ChrisF Posted June 26 Share 2 hours ago, Duane_Bosch said: ..... I enjoyed Rouvy until i didn't. ... But right now I'd happily trade my trainer for a treadmill. Lockdown cured me of indoor training. Indoor certainly is not my "first love" .... For now I do it only as warm up to other exercises. Thankfully this winter has been kind to us. Rain in the week, and perfect cycling weather on weekends. So no need for long sessions on the indoor trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeS Posted June 27 Share I'd strongly recommend indieVelo. I've been using it for a week now. It has all the same features as the other platforms except the companion app. It is free for now in the Beta, with there being a founding member payment option. https://indievelo.com/ dexterdent and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted June 27 Share 1 hour ago, GraemeS said: I'd strongly recommend indieVelo. I've been using it for a week now. It has all the same features as the other platforms except the companion app. It is free for now in the Beta, with there being a founding member payment option. https://indievelo.com/ The Monday Mixer race, and Wednesday Omnium races are fun, and have a decent number of humans competing, plus bots to fill up the pens to 50 riders. The "La classique du Jeudi" race today also usually has decent numbers, no bots in this one. And "DIRTy FriYAY" race on Friday also usually has a decent number of humans. This week the Monday Mixer had 15 humans in pen 1 (13 finishers, all in the top 20), and a few humans in some other pens as well. One person's recording of the race: Although there is no companion app currently, you can check the upcoming events here: https://indievelohub.com/ ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloggy Posted June 27 Share so I see Rouvy offer different subscriptions one is a combined duo 2 people 19.90 dollars group 5 people 32.99 anyone keen to do this assuming its possible ROUVY offers six subscription plans: monthly and annual options for solo users (SINGLE), you and a friend (DUO), or a group of up to five members (GROUP). After creating an account, you can invite friends or family to join your plan, allowing everyone to save by sharing a single subscription. Edited June 27 by Sloggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBK Posted June 28 Share ZWIFT has become insanely expensive, especially for a household with more than one account - my wife and I both have individual accounts and the annual cost is now ridiculous. Still waiting on their "Family Membership Plan"... ... ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irvin85 Posted June 28 Share On 6/27/2024 at 10:36 AM, HdB said: The Monday Mixer race, and Wednesday Omnium races are fun, and have a decent number of humans competing, plus bots to fill up the pens to 50 riders. The "La classique du Jeudi" race today also usually has decent numbers, no bots in this one. And "DIRTy FriYAY" race on Friday also usually has a decent number of humans. This week the Monday Mixer had 15 humans in pen 1 (13 finishers, all in the top 20), and a few humans in some other pens as well. One person's recording of the race: Although there is no companion app currently, you can check the upcoming events here: https://indievelohub.com/ Thanks for this, I have now downloaded it and will give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted June 29 Share 17 hours ago, Irvin85 said: Thanks for this, I have now downloaded it and will give it a go. Please give feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaheedalex Posted July 3 Share Been using Whoosh now the past few days I am enjoying this app more than Zwift as I prefer the user interface and the layout However the system does lag every so often which does not bother me really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexterdent Posted July 4 Share I've been on Indievelo for a while now and don't think I'll go back to Zwift - the list of meaningful changes Indievelo makes on a weekly basis is about equal to what Zwift does twice a year. The only things I think they are behind still is km's of different roads (and how important is that really), the amount of gamification (bikes/kit etc), as well as the amount of people online. The physics feel better, they have virtual shifting (as well as a virtual gear offset), customisable HUD and a working elevation profile. I've done a TT which went well but next up is to try racing which looks pretty good as well. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted July 4 Share Another Free option I have just come across https://biketerra.com/. Says you can upload a GPX and ride a route. Think it will be similar to what was Magic Roads on RGT. Also import workouts (zwo) so you could download their legacy workouts here https://zwiftinsider.com/workout-reorg/ and import, else recreate workouts on whatsonzwift and import. Else import from trainerday Frosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted July 4 Share On 6/27/2024 at 7:12 PM, Sloggy said: so I see Rouvy offer different subscriptions one is a combined duo 2 people 19.90 dollars group 5 people 32.99 anyone keen to do this assuming its possible ROUVY offers six subscription plans: monthly and annual options for solo users (SINGLE), you and a friend (DUO), or a group of up to five members (GROUP). After creating an account, you can invite friends or family to join your plan, allowing everyone to save by sharing a single subscription. Yeah, count me in. DM me if you want to discuss this further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irvin85 Posted July 4 Share On 6/29/2024 at 6:34 AM, ChrisF said: Please give feedback Did my First Ride on IndieVelo on tuesday, what can I say, I am really impressed. The setup was easy and no connection issues using Ant+. The physics feels much better than Zwift in my opinion, I could feel a remarkable difference when drafting behind another rider, something that I never experienced with Zwift. The graphics is great, on par with Zwift. MyWhoosh is too hardware heavy as I cannot run it on either of my laptops and the graphics is horrible running from my Iphone, Not even the less detailed version works on any of the laptops. I also did not experience any drop in connection like with Zwift. In order for Zwift to work properly on Ant+ or Bluetooth I had to switch the Treadmill off and unplug it. Meaning that My wife(a Runner) and I could never train next to each other as Zwift would never work and my indoor trainer even when using Ant+ would bomb out. So Indievelo for the win. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted July 4 Share 4 minutes ago, Irvin85 said: Did my First Ride on IndieVelo on tuesday, what can I say, I am really impressed. The setup was easy and no connection issues using Ant+. The physics feels much better than Zwift in my opinion, I could feel a remarkable difference when drafting behind another rider, something that I never experienced with Zwift. The graphics is great, on par with Zwift. MyWhoosh is too hardware heavy as I cannot run it on either of my laptops and the graphics is horrible running from my Iphone, Not even the less detailed version works on any of the laptops. I also did not experience any drop in connection like with Zwift. In order for Zwift to work properly on Ant+ or Bluetooth I had to switch the Treadmill off and unplug it. Meaning that My wife(a Runner) and I could never train next to each other as Zwift would never work and my indoor trainer even when using Ant+ would bomb out. So Indievelo for the win. Just note that if/when you do have dropouts, it can sometimes result in getting kicked out of a race by the automatic verification, at least if the race is using the most strict level (for example, if cadence drops for more than just a really short time, but power still reads high). It happened to me a few weeks ago, not sure if it was my cadence sensor or the wifi though as the message wasn't clear on the culprit. Irvin85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloggy Posted July 4 Share 53 minutes ago, mecheng89 said: Yeah, count me in. DM me if you want to discuss this further. I am going to put my membership with swift on hold. I will check when it expires. Should wait for 3 more so we go the 5 membership. I will DM you my mobile number to communicate anyone else wanna get involved mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterza Posted July 4 Share 1 hour ago, Sloggy said: I am going to put my membership with swift on hold. I will check when it expires. Should wait for 3 more so we go the 5 membership. I will DM you my mobile number to communicate anyone else wanna get involved I would also be interested to join a Rouvy group mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 4 Share 6 hours ago, dexterdent said: I've been on Indievelo for a while now and don't think I'll go back to Zwift The free 25Km that Zwift gives every month, is enough for me to get some hard rides (and occassionally the climb portal). Mostly ride on Ventop route for L4-5 intervals. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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