Mad Dogg Athletics, the creator of the Spinning brand, has sued Peloton Interactive for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
For the past 25 years, Spinning notes that it ‘has maintained its role as a global leader in indoor cycling bikes, education and programs through a network of thousands of gyms and studios worldwide and a comprehensive line of connected bikes built for the home.’
The lawsuit alleges that Peloton’s Bike and Bike+ infringe US Patent Nos. 9,694,240 and 10,137,328. The patents are directed to core features of an exercise bike designed to bring the experience of an instructor-led class into the rider’s home.
John Baudhuin, co-founder and CEO of Mad Dogg Athletics said, “We revolutionized the indoor cycling category in 2008 with the eSpinner bike which featured the world’s first touch-screen display designed to bring instructor-led coaching and power training straight to the rider’s home.
“Peloton has built its business by freeriding on Mad Dogg’s patent-protected innovations. Peloton cannot compete in the category that Mad Dogg created by trampling on Mad Dogg’s rights.”
In 1994, cyclists and entrepreneurs John Baudhuin and Johnny Goldberg founded Mad Dogg Athletics to develop the Spinning indoor cycling program and the first of its kind Spinner line of indoor cycling bikes.
As cyclists, the two were looking to build a better stationary bike for cycling training, and together they built the first ‘Spinner’ bike using the ‘ergonomics and geometry of a real road bike.’
‘By incorporating a high-quality rigid steel frame and components found on traditional road bikes like aluminium cranks, shift levers to adjust resistance, clipless pedals, aerodynamic handlebars and racing saddles, John and Johnny created the first indoor cycling rides that simulated the feel of riding in a pack out on the road.’
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