Virtual Cycling on Rouvy

All about virtual cycling on Rouvy to get fit, lose weight, and explore the world on my Wattbike without leaving the garage! It’s gRouvy!!!

Rouvy was the first virtual cycling application that I trialed after buying my first Kurt Kinetic Rock ‘n Roll turbo trainer back in 2019. I’d used Rouvy on and off for a couple of years but fell out of love with it - first when races for career mode began to require a smart trainer. I wanted to give Rouvy another go around March 2021, but a problem with the video engine meant that I experienced vibrating video - strangely on everything I tried MacOS, iPadOS, TVOS, and even e wee attempt on cough Windows cough.

I checked in on Rouvy every couple of months until by an off chance at the end of April 2023 I noticed that a second video engine had been added, and actually, both video engines ran as smooth as custard. Sadly the run module in Rouvy seems to have been deprecated, which I had thought had good potential. I’ll still be racing on Zwift also, but I have treated myself to a years Rouvy subscription.

I’ll be linking relevant articles to this page as I make my way through all things Rouvy.

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Guides
Wishlist
Workouts
Routes
Events
Challenges

Roundup

In my view:

Fulgaz has the best virtual cycling videos on the market
Zwift has the best gamification model, and events calendar
Wahoo RGT has the most realistic dynamics model
Rouvy potentially has the best combination though of all of those factors.

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Guides

~~Rouvy~~
~~Rouvy Companion~~

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Wishlist

Apple ID login on Apple TV / MacOS
Workouts to also transmit gpx/fit data to Strava
Panoramic view - option to view in 16:9 on any screen, accepting the letterboxing that creates.

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