1. The rise of spinning bikes
When you think of the gym, the first thing you may think of is a place like this:
It is full of all kinds of fitness equipment, some of which you can name, and some of which you have never used; everyone Occupy a piece of equipment, or have a personal trainer, or practice hard independently; pay a membership fee once a year, and go once or twice a week, but most people pay the fee and never go...
I once thought that gyms were just for This was possible until I met SoulCycle. SoulCycle, which was founded in New York in 2006, is very different from traditional high-end gyms:
has only one kind of fitness equipment - exercise bike;
does not have an annual membership card and charges based on class, which is US$34 per session;
Before coming here You need to make an appointment, and you have to pay a fee for making an appointment. If you don’t show up, there will be no refund.
Calculated in this way, SoulCycle’s one-month course package costs US$365, while the monthly fee of the famous high-end gym Equinox is only US$250.
Such a "weird" fitness studio, SoulCycle, has attracted many members, and popular courses are often fully booked a week in advance. Many celebrities, such as Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio, football star David Beckham and his family are loyal fans of SoulCycle.
But what should we do if we are busy with work and have no time to go out and exercise?
In 2011, John Foley, Vice President of Barnes Noble, found that after becoming a father of two children, he no longer had time to go out and attend SoulCycle classes. "Why can't I put SoulCycle at home?" In order to solve this problem, he and three partners with technical backgrounds established the PelotonCycle company and developed the Peloton smart spinning bicycle - which can be regarded as the originator of the wild beast.
Peloton Cycle founder John Foley
records an online course in Peloton Studio
The YESOUL V1 Plus I have, like the Peloton Bike, adopts the "hardware + online content" model. Coincidentally, its price is also close (12999 RMB vs. 1995 USD).
Therefore, this test will be divided into two parts: hardware and content.
2. Evaluation method
For the hardware part, I referred to the American ConsumerReports (Consumer Reports) exercise bike rating standards and set the following 6 evaluation dimensions, which are:
A. Ergonomics : For example: seat handle adjustability , pedal design, the degree of interference that may occur during exercise, etc.
B. sports universality : whether it is suitable for a variety of sports (actions).
C. ease of use : Whether the instructions are clear, whether they are easy to use, and the control panel user experience.
D. workmanship : product quality, reliability, quality of hidden components, etc.
E. safety : Whether accidents that may occur during use are avoided, such as shaking, sliding, flywheel injuries, etc.
F. Other features , such as automatic adjustment of resistance, HRM (heart rate display), display expansion, etc.
The content part will relatively focus on subjective experience. Mainly based on personal experience participating in SoulCycle for comparison.
3. Hardware
3.1 Product sketch
The gross weight of the beast is 55kg, and the weight with the box is soaring to 63kg. On the day it arrived, the customer service called and arranged for staff to come to install it. I would like to give a thumbs up for the service.
The installation method is very simple
Cushion close-up
The installation method of the Wild Beast V1 plus is very simple, basically just install the handlebar, screen and pedals and it is ready to use. After turning on the phone and connecting to WIFI and registering and logging in, you can follow the video prompts to adjust the seat and handles to the position that best suits you.
3.2 Product close-up
Although the official introduction of V1 plus covers an area of only "two chairs", I think it is still difficult for ordinary people to spare two such large chairs at home... so I put it temporarily Utility room and gym.
Let’s go to the divine dog Wangbao first. This guy never, ever, ever passes up an opportunity to be on camera.
Overall feeling: The Wild Beast v1 plus is different from all the exercise bikes you have seen - it doesn’t look good like an exercise bike.The whole casing is made of pure white ABS plastic, which is polished very smooth and has a bit of a piano paint feel. The metal parts of the handle and base are made of automotive paint and have a somewhat matte quality to the touch. In addition, the combination of gray and white is very classic and can never go wrong...
A walnut veneer is pasted on the aluminum alloy flywheel, which enhances the texture of the product and gives it a feeling of "you know it's expensive just by looking at it".
The resistance adjustment dial in the center of the handlebar provides smooth damping and comfortable texture.
A dial that adjusts the forward and backward movement of the seat.
V1 plus comes with a 19.5-inch display screen. It is said to be a display screen, but it is actually an Android tablet with a built-in YESOUL course system (app), and there are two large speakers with strong Huaqiangbeifeng behind it.
V1 plus is equipped with Shimano's mountain bike lock pedals, which require special mountain bike lock shoes to use.
Screw the included locking plate to the keyhole in the sole and the installation is complete. Using locking shoes can ensure that you will not "fly" during exercise and avoid being accidentally injured by the pedals or falling off the car...
The locking process is very simple: just step on the pedals with the forefoot.
3.3 Dimension Evaluation
A. Human Body Engineering: evaluates seat handle adjustability, foot pedal design, possible interference during exercise, etc.
a plus point : very stable. Whether it is super high-speed overtaking where the cadence of is close to 200, or mountain climbing where the entire body weight (71kg) is on it, the car is very stable.
Although it looks calm on the surface, it has a resistance of 65 and a cadence of 101. A plus point for mountaineering
: the pedals use Shimano M540, a professional mountain bike pedal, to prevent falling off the horse while riding.
One drawback: The official video of says that the seat can be adjusted with only one hand, but the actual situation is...as shown in the picture below. For female users, adjusting the seat is still somewhat difficult.
B. Practice universality: whether can adjust/provide suitable exercises according to the user's physical level. The resistance of
V1 Plus is easily adjustable, and you can choose courses suitable for your own level according to the online course system. In addition, the design of the handlebars also makes it possible to use a variety of riding positions to exercise muscles in different positions.
Take a look at this strange product in the picture below, and you will understand why handlebar design and resistance adjustment are so important.
C. Ease of use: Whether the description is clear, whether it is easy to use, and the control panel user experience.
V1 plus can be said to be simple and easy to use, and the adjustment buttons throughout the car are very easy to identify (except for the seat, which is very difficult to adjust up and down). In addition, while riding, you can see the real-time data at the bottom of the screen and the ranking (by calories) in the upper right corner.
In addition, according to the official introduction, this product can also be connected to a Bluetooth heart rate belt. However, I do not have a Bluetooth heart rate belt on hand, so I can only use a watch instead.
D. Workmanship: product quality, reliability, quality of hidden components, etc.
As mentioned in the close-up section, I am still satisfied with the overall framework of v1 plus, except for the following points:
The part that I find most difficult to accept is the attached display. 19.5 The touch-operated tablet computer looks very powerful, but in fact it is very inconvenient to use it:
1. The reflection is very, very serious, as shown in the picture above, it is full of the cheap feeling of Huaqiangbei's off-brand tablet;
2. The speaker is on There is cracking sound at the loudest level;
3. does not support mobile phone projection output and only has one HDMI interface. In other words, you can only use it to play the content of the YESOUL course system, but not your own videos.
4. The resolution and color range are relatively poor, and there is an obvious graininess. This is enough for playing course videos for the time being, but if you want to expand other functions in the future, such as real-life riding, this display will be very easy to use.
In addition, there are the following defects:
There is a lot of silicone lubricating oil spilled on the seat rod
The walnut veneer is uneven
The power cord has been rolled up by the sweeping robot...
Although the above defects will not affect the overall product User experience, but for a high-end fitness product priced as high as 12,999 yuan, I think it is substandard.
E. Safety: Does avoid accidents that may occur during use, such as shaking, sliding, flywheel injuries, etc. The materials used in
V1 Plus are very solid. Even when riding at high speed or climbing mountains, the vehicle does not shake significantly and is very reliable. The aluminum alloy flywheel at the rear of the
is also surrounded by an ABS plastic wheel frame to prevent pets and children from being accidentally injured during high-speed transportation.
4. Content
It can be said that the built-in YESOUL course content system is one of its core features. To some extent, content is more important than hardware. John Foley, the founder of PelotonCycle, said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg that PelotonBike is following the Amazon Kindle model. The hardware is just the carrier, and content is the secret to their success.
Ye Xiaoshou’s courses are all recorded at the YESOUL Studio spinning studio in Shanghai.
After logging in to the main interface, the first thing you see is the live broadcast preview of the day's course.
may also choose a course that suits him based on his physical condition (due to the severe reflection of the screen, only official renderings can be used, which are different from the actual course library).
Each class lasts 45 minutes (the same as SoulCycle and Peloton). The instructor will instruct you to adjust the resistance, cadence and sitting posture according to the rhythm of the music, and will also encourage you (?).
Frankly and politely speaking, I think the course content of YESOUL has a lot of room for improvement, because -
is too boring.
1. The coach’s expression indicates that is too literal, the mood is too flat, it cannot arouse the audience’s emotions, and it cannot feel the interaction with the audience at all;
2. The music is wrong - the rhythm is wrong, the lyrics are wrong, the feeling is wrong, it is completely wrong. even has some of the earthy flavor of fans...
When I heard Shape Of My Heart and My Heart Will Go On appeared in the spinning class, I spit out my old blood on the spot.
Instructor and music, the two cores of spinning classes, are indispensable, but I feel that YESOUL did neither of them right.
If the first point can be explained by the "differences in Chinese and Western personalities and expression habits" and the undefined style, then it is really unforgivable to use music to - it reminds me of the local 750 yuan a Year's gym and China Resources Supermarket.
This is also a common problem among domestic fitness studios - they don’t pay attention to music at all. Only if people who don’t listen to English songs, don’t understand English, and have no musical literacy can choose from various “cloud music” rankings will there be jokes like Shape Of My Heart. Fortunately, some people in the industry are already aware of this problem. For example, SpaceCycle, founded by former Sony Music executive Matthew Allison, hires people to be responsible for music selection and integration. Each course will announce the playlist before class and update it regularly.
Back to the topic. Later, I turned off the screen and played music to train by myself (if YESOUL coaches see this, please don’t hit me). I really can’t accept the music of YESOUL courses...
will review it here Why SoulCycle succeeds. They are not the first to build a fitness studio, let alone the first to build a high-end gym. Before them, there were countless pioneers and giants who were more professional and resourceful than them.
I think the reason why they are successful is precisely because their " is not professional" : the founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, one is a Hollywood star agent, the other is a real estate agent, both They have no professional sports background (often complained about), but they have built a gym with an annual revenue of over 100 million U.S. dollars because of their non-sports background.Why?
They are fitness enthusiasts, and both of them have good music taste and entertainment industry experience. They understand the pain points and joys of bodybuilders. 45 minutes isn’t long, but completing a 45-minute endurance workout in the gym is boring. So they used very clever methods to solve these pain points. In addition to the design that imitates a nightclub, which many domestic cycling studios have learned (copied), the core is the coach and music that carry the courses. Only if these two points are done right, the "product sense" and brand identity of an exercise cycling class will be slowly established.
So when you are at SoulCycle,
every coach’s voice and tone, pronunciation, and interaction methods have been professionally trained;
will not use words such as “endurance fat loss” or “cardiopulmonary improvement” instead. is "B-day" (short for burning), a star music theme day (Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars);
will not have bad street music, every song is carefully selected and appears at the right time It’s just enough to cheer you up when you’re depressed;
there won’t be coaches wearing ugly cycling clothes (I can’t complain). Every SC coach will intentionally create his own personal style, but the bottom line is - it doesn’t look good. Soil;
does no harm without comparison.
So, YESOUL personally feels that there is still a lot of room for improvement, both in terms of course design and coach’s teaching methods.
5. Summary and others
In the current environment where the domestic fitness industry is flourishing, YESOUL is a very unique existence. The excellent appearance and hardware design, as well as the convenient online course system, make it a very useful home fitness equipment. However, due to the recent popularity of the SoulCycle model, there are many domestic imitators. I believe that more similar products will appear on the market in the near future.
If YESOUL can further improve the course content, improve the hardware configuration and further enrich the product line after mass production, I think its future is promising.
In addition, YESOUL V1 is currently still on JD.com crowdfunding. It can be rented home for only 99 yuan/month and a deposit of more than 3,000 yuan. Interested viewers may wish to give it a try.
A walnut veneer is pasted on the aluminum alloy flywheel, which enhances the texture of the product and gives it a feeling of "you know it's expensive just by looking at it".
The resistance adjustment dial in the center of the handlebar provides smooth damping and comfortable texture.
A dial that adjusts the forward and backward movement of the seat.
V1 plus comes with a 19.5-inch display screen. It is said to be a display screen, but it is actually an Android tablet with a built-in YESOUL course system (app), and there are two large speakers with strong Huaqiangbeifeng behind it.
V1 plus is equipped with Shimano's mountain bike lock pedals, which require special mountain bike lock shoes to use.
Screw the included locking plate to the keyhole in the sole and the installation is complete. Using locking shoes can ensure that you will not "fly" during exercise and avoid being accidentally injured by the pedals or falling off the car...
The locking process is very simple: just step on the pedals with the forefoot.
3.3 Dimension Evaluation
A. Human Body Engineering: evaluates seat handle adjustability, foot pedal design, possible interference during exercise, etc.
a plus point : very stable. Whether it is super high-speed overtaking where the cadence of is close to 200, or mountain climbing where the entire body weight (71kg) is on it, the car is very stable.
Although it looks calm on the surface, it has a resistance of 65 and a cadence of 101. A plus point for mountaineering
: the pedals use Shimano M540, a professional mountain bike pedal, to prevent falling off the horse while riding.
One drawback: The official video of says that the seat can be adjusted with only one hand, but the actual situation is...as shown in the picture below. For female users, adjusting the seat is still somewhat difficult.
B. Practice universality: whether can adjust/provide suitable exercises according to the user's physical level. The resistance of
V1 Plus is easily adjustable, and you can choose courses suitable for your own level according to the online course system. In addition, the design of the handlebars also makes it possible to use a variety of riding positions to exercise muscles in different positions.
Take a look at this strange product in the picture below, and you will understand why handlebar design and resistance adjustment are so important.
C. Ease of use: Whether the description is clear, whether it is easy to use, and the control panel user experience.
V1 plus can be said to be simple and easy to use, and the adjustment buttons throughout the car are very easy to identify (except for the seat, which is very difficult to adjust up and down). In addition, while riding, you can see the real-time data at the bottom of the screen and the ranking (by calories) in the upper right corner.
In addition, according to the official introduction, this product can also be connected to a Bluetooth heart rate belt. However, I do not have a Bluetooth heart rate belt on hand, so I can only use a watch instead.
D. Workmanship: product quality, reliability, quality of hidden components, etc.
As mentioned in the close-up section, I am still satisfied with the overall framework of v1 plus, except for the following points:
The part that I find most difficult to accept is the attached display. 19.5 The touch-operated tablet computer looks very powerful, but in fact it is very inconvenient to use it:
1. The reflection is very, very serious, as shown in the picture above, it is full of the cheap feeling of Huaqiangbei's off-brand tablet;
2. The speaker is on There is cracking sound at the loudest level;
3. does not support mobile phone projection output and only has one HDMI interface. In other words, you can only use it to play the content of the YESOUL course system, but not your own videos.
4. The resolution and color range are relatively poor, and there is an obvious graininess. This is enough for playing course videos for the time being, but if you want to expand other functions in the future, such as real-life riding, this display will be very easy to use.
In addition, there are the following defects:
There is a lot of silicone lubricating oil spilled on the seat rod
The walnut veneer is uneven
The power cord has been rolled up by the sweeping robot...
Although the above defects will not affect the overall product User experience, but for a high-end fitness product priced as high as 12,999 yuan, I think it is substandard.
E. Safety: Does avoid accidents that may occur during use, such as shaking, sliding, flywheel injuries, etc. The materials used in
V1 Plus are very solid. Even when riding at high speed or climbing mountains, the vehicle does not shake significantly and is very reliable. The aluminum alloy flywheel at the rear of the
is also surrounded by an ABS plastic wheel frame to prevent pets and children from being accidentally injured during high-speed transportation.
4. Content
It can be said that the built-in YESOUL course content system is one of its core features. To some extent, content is more important than hardware. John Foley, the founder of PelotonCycle, said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg that PelotonBike is following the Amazon Kindle model. The hardware is just the carrier, and content is the secret to their success.
Ye Xiaoshou’s courses are all recorded at the YESOUL Studio spinning studio in Shanghai.
After logging in to the main interface, the first thing you see is the live broadcast preview of the day's course.
may also choose a course that suits him based on his physical condition (due to the severe reflection of the screen, only official renderings can be used, which are different from the actual course library).
Each class lasts 45 minutes (the same as SoulCycle and Peloton). The instructor will instruct you to adjust the resistance, cadence and sitting posture according to the rhythm of the music, and will also encourage you (?).
Frankly and politely speaking, I think the course content of YESOUL has a lot of room for improvement, because -
is too boring.
1. The coach’s expression indicates that is too literal, the mood is too flat, it cannot arouse the audience’s emotions, and it cannot feel the interaction with the audience at all;
2. The music is wrong - the rhythm is wrong, the lyrics are wrong, the feeling is wrong, it is completely wrong. even has some of the earthy flavor of fans...
When I heard Shape Of My Heart and My Heart Will Go On appeared in the spinning class, I spit out my old blood on the spot.
Instructor and music, the two cores of spinning classes, are indispensable, but I feel that YESOUL did neither of them right.
If the first point can be explained by the "differences in Chinese and Western personalities and expression habits" and the undefined style, then it is really unforgivable to use music to - it reminds me of the local 750 yuan a Year's gym and China Resources Supermarket.
This is also a common problem among domestic fitness studios - they don’t pay attention to music at all. Only if people who don’t listen to English songs, don’t understand English, and have no musical literacy can choose from various “cloud music” rankings will there be jokes like Shape Of My Heart. Fortunately, some people in the industry are already aware of this problem. For example, SpaceCycle, founded by former Sony Music executive Matthew Allison, hires people to be responsible for music selection and integration. Each course will announce the playlist before class and update it regularly.
Back to the topic. Later, I turned off the screen and played music to train by myself (if YESOUL coaches see this, please don’t hit me). I really can’t accept the music of YESOUL courses...
will review it here Why SoulCycle succeeds. They are not the first to build a fitness studio, let alone the first to build a high-end gym. Before them, there were countless pioneers and giants who were more professional and resourceful than them.
I think the reason why they are successful is precisely because their " is not professional" : the founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, one is a Hollywood star agent, the other is a real estate agent, both They have no professional sports background (often complained about), but they have built a gym with an annual revenue of over 100 million U.S. dollars because of their non-sports background.Why?
They are fitness enthusiasts, and both of them have good music taste and entertainment industry experience. They understand the pain points and joys of bodybuilders. 45 minutes isn’t long, but completing a 45-minute endurance workout in the gym is boring. So they used very clever methods to solve these pain points. In addition to the design that imitates a nightclub, which many domestic cycling studios have learned (copied), the core is the coach and music that carry the courses. Only if these two points are done right, the "product sense" and brand identity of an exercise cycling class will be slowly established.
So when you are at SoulCycle,
every coach’s voice and tone, pronunciation, and interaction methods have been professionally trained;
will not use words such as “endurance fat loss” or “cardiopulmonary improvement” instead. is "B-day" (short for burning), a star music theme day (Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars);
will not have bad street music, every song is carefully selected and appears at the right time It’s just enough to cheer you up when you’re depressed;
there won’t be coaches wearing ugly cycling clothes (I can’t complain). Every SC coach will intentionally create his own personal style, but the bottom line is - it doesn’t look good. Soil;
does no harm without comparison.
So, YESOUL personally feels that there is still a lot of room for improvement, both in terms of course design and coach’s teaching methods.
5. Summary and others
In the current environment where the domestic fitness industry is flourishing, YESOUL is a very unique existence. The excellent appearance and hardware design, as well as the convenient online course system, make it a very useful home fitness equipment. However, due to the recent popularity of the SoulCycle model, there are many domestic imitators. I believe that more similar products will appear on the market in the near future.
If YESOUL can further improve the course content, improve the hardware configuration and further enrich the product line after mass production, I think its future is promising.
In addition, YESOUL V1 is currently still on JD.com crowdfunding. It can be rented home for only 99 yuan/month and a deposit of more than 3,000 yuan. Interested viewers may wish to give it a try.
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