Master Stamina & Virtual Gears. With our Stamina Wheel™, everyone competes on a level playing field.
When you join most Activities, you will be greeted with our Stamina Wheel on screen, to the upper right of your rider's avatar. The first time, an interactive Maximize Your Stamina Tutorial (dismissible) will pop up on screen to help you understand how to best utilize the Stamina Wheel. Also, check out our video versions of the Maximize Your Stamina and Master Virtual Gears Tutorials under the Help menu on the Home Screen.
Start pedaling faster to increase your RPMs and, if Auto Shift is On, you will see your gear number increase inside the Stamina Wheel. Higher gears boost power, but drain stamina faster. You will not see a Stamina Wheel in a Workout as it is meant to gamify the riding but, for Workouts, you are just trying to get the physical benefits.
Stamina Wheel Tips:
- With Auto Shift On (default), pedal faster to increase your RPMs (in your gauge next to the speed) and Gears (the number in the center of the Stamina Wheel) and watch your Power increase as your Stamina (reserves) decreases (Auto Shift can be toggled On/Off in either your Profile or Shift+Q under Assists in Settings).
- Press the "R" key to shift up and the "F" key to shift down, if you want to change gears manually (configurable). You can also use the Companion App to shift up and down.
- The red area is called the Stamina Burn Rate; keep the burn rate to none or as little as possible. You may see the red grow in fast sprints at the end of a race, or in an attack. Higher gears boost power but drain Stamina faster. Burn rate is defined as how much stamina you will burn in the next 10 seconds if you maintain your current effort. You may also notice a very subtle visual cue in the form of a red hue on the sides of the screen if you are about to crash.
- Shift to a higher gear at or before 120 RPM, as just pedaling faster won't help you.
- If you reach and maintain (for your preset time) your preset High RPM, your gear automatically shifts up by one (1) (configurable in Profile or Settings under Assists). In the gauge, when you see the orange part of the bar along the top, you have reached your High RPM shift range.
- If you reach and maintain (for your preset time) your preset Attack RPM, your gear automatically shifts up by five (5) (configurable). In the gauge, when you see the red part of the bar along the top, you have reached your Attack RPM shift range.
- If you stop pedaling for 2.5 seconds, your gear resets to the default gear, five (5). (this is also configurable under Gear Reset Seconds).
- In your Profile or Settings (under Assists), play around with different shifting configurations to find the one that suits you best.
The Gauge is in the center at the bottom of your screen. Shift range is indicated in the bar along the top of the gauge. It shows where automatic shifting will occur (configurable). The orange shift range will shift one (1) gear at a time (at your preset RPM High) and the red shift range will shift five (5) gears at a time (at your preset Attack Shift Increment)