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Purpose

SWEATEMPLE is an indoor cycling platform built around two variables every rider already controls: cadence and resistance. The rest of the system - progression, ride modes, marketplace, competitive matching - grows from those two inputs.

Riding consistently is the only meaningful input. The platform has no passive participation mechanic and no shortcut to advancement.

How the Platform Works

You pick a mode, set your session, and ride. Cadence and resistance data from each session feed into your progression metrics. The platform tracks effort patterns across weeks rather than scoring individual sessions in isolation - a single strong ride matters less than a consistent pattern across many.

Three mode types structure the experience. Solo sessions provide interval-based training without competitive pressure - the right starting point for establishing baseline metrics and building session history. Arena mode matches you against riders at a similar performance level in real time. Class-based sessions, built by riders through the Create and Earn system, fill out the library with formats that vary more than any internal content team could produce on a schedule.

Switching between modes is intentional. The training stimulus from a competitive arena session is different from a solo climbing session, and both are different from a rider-created playlist format. Using all three across a week is more useful than staying in one.

Progression

Cadence consistency, resistance targets, session duration, and frequency all feed into a composite progression model. Nothing about it rewards idle time.

The platform surfaces performance trends over time - average cadence patterns, resistance curve history, session completion rates. These exist to give riders useful feedback about their own training rhythm, not to manufacture competitive pressure around numbers.

The Marketplace

The marketplace is where digital ride components circulate within the SWEATEMPLE ecosystem. Class templates, ride environment elements, achievement markers, customisation options. Items there are functional - they change what is available in your sessions - rather than speculative.

Marketplace access connects to progression. Riders who have built genuine session history can engage with a wider range of what is available.

Getting Set Up

You need a compatible indoor cycling setup and a platform account. The LIT Bike page covers hardware - sensor compatibility, fit guidance, connectivity. The shop covers participation pathways and what each component of the setup includes.

Claim and referral activation is covered in the claim section. For setup questions and onboarding problems, support has structured resolution paths for the most common scenarios.

Modes

Cyclum is the flagship ride world. Sessions unfold across shifting visual environments with structured intervals - designed for riders who want immersive, progression-driven training.

Ride and Earn connects physical output directly to platform progression. Consistency and intensity across sessions determine how the system responds to your training.

Create and Earn lets riders design and publish class templates, playlists, and session structures that other riders can access. The library grows through contribution.

More detail on each mode is in Game Modes.

Platform Notes

The changelog tracks updates as they happen - ride mode improvements, marketplace changes, compatibility notes, content additions. The journal is where longer-form content on ride science, setup, and training structure lives.