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LocalRide 2.1

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What's New in This Version:

AI-Powered Coaching Complete a ride and get a personalized post-ride analysis from your AI Coach. It breaks down your pacing, power, and heart rate to identify exactly where you can improve — then builds you a custom training plan.

Structured ERG Workouts Your AI Coach generates a structured ERG workout tailored to your weaknesses. Train with precise power targets that automatically control your smart trainer — no guesswork.

Global Leaderboard Race against riders worldwide on the featured Alpe d'Huez climb. Submit your time, track your rank, and chase faster splits. No account needed.

Achievements & Badges Earn badges for milestones like your first summit, sub-60 minute finishes, top 10 rankings, and more. Unlocked achievements are displayed on your profile and shareable ride cards.

Shareable Ride Cards Share your results with a tap. A branded ride card with your time, power, rank, and newly earned badges is generated instantly for sharing to social media.

6-Week Improvement Timeline Your AI Coach maps out a phased training progression — from building your aerobic base through race-specific intensity — with expected performance gains at each stage.

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Summarized by AI from the published release notes (App Store); the link has the original. Checked 14 Nov 2026.

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  • LocalRide 2.8

    Version 2.8 — Your routes, your dashboard, no more lost rides

    • Rename saved routes anytime without losing history, PRs, or achievements
    • Customize your ride HUD: pick any 4 stats from 8 options including calories, cadence, and elevation
    • App stays alive in the background so quick switches to Messages or Music won't drop your trainer
    • Early-ended rides now save as partials in your history so no effort is lost
    • Rock-solid trainer reconnects: if Bluetooth drops mid-ride, the app retries for up to 2 minutes with a manual Reconnect button

    Plus stability improvements and bug fixes. Thanks for riding.

  • LocalRide 2.7

    What's New

    This update is for the details that make a ride feel real.

    • Terrain smoothing refined: gradient transitions now feel even more like asphalt under your tires. Less chasing gears, more riding.
    • Rename your routes: fat-fingered the name mid-sweat? No need to start over. Edit it without losing your history or PRs.
    • Customizable HUD tiles: pick what matters to you. Reorder the top-row stats, or swap in the new calories burned tile.
    • Background audio keep-alive: step away to answer a text or email without losing your trainer connection. (iOS still pauses the app, but we fight a little harder to stay connected.)
  • LocalRide 2.6

    Smoother route creation and a faster save flow, so getting from "Finish Route" to "Start Ride" takes fewer taps.

    Refined climb physics with adaptive gradient smoothing, so steep switchbacks feel real without spiking resistance.

    Plus minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • LocalRide 2.5

    Version 2.5--Smoother rides, sharper terrain

    • Refined elevation rendering for cleaner climbs and descents
    • Sharper upcoming-gradient previews with better lookahead
    • Adaptive gradient smoothing tuned per route flatness
    • Improved ride physics: more responsive feel on rolling terrain
    • Stability and performance improvements across the board

    Thanks for riding. Keep the feedback coming.

  • LocalRide 2.4

    Tighter UI on smaller iPhones--buttons and headers no longer overflow on narrow screens • Refined onboarding with more comfortable spacing and a clearer first-ride path • AI Coach reliability improvements and smarter caching • Performance and stability fixes across ride simulation and route creation

  • LocalRide 2.3

    What's New in Version 2.3

    Smoother Ride Simulation Map tracking is now significantly smoother. We've eliminated the map jumping ahead, getting stuck in loops, or bouncing back and forth — ride position now follows your effort accurately from start to finish.

    Improved Camera Modes POV and Chase camera transitions are smoother and less disorienting. Each mode now shows a brief label when you switch, and Chase mode handles switchbacks and steep terrain much better.

    Better GPX Import Support Imported GPX routes now preserve your original path — trail and off-road sections are no longer rerouted onto nearby streets.

    Simpler Pause Menu You can now just quit a ride without being forced to export a .FIT file. The pause menu has been streamlined: Resume, Start Over, End Ride, or End & Export .FIT.

    Apple Watch HR Guidance If no heart rate monitors are found, you'll now see a helpful tip explaining that Apple Watch doesn't broadcast HR over standard Bluetooth, with suggestions for bridge apps (Heart Cast, ECHO) that can relay your data.

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