{"id":60465,"date":"2022-10-25T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60465"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:34:54","slug":"wahoo-rgt-magic-roads-bumpy-start-and-learning-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/wahoo-rgt-magic-roads-bumpy-start-and-learning-curve\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahoo RGT Magic Roads Bumpy Start And Learning Curve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wahoo RGT Magic Roads Bumpy Start And Learning Curve 10\/25\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOebnSYWKQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My email inbox contained an email from Wahoo announcing the Wahoo RGT update\/upgrade starting today. After reading the email I went to the link to read more. Outside the temperature was below 60 and the wind gusts over 30 mph. Wahoo RGT offered a free 14 day trial and I signed up. I browsed the Wahoo RGT website and downloaded the desktop program. Looking around I saw a number of events and places to just ride. What interested me the most was the &#8220;Magic Roads&#8217; where I could upload a GPX file from one of my rides (or someone else&#8217;s) and ride. I decided to give that a try, signed up for the 14 day trial and proceeded to get lost in figuring out how to create my Magic Road event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instructions were sparse to say the least. I sent an email to the address listed with the GPX file from my Forest Cove &#8211; Oakhurst &#8211; Kingwood ride last Sunday. From there I didn&#8217;t understand what would happen next. I didn&#8217;t know but I received and email from Wahoo RGT saying they &#8220;Our team will now start building all the details to make sure you have the best experience. Once we&#8217;re done you will receive a confirmation email. This usually takes us 5 minutes so check back here soon.&#8221; The problem I had was the Wahoo RGT desktop program took over my monitor screen and I couldn&#8217;t get to any other programs except by using the Alt-Tab keys. I had no idea they sent an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create an event you click on a link in the desktop program which takes you to the RGTcycling.com website where you sign in again using my Wahoofitness.com username and password. I created the event using the route name I uploaded, not my name. Then I went back to the desktop program to try and find it. That was frustrating but finally it appeared in the upcoming events list. I selected the event and it opened but when I started pedaling nothing happened. I had not selected my sensors. I found that option in the menu but didn&#8217;t realize I needed to slide the white area to the right to connect the sensor. Once I figured that out after going back to the ride several times I finally saw numbers in the event and I moved on the road. Another email I received told me &#8220;The server for the event &#8220;Headwind_Time_Changed_My_Route_200_Mile_Week_Barel Quick Ride&#8221; is up and the users can join.&#8221; I probably should&#8217;ve waited for that email but I didn&#8217;t know that it would happen. I also got another email telling me &#8220;You signed up for the Headwind_Time_Changed_My_Route_200_Mile_Week_Barel Quick Ride event on Wahoo RGT.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I rode the route. The scenery was not too different over the 20.4 miles, trees along the road, asphalt surface, white center line, and an occasional billboard about training. I left the resistance setting for my Kickr Core at 100% and it responded over the flat route I uploaded getting harder and easier reflecting the incline % and decline %. After all of the learning and lack of detailed instructions the ride went smoothly. I&#8217;m not overly impressed with Magic Roads but it does add variety. I will try one of the included routes before my 14 day trail ends to see how it works. There are not many people online, especially compared to Zwift. I didn&#8217;t know how to connect Wahoo GRT to Strava (I later found how) but I found a link to email me the GPX and FIT files to upload. The upload to Strava does not appear to include the map while SportTracks does show the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point Zwift will be my virtual riding platform. I edited the video cutting out the middle of the ride showing the start and finish.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8018683488\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"60464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/10-25-2022-strava-wahoorgt-ride-data-forest-cove-oakhurst-kingwood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-Strava-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?fit=1041%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10-25-2022 Strava WahooRGT Ride Data Forest Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10-25-2022 Strava WahooRGT Ride Data Forest Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;10-25-2022 Strava WahooRGT Ride Data Forest Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-Strava-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?fit=390%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-SportTracks-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?fit=600%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-SportTracks-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?fit=800%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-SportTracks-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?resize=1200%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-25-2022 SportTracks WahooRGT Ride Data Forest Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood\" class=\"wp-image-60463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-25-2022-SportTracks-WahooRGT-Ride-Data-Forest-Cove-Oakhurst-Kingwood.jpg?w=1828&amp;ssl=1 1828w, 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Wahoo announcing the Wahoo RGT update\/upgrade starting today. After reading the email I went to the link to read more. Outside the temperature was below 60 and the wind gusts over 30 mph. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/wahoo-rgt-magic-roads-bumpy-start-and-learning-curve\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,5352],"tags":[2560,212,5297,4719,5304,5510,5588,5429,5587],"class_list":["post-60465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-forest-cove-oakhurst-kingwood","tag-magic-roads","tag-virtual-ride","tag-wahoorgt"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fJf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60466,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60465\/revisions\/60466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}