CicloZone – Product Specification

1. Product Overview

CicloZone is a software-only indoor cycling platform that consists of applications for personal devices and studio software, designed for performance-based indoor cycling training.

CicloZone supports:

• Studio-based group training
• Individual indoor cycling
• Hybrid environments where studio screens may or may not be present

CicloZone is not a hardware vendor.

CicloZone operates both:

• B2C products for riders and instructors (CicloZone app for iOS / Android on phones and tablets)
• B2B products for indoor cycling studios (CicloZone Studio Android TV app and web-based studio accounts)

Studios are the paying customers for studio-based usage.

2. Subscription & Payment Model

Who Pays

• Studios pay for CicloZone Studio usage (per studio account).
• Riders and instructors do not pay for studio-based rides.

What Requires Subscription

CicloZone Studio (B2B)
Paid by the studio account owner. Required to:

• Run CicloZone Studio on studio screens
• Access the Web Control Panel
• Schedule and manage classes

CicloTV & Home Ride (B2C)
Paid by riders (and instructors acting as riders).

What Is Free Forever

For Riders

• Studio Ride
• Free Ride
• Analytics & performance history

For Instructors

• Studio Ride (when act as rider)
• Free Ride (when act as rider)
• Analytics & performance history (when act as rider)
• Live class instructor dials
• Free Style instructor dials
• Web instructor access (when invited by a studio)

Subscription details and billing terms for Studio Account are defined in the CicloZone Terms of Service.

3. Product Family & Components

3.1 CicloZone App (iOS / Android – Phones & Tablets)

A single application used by riders and instructors on personal devices.

Available on:

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ciclozone/id1538024694
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ciclozone\&hl=en_GB

Used for:

• Studio Ride participation
• Home and on-demand rides
• Instructor control during Live and Free Style classes

3.2 CicloZone Studio (B2B Platform)

A studio-focused indoor cycling system consisting of:

a) Ciclo Studio App (Android TV)

• Powers studio screens
• Displays class visuals and leaderboards
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ciclozone.x\&hl=en_GB

b) CicloZone Studio Web Control Panel

• Web access for studio owners and invited instructors
• https://studios.ciclozone.com/login
• Controls scheduling, content, team, billing, and studio configuration
• Instructor functionality depends on permissions granted by the studio owner

4. Versioning, Compatibility & Environments

Environments

For riders, instructors, and studios, all publicly available CicloZone and CicloZone Studio applications operate in a single production environment distributed via official app stores. Separate testing or sandbox environments are not exposed to end users.

Internal development and testing environments are maintained by CicloZone.

Version Compatibility

• Published CicloZone (iOS / Android) and CicloZone Studio (Android TV) versions are always compatible
• Updates are distributed via official app stores
• Users are prompted to update when required
• Web Control Panel changes take effect in real time on paired studio screens via QR-code binding

Device Compatibility

CicloZone App (iOS / Android – Phones & Tablets)

• Optimised for phones and tablets
• No high-end hardware requirements
• Requires permissions for Bluetooth, internet, and optional cellular data

Ciclo Studio App (Android TV)

• Android TV device
• Minimum 4GB RAM
• Android TV 12 recommended
• Ethernet connection recommended for best experience

5. Roles & Accounts

Roles

Riders

• Home riders
• Gym riders (cardio zone bikes)
• Studio clients
• Instructors participating as riders

Instructors

• Can act as riders
• Teach Live or Free Style classes
• Web Access based on permissions granted per studio

Studio Managers

• Own and manage the studio account (Studio App + Web Control Panel)

Account Types

Important account rules

• Riders should create a CicloZone App account to retain data (Express Ride does not save past rides and data)
• Instructors must create a CicloZone App account
• Instructor invitations must be sent to the same email used in the CicloZone App
• Web instructor access cannot be self-registered
• When invited to multiple studios, permissions for instructors are defined per studio

6. Core Concepts & Metrics

COL – CicloZone Output Level

• Measures execution quality relative to rider FTP and class targets
• Accumulates per interval
• Underperformance is penalised; overperformance rewarded
• Warm-up and cool-down intervals do not generate COL
• “Level” represents live accumulated COL during the class

FTP (Functional Threshold Power)

• Stored per rider
• Estimated if unknown
• After a completed class, FTP change proposals may be generated
• Riders must explicitly accept or reject changes
• FTP proposals are not available in Free Ride sessions

Adaptive FTP (In-Ride Adjustment)

• Optional rider-enabled feature
• Dynamically adjusts effective FTP during the class
• Ensures resistance and zones match rider capability in real time
• Does not permanently change stored FTP unless a post-ride change is accepted
• Not available in Free Ride sessions

ERG Mode

• Available on all classes when supported by the bike
• Optional and rider-controlled
• Manual changes affect the current interval only
• No ERG-exclusive class types exist

7. Data Ownership, Privacy & Visibility Model

Data Ownership

• All rider performance data is owned by the rider
• Class data is used immediately post-class to generate FTP proposals

Rider Data Access

Riders can access their full historical data inside the CicloZone app under Analytics, including:

• Class name and date
• Rider vs class performance comparison:
  • COL match
  • RPM match
  • Power match
• Zone performance summary (e.g. 10/15 intervals in Green Zone)
• Exercise details:
  • Time
  • Calories
  • Average & max watts
  • Average & max heart rate
  • Average & max cadence
  • Average & max FTP
  • Power-to-weight ratios

Riders may generate shareable links to their own performance summaries.

Studio & Instructor Visibility

• Studios have no access to rider historical data
• Instructors have no access to rider analytics
• The only rider data visible to others is the live leaderboard
• Leaderboard participation is optional
• Leaderboard data is not saved

Future access (if introduced) will require explicit rider consent.

8. CicloZone App – Riders & Instructors (iOS / Android)

8.1 Positioning

CicloZone application used in:

• Indoor Cycling Studio Classes
• Cardio zones with bikes in Gyms
• Home environments

8.2 Bike & Sensor Connectivity

• Bluetooth connectivity to Indoor Cycling Bikes and HR Monitors
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE FTMS) only
• Supported signals: power, cadence, heart rate
• Bikes appear only when bikes are turned on
• Only unpaired bikes are shown
• Sorted by proximity

Identifiers:

• Bike ID \= model + physical number
• HR monitor \= factory BLE ID (renamable)

8.3 Ride Types

Free Ride Capabilities

Metrics can be displayed on dial screen:

• Time
• Calories
• Distance (km)
• Speed (kph)
• Average & max watts
• Watts/kg
• Average BPM

Sessions can be:

• Paused
• Resumed
• Continued after off-bike activities

Free Ride is intended for:

• Warm-ups
• Cool-downs
• Unstructured training
• Gym usage without classes

9. Rider & Instructor Onboarding

• Email / Apple / Google login
• Express Studio Ride available (temporary)
• Onboarding collects age, height, weight, weekly activity
• Used to estimate FTP and Max HR
• All values editable

10. Studio Ride Lifecycle

Entry

• Rider selects “Studio Ride”
• Entry via 6-digit Studio Code
• Code remembered for future sessions

Ride Toggles

• Leaderboard participation (optional, can be changed at any time)
• Audio on device
• Enable ERG (if supported)
• Adaptive FTP test

In-Class Rider UI

Displays:

• Power zones
• HR zones
• Cadence target & current
• COL graph
• Interval profile
• Time

Fallback logic:

• HR missing → power shown
• Bike missing → HR shown
• Both missing → inactive

Swipe menu:

• Leaderboard sharing
• Audio toggle
• Notifications
• ERG mode
• Adaptive FTP
• Bluetooth connections

11. Instructor Capabilities

Live Classes

Instructors use the same CicloZone app and Rider Dials, with additional Instructor Dials unlocked when assigned to a class:

• View current and next intervals
• Leaderboard View and Sorting
• Challenges
• Delay class start by up to 5 minutes

Leaderboard Sorting

• Default: COL Classification (canonical)
• Calories Classification
• Average Watts/kg Classification

Challenges

• Short, metric-based challenges
• Results shown separately post-challenge

Free Style Instructor

• Background graphics choice
• Real-time zone and RPM control
• Affects rider dials and studio visuals

12. CicloZone Studio App (Android / TV)

• Installed via Google Play
• Paired with Studio Web Account via QR code
• One primary Hub screen per studio
• Additional screens require separate app installations
• Additional screens can be Mirror or Leaderboard-only
• Additional screens currently free (subject to change)
• Short offline tolerance (~5 minutes)

13. Web Control Panel (Studio & Instructor)

Access: https://studios.ciclozone.com/login

Capabilities

• Schedule management → Classes & Weekly Schedule
• Team management → Invitation and Permission model
• Class Builder
• Billing → Terms of Service
• Settings → Studio configuration

Trial logic

• Trial starts when the Studio App is paired via QR code
• Until pairing, the studio account is free to explore and configure

13.1 Schedule management → Classes & Weekly Schedule

Scheduler page allows to schedule classes, create day and weekly playlists.
Classes that can be scheduled are:

• Virtual classes (instructor on screen)
• Live classes (instructor in studio)
• Free Style (instructor-controlled)

Properties of Virtual and Live Classes:

• 20 / 30 / 45 / 60 min
• COL-based difficulty
• Licensed music (Live & Virtual)
• Visual backgrounds with zone matching graphics (Live & Virtual)

13.2 Team management

Studio Owner can invite instructors to studio, and grant them permissions on which trainer capabilities will depend on:

13.3 Class Builder

Class Builder allows to create classes:

• Create class profiles
• Set zones
• RPM
• Positions (seated, standing)
• Upload licensed music
• Choose visuals
• Publish to studio library (personal studio library)

14. Connectivity & Hardware

• BLE FTMS only
• No ANT+
• No Technogym integration

Supported brands include:
Stages, Matrix, Life Fitness, Schwinn, Energym, Zycle, Wahoo, Keiser M3i, and other BLE-compatible bikes.

CicloZone Power Crank

• Optional BLE power & cadence crank
• For non-smart bikes
• Sold in bulk via direct sales

15. System Limits & Explicit Non-Goals

Explicit Constraints

• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE FTMS) only
• No ANT+ support
• No open public API (as of now)
• No Technogym integration

CicloHub (Optional)

• Android TV box with pre-installed CicloZone Studio app
• Supplied only if a studio requires a device
• Studios may use their own compliant Android hardware

16. Failure Handling & Offline Behaviour

• Mobile apps can continue via cellular data
• Studio screen loss does not stop a class
• Riders and instructors continue on personal devices
• Zones, RPM, and profiles remain visible
• Music can be played via personal headphones

CicloZone does not require a studio screen to run a class.

If the app crashes:

• Riders and instructors can reconnect at any time
• Reconnection works identically for both roles

If bike or HR drops:

• Reconnect via Bluetooth Connections menu
• No need to exit the session

17. Localisation

Supported languages:

• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• German
• Dutch