Peloton On Carpet Vs Hardwood

I m planning to place my order for the bike soon and had a few questions one of which was regarding the need for plywood if the bike is to be placed on carpet.

Peloton on carpet vs hardwood.

Laminate is more diy friendly and moisture resistant than both wood and carpet. If your bike is placed on a hard floor then it should be rock steady. If it s on a low or short pile carpet then it should also be good and steady. I just got off the phone with peloton sales.

Given the weight of a peloton bike around 135 pounds or 61 kg it will likely stay fairly steady on the floor as you pedal. Laminate the cost to install laminate flooring averages 2 750 compared to hardwood s average of 4 400 and carpet s average of 1 600. The ideal position for your peloton is on a hard surface but many times such a surface isn t available and instead your bike will need to go on carpet. The representative recommended we try it with just the mat and consider using plywood if that turns out not to be stable enough.

There are some natural fiber carpets mostly cotton or wool but the vast majority use synthetic materials such as nylon to polyester. It seems to attenuate vibrations and most importantly for us it protects our hardwood perfectly. Aka a wobbly peloton. Most modern carpet is created by threading closely spaced loops of synthetic fibers through large sheets of backing material.

The peloton installer even noted about the quality of the mat.