It’s not been a well-kept secret that we’ve been building something for the pain cave. Hell, there’s a banner to your right (or below if you’re on mobile).
We wanted to train indoors for hill climbs. Zwift and MyWhoosh don’t work on Linux, and anyway we were tired of how long it took to get riding on either of those (our time isn’t valuable, but it feels valuable when we’re watching the third fucking loading screen just to get into our bike ride). Plus, we’re too cheap for a subscription when we only want to ride up a hill.
So, we built Gradient.
It’s an indoor training dashboard that gives you the essentials: all the datafields you need and a live route profile. It connects instantly and gets out of your way so you can ride. At the end you can get a tcx file if you absolutely must upload to Strava.
What Gradient Does:
- Instant Connectivity: It quickly finds and controls your smart trainer without a fuss.
- Custom Routes: Upload and ride your own routes on your terms. Grab a GPX file. Upload it. Ride it with trainer control.
- Universal Compatibility: Works smoothly on Apple, Windows, and yes, Linux.
- It’s Free: We aren’t charging you a subscription fee to pedal your stationary bike.
We’re finalizing the public download links now. Sign up to the mailing list to know when it’s live. Or don’t. It will be available soon either way.