Global internet issues this morning seem to be causing some issues with the Peloton website for some users, and a possible class cancellation as well.
Peloton expanding E-Commerce team
Peloton has hired Robert Franklin as their new Senior Vice President for E-Commerce, who joins the team from Amazon. He is looking to hire for his department.
Peloton UK partners with John Lewis department store
Peloton will have a presence in 9 different John Lewis stores across the UK in an attempt to make more consumers aware of their products.
Featured Artist Series Workouts – Sean Paul
Peloton has a featured artist series coming up with music from Sean Paul, with classes by Hannah Frankson, Jess Sims, and Selena Samuela.
Power Hour – deadmau5 + Spotify + Peloton
Peloton is teaming up with deadmau5 and Spotify for two different Power Hour workouts with a Kendall Toole bike and Olivia Amato run.
Peloton + Strava Integration Update – Leaderboard ranking + output added to description
A small change has been made to Peloton’s Strava integration, and your leaderboard rank and total power is now shown in the workout description.
Cody Rigsby brings back second season of XOXO, Cody (Back 2 School)
Cody Rigsby will have more XOXO, Cody workouts in what Peloton is calling a “second season”. The first new class will be on September 10th @ 11:30am ET.
New Peloton Patent – Gamification? Calibration? What does it mean
A patent application by Peloton today surfaced some gamification features, as well as a hint Peloton might eventually add features to compete with Zwift.
Rumor: Peloton to launch Tonal competitor – a new connected strength device?
A recent job posting by Peloton for “VP of Product Marketing for Peloton Strength” might point towards Peloton releasing new strength hardware.
Featured Artist Series Workouts – The Weeknd
Peloton will highlight the music of The Weeknd in a featured artist series with runs, rides, yoga, and stretches by Jess King, Chase Tucker, Anna Greenberg, and Jess Sims.
Pelo Buddy TV Episode 3
Pelo Buddy TV Episode #3 is available – a new unofficial weekly TV show & Peloton podcast. This week’s highlights are an interview with Paul Findlay, and a rumor Jess King will start teaching Tread classes.
New Badge / Flash Challenge – Run 4 Fun
Peloton has a new flash challenge – “Run 4 Fun”. The goal is to take any four running classes over the course of 16 days to get a new badge.