What's New (Oct 2026)

October 8, 2026

Hi there,

Happy Fall! Indoor season is about to officially start, and we have another huge batch of goodies to share.

BikeTERROR

BikeTERROR is an atmospheric journey through the unknown wilderness. Ride solo or with friends as you explore the sights and sounds, complete challenges for coins and... try to stay alive.

BikeTERROR's wrought iron gates will screech open on October 16th and slam shut on November 1st.

Race bots

Racing is an excellent way to boost your fitness, and we've made it super easy to start a race on any training ride. In the Ride menu, you'll see a Bots setting.

Set Bots to Race.

Side note: Companions spawns a handful of social bots to ride alongside you and help draft, and Gran Fondo scatters a bunch of bots across the route.

You'll see options for Difficulty and Laps. Bots can be toggled on/off at any time (even halfway through a route), and their difficulty can be adjusted on-the-fly.

The rider list will show each race bot's archetype, relative FTP%, instantaneous power, relative distance and more.

We think you'll really enjoy these race bots.

Bots have situational awareness; they'll plan and adjust tactics based on the terrain, their energy reserves, etc.

Depending on how they're feeling, they're able to attack, sprint, counter, take a pull, hold a wheel, etc.

Event flags + banners

Every event now has flags and banners at the start/finish. There's also now flags indicating 1KM, 500M, 250M, and 100M remaining.

Better performance

The 3D engine got another behind-the-scenes upgrade. Thanks to better compression and other optimizations, Biketerra uses 100-300% less memory.

This is great news for all users, but especially those on older or lower-end devices. Biketerra should run smoother – with a steadier FPS – across the board.

Better 3D avatars

Due to popular demand, we've increased our riders' polygon intake. Avatars are smoother, more detailed, and have actual faces now.

They even wear their sunglasses at night. It's a feature, not a bug. 😎

Biketerra started with low-poly avatars because they looked cool, but mainly because we weren't sure how far in-browser 3D could take us.

If the myriad of recent visual improvements are any indication, the future of web 3D looks very bright. 💡

Better routes map

The routes map is now faster and smoother.

Thousands of routes appear instantly. Clicking a marker now shows the route's elevation profile and other helpful details.

Hovering over a marker (when zoomed in enough) displays the route path.

Lots of terrain + road fixes

Every route on Biketerra uses real-world data. The terrain builder has to weave all this data together, and account for things like:

Blending terrain with the road when elevations don't line up
Preventing jagged cliffs between switchbacks
Punching tunnel holes cleanly into the terrain
Carving water into the terrain
Creeks above tunnels, or bridges over other bridges

Numerous edge-case bugs have been fixed. Thanks to everyone in Discord who has reported issues or proposed solutions. 🍻

Subscriptions directly fund ongoing development. If you like what you're seeing, please subscribe and help spread the word.

In a market dominated by large VC-backed corporations and mergers, we're adamant about Biketerra staying lean, focused, and independent.

Upcoming events

This is a preview of this month's events. See all events →

Monday Malarkey SERIES 4
Mass-start race
Mondays @ 18:00 UTC

Chasing the Sun
Casual tour, complete at your own pace, new stage each week
Runs through December (13 stages)

Rainbow Tour 2026
Mass-start race
Runs through October (6 weeks, 6 stages, 3 time slots per stage)

Twenty-Minute Crit Series
Short (20 minutes or less), high-intensity races
Runs through October (8 stages)

OTR TTT - Season 6
TTT - Teams can be created or joined from any Club
Week-long stages

Ollie's Friday Social Group Ride
Social
Fridays @ 17:00 UTC

🕒Chrono Championship october 2026
ITT
Ongoing series (week-long events)

See all upcoming events

Everything else

Fixed terrain carving near brunnel edges (props JM)
Cleaned up and unified terrain generation
Fixed issue with ERG +/- buttons not appearing
Event pages - display a checkbox beside riders who rode in the event
Fixed issue with notification bell not appearing
Tweaked (defrosted) the Tundra biome
Steering - removed auto-centering; hold current line unless drafting
Spectators now see the active rider's race clock (for time trials)
Reduced tree sizes
Improved tree geo-fencing
Improved climate detection using aridity 🔥
Event listing: default to "All", renamed Group to "Group by series"
Dashboard: keep event times visible in mobile view
Live Map: make sure "Spectate" button appears for events
Fixed rendering of OSM oddball "water" features, e.g. capes (props JM)
Fixed riders losing progress while the browser tab is minimized
Fixed terrain when water runs above a tunnel (props JM)
Salt ponds are now rendered as water
Re-tuned road rolling resistance (props JM)
Added "Cheer" icon to co-riders on activity pages
Prevent buildings from intersecting bridge decks (props JM)
Prevent buildings from intersecting tunnels (props JM)
Improved handling when crossing a race finish line when disconnected
Included weighted power in activity meta
Slim down saved activity files by removing zero-value columns
Included "Draft Percent" in FIT exports
Fixed a few FIT parsing bugs
Added race position stat beside the lap counter
Removed unnecessary in-ride "Edit" icon (bottom left)
Fixed grass poking through the road at turnaround joins
Fixed terrain poking through bridge decks
Fixed bike chain clearance (prevents flickering)
Fixed race gaps on out-and-back routes
Fixed issue when multiple cadence devices are paired
Fixed rare Power Match bug
Improved multiplayer smoothness on internet lag
Support Zwift Ride controller multi-button presses
Added ride loading indicator...
Prevent bridge piers from rendering on roads underneath (props JM)
Improved guardrail detection and implementation (props JM)
Fixed terrain clipping at tunnel entrances
Fixed floating roadside foliage
Fixed flickering far-view terrain, wasn't getting properly culled
Improved 3D avatar lighting / shading
Moved streetlights closer to the road, centered lights mid-lane
Automatically clear device metrics upon dropout / disconnect
Added Torque UI stat (N·m)

You made it! 👏

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Have a great month,
Matt @ Biketerra