We’re simplifying the way you ride on ROUVY.
Just Ride and Time Trial modes have been merged into one unified riding mode. This update makes it easier for everyone to enjoy rides, take on challenges, and get the most from every session.
What is the difference?
The unified riding mode combines the best of Just Ride and Time Trial.
It is a simpler and more intuitive way to ride, without sacrificing the features you already know and use.
Click Start Ride, and you’re ready to go.
Ride setup
Next to Start Ride is Ride setup, which gives you quick access to the essential settings before you begin.
Here’s what you can customize:
- Add virtual partners: click Add to invite your friends to join the ride.
- Ghost riders: add up to 10 ghost riders or remove them as needed. More info in this article.
- Reality level: adjust how realistic your ride feels.
| Your ride won’t count toward leaderboards or challenges if the reality level is set below 100%. |
- Drafting: optional, and it does not affect leaderboards or challenges. You can toggle it here. More info on drafting is here.
- Warm-up and cooldown: add time before or after your ride to ease in or cool down. Off by default, but easy to switch on.
- Compare with my PR: off by default. Turn it on to challenge yourself against your personal records.
At the bottom:
- Start Ride begins your ride.
- Set to Default resets your settings to the defaults.
Teleport and Reality Level
Most ride settings have no effect on your results. Two of them do:
- changing the reality level, and
- using teleport to skip ahead on the route.
If you use either, your ride won’t count toward challenges or leaderboards.
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Teleport works only during a ride Teleport becomes available once your ride is running. If nothing happens when you try to teleport, the ride has not started yet: start riding first, then teleport. |
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Riding a single ROUVY Segment If you want to ride only one ROUVY Segment, you can teleport to it. To earn trophies or appear on segment leaderboards, that segment itself has to be:
Learn more in ROUVY Segments. |
What is Reality Level?
Reality level controls how closely your trainer simulates real-world terrain.
- At 100%, the resistance matches the actual gradients of the route.
- Lowering the level reduces difficulty, and climbs become easier.
- Increasing it makes the ride more intense and physically demanding.
This gives you full control over your training intensity based on your fitness and goals.
Warnings
You’ll always be told when a setting affects your ride’s eligibility. There are warnings in four places:
- Before your ride: if the reality level is lowered, a warning appears on the route detail page.
- During your ride: if changing a setting affects your ride’s eligibility for leaderboards or challenges, you’ll see a prompt.
- When resuming an in-progress ride: you’ll be asked whether to restart it. If you continue from where you left off, that ride won’t count toward challenges or leaderboards.
- When you jump to a friend on the route: that counts as teleporting, and you’ll get a notification explaining it skips part of the route.
Riding Screen in the Unified Mode
The riding screen itself hasn’t changed. You’ll still see your route profile and all the widgets you’re used to.
Check out this article for more on customizing your riding screen.
Don’t stop just after one route
After completing a route, ROUVY recommends a new one that matches your preferences.
- You can repeat the same route or select a new one instantly.
- If the route you completed is part of a Challenge, the next route in that Challenge appears automatically.
No need to get off the bike. Just pick your next route and click Start, or keep pedaling into your next ride.
You can enable or disable this feature in app Settings.
For more help, please feel free to contact us.