MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Kinetic has launched a major update to inRide, its power training app that is used with Kinetic trainers.
The app now includes new home-screen graphics, improved guided workouts, direct social media sharing, and real-time workout graphing. The company said the update streamlines navigation throughout the entire app and adds a host of new workout and training features.
The guided workout updates include a new Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test that takes riders through a workout that includes a warm-up period and a 20-minute time trial. Also new are built-in workouts that guide riders through interval sessions with on-screen prompts at each interval to help riders get into the correct target zone.
"When we re-launched inRide in September 2014 it quickly established itself as an extremely accurate, functional and affordable way for cyclists to train with power," said David Simpson, Kinetic marketing manager. "Our goal with this update was to refine the inRide app and open up smart phone-based power training to a broader group of riders with a simplified but feature-rich user experience."
Also new is a real-time graphing feature that allows a rider to track current power versus target power throughout a workout. Cadence, heart rate and speed are tracked in real-time as well. Users can zoom in or out on the graphing feature at any point in a workout and can minimize the graph and replace it with a numbers-only display.
"InRide users asked us for the ability to share their workouts on social media so this feature was a key component of this update," said Jason Overman, Kinetic's North American sales manager. "With the growing popularity of virtual group rides and races we also felt it important that we enhance sharing with other popular training platforms such as Strava, Training Peaks and MapMyFitness. Sharing with these platforms is as simple as activating a settting in each rider's profile."
The new update also features improvements to sensor pairing, trainer calibration, user profile creation, ride history and a completely redesigned home screen.
Kinetic inRide is compatible with all Kinetic fluid trainers with 6-poind fly wheels. InRide is compatible with the iPhone 4S, 5 and 6 series, iPad 3, 4, iPad Mini and Air and the 5th generation iPod Touch. The inRide app is free on the App Store.
MSRP for the "pod-only" version of the Kinetic inRide Watt Meter is $75. MSRP for the Kinetic Bluetooth Smart™ Heart Rate Strap is $59. Bundled price for the pod and strap is $130.
More information: www.kurtkinetic.com.
