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Growth is slowing dramatically, and the connected fitness company faces new headwinds.

Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images In June, Peloton pushed out its Tread Lock feature, which automatically shut down inactive treadmills and required a 4-digit passcode. The update was part of Peloton’s promised safety measures following a voluntary recall of its treadmills (one due to injury reports, the other due to display issues). There was just one problem: Tread Lock disabled the ‘Just Run’ feature for anyone who wasn’t a paying Peloton subscriber. However, according to a Verge report, the company is now saying the feature should work for all Tread owners. While Peloton hardware ...

Peloton treadmill users will be able to use the "Just Run" feature with or without a subscription and still be able to lock it up with a pin code..

Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Gizmodo Owning things used to be simple. You went to the store. You paid money for something, whether it be a TV, clothes, books, toys, or electronics. You took your item home, and once you paid it off, that thing belonged to you. It was yours. You could do whatever you wanted with it. That’s not how it is today, and by 2030, technology will have advanced to the point that even the idea of owning objects might be obsolete. Many a think piece has been written about how Millennials aren’t as interested in owning things as their predecessors. After decades of Bo...

This isn’t the first time people have taken to the Internet in anger at Peloton — remember that Christmas ad in 2019? This time, however, it’s not the marketing department that is the subject of the Internet’s ire. Peloton recently announced it would be adding Tread Lock, a 4-digit passcode, to its Tread+ treadmills after numerous incidents of young children activating them, leading to injuries and one death. However, Tread Lock is currently only available with a Peloton membership, which costs $40 a month. Peloton owners can use their treadmills wi...