On the road I like to try different roads and streets. Very different virtual ride today. I tried to install MyWhoosh on my computer but it wouldn’t run because of a missing DLL file. I switched to another virtual biking platform indieVelo that I heard about on YouTube. It is in advanced beta now but I applied to try it out and was accepted. In some ways indieVelo looks like Zwift but in many ways it is different. I worked my way through the various menu steps setting up my profile, created my avatar, pairing the smart trainer and sensors. No problem doing all of that. I looked at the various free ride routes selecting the So Near Yet So Far one for 22.7 miles and 411 feet elevation gain. I didn’t know what to expect and the climbing was my level.

Using Rouvy a year or two ago not many riders passed by. IndieVelo’s nearest riders varied from 1200 to over 2000 and several large groups passed going the opposite direction. I may have them in the video. The video doesn’t cover the entire ride. I paused the recording when the ride was going through flat roads and resumed with around 4.9 miles remaining to show the end.