burnthesheep wrote:
Matt J wrote:
Anybody made the switch to Rouvy?
I Zwift about once or twice a week, always using a preloaded workout and using ERG mode. Don't like the bloated software, difficulty in finding the menu items (why do I have to start a ride to see the menu?) and I have Bluetooth issues if I use my HR monitor. Might be able to correct that using the Companion app, but tried it awhile back to no avail. Anyways, anyone with similar issues using Rouvy?
I'm interested as well in Rouvy to have more routes for longer Z2 rides. But can't find a good route list without downloading a trial.
Like it seems there's supposed to be a ton of routes, but when I search for US climbs on the website.....there's like six. Six.
I'd do it if I could find some stuff I'm interested in riding. Like lots of fondo routes in the NC mountains or something.
Other thing is, how do the routes work? Since it is real video, is it clunky in that your workout starts with almost no warmup lead in to the climb? The Zwift routes have some lead in to climbs where you can warmup. I would assume the fondo routes would be more like that.
Also, can't you record your own video routes? Then re-ride them indoors?
I switched Zwift to Rouvy and haven't looked back.
I'll give quick answers, but I wonder if it's better to move this to a "Rouvy Ask Me Anything Thread"?
- I had frequent dropouts on Zwift. Zero drops on Rouvy.
- You can upload your own courses to Rouvy. I've used MapMyRide to chart a few of the sprint courses I race and upload them to Rouvy. I haven't tried to record a ride and upload it, but I imagine you'd do it the same way.
- The Rouvy routes are the routes. So if it's a climb, it may just be the climb with little warmup. However, you can see the layout of the entire ride before starting.
- I use it for structured workouts imported from Training Peaks and free rides of 75-90 minutes.
In my opinion, you will like Rouvy if you generally like solo rides and just need an interface to spice up indoor riding. You won't find massive races or group rides (or I should say I haven't searched them out.) That said, one thing you can do on Rouvy is pick a virtual rider to race against. If it's a course I've ridden before, I always add my previous rider to the course and race myself if I'm feeling spicy.
There are a lot courses in Rouvy from all over the world. I've ridden parts of Kona and other IM courses. You can sort based on elevation, distance, location, etc. When I find one I like, I add it to my Favorites so I don't have to search again.
I use a Kickr, AppleTV, and Wahoo HRM as my tech. I've also used Garmin Vectors as my power.
Happy to answer anything else but, again, it feels like a thread hijack, so maybe a new thread or PM me.