FeatureSeptember 14, 2026
Coaching: Work With a Coach, or Coach Riders Yourself
Invite a coach to guide your training, or coach other riders on Ride Cave. Free to be coached, part of Cave Crew to coach.
5 min
Blog
Guides, training tips, and technical deep-dives for indoor cyclists.
FeatureSeptember 11, 2026
Immersive Workouts: Your Targets, Painted on the Road
Attach any structured workout to a 3D eRoute and ride it inside the world: your targets painted on the road, Cave Coins to chase above target, gates between intervals, and a heads-up display on your rider.
FeatureSeptember 5, 2026
Live Riders: The Infinite World Goes Multiplayer
The Infinite World is now a shared road. Riders on the same eRoute appear live in the 3D world beside you, with real drafting physics, pelotons, taillights at dusk, and in-ride comms.
FeatureSeptember 5, 2026
Clubs & Events: A Home for Your Riding Community
Clubs bring your riding community into one place: join a club, follow its calendar of events and group rides, add events to your own calendar, and ride the exact workout or eRoute an event calls for.
FeatureAugust 19, 2026
Infinite World: Ride Anywhere on Earth in 3D
Ride any eRoute or Ride Anywhere inside a living 3D world built from real terrain, with weather, day and night, biomes, bridges, and your own rider.
FeatureJuly 22, 2026
Pay Once, No Subscription
We are reshaping Cave Crew and adding lifetime access: unlock every premium feature with a single payment, plus a founders offer for early riders.
FeatureJuly 8, 2026
How Auto Train Builds a Plan Around Your Life and Adapts as You Ride
Auto Train sizes a cycling plan to your real hours, adapts to the training you actually do, and we validated it with thousands of simulated rides.
TrainingJune 25, 2026
Train to Heart Rate Targets and Ranges
Put a heart rate target or range on any interval, then pace to it while your heart rate data cell shows exactly where you stand.
FeatureJune 25, 2026
Ride the Velodrome in First Person
Drop into the saddle with a new first person 3D view of the banked track, then race the field or chase lap records.
GuideJune 9, 2026
Why Your Trainer Disconnects, and How Ride Cave Reconnects
Indoor trainers occasionally drop their connection during a ride. Here is why it happens, how to prevent it, and how Ride Cave automatically reconnects you.
GuideJune 8, 2026
How to Choose Your First Indoor Smart Trainer
Wheel on, direct drive, or smart bike? A plain English guide to picking the right indoor trainer, plus a quick quiz that builds your setup.
FeatureJune 5, 2026
Just Ride: Instant, Endless, Generated Routes
Pick a terrain, difficulty, and steepness, then ride an endless procedurally generated route through Ride Cave's animated world. No workout to choose, no GPS file, no setup.
FeatureJune 5, 2026
Ride Cave Comes to iPhone and iPad
Ride Cave is now a native app on the App Store. Connect your trainer over Bluetooth and ride structured workouts, routes, and races from your iPhone or iPad.
EducationMay 20, 2026
The only cycling app that tells you about other cycling apps
Most cycling apps act like they're the only cycling app. Our gallery at /apps celebrates the 25+ great tools shaping the sport.
FeatureApril 1, 2026
Data Lab: Deep analysis for every ride
Data Lab turns your Ride Cave history—or imported FIT and CSV files—into a full training analysis with 17 modules covering power, fitness, recovery, efficiency, and more.
FeatureApril 1, 2026
Quests: Curated Collections with Trophies and XP
Complete themed collections of workouts, routes, skills, and track races to earn trophies and XP.
FeatureMarch 27, 2026
Cave Coins: Bonus XP for Extra Effort
Earn bonus XP by pushing above power targets during structured workouts. Available now for Cave Crew members.
FeatureMarch 27, 2026
Hot Swap: Change Your Data Mid-Ride
Swap any data item in your workout view on the fly without stopping your ride.
FeatureMarch 17, 2026
Ride Along
Race against other riders or your own past performances on any route. Select a companion from the leaderboard, see their position on the elevation chart in real time, and track your gap as you ride.
FeatureMarch 14, 2026
Route Workouts
Attach a structured workout to any route and ride intervals on real terrain. ERG mode meets simulation mode — your trainer holds the power target while your speed tracks the road.
FeatureMarch 9, 2026
Ride Anywhere
Generate cycling routes for any location on Earth. Search for a place, drop waypoints on the map, and Ride Cave builds a rideable route with real elevation data.
FeatureMarch 7, 2026
Virtual Shifting
Shift gears on your trainer with keyboard controls or a Bluetooth shift controller. Five drivetrain presets, adjustable intensity, and audio feedback make indoor riding feel like the real thing.
FeatureMarch 3, 2026
Ride the World, Indoors
Routes turns any GPS file into a fully simulated indoor ride. Upload a GPX, TCX, or FIT file, trim it to your liking, and ride with live grade simulation, a colour-coded elevation profile, a 2D map, and a 3D satellite fly-through.
FeatureFebruary 27, 2026
Breathing sensor support and HRV analysis
Ride Cave now supports Bluetooth breathing straps with live ventilation data, new breathing widgets, and a post-ride Breathing & HRV analysis tab.
FeatureFebruary 22, 2026
Build Your Own Data
The Widget Builder lets you create custom metrics from formulas, style them however you want, and use them during workouts. Read the <a href="/widgets" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full documentation</a>.
FeatureFebruary 22, 2026
Boards and Flyers
A lightweight way for cycling communities to organize events, share calendars, and plan seasons together without another group chat or social media page.
FeatureFebruary 18, 2026
Introducing views: customizable data dashboards for every ride
Choose from over 45 data fields—including real-time strain decomposition—arrange them however you want, and switch layouts mid-ride. Views give you full control over what you see during workouts and group rides.
FeatureFebruary 17, 2026
Public Profiles: share your riding, your way
Ride Cave now supports public profiles with granular privacy controls. Follow other riders, share your stats, and browse the community. All existing accounts start private by default.
FeatureFebruary 17, 2026
Ride Outside: AI-powered weather checks for your next ride
Ride Cave now checks the weather and tells you what to wear. One tap from your calendar, and Atlas gives you a verdict, forecast, and kit recommendations.
FeatureFebruary 14, 2026
Introducing Groups
Ride together, talk strategy, or just hang out—even if your friends are on different platforms.
FeatureFebruary 10, 2026
Introducing Stadium View
A new way to experience track racing—isometric 3D models that let you see the entire velodrome at once.
FeatureFebruary 9, 2026
Import workouts from screenshots with Atlas
Atlas can now analyze workout images and convert them into Ride Cave workouts. Just paste, drop, or attach a screenshot and let AI do the translation.
GuideFebruary 6, 2026
Track racing in Ride Cave: Elimination, Scratch, and Points races
A complete guide to track racing formats in Ride Cave. Learn how Elimination, Scratch, and Points races work, plus how the optional XP reward system tracks your racing progress.
FeatureFebruary 6, 2026
Cave Crew: Support indie development, unlock new features
Cave Crew is Ride Cave's membership program. Support independent development while unlocking features like Atlas AI coaching, XP tracking, and a private Discord community.
FeatureFebruary 4, 2026
Atlas Analyze: AI-powered training insights at a glance
Introducing Atlas Analyze, a new capability for Ride Cave's AI coach that automatically analyzes your training history and provides personalized insights, key observations, and actionable recommendations.
FeatureFebruary 2, 2026
Workout Calendar: plan your week with Intervals.icu and Ride Cave training plans
A unified calendar that pulls together your training plan workouts, Intervals.icu schedule, and manually created sessions into one view. Drag to reschedule, click to ride.
FeatureJanuary 30, 2026
Plan Templates: reuse plans and share with friends
Create reusable training plan templates and share them publicly. Riders get dependable recurring programs, groups can follow the same regiment, and coaches can distribute plans to their athletes.
FeatureJanuary 29, 2026
Gear Tracker: Know when to replace your bike components
Ride Cave's Gear Tracker helps you stay on top of component wear by estimating replacement dates based on your ride volume. Track chains, cassettes, tires, brake pads, and more across all your bikes.
FeatureJanuary 28, 2026
Meet Atlas: Your AI training coach
Introducing Atlas, Ride Cave's AI-powered training assistant. Get personalized coaching advice, generate custom workouts, and create structured training plans through natural conversation.
GuideJanuary 23, 2026
How to enable Web Bluetooth for Ride Cave
A guide to connecting your smart trainer, heart rate monitor, and power meter using Web Bluetooth in Chrome and Edge browsers.
TechnicalJanuary 23, 2026
Bluetooth auto-reconnect: skip the pairing dialog
How Ride Cave automatically reconnects your trainer, heart rate monitor, and power meter on page load.
FeaturesJanuary 21, 2026
Power match: using your power meter with a smart trainer
How Ride Cave automatically compensates for differences between your power meter and trainer.
FeatureJanuary 20, 2026
Introducing Training Plans: Science-based periodization
Create personalized, periodized training programs that adapt to your goals, experience level, and available time. Learn how Training Plans work and why structured training delivers results.
FeaturesJanuary 16, 2026
Ride Your Intervals.icu Training Plan in Ride Cave
Connect your Intervals.icu account to Ride Cave and execute your structured workouts directly in the app. Your training calendar, power targets, and workout structure sync automatically.
TechnicalJanuary 15, 2026
Introducing the Open Challenge Protocol
A new standard for defining fitness challenges that work across platforms.
GuideJanuary 14, 2026
Getting started with Ride Cave
Connect your smart trainer and explore workouts, challenges, and virtual tracks.
TechnicalJanuary 10, 2026
How indoor cycling apps simulate riding
A look at the technology behind virtual cycling experiences.
TrainingJanuary 5, 2026
Track cycling for indoor training
Why velodrome-style workouts work well on smart trainers.
ComparisonDecember 28, 2025
Free indoor cycling apps in 2026
Options for indoor cycling without a monthly subscription.
EducationDecember 20, 2025
What is kWh in cycling?
Understanding energy output in kilowatt-hours.