Biden has a Peloton bike. That raises issues at the White House
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg New York Times,Updated January 19, 2021, 6:35 p.m.
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WASHINGTON â President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House on Wednesday facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic. A crushing recession. Racial injustice. Right-wing extremism.
But Bidenâs personal weight-control and exercise regimen will face a different kind of burning question: Can he bring his Peloton bike with him?
The answer, cybersecurity experts say, is yes. Sort of. But more on that later.
A Peloton, for the uninitiated, is part indoor stationary bike, part social media network. The bikes are expensive â upward of $2,500 apiece â and have tablets attached, enabling riders to livestream or take on-demand classes and communicate with one another. Each rider has a âleader board name,â a unique identifier posted on the screen alongside âoutput,â a measure of how hard the rider is working.