What's New (August 2026)
Hi there,
As indoor season inches closer, we've been hard at work making Biketerra look and feel better. Here's the highlights:
A living sky
The atmosphere is now physically simulated, so sunrises and sunsets render with realistic color and glow. Golden hour is stunning!
Clouds are volumetric and drift with the wind: towering cumulus down low, streaky cirrus up high. No two skies look the same.
Night rides are way more immersive. Every naked-eye star is rendered in its true position, rotating overhead as the night goes on. Also, the moon shows its current phase.
In the ride settings, set the "Time" slider, then turn on "Time flow" and let day fade into night as you ride.
A fresh coat of paint
The world got an art pass to match the new sky. Hillsides shift naturally between lush green, sun-dried grass, and bare earth. Roads pick up a subtle sheen, and water sparkles. ✨
Never ride alone
Indoor miles fly by with good company — and now every ride can have it.
Biketerra's V3 bots ride convincingly: they pace with you, sit on your wheel, work together in groups, and help you push further.
Bots now have situational awareness. Each one watches the riders around it, checks how it's feeling, and decides what to do next. When the moment is right, they're able to attack, chase, counter-attack, etc.
There's a new "Bots" setting where you set the mood: an easy-going social spin, a spirited Gran Fondo, or a full-tilt race.
Towns with character
We've added some more building styles and materials, so towns look more interesting as you ride through. More to come!
Eye-level POV camera
Thanks to user feedback, we raised the first-person camera to eye level. Small change, but POV riding feels a lot more natural.
New homepage, cleaner site
There's a new homepage, cleaner pages across the site, a mobile-friendly filter bar for browsing routes and events, and settings you can edit in place. Everything is a little easier to find.
Linux app
Linux users, we've heard your pleas. The Native Apps page now includes builds for both .deb and .flatpak. 🐧
Friendly reminder that Biketerra also has native apps for iOS, macOS, and Windows 10+. Compared to Chrome, native apps have way better bluetooth... faster scanning, device saving, and auto-connect.
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Happening soon
🕒 Chrono Championship August
ITT race
Ongoing (start when you want)
OZe Cycling Mad Monday Race Series
Mass-start race
Mondays @ 09:30 UTC
Team LOU Sunday Group Ride
Social ride
Sundays @ 12:30 UTC
Everything else
- Calories now appear on the activity detail summary
- New "Updates" section in the Help Center
- Moving time is now accurate — paused/stopped gaps no longer count
- Smoother frame rates: fixed stutters during tile loading and grass generation, and reduced rendering cost in big rider groups
- Route privacy "limited" renamed to "unlisted", plus cleaned-up event detail pages
- Calendar sync moved to the Integrations tab in Settings
- Dashboard stats updated with a filterable trend stat
- Events page now shows all active events by default
- Rider list defaults to group mode + speed during livestream events
- Minimap no longer re-centers while you're hovering over it
- Stopped riders no longer hold up bot groups (only the social field waits for you)
- Fixed bots occasionally spawning at zero speed
- Fixed rider crash spiral at hairpin turns (grade calculation blowing up)
- Livestream now resyncs correctly after minimizing or switching browser tabs
- Fixed event stages showing incorrectly when there were no upcoming events
- Fixed distant-scenery flicker while terrain tiles load
- Snappier point dragging in the route editor
- Fixed multiplayer errors from redundant position updates
You made it! 👏
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Have a great month,
Matt @ Biketerra