New to ROUVY? Get started with this practical beginner’s guide—from choosing a subscription and connecting your trainer to setting up and enjoying your first ride.
I’ll walk you through virtual shifting, using Zwift Ride with ROUVY, customising your avatar and bike, understanding XP and Coins, joining challenges, and choosing the settings that suit your riding.
🚴 TRY ROUVY
Get a 5 week free trial through my affiliate link:
https://account.rouvy.com/coupon/CHADRIDES
Check the current offer, eligibility and renewal terms when signing up.
🚲 ZWIFT RIDE — ROUVY EDITION – Discount Link
Check the current bundle details, regional price and compatibility:
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇺 https://rouvy.pxf.io/7X0err
IN THIS VIDEO
Chapters
00:59 Monthly and yearly subscriptions, rewards and ROUVY Loyalty
02:21 Trainer setup, virtual shifting and Zwift Ride
04:38 Finding your way around the Riders Portal and App
05:52 Avatar customisation, wheels and frames
07:44 XP, Coins
09:03 Challenges
10:11 Customising your riding screen
11:31 Connected Apps
12:10 Ride Setup
12:54 Pace Partners
13:38 Reality Level
14:14 Ghost riders
14:39 Drafting
15:08 Warm-up, cooldown
15:25 Personal records
15:41 Teleporting
16:16 Our First Ride
🌍 OUR FIRST RIDE
Douar Agdour | Morocco
13.8 km • 190 m climbing • displayed estimate approximately 32 minutes
We use Great World Adventure 2026 to give that first ride a goal, then look at Life Time Events as another challenge to work towards.
⚠️ MAKE SURE YOUR RIDE COUNTS
Challenge rules differ. Great World Adventure 2026 explicitly permits reduced Reality Level, races and Group Rides, but excludes teleporting. Other challenges and leaderboards can have stricter requirements. Read the current rules for each challenge before riding.
📺 MORE HELP
ROUVY’s “How to ROUVY” YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwwCbqxd7s12aueFWwg09qxuf-knJVVi_
ROUVY Help Centre:
https://support.rouvy.com/hc/en-us
Great World Adventure 2026:
https://riders.rouvy.com/long-term-challenge/d3f9e047-4d3e-49d0-bab5-e8d1dfa343b6
Which route would you recommend to someone starting ROUVY? Let me know in the comments.
#ROUVY #IndoorCycling #ROUVYBeginners
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AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE
Some links and codes are affiliate links. You may receive a discount or extended trial, while I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the channel.
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Zwift Ride V2 with Wahoo Kickr Core 2 – Discount Links
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