Alex Reid

Alex Reid

Solo iOS dev · Building ProPace
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Solo developer and amateur cyclist. I built ProPace because "how close am I to pro?" has always been a vibe, not a number. The app imports your Strava/Wahoo/FIT rides, corrects for elevation and wind, and rates them against the pro GC group at Grand Tours. Separate models for men's and women's pro references. Launching on App Store mid-2026. Happy to chat about physics models, cycling analytics, or what it's like building a niche iOS app solo in Australia.

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Open Wearablesp/open-wearablesPiotr Pasierbek•

2d ago

Your Garmin gives you a recovery score every morning. Do you actually know what to do with it?

Mine says 68 today. Green zone apparently. But 68 out of what? Compared to what baseline? Why 68 and not 71? Should I train hard or take it easy? The app doesn't say. It just shows me the number and a vague color.

Most wearables give you a score with zero explanation of how they got there. Black box. Proprietary algorithm, tuned for some average user that probably isn't you. You either trust it or you don't, but you have no way to verify it either way.

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