Testing Rounds 3

Satisfaction Score 80%

Challenge

Professional cyclists configure gear before a ride, not in a lab. That changes what "easy to use" actually means.

Pairing a physical sensor via Bluetooth, selecting bike type and tire width — these steps happen outdoors, often in a hurry. A failed connection at that moment doesn't just frustrate; it erodes trust in the whole product.

Once riding, the constraints compound. Bumps, speed, and sharp turns mean a touch target that works at a desk can fail completely mid-climb. Legibility at a glance isn't optional.

Underneath all of it: connection status, battery level, heart rate alerts — states the rider needs to know about, but that were easy to miss.

Research & Insights

We ran usability testing ourselves, watching how riders actually interacted with the app rather than asking how they felt about it. Two things became clear: touch targets weren't reliable under motion, and device status was too easy to overlook.

Design Decisions

1. Dark interface, high contrast

   Black and red aren't just aesthetic choices. Dark backgrounds conserve battery, and the contrast makes data readable without a second look.
   

2. Pairing with live feedback at every step

   Waiting for a device to connect is only stressful when you don't know what's happening. We kept status and confirmation visible on the same screen throughout, so the process felt predictable rather than fragile.
   

3. Touch targets bigger than they look

   We extended interactive areas beyond their visible edges. On a rough road at speed, that's the difference between a tap that lands and one that doesn't.
   

4. Status that stays out of the way

   Battery, connection, heart rate — surfaced on the data panel where riders can check them, without competing with the numbers they're actually training against.