
Q1. What is Challenger Indoor?
A1. Challenger Indoor is an app for indoor cycling that will syncronize your performance with the 4K videos with real audio filmed in the most beautisul and famous routes rode also by professional cyclists during world competitions.Challenger Indoor will remote via bluetooth your smart trainer telling it to resist your pedaling motion according to the real slope collected while filming the 4K videos.
Q2. How much does Challenger Indoor cost?
A2. Challenger Indoor is a monthly subscription app (9.99€/month for the months you are going to use it) currently with a 7 days period free trial.
Q4. What Should I do after downloading Challenger Indoor?
A4. You need to register as Challenger Indoor user filling in: username (you'll choose your), password (you can choose your), email, date of birth (needed for max bpm calculation), weight (needed for cycling power calculation), nationality, etc
Q5. Ok, I downloaded Challenger Indoor ad registered myself as a new user. Now what?
A5. Easy, you just have to select your activity:
Q6. Why does Challenger Indoor asks me to access my location, bluetooth, my images, to send me notifications and on IOS to access my "Health" data?
A6. Accessing these data is just needed for using Challenger Indoor, and for NO marketing reason. Spefically:
Q7. I can't connect my smart trainer and/or my bpm sensor. What should I do?
A7. Challenger Indoor has been tested with the following interactive trainers:
7.1.1 Rullo MyCycling
7.1.2 Skillbike
7.2 Elite
7.2.1 Direto XR, Direto X, Direto II, Direto
7.2.2 Suito
7.2.3 Drivo II, Drivo
7.2.4 Rampa (in some cases with very old Elite Rampa the firmware update is not
7.2.5 Nero
7.2.6 Turno
7.2.7 Qubo
7.2.8 Tuo
7.3 Wahoo
7.3.1 KickR Bike
7.3.2 KickR
7.3.3 Core
7.3.4 Snap
7.4 TacX
7.4.1 Smart Bike
7.4.2 Neo 2T, Neo 2, Neo
7.4.3 Flux 2, Flux
7.4.4 Flow
7.4.5 Bushido
7.4.6 Genius
7.4.7 Vortex (in some cases with very old TacX Vortex the firmware update is not possibile and then it cannot be connected to Challenger Indoor)
7.5 Bkool
7.5.1 Smart Pro 2
7.6 WattBike
7.6.1 Atom
7.7 Magnetic Days
7.7.1 Jarvis
7.8 ZCycle
7.8.1 ZPro
7
.9.1 ThinkRider X7 Smart R
Q8. How do I mirror Challenger Indoor on my smart TV, PC, Mac or monitor?
A8. You can mirror Challenger Indoor from your smartphone (iPhone or Android) to several monitors and in several ways:See some examples below:
Q9. Will I be alone on the ruote or will Challenger Indoor allow me to compete with other users?
A9. Challenger Indoor works in 2 modes:
Q10. Does Challenger Indoor organize also live group competition events?
A10. Yes! Our first live event will take place in November 2020, with users limited to 200 partecipants per time!
Q11. Compatible Smart trainers?
A11. Challenger Indoor has been tested with the following smart trainers (last update Oct 2020):
11.1.1 Rullo MyCycling
11.1.2 Skillbike
11.2 Elite
11.2.1 Direto XR, Direto X, Direto II, Direto
11.2.2 Suito
11.2.3 Drivo II, Drivo
11.2.4 Rampa (in some cases with very old Elite Rampa the firmware update is not possibile and then it cannot be connected to Challenger Indoor)
11.2.5 Nero
11.2.6 Turno
11.2.7 Qubo
11.2.8 Tuo
11.3 Wahoo
11.3.1 KickR Bike
11.3.2 KickR
11.3.3 Core
11.3.4 Snap
11.4 TacX
11.4.1 Smart Bike
11.4.2 Neo 2T, Neo 2, Neo
11.4.3 Flux 2, Flux
11.4.4 Flow
11.4.5 Bushido
11.4.6 Genius
11.4.7 Vortex (in some cases with very old TacX Vortex the firmware update is not possibile and then it cannot be connected to Challenger Indoor)
11.5 Bkool
11.5.1 Smart Pro 2
11.6 WattBike
11.6.1 Atom
11.7 Magnetic Days
11.7.1 Jarvis
11.8 ZCycle
11.8.1 ZPro
11.9.1 ThinkRider X7 Smart R
Q12. What happens if I stop pedaling or if I click the "pause" button on the bottom bar?
A12. Two different things:
Q13. What's the purpose of the button on bottom left (triangle with vertical bar)?
A13. Challenger Indoor routes were divided into chapters in order to give the user the chance to ride just part of them.When you'll click the "next" button you'll jump ahead of some kilometers, reducing the total lenght of the route
Q14. How many MB will Challenger Indoor occupy on my smartphone?
A14. 85MB on android smartphone, 185MB on iPhones and iPad
Q15. How long does usually last Challenger Indoor routes?
A15. It varies a lot depending on:
Q16. How much does it cost and where can I buy a smart trainer?
A16. You can buy Wahoo smart trainer on our shop on line web page.It usually take a month for the delivery.
Q17. I can read very well data (speed, cycling power, bpm, slope, etc)… Can I see the exact values?
A17. Yes: you just have to click the square icon on the top right and you'll switch to the "Maps & Charts" view
Q18. I don't care about values: can I just enjoy the panorama with no number?
A18. Yes: just click the seond last button on the bottom left and you'll progressively get rid of all indicators
Q19. What is Challenger Outdoor?
A19. Challenger Outdoor is an app for cyclists and runners that can be installed for free both on iPhones and Android smartphones (minimum requirement Android 7.0 as operative system).
Q20. How accurate Challenger Oudoor's cycling power is?
A20. The difference within the best regular power meters and Challenger Outdoor's average cycling power is 2.8%!It is important though to underline that different regular power meters give different cycling power values! This might look weird at first but it's easy to be understood if you consider that they are not just manufactured from different companies, but that they are also based on different sensors (for instance some are based on giroscopes, while others on torque meter plus angular speed)
Q21. Where can I download Challenger Outdoor from?
A21. Both on
Q22. How does Challenger Outdoor calculate cycling power with no sensor?
A22. The cycling power describes how strong and fast we are at pedaling.
Q23. Can Challenger Outdoor connect to other sensors?
A23. Challenger Outdoor can be connected to heart rate and cadence bluetooth sensors.Unfortunately Ant+ sensors cannot be connected as they would require a special antenna to be added to the smartphone.
Q24. Can Challenger Outdoor be installed in any smartphone?
A24. Challenger Outdoor can be installed in any iPhone, but only on android 7.0 (and more recent) android smartphones.
Q25. Can I take my smartphone on the pocket while I use Challenger Outdoor?
A25. Yes of course; we suggest though to buy a smartphone support for handlebars in order to see constantly all values mentioned on answer A1.
Q26. Where can I buy support for my smartphone in order to mount Challenger Outdoor on my handlebar?
A26. Challenger doesn't sell any smarphone support.We suggest you to look in the internet for the most appropriated solution depending on the robustness, price and style you prefer.
Q27. What is the difference within Challenger Outdoor and Challenger Outdoor PRO?
A27. While Challenger Outdoor has just some values (speed, distance, duration, altitude),Challenger Outdoor Pro shows also slope, CYCLING POWER, calories bruned and being compatible with bluetooth cadence and heartrate sensors shows also cadence, bpm and has a shiftgear indicator
Q28. Can I connect Challenger Outdoor to Strava?
A28. Yes, it will be possible soon!
Q29. Can I download my Challenger Outdoor's performances on my PC?
A29. Soon it will be possible to analyze your performances on our website privately (logging in)
Q30. Isn't Challenger Outdoor doing the same cycling power analysis Strava does?
Q30. No. Strava only provides an after performance analysis. Challenger Outdoor Pro provides a REAL TIME cycling power value to the cyclist.
Q31. Where can I find my performances?
A31. On the first Challenger "page" (where you can select the activity type) just click "My trainings" button on the bottom/left.
Q32. Why Challenger Outdoor doesn't connect to my heartbeat and/or cadence sensors?
A32. Please consider that some sensors start sending out data only when activated (for instance when the heart rate is higher thatn 60-70bpm or when you start pedaling for the cadence sensor).
Q33. What is the average batteries consumption during Challenger Outdoor's activities?
A33. 10% per hour with the screen always on and brightness around 50-60% (for a smarphone on older than 3 years).
Q34. If Challenger Outdoor offers all these advantages in comparison to regular cycling computers and power meters why a lot of cyclists still buy them?
A34. For 3 reasons:
Q35. Why is Challenger asking me to grant always access to my location?
A35. Challenger Outdoor is a GPS based app.
Q36. Why is Challenger Outddor asking me to allow notifications?
A36. Challenger includes a motivational message that every Monday report to the user the total amount of activity he/she has performed during the previus week.
Q37. Something weird happened during the ending phase of my training and I can't find my training on "my trainings" on Challenger Outdoor. What should I do?
A37. Challenger Outdoor saves your performances on our central database at the end of them.Shall anything go wrong during the last phase (for instance you might have closed accidentally Challenger or the internet connection had problems) you can easily retrieve it selecting "Resume activity" on Challenger Outdoor's initial page on the "Activity Type" drop down menu'. Once the activity has been resumed you can just click on pause/complete in order to normally save it uploading it into our central database. Please make sure that you are connected to the internet when you resume the activity.
Q38. Does Challenger need constantly the internet connection? I train quite often on mountains with coming and going internet signal…
A38. No. Challenger needs internet connection only at the beginning and at the end of your performances.