I'm loving this series mate. You have a really great way of explaining not just the featureset of each software, but the culture that leads each one, and the playerbase it appeals to, which is arguably way more important, but is missed so often in reviews. Top stuff!
Thanks for that mate. I really enjoyed this one. I was surprised. Was fun to sink my teeth into some different apps. Going to take a short break now and figure out what to do next. Ideas welcome
IndiVelo has excellent physics for drafting, braking in corners, ascents and descents. Much better as in all other apps. That is even the reason George Gilbert started the project. For a one person project (ok, with some help of volunteers) it is an amazing result.
Thanks Aidan, really good review mate even the metaphors at the beginning 🙂 I've been trying Zwift alts and not enjoying the deserted landscapes. I need a bunch to sit in, chase, jump from it seems so this might be the one
Thanks bro, it’s not bad. I’m with you in the whole everything is deserted. It’s the real draw of Zwift and I think this does a good job at replicating it.
Nice review. I just installed it after cancelling Zwift. Seemed a lot more faster in terms of login and startarting a ride, maybe it is more optimized to old hardware (I'm running in a core2duo, 16Gb ram and a 750TI, no issues). Let's give it a fair try, I have high expectations.
7:29 maybe I just watch too much IndieVelo CZcams videos, but there was no steep learning curve for me on how to use IndieVelo. I’m still getting better at racing, but that’s just the fun of the sport.
It does, you just have to be part of the founders club. The AppleTV app is in testing, so paid members get it first. I’d say it’s coming but I can’t say how soon.
@@burgess_and_his_bike yeah, looked it up. I think I’ll keep an eye on it but not really expecting much. Using my phone will drain too much unnecessary battery life. Same goes with using my macbook to cast the game to Apple TV, it’s a shame :(
It seems kinda pointless to simulate wind, IRL wind is gusty and you react to it because you can feel it. In e sports having to watch wind direction vs road position seems like a totally pointless annoyance.
I can see your point, but you can feel it just by watching speed and your position relative to others. It adds a new element that feels real. Should shooter games not simulate bullet drop? Why should Zwift simulate you going up a hill. The gradient is an annoyance. I think it appeals to some and not others
Agree the wind effect is annoying. A gradient is different, you can see the incline coming and anticipate etc. I have a kickr bike so actually feel the incline too. None of that happens with the wind effect, you simply slow down and it gets harder for no reason. I found it a nuisance in free riding. This review is very biased to racing so I get where it's coming from, but for those of us that enjoy these apps more for training in free ride mode, I found IV a bit bland and awkward. Just my opinion though of course 👍
@@noggintube totally reasonable mate. Not meaning to be bias towards racing but I think that’s really what indieVelo is created for. I agree with your opinions 100% my friend and it’d be great if you could turn it off in free ride maybe.
I'm loving this series mate. You have a really great way of explaining not just the featureset of each software, but the culture that leads each one, and the playerbase it appeals to, which is arguably way more important, but is missed so often in reviews. Top stuff!
Thanks for that mate. I really enjoyed this one. I was surprised. Was fun to sink my teeth into some different apps. Going to take a short break now and figure out what to do next. Ideas welcome
8:10 there is in game chat :) I see that in your description as a response from George 👌🏻
Yeah, again something a tutorial would have shown. I completely missed it.
IV does have in game live chat ! Great review
It does mate, Gilbert let me know. I put it in the description. Thanks for watching. Appreciate you ❤️
Sorry missed that
@@olliepayne9632 no issues mate.
Love the metaphors bro!😄😄😄
Just here being an English teacher.
IndiVelo has excellent physics for drafting, braking in corners, ascents and descents. Much better as in all other apps. That is even the reason George Gilbert started the project. For a one person project (ok, with some help of volunteers) it is an amazing result.
Absolutely agree with you mate
Thanks Aidan, really good review mate even the metaphors at the beginning 🙂 I've been trying Zwift alts and not enjoying the deserted landscapes. I need a bunch to sit in, chase, jump from it seems so this might be the one
Thanks bro, it’s not bad. I’m with you in the whole everything is deserted. It’s the real draw of Zwift and I think this does a good job at replicating it.
If you like Racing, you’ll love IndieVelo
Good to see Aussies getting into it, we need more of us ;)
Just out here representing brother 🤙
Nice review. I just installed it after cancelling Zwift. Seemed a lot more faster in terms of login and startarting a ride, maybe it is more optimized to old hardware (I'm running in a core2duo, 16Gb ram and a 750TI, no issues). Let's give it a fair try, I have high expectations.
It will run with less issues than Zwift because it’s not drawing on graphics or RAM as much. Good luck with it mate!
Will check it out
Do it mate, it’s worth a look.
7:29 maybe I just watch too much IndieVelo CZcams videos, but there was no steep learning curve for me on how to use IndieVelo. I’m still getting better at racing, but that’s just the fun of the sport.
I reckon so mate. It is definitely something you need to research and like I said, serves as a barrier for some I reckon
It comes across as a racing sim and the others are arcade games. I was too early to it but may have to revisit now that others have joined.
Yeah look, not here to tell you how to live your life but she goes alright.
Fully customizable UI now launched with latest release, permanent improvement
I saw this in the latest email. How good is that! I’ll definitely be moving draft and wind to the middle and watts to the right.
Thanks
No worries bro
I wish it had an Apple TV app :(
It does, you just have to be part of the founders club. The AppleTV app is in testing, so paid members get it first. I’d say it’s coming but I can’t say how soon.
@@burgess_and_his_bike yeah, looked it up. I think I’ll keep an eye on it but not really expecting much. Using my phone will drain too much unnecessary battery life. Same goes with using my macbook to cast the game to Apple TV, it’s a shame :(
It seems kinda pointless to simulate wind, IRL wind is gusty and you react to it because you can feel it. In e sports having to watch wind direction vs road position seems like a totally pointless annoyance.
I can see your point, but you can feel it just by watching speed and your position relative to others. It adds a new element that feels real. Should shooter games not simulate bullet drop? Why should Zwift simulate you going up a hill. The gradient is an annoyance. I think it appeals to some and not others
Agree the wind effect is annoying. A gradient is different, you can see the incline coming and anticipate etc. I have a kickr bike so actually feel the incline too. None of that happens with the wind effect, you simply slow down and it gets harder for no reason. I found it a nuisance in free riding.
This review is very biased to racing so I get where it's coming from, but for those of us that enjoy these apps more for training in free ride mode, I found IV a bit bland and awkward. Just my opinion though of course 👍
@@noggintube totally reasonable mate. Not meaning to be bias towards racing but I think that’s really what indieVelo is created for. I agree with your opinions 100% my friend and it’d be great if you could turn it off in free ride maybe.
It's like red wine? Overhyped alcoholic juice that makes you feel like crap the next day? 😂😂😂
Love a good analogy 😂
Indievelo is pure e bike racer app. No hipsters there.
That statement is about as hipster as it gets haha
@@burgess_and_his_bike We seem to have different deffinitions about term "hipster".
@@burgess_and_his_bike Hipsters still exist? Not exactly a selling point for the app.
@@MM-kt5dv it’s a thumbnail dude. It’s just an ad for the video
@@burgess_and_his_bike Kinda what I meant