Interface and Project Management

The Ride Simulator is built around a flexible multi-pane dashboard that you can fully customize to your needs. You work with freely arrangeable panes, saved projects, and a comparison mode for A/B scenarios.

The Dashboard Layout

The dashboard is divided into multiple panes that you can arrange freely. You can split panes horizontally and vertically, rearrange them, and resize them. Each pane shows a specific view – from maps and charts to nutrition or power editors.

The sidebar provides several tabs with detailed information:

• Overview: Key performance metrics at a glance – duration, average power, average speed.
• Physiology: Your physiological data including VO2max, VLamax, body weight, and threshold power.
• Nutrition: Carbohydrate balance, planned intake, and energy availability.
• Hydration: Sweat rate, fluid intake, and sodium balance.
• Equipment: Bike type, total weight, aerodynamics, drivetrain efficiency, and rolling resistance.
• Activity: Course distance, elevation gain, intensity factor, and other load metrics.
• Settings: Simulation parameters and display options.

Available Panes

The following panes can be added to the dashboard:

• Map: Interactive map view showing the course route (only available for imported courses with GPS data).
• Chart: Flexible charting with selectable data series (power, speed, elevation, nutrition data, and more) on primary and secondary Y-axes. Supports zoom, pan, and multiple smoothing levels.
• Yaw Distribution: Dedicated chart showing the distribution of the apparent-wind yaw angle along the course — either signed (wind from the left vs. right) or as a magnitude.
• Power Editor: Define power output along the course in a chart or table view.
• Course Editor: Create or edit elevation profiles and import course files.
• Weather Editor: Set weather conditions (temperature, wind, pressure, humidity) along the course.
• Nutrition Editor: Plan food intake using real sports nutrition products.
• Aero Editor: Define drag area (CdA) and drafting settings.
• Sidebar: Displays detailed information in tabs (see above).
• Metrics: Summary of key computed metrics with optional A/B comparison.

To add or rearrange panes, enable the "Edit Layout" mode using the button in the main navigation bar. In this mode, you can move panes, change their type, and resize them. To add a new pane, click the "plus" icon that appears on the separator between panes.

Creating and Opening Projects

Every simulation is stored as a project. You can create a new project, open existing ones, or start from pre-built templates. The project name can be changed at any time.

• New Project: Starts an empty simulation with default physiology and equipment values.
• Open Project: Access your saved simulations.
• Presets: Start with pre-configured scenarios for common use cases.

Saving and Auto-Save

Projects can be saved manually via the project button. Additionally, the auto-save mechanism saves your project automatically every 2 minutes; you can toggle auto-save on or off. The "Save As" function creates a copy under a new name.

Sharing and Privacy

Each project has a privacy setting:

• Private: Only you can view and edit the project.
• Public: A shared link allows others to access your project in read-only mode.

In read-only mode, other users can view the simulation and explore panes, but cannot make changes.

Comparison Mode (A/B Testing)

Comparison mode lets you build two scenarios in parallel and view their outcomes side by side. It is the core tool for any comparative race or equipment planning.

• Create scenario: Create a second scenario (B) that starts as a copy of Scenario A.
• Edit independently: Change power, aerodynamics, nutrition, or equipment in one scenario without affecting the other.
• View comparison: Every pane and metric shows both values along with the delta (difference). Green indicates improvement, red indicates a worse result.
• Copy: Copy Scenario A to B or vice versa to quickly create variants.

Common applications include comparing power distributions, nutrition strategies, equipment options, or riding positions.

Undo, Redo, and History

Every change is stored in the history (up to 50 entries). You can undo and redo changes at any time. The history dialog shows all stored states with timestamps and lets you jump back to any previous state.

Rapid consecutive changes (within 2 seconds) are automatically coalesced into a single history entry to keep the history manageable.