The latest indieVelo update, v0.3.13, released September 30th, 2024, introduces fully customizable training zones and UI display indicators.
This week’s release of indieVelo (see below for full details) focuses on fully customizable training zones for power, cadence, and heart rate.
Specifically, indieVelo now enables you to set your training zones, configure them however you want them, and easily view your progress. You can manually configure how wide each training zone is and how many of them there are. For example, you could adjust where the boundaries are in the default 7-zone model or use a “Goldilocks” 3-zone model (too high, too low, and just right), or anything in between. Whatever works best for you, to help you with your training.
By default, the time you spend in each power zone is shown in a new colored bar at the top of the UI. Additionally, there’s now an indicator showing where your current power is compared to it, so you can easily see if you’re at the bottom, middle, or top of the zone. This enables you to quickly and continually adjust your power to keep training as you intended.
With indieVelo’s ability to create your custom UI, you can customize this view to show whatever you want. For example, you could set up a minimalist UI that quickly shows you the essential power, cadence, and heart rate information you need when training.
Here’s how to get indieVelo on your AppleTV!
1) Anyone with access to indieVelo on iOS (iPhone/iPad) should now automatically be able to access the AppleTV version too. Simply download TestFlight from the AppStore on your AppleTV, and indieVelo should be there waiting for you to run.
2) Anyone who is a member of the indieVelo Founders Club but doesn’t have access to the Apple versions of indieVelo can email: help@indievelo.com with the email address they use in the AppStore and will receive instructions.
3) Anyone not yet an indieVelo Founders Club member should click here to join, then email me as above.
As usual, there is also a wide range of other additions, improvements, and fixes, mostly focusing on device handling and UI improvements to keep everything intuitive as indieVelo increases in size and scale.
“Finally, I wanted to say another huge thank you to Thomas Launois for organizing the indieVelo Grand Tour last week. With over 350 riders competing in a five-day stage race, with live GC / Points / KOM / Young (and Old, erm, Experienced) classification jerseys and real-time Performance Verification to ensure credible results, it was an amazing experience for all to ride.”
indieVelo’s Developer, Dr. George Gilbert
Note for Mac Bluetooth users: If you find that the Bluetooth icon on the pairing screen has turned red, please follow the instructions linked from
https://wiki.indievelo.com/docs/apple-mac-ble-permissions/
to first completely remove, and then re-add, permission for indieVelo to use the Mac Bluetooth connection.
Do you want to steepen your indieVelo learning curve? Check out our How-to-Guides page for details!
If all has gone well, then you shouldn’t have to do anything to get the new version, as indieVelo will just self-update the next time you start it up. If you find any problems however, instructions on how to manually update are on the website: https://wiki.indievelo.com/docs/updates
The full patch notes are below!
“From a personal perspective, it has also really validated indieVelo’s core approach of building the technology the community needs to hold events that everyone can trust and believe in. I can’t wait to see what events the community comes up with next to help define the future of virtual sport!”
George Gilbert
Patch Notes – v0.3.13 – Key changes from the last version:
- Added UI displays for configurable training zones.
- Added Russian translation.
- Added lots more custom team kits, event banners and event jerseys.
- Improved permissions checking for accessing custom kit.
- Improved tab ordering on various menus.
- Improved custom UI infrastructure.
- Improved menu navigation infrastructure.
- Improved executable & download size.
- Improved logging throughout.
- Fixed bug with iTT gridding positions in single pen events.
- Fixed bug with UI display when in spectate mode.
Semi-retired after more than 20 years as the owner and director of a private Orthopedic Physical Therapy practice, Chris now enjoys the freedom to dedicate himself to his passions—virtual cycling and writing.
Driven to give back to the sport that has enriched his life with countless experiences and relationships, he founded a non-profit organization, TheDIRTDadFund. In the summer of 2022, he rode 3,900 miles from San Francisco to his “Gain Cave” on Long Island, New York, raising support for his charity.
His passion for cycling shines through in his writing, which has been featured in prominent publications like Cycling Weekly, Cycling News, road.cc, Zwift Insider, Endurance.biz, and Bicycling. In 2024, he was on-site in Abu Dhabi, covering the first live, in-person UCI Cycling Esports World Championship.
His contributions to cycling esports have not gone unnoticed, with his work cited in multiple research papers exploring this evolving discipline. He sits alongside esteemed esports scientists as a member of the Virtual Sports Research Network and contributes to groundbreaking research exploring the new frontier of virtual physical sport. Chris co-hosts The Virtual Velo Podcast, too.
