Changelog

Week of Oct 26

Improved the avatar preview (+ zoom/pan)
Fixed invites for private events
Improved road surface textures 🔥
Fixed direction of flowing water
Fixed world projection precision (props JM)
Fixed bridge piers poking through deck (props JM)
Added "poor man's ray tracing"; proper terrain shadowing when riding through valleys
Added "Rode" column to workout events too
Revamped auto-steer 🔥
Updated Help Center styling
Route Editor - redesigned the "Draw a route" area
Route Editor - "Draw a route" now seamlessly flows into the Route Editor
Route Editor - brunnels are now automatically detected and annotated
Route Editor - missing elevation data is filled in automatically
Route Editor - scoring is now based on the actual ride line
Route Editor - fixed issues with the "Fix all" button
Route Editor - warn before navigating away (to prevent data loss)
Route Editor - reorganized the processing pipeline (props JM + DC)

Week of Oct 19

Refactored route generation to be simpler and more efficient
BikeTERROR - ride 5km with others for +1 coin (lap independent)
Fixed routes page map/grid toggle
Added MUOV bike support
Bluetooth - refactored code, much better dropout + reconnect handling 🔥
Bluetooth - prefer FTMS (over FE-C) when available
Bluetooth - greatly expanded test coverage
Better error handling when connecting to 3rd party services
Rides recovered after a crash or a sleeping laptop no longer show inflated time, calories or power
Workouts started after "quit without saving" now start properly
Route editor - long routes edit without freezing
Route editor - smoothing / aligning works around loop boundaries and bridges
Route editor - failed route saves now show an error
Fewer stutters and pop-in on iPad

Week of Oct 12

Signups now open for BikeTERROR, starts on Oct 16th 🎃
Upgraded to Sveltekit 3
Event pages - added weighting to Attendance column
Added support for full-lane race events 🔥
Fixed full-screen toggle UI (props Steven E)
Topnav - added "Series" and "Collections"
Topnav - replaced user name with photo
Tweak: moved cheer text to the left of the cheer button
Faster ride startup
Added OpenBikeControl support 🔥
Save route elevations at millimeter precision (props Dan C)
Cleaned up the keyboard/button input logic
Event filters - "type" is now a multi-select
Routes filters - separated "ridden / not ridden" into its own dropdown
Routes filters - "country" is now a multi-select
Routes filters - "ride time" is now a slider with 15-minute increments

Week of Oct 5

Lowered 3D tree caps across all view quality tiers
Fixed terrain carving near brunnel edges (props JM)
Cleaned up and unified terrain generation
Fixed issue with ERG adjustment UI buttons not appearing
Casual events - display a checkbox beside riders who rode in the event
Fixed issue with notification bell not appearing
Added rider list (and results tab) to bot races 🔥
Added event banners
Tweaked (defrosted) the Tundra biome
Steering - removed auto-centering; hold current line unless drafting
Spectators now see the active rider's race clock (for time trials)
Reduced tree sizes
Improved tree geo-fencing
Improved climate detection using aridity 🔥
Added Biketerra and The Black Bibs logos to event barriers
More top-secret BikeTERROR changes 😆
Switched ERG steps to be relative to current power (props Aku)
Added CYCPLUS BC2 virtual shifter support

Week of Sept 28

Starting on BikeTERROR... 🎃
Event listing: default to "All", renamed Group to "Group by series"
Dashboard: keep event times visible in mobile view
Live Map: make sure "Spectate" button appears for events
Fixed rendering of OSM oddball "water" features, e.g. capes (props JM)
Fixed riders losing progress while the browser tab is minimized
Fixed terrain when water runs above a tunnel (props JM)
Salt ponds are now rendered as water
Re-tuned road rolling resistance (props JM)
Routes map: improved clustering
Routes map: clicking a marker shows the route path
Routes map: when sufficiently zoomed in, hovering over a marker shows the route path
Routes map: tooltip now displays elevation profile
Routes map: performance and loading improvements
Routes map: fixed zoom bug when hovering over a marker

Week of Sept 21

Added "Cheer" icon to co-riders on activity pages
Prevent buildings from intersecting bridge decks (props JM)
Prevent buildings from intersecting tunnels (props JM)
Improved handling when crossing a race finish line when disconnected
Included weighted power in activity meta
Slim down saved activity files by removing zero-value columns
Included "Draft Percent" in FIT exports
Fixed a few FIT parsing bugs
Improved: much lower GPU memory usage (100-300% less) 🔥
Numerous internal 3D optimizations
See last week's changelog →

Week of Sept 14

Improved bots! 🤖
3 bot modes - Companions (bots that stay with you), Gran Fondo (bots spread around the route), and Race
5 race difficulty levels, which can be changed mid-race
Bots have situational awareness, will plan and adjust tactics based on the terrain, their energy reserves, etc.
Each bot has a unique risk tolerance and willingness to cooperate
Bots are now able to decide when to attack, chase, sit in the draft, take a pull, or let a breakaway go
Bots save energy for the finale, launch late attacks, and respond to rivals’ sprints
Added race position stat beside the lap counter
Removed unnecessary "Edit" icon from actions menu (bottom left)
Fixed grass poking through the road at turnaround joins
Fixed terrain poking through bridge decks
Fixed bike chain clearance (prevents flickering)
Added higher res 3D rider models 🔥
Fixed race gaps on out-and-back courses
Fixed issue when multiple cadence devices are paired
Fixed rare Power Match bug
Improved multiplayer smoothness on internet lag
Support Zwift Ride controller multi-button presses
Added ride loading indicator...
Prevent bridge piers from rendering on roads underneath (props JM)
Improved guardrail detection and implementation (props JM)
Fixed terrain clipping at tunnel entrances
Fixed floating roadside foliage
Fixed flickering far-view terrain, wasn't getting properly culled
Improved 3D avatar lighting / shading

Week of Sept 7

Moved streetlights closer to the road, centered lights mid-lane
Automatically clear device metrics upon dropout / disconnect
Added Torque UI stat (N·m)

Week of August 31

Route editor - improved speed of the "Auto-detect brunnels" feature 🔥
Improved roadside grass coloring and blending
Improved forest ground cover
Fixed flickering windows at night
Optimized scene rendering, more efficient "Maximum" view quality
Added 12 new flora species, including weeping willow, pricky pear, redwood, baobab, etc.
Increased tree trunk poly count
In-ride zone chart labels are now prefixed with PWR or HR
Massively increased view distance (up to 10x!) across all user tiers 🔥
New turnaround statues!
Fixed multiplayer bug in the old (WebGL) engine
Hardened race events to prevent spoofing
Rebuilt the in-ride HUD 🔥
HUD - more customizable stats
HUD - added online rider positions to the elevation chart
HUD - cleaned up the rider list
HUD - better mobile / responsive support
HUD - added chat "toasts" when the chat box is minimized
HUD - moved drivetrain settings to "Ride" menu
HUD - added "Power step" setting to control ERG step (default = 5W)
Events page - grouped by series AND event type
Server-side - optimized world datasets

Week of August 24

Rebuilt the in-ride menu
Menu is now keyboard accessible (incl. hardware buttons!)
Native apps - devices now auto-save automatically, and un-save when you manually disconnect them
More intuitive device pairing UI
HUD - new "Altitude" stat
HUD - new "HR zones" stat
Chat - hidden on page load, the notification dot show unread message count
Allow for "Teleport to distance" value to be typed in
Redesigned activity pages, including new "Training Load" stats
Redesigned athlete profile pages
Redesigned event detail pages
Redesigned club detail pages
Redesigned challenge pages, better description of actual goals
Redesigned site-wide tables (much more usable)
Disabled blinking tail lights 🚨
Various website styling tweaks
Fixed unreadable HTML dropdown choices in Windows
Route map - reduced cluster density, improved performance
Added font smoothing
Patched some edge-case tunnel seams
Reduce terrain carving around bridges
Terrain carving improvements
Added in-ride screenshots 📸
Redesigned /events page, enabled series grouping by default
Redesigned event series pages
Improved roofs for simple buildings (proper A-frames)
Removed windows from small, skinny buildings... towers, pillars, etc.
Some building windows are lit at night
Added new start arch
Urban areas: added streetlights, sidewalks
Menu - clicking a multi-choice setting now opens a dropdown of its options
Added "Download photo" button to activity pages (saves to PNG)
Exported filenames now include the activity ID and title
Styled the export buttons, added progress indicators
Fixed bug with disappearing bridges / guardrails on short loop routes

Week of August 17

Ride with others on ANY route! Instantly toggle between Offline and Public modes (top right of ride screen)
Easier to ride with others! Added a Live Map to see who's riding right now and jump in (subscribers)
Join a rider - you start by spectating the rider until your devices are ready to go, then click "Start riding" to drop your avatar beside them
Spectate any populated route
Click a rider in the rider list to show a context menu: teleport or mute them
Added a "# riders" badge to routes and events
Activity detail - new "You rode with" section to easily follow the people you rode alongside with
Settings - added a Privacy tab with clearer descriptions
Added subscription details to the Settings page
Improved the subscriber workflow, show renewal dates
Added compare page: Indoor Cycling Apps in 2026
New Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/ridebiketerra
Added Terrance the turtle to route detail pages
More SEO improvements

Week of August 10

🔥 Rebuilt trees, shrubs, and grass, now 16 plant species across biomes
🔥 More realistic leaf shapes, true to each species
3D grass now extends beyond the roadside
Distant trees stay correctly lit as the sun moves through the day
Reduced stuttering during the first seconds of a ride
Fixed 2D trees so they blend much better into 3D
Fixed route quality scores shifting after saving a route
Fixed grass sprouting behind the start/finish line on looped routes
🔥 Routes now use real-world climate data instead of hand-picked biome presets
Improved flora species placement based on real ecology
Improved spread / clustering of forest tree species
Improved and simplified logic for snowy tundra routes
Route editor: prevent smoothing when using "Align elevations"
Added support for limiting foliage to native ranges (e.g. Saguaro)
Fixed attendance percentages to handle ongoing events
SEO improvements (finally)

Week of August 3

Tons of visual updates from last week, check out full changelog
New volumetric clouds
Real star positions (5,000 stars!), thanks to the Yale Bright Star Catalog ⭐️
Added dynamic moon phase
Re-balanced ground colors, lowered saturation to more realistic levels
Added Help Center "Updates" section (newsletter)
Tweaked Help Center styles
Added "Calories" stat to activity detail pages
Raised POV camera to eye level, switched to sticky vertical tilt
Fixed multiplayer ping regression, props @Rocketman
Fixed unrealistic cloud movement upon camera rotation
Fixed fogged terrain clipping clouds

Week of July 27

Added tooltips to the dashboard chart
Fixed inline editing on the /settings page
Fixed social bots not holding pace around you
Prevented the minimap from re-centering when mouse hovered
Fixed bots masses (now skewed based on the Ego rider)
Improved Social bots, they no longer just wheel-suck
Brighter, more natural daylight, with distinct morning/evening/night moods in every biome
Rivers and lakes are now flat, level water with real waterlines
Rivers visibly flow downstream, rushing and churning white on steep drops
Lakes are calm and glassy at a distance, sparkling up close
Natural shorelines with sandy shelves, wet edges, and lapping waves — even along roads and under bridges
Added sun and moon!
Sky colors are dynamically calculated based on sun position, turbidity, etc.
Improved shadows, including realistic blue hues at sunset
Improved haze, water and reflections to match the sky
Added Time setting to let you customize the sky + lighting
Added Time flow setting to enable automatic day/night cycles
Prevent Gran Fondo bots from waiting for the stopped Ego

Week of July 20

Revamped bots!
New: bot behavior presets – the rider field will populate automatically
New: Spicy finales — bots launch late attacks, sprints, and counters in the closing kilometers
New: Bots now think for themselves — chasing, attacking on climbs, countering moves, and sitting in to draft like a real group
New: Every bot has its own strengths and style — sprinters, climbers, engines — no two feel the same
New: Bots spend energy, fade when they've overcooked it, and try to save something for the finish
Improved: Smoother, more natural terrain and cleaner roadsides
Improved: Faster, tidier loading
Fixed bots spawning at zero speed
Fixed milepost markers on long routes (numbers are now vertical)
Revamped site filtering
Dashboard - added filterable trends

Week of July 6

Added TDF LIVE (livestream of each TDF stage)
Added building varieties

Week of June 29

Fixed Foliage style setting not saving
Fixed distant-scenery flicker
Route editor: use lerped elevation when adding a point
Route editor: don't auto-update elevation when dragging a point
Fixed "moving time" counting paused/stopped gaps as moving

Week of June 15

Fixed bugs discovered via the crashlog
Fixed tile-load and grass-generation frame stutters
Fixed grade Infinity → NaN rider crash spiral at hairpin turns
Website - reorganized detail pages
Events - completing an event automatically removes it from your iCal feed

Week of June 8

Fixed /collections pagination
Added power meter left/right balance to FIT export
Added ability to upload JSON routes
Added "Ambient Roads" UI setting to toggle side roads
Added ability to "cheer" another rider's activity

Week of June 1

Route Editor: added button to auto-detect and annotate bridges/tunnels!
Settings page: fixed issue when applying discounts
Route editor: improved responsiveness for huge (200k+ point) routes
Event listing: display the associated series image if available
Bridges: added split pylons to support roads underneath
Fixed rowing power fade-out (inactivity timeout never fired)

Week of May 25

New Route Editor!
Route Editor: added option to either upload or draw a route
Route Editor: cleaner UI, bigger edit area
Route Editor: better overview of route issues
Route Editor: added a "Fix" button beside each issue
Route Editor: added a "Fix all" button above the issue list
Route Editor: simpler flow to add annotations (brunnels, surface types)
Route Editor: support annotations across loop boundary
Route Editor: click+drag in elevation area to select, shift+click+drag to zoom

Week of May 18

Added custom virtual gear ratios (in-ride setting)
Added power zone UI
Fixed chat notification dot always blinking
Fixed missing "Start time" field when creating casual events
Added "Rowing" control mode
Added "Rowing power boost" UI setting (to better sync rowing power with cycling power)
Added power zones chart to activity detail pages
Added API Key generation to the settings page... more details soon
Faster terrain loading

Week of May 11

Added Calories UI stat (+ added to FIT export files)

Week of May 4

All 6 featured routes are now online-enabled
Drafting model V2 (props Mike W)
Improved slipstream shape, increased tail length
Fixed issues with motion planning causing periods of 0 draft
Handle when Cloudflare Turnstile (captcha) is blocked
Improved tile loading, added retry logic

Week of April 27

Fixed grass poking through roadside cropland
Improved tunnel appearance, cleaned up terrain "hole punching"
Added smoothing to tiny streams
Fixed lag/freezing when loading buildings in dense urban areas
Fixed event time weirdness
Fixed rider angle when stopped and teleporting
Fixed pressure wave effect for lead riders
Fixed shadows at sections of singletrack / gravel roads
Improved bridges

Week of April 20

GPU memory tuning + crash recovery improvements
Added memory usage stats to the Debug overlay (SHIFT + Z)
Improved memory usage of the wireframe mesh mode
Fixed trees not respawning properly when restoring a tile from cache
Cleaned up logging
Switched to better elevation data source
Tweaked water depths / widths
Experimental: added /routes/draw page for building new routes
Fixed duplicate BLE connection attempts for native apps
Standardized fetch() requests – to make log viewing easier

Week of April 13

Added automatic GPU crash recovery
Added more multiplayer latency handling
Roamer bot FTP is now 55% - 110% user FTP
Removed unnecessary dependencies, reduced load size
Modernized site-wide reactivity (Svelte 5)
Added automatic (and manual) debug log uploading

Week of April 6

Fixed TTT team assignment for late joiners (hopefully?)
Reduced Ego resolution to fix jersey distortion
Updated bot archetypes (they should be smarter now)
Improved multiplayer latency handling
Standardized cadence-based stand pedaling across all rider types
Clarified "Forgot password?" text
Major internal code cleanup
New website design (sorry, all the purple got to be too much)
Fixed end-of-route turnarounds
Fixed surface types at loop boundaries (props Dan C.)
Fixed route editor surface type annotations at loop boundaries
Better GPU frustum culling for grass/trees
Fixed rider shadows
Fixed dense urban area freezes — removed expensive building overlap detection, added frame-budget yields
Removed three.js animation dependencies
Cap stand-pedaling to 60rpm
Fixed rider speed issue w/ Maximum view distance – birds exceeded their buffer limit, causing a GPU breakdown
Added dark mode
Updated elevation chart colors (based on Jim's feedback)
Fixed Route Editor's dark mode styling

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