{"id":61150,"date":"2023-01-14T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61150"},"modified":"2023-01-14T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:24:44","slug":"moved-to-rouvy-for-a-change-of-virtual-ride-scenery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/14\/moved-to-rouvy-for-a-change-of-virtual-ride-scenery\/","title":{"rendered":"Moved To Rouvy For A Change Of Virtual Ride Scenery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rouvy - Avenue of The Giants, California 1\/14\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DWbZ2IR6Ryw?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>For a change of scenery for today&#8217;s virtual bike ride I moved to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rouvy.com\/\">Rouvy<\/a><\/strong>. I tried Rouvy once before back on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/23290361\">November 16, 2019<\/a><\/strong> when I uploaded the GPX file from one of my routes. Today I chose one their routes, Avenue of the Giants, in California. Rouvy doesn&#8217;t create a fictional world but uses video from the actual roads on the selections I saw. My other ride didn&#8217;t have video, just the route map with an icon moving as I rode. Avenue of the Giants is 19.88 miles long with 610 feet of climbing. It is mostly flat which is one reason I chose it since I wasn&#8217;t sure how it managed the smart trainer resistance. I think my trainer put the resistance at 100% and I didn&#8217;t see a setting to change it but there may be one. I don&#8217;t know much about Rouvy&#8217;s settings. I got out of the saddle once on a short climb. I don&#8217;t think any climbs exceeded 4%. I installed the Rouvy companion app on my phone but after a few minutes it stopped syncing with the ride. I need to learn more about the app. The sensors connected to my desktop computer via Bluetooth, not my phone like Zwift can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No crowds like Zwift. I rode with Will, Emma, and Peter for the whole ride. I don&#8217;t know if they were actually riding or bots. I liked the left nearby riders panel that showed how much distance between me and them. The climbing feet count down instead of up like Zwift.There is a separate screen that shows the route when I clicked on the icon in the upper right corner. I didn&#8217;t see a camera control but a few times during the ride the camera shot changed. The information blocks in the upper left corner could be a little larger for my eyes and the distance to my monitor. They show the upcoming road profile % change and above that is my sensors&#8217; data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember where it was in the ride when I deer ran across the road in front of me and for a second or two the riders in front of me disappeared because the deer would run through them. Traffic on the left passed and parked vehicles dotted the sides. I don&#8217;t know if there were sounds because I was listening to America&#8217;s Top 40 from 1-13-1973 on SiriusXM Sevenities on 7 channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What prompted me to try Rouvy was an email with a discount code for one month. It is interesting alternative. Another one I plan on trying is <a href=\"https:\/\/mywhoosh.com\/\">MyWhoosh<\/a>. It is free with ads in the game. Routes appear to be in the Middle East. I&#8217;ll be back on Zwift for virtual rides too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GPX in Relive.cc doesn&#8217;t follow the road exactly in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXBm1JLLO\/widget?r=embed-site&#038;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXBm1JLLO?r=embed-site&#038;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXBm1JLLO\/png?x-ref=embed-site&#038;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&#038;type=text\/html&#038;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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Rouvy Ride Map Profile Avenue of the Giants Cal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-14-2023 Strava Rouvy Ride Map Profile Avenue of the Giants Cal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-14-2023 Strava Rouvy Ride Map Profile Avenue of the Giants Cal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-14-2023-Strava-Rouvy-Ride-Map-Profile-Avenue-of-the-Giants-Cal.png?fit=600%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-14-2023-Strava-Rouvy-Ride-Map-Profile-Avenue-of-the-Giants-Cal.png?fit=800%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"61147\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-14-2023-Strava-Rouvy-Ride-Map-Profile-Avenue-of-the-Giants-Cal-800x595.png?resize=800%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-14-2023 Strava Rouvy Ride Map Profile Avenue of the Giants Cal\" class=\"wp-image-61147\" 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I tried Rouvy once before back on November 16, 2019 when I uploaded the GPX file from one of my routes. 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