BLE Sync Cycle Rationale

This project was developed to address a specific need:

How can I continue cycling when the weather outside is not ideal?

While there are several existing solutions that allow for virtual indoor cycling, such as Zwift and Rouvy, these typically require the purchase of specialized training equipment (often precluding the use of your own bike), a subscription to compatible online virtual cycling services, and a reliable broadband Internet connection.

My needs are different:

• I want to train using my own bicycle. In my own case, I prefer riding recumbents, so it wouldn’t make sense for me to train on a traditional upright trainer
• I need a solution that can operate with minimal dependencies and without requiring an Internet connection, as I live in a rural part of the Pacific Northwest where both electricity and Internet services can be unreliable

Check out my Watchfile Remote [Rust Edition] project for an example of how I handle the notification of our regular loss of Internet service here in the woods of the Pacific Northwest

• Finally, I want flexibility in the solutions and components that I use, as I typically like to tweak the systems I work with. I suspect it's my nature as an engineer to tinker...

Since I already use an analog bicycle trainer while riding indoors, it made sense for me to find a way to pair Bluetooth cycling sensors with a local computer which could then drive some kind of interesting video feedback while cycling. This project was created to fit that need.