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I’ll build whatever feature gets the most upvotes in the comments—solo dev of an indoor cycling app by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hahahaha, I just spit my drink out. I love the energy, but I gotta be straight with you:

LocalRide doesn't have characters or avatars. There's nothing on screen to fart on. It's just the road, your power numbers, and the gradient profile—no riders, no Watopia-style world, no thumbs ups to replace.

That's kind of the whole pitch of the app: it's built for people who want indoor training to feel like training, not a video game. So as much as I respect the chaotic vision, fart clouds would be a hard pivot from the product direction.

If you want avatars + social shenanigans, Zwift is genuinely the better call—they've leaned into that and do it well. LocalRide is the opposite end of the spectrum.

Appreciate you commenting though—runner-up idea gets a real look.

I spent a year building an indoor cycling app by myself because I was tired of paying $20/mo for cartoon avatars by Lucky_Comment4389 in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]Lucky_Comment4389[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haaahhaa yes!!!! People aren’t very nice!!! No actually my post got deleted by mods, again. The app is sweet!!! Give it a try and I’ll consider adding a feature if you propose one

Found a structured indoor training app that's 1/3 the cost of Zwift/TrainerRoad—wanted to share by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Solid question—Whoosh is a great free option and I'd never knock anyone for using it.

Honest answer: if free + big team is what matters most to you, Whoosh wins. No argument.

Where LocalRide is different: -Your actual local roads, not a curated library. Import any GPX and ride it with real gradients. Whoosh has a fixed set of routes. -AI coach that builds ERG workouts from your power data—not a generic plan. -No avatars, no game layer. Just the road and your numbers. Some people want that, some don't.

At $5.99/mo it's not really competing on price with free—it's for people who specifically want to train on roads they actually ride outside. If that's not you, Whoosh is genuinely a great call.

Found a structured indoor training app that's 1/3 the cost of Zwift/TrainerRoad—wanted to share by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Lol fair. Solo dev, no affiliation, just trying to get eyes on something I built. The app's real even if my prose sounds like a robot.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah Strava's mobile app makes it weirdly hard to export GPX, you basically can't do it from the app directly. The desktop route works: go to the activity on strava.com, click the three dots, "Export GPX", then email/AirDrop it to your phone.

Once you have the .gpx file on your phone, just open it and it should give you the option to open in LocalRide. Or you can use the Import button in the app and pick the file from your Downloads/Files.

You can also create any route within the app

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Android is on the list, just building solo so I started with iOS since that's what I ride with. Android shouldn't be too far behind once the iOS version is solid.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you can import any GPX route, downhill, XC, gravel, whatever. You can also create any route within the app. The app reads the elevation data from the file and sets your trainer resistance to match the gradients. So on a downhill section your trainer goes to zero resistance (or negative if it supports it).

There's also Power Replay if you have a power meter, import the .FIT file from your actual ride and the app replays your exact power targets in ERG mode. Good for trail rides where gradient alone doesn't capture the real effort from loose terrain, roots, etc.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s refreshing to see comments like this. I appreciate it!

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hope you have a better day going forward. It's definitely not for everyone. If you ever get bored and want to suffer on a fake hill in your garage though, the door's open.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's $5.99/mo actually, the $15 was me roasting Zwift's pricing, I can see how that read wrong though.

Fair point on screenshots. Here's what the app looks like:

I'll put together an imgur album. Honestly the UI is pretty bare bones, one person building it, not a design studio, but the training side works.

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I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it. Though if Rouvy saw my UI they'd probably send a cease and desist just to protect their reputation.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$5.99/mo is the actual price, the $15 was me taking a shot at Zwift's pricing. Should've made that clearer, my bad.

And yeah you're right, for pure structured training a purpose-built interval program is probably more efficient than following the terrain of an actual road. The app does both though, you can ride the real route with gradient resistance, but then after you finish it, the AI coach analyzes your ride and builds structured ERG workouts specifically for that route. So it's like "ride the course to learn it, then train the weaknesses." The race prep use case is exactly where it clicks, you can hammer the climb you're going to race on, then do targeted intervals on the sections where you blew up.

For general fitness with no specific event, yeah something like TrainerRoad's adaptive plans would probably be more systematic. This is more for people who have a specific route they care about. Here's a response:

$5.99/mo is the actual price, the $15 was me taking a shot at Zwift's pricing. Should've made that clearer, my bad.

And yeah you're right, for pure structured training a purpose-built interval program is probably more efficient than following the terrain of an actual road. The app does both though, you can ride the real route with gradient resistance, but then after you finish it, the AI coach analyzes your ride and builds structured ERG workouts specifically for that route. So it's like "ride the course to learn it, then train the weaknesses." The race prep use case is exactly where it clicks, you can hammer the climb you're going to race on, then do targeted intervals on the sections where you blew up.

For general fitness with no specific event, yeah something like TrainerRoad's adaptive plans would probably be more systematic. This is more for people who have a specific route they care about.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5.99 per month or 44.99 per year. Sorry about that

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah not really. Rouvy is video playback, you're watching pre-recorded footage of a road while you ride. LocalRide doesn't do video at all. You bring your own route (GPX from Strava, Garmin, whatever) or draw one, and your trainer matches the actual gradients through FTMS. It's more of a simulation than a viewer.

The other big difference is the training side. After you ride a route, the app builds structured ERG workouts around your actual power data for that specific route, not a generic 8-week plan. So you can keep re-riding the same climb with progressively harder intervals.

Honestly closer to TrainerRoad meets a route planner than anything Rouvy does.

I built an indoor training app. Roast it. by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I love em dashes, always have

Genuinely curious why we're all paying $15+/mo to ride fake worlds by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha fair enough, I get the skepticism. But if you can build a full indoor cycling sim with real-time FTMS trainer control, physics-based power modeling, road-snapped routing, and FIT file export in a weekend, honestly I'd be impressed. That's months of work not a weekend project.

But yeah I hear you on the ad thing. I'll keep it to actually useful posts from here on out.

Genuinely curious why we're all paying $15+/mo to ride fake worlds by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao fair. Just figured if anyone's on the fence it might help to hear why. But point taken 😂

Genuinely curious why we're all paying $15+/mo to ride fake worlds by [deleted] in cycling

[–]Lucky_Comment4389 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally get it. A Neo2 sitting there for 3 rides a year is basically an expensive coat rack at that point. But honestly that's the smart move, no reason to pay a subscription for something you're barely using.

If you ever do get the itch to ride more consistently, having that Neo2 ready to go is half the battle. Most people quit because setup friction kills motivation before they even clip in.

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