Guides
Step-by-step how-tos and plain-language guides for indoor cyclists who want to shift gears from their phone. Written by the people who make GearPad, a free Android app that works as a Bluetooth keyboard for MyWhoosh, Biketerra and any game with keyboard shortcuts.
How to
- Shift gears in MyWhoosh with an Android phone
Use your Android phone as a gear shifter for MyWhoosh: pair over Bluetooth, open the free layout, tap to shift up and down. Steps and limits.
- Shift gears in Biketerra without a Zwift Click
Change gears in Biketerra from an Android phone instead of a Zwift Click: pair it with your Mac or Windows PC, then tap S and W. Free, no extra hardware.
- Use an Android phone as a Bluetooth keyboard
Pair an Android 9+ phone with a Mac or Windows PC so it types like a keyboard: what it means, the pairing steps, reconnecting, and the limits to know.
- Phone keyboard not working in MyWhoosh or Biketerra
Taps on your phone do nothing in MyWhoosh or Biketerra? Work through the likely causes, quickest checks first, with a plain fix for each one.
- Camera and steering from your phone in cycling sims
Which camera, look-behind, steering and emote buttons GearPad gives you on MyWhoosh and Biketerra, what is free, and what needs Pro.
- Map custom keys to any cycling app from your phone
Build your own phone button layout for any cycling app or game: copy keys from its shortcut list, add modifiers, set hold mode, and test it in minutes.
Guides
- MyWhoosh keyboard shortcuts: shift, steer, emotes
Every MyWhoosh key we could find: I and K to shift, arrows or A/D to steer, 1-7 for emotes, U for minimal UI. Each one marked official or reported.
- MyShift: how MyWhoosh virtual shifting works
What MyShift is in MyWhoosh: 30 virtual gears, the start in gear 15, the I and K keys, the Link app, and what the official page does not tell you.
- Virtual shifting vs ERG vs SIM mode, explained
ERG holds a target power, SIM mode follows the virtual gradient, and virtual shifting changes your gear ratio. Here is what each does and how they differ.
- Zwift Click alternatives for virtual shifting
The cheapest ways to shift gears in MyWhoosh or Biketerra without a Zwift Click: keyboard keys, remotes, apps and a phone, compared by cost and limits.
- GearPad vs BikeControl: which fits your setup?
GearPad and BikeControl side by side: what each one does, the hardware you need, which platforms they run on, how they charge, and which setup each suits.
- MyWhoosh vs Biketerra: controls and shifting
How shifting works in MyWhoosh and Biketerra, which keys and companion routes each one has, and where public documentation runs out.