech bicycle.

Peloton Bike+

This is not a photo of me. I do not smile like that when I am exercising. 

It was always going to end badly between Peloton and me. Coming into the relationship, I had a list as long as my arm of reasons why it was never going to work:

1) Peloton is an exercise bike. I hate exercise. I can happily chase a ball around a court or a field till I’m fit to spew and I have no problems riding a bicycle to get somewhere I want to go, but exercise for its own sake is just dumb. So dumb.

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John Davidson
John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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