Peloton Lanebreak: Test Riding the Addictive Fitness Game

pcmag.com:

Peloton's new gamified indoor cycling experience, Lanebreak, might be even more addicting than its workout classes. 

Lanebreak is available as part of the $39-per-month Peloton All-Access membership on the $1,495 Bike and the $2,495 Bike+. I no longer have one of Peloton's bikes at home (we return all of the products we review once we're done testing them), so I drove to my nearest Peloton showroom at the International Plaza and Bay Street mall in Tampa, FL to try out the game.

Spoiler alert: It's a lot of fun. 

Lanebreak is sort of like Mario Kart's Rainbow Road track. Your goal is to earn as many points as possible by controlling a wheel racing down a six-lane track using the bike's resistance knob and your cadence (how fast you're pedaling, measured in rotations per minute, or RPMs). 

Each of the six lanes on the track corresponds with a certain resistance range, and you switch lanes by turning the resistance knob. Increasing your resistance (by turning the knob to the right) moves the wheel to the right on the track, and lowering your resistance moves the wheel to the left. In testing, the resistance knob was incredibly responsive; even a tiny turn moves your wheel within the lane.

As you race down the track, you encounter horizontal slashes in the lanes, called Beats; each time you hit one, you earn points. Your goal is to move between lanes to hit as many Beats as possible. The higher the resistance lane you're in, the more points you get for each Beat you hit. 

When a yellow outline, or Breaker, appears in a lane, you have the opportunity to rack up even more points by pedaling fast. In these spots, your goal is to increase your Output (how much power you're exerting, measured in Watts) and charge the Breaker to