Apple Watch
Apple Watch companion for indoor trainer rides
zCycle Pad includes an Apple Watch app. It is a companion: it mirrors an active ride from iPhone or iPad. It does not pair the smart trainer or heart-rate strap over Bluetooth from the watch.
Put the phone on the stem or a nearby table. Glance at watts, HR, cadence, and ERG target on your wrist. Pause, resume, or end the ride without touching the phone. Structured workouts can buzz for interval changes and countdowns.
How to use it
- Install zCycle Pad on a paired iPhone (watchOS 10+).
- Pair your FTMS trainer and optional BLE heart-rate monitor on iPhone or iPad.
- Start the ride on iPhone or iPad.
- Open zCycle on Apple Watch for live metrics and controls.
On the wrist
- Live power, heart rate, cadence, ERG target
- Workout segment label and countdown
- Pause, resume, and end from the watch
- Haptics for ride start/end, pause, interval changes, 10s and 3s warnings (follows iPhone Settings → Interval haptics)
- Trainer and HR connection indicators from the phone
The Watch companion is iOS-only. The first Android build has no Wear OS app. Start Android rides on the phone.