{"id":1632,"date":"2025-11-08T01:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/maybe-peloton-is-its-own-worst-enemy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T01:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:37:45","slug":"maybe-peloton-is-its-own-worst-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/maybe-peloton-is-its-own-worst-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe Peloton is its own worst enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"A good product and loyal audience is a winning formula for everyone except, it seems, Peloton.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/8400097\/akrales_170407_1569_0741.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tA good product and loyal audience is a winning formula for everyone except, it seems, Peloton.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">For years &#8211; through its pandemic-fueled highs and its post-quarantine malaise &#8211; Peloton has held its earnings calls at a bright and bushy 8:30AM ET. Not yesterday. Instead, the company broke different news first thing in the morning: <span>it issued yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/815376\/peloton-bike-plus-recall-seat-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recall for 833,000 of its original Bike Plus units<\/a><\/span>, before posting its Q1 2026 results after the markets closed at 4 o&rsquo;clock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Peloton CEO Peter Stern addressed the recall right away during the company&rsquo;s earnings call, stating the facts &#8211; that there were only three reports of breakages and two injuries, plus the company was offering<strong> <\/strong>a free replacement seat. Later, when asked in an Q&amp;A with  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/816352\/peloton-q1-2026-earnings-fitness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good product and loyal audience is a winning formula for everyone except, it seems, Peloton. 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