{"id":59530,"date":"2024-08-22T19:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/peloton-announces-95-used-equipment-activation-fee\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T19:43:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:43:18","slug":"peloton-announces-95-used-equipment-activation-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/peloton-announces-95-used-equipment-activation-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Peloton announces $95 \u201cused equipment activation fee\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Peloton-Bike-Lifestyle-01-800x488.jpg\" alt=\"Peloton announces $95 \u201cused equipment activation fee\u201d\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Peloton-Bike-Lifestyle-01.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1171\" data-width=\"1921\">Enlarge<\/a> (credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"caption-link\" href=\"https:\/\/press.onepeloton.com\/\">Peloton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Peloton will start charging people a one-time $95 &#8220;used equipment activation fee&#8221; for used bikes purchased from outside of Peloton and its official distribution partners.<\/p>\n<p>The fee will apply in the US and Canada. As pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/8\/22\/24225988\/peloton-used-equipment-activation-fee-fitness\">The Verge<\/a>, Peloton confirmed in its fiscal Q4 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.media-server.com\/mmc\/p\/om239iz6\/\">earnings call<\/a> today that people who buy a used bike directly from Peloton or one of its third-party partners will not be subject to the fee.<\/p>\n<p>During the call, Peloton&#8217;s interim CEO, Christopher Bruzzo, said that the activation fee &#8220;will be a source of incremental revenue and gross profit&#8221; and support Peloton&#8217;s &#8220;investments in improving the fitness experience for our members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=2044830#p3\">Read 12 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=2044830&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge (credit: Peloton) Peloton will start charging people a one-time $95 &#8220;used equipment activation fee&#8221; for used bikes purchased from outside of Peloton and its official distribution partners. 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