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Display & Preferences

• Theme — Choose Light, Dark, or System (follows your device setting).
• Units — Switch between Imperial (psi, mph, ft) and Metric (bar, km/h, m) at any time. All existing data re-displays in the new unit immediately.
• Notifications — Enable or disable push notifications globally. Individual service reminders still need notification permission to fire alerts.
• Analytics — Allow anonymous usage data to help improve the app. No personal or ride data is included.

Pro Settings Pro

• Metrx Scoring — Fine-tune accelerometer sensitivity for your specific phone and mount. The default range works well for most setups. Only adjust if your scores consistently look too high or too low. See Metrx Calibration for details.
• Strava Integration — Connect your Strava account to auto-track riding hours for service reminders. See Strava Integration for full setup steps.
• Share Location with Settings — Optionally include your GPS location when sharing a suspension setting to the Community. Useful for trail-specific context.
• Ride Sync Mode — Automatic syncs new rides to the cloud as soon as you're online. Manual lets you trigger syncs yourself from the ride history screen.

Where to mount

• Stem (recommended) — Closest to the front axle, captures the most meaningful fork data. Most handlebar stem mounts work perfectly here.
• Handlebar clamp — A solid second choice. Slightly more flex than a stem mount but still very effective.
• Top tube / frame — Works for overall ride data but is further from the suspension action. Use if stem/bar options aren't available.

Mount requirements

• Rigid — The mount must not flex, rattle, or wobble. Tighten all clamps firmly.
• Stable angle — Upright or slightly tilted is fine. Avoid extreme angles that make the screen hard to reach.
• Doesn't interfere — Confirm the mount doesn't block brake levers, shifters, or your riding position before you head out.

Starting a recording

1. 1.Tap Metrx in the tab bar, then New Recording.
2. 2.Select your bike and, optionally, the suspension setting you're testing.
3. 3.Mount your phone, then tap through the calibration screen (keep bike still).
4. 4.Ride. The screen stays on and shows live duration, distance, speed, and sample count.
5. 5.Tap Stop when finished. Results process in a few seconds.

Reading your results

• Roughness Score (0–10) — Overall vibration energy for the run. Lower is smoother. Scores are comparable across runs on the same trail.
• Trail heatmap — Color-coded segments from green (smooth) to red (rough). Tap any segment for speed and roughness detail.
• GPS summary — Total distance, average speed, and a diagnostics view showing GPS signal quality throughout the ride.

Score Type

A toggle at the top of the Metrx Scoring panel lets you choose how scores are calculated:

• Raw — Scores are based purely on accelerometer vibration. Faster riders will generally see higher scores on the same trail regardless of suspension performance.
• Speed Adjusted — Scores are normalized against your speed, so a rougher-feeling section at low speed and a smoother-feeling section at high speed can score more comparably. Useful for A/B testing where your two runs were at different paces.

Minimum RMS

Any accelerometer reading below this value scores as 0 (smooth). The slider range is 0.0–5.0, with a default of 0.5.

• Raise it if your mount or phone has inherent vibration at rest — for example, if smooth pavement consistently scores above 0, increasing the minimum filters out that baseline noise.
• Lower it if you want scores to reflect even very minor surface texture.

Maximum RMS

Any accelerometer reading above this value scores as 10 (very rough). The slider range is 10–100, with a default of 30.

• Lower it if your scores are consistently bunched near zero even on rough trails — a lower maximum makes the scale more sensitive across typical riding conditions.
• Raise it if scores are always pinned at 10 — a higher maximum gives the scale more room to spread across rough terrain.

All values between the minimum and maximum map linearly to 0–10, so narrowing the range increases sensitivity and widening it compresses scores toward the middle.

Running a comparison

1. 1.Record a baseline run with your current settings (e.g., "LSC stock").
2. 2.Adjust your suspension, then record a second run on the same trail section.
3. 3.Open either ride's results and tap Compare.
4. 4.Select the other ride from your history.
5. 5.The app aligns segments between the two runs and shows a verdict: Better, Worse, or Similar.

What the comparison shows

• Overall verdict — A clear Better / Worse / Similar banner based on total roughness change.
• Segment-by-segment delta — See which specific sections of trail responded to your changes and which didn't.
• Speed-adjusted results — If you ran one pass noticeably faster, the app accounts for it. More speed at the same roughness is a win.
• Swap button — Flip baseline and comparison to view the result from the opposite direction.

Setup

1. 1.Go to Profile → App Settings → Strava Integration.
2. 2.Tap Connect to Strava and authorize read-only access in the browser prompt.
3. 3.Map each RideMetrx bike to the corresponding Strava gear (the bike you log your rides on in Strava).
4. 4.Tap Sync. The app fetches all MTB activities since your last service date and updates your hour totals.

How hours are counted

The app reads moving time from your Strava activities and adds it to any manual baseline hours you've entered. Manual hours are never overwritten — Strava hours stack on top. Only activities tagged with the mapped gear are counted.

Creating a reminder

1. 1.Go to your bike and tap the Service card, or open the Service tab directly.
2. 2.Tap Add Reminder and select a component (Fork, Rear Shock, Drivetrain, etc.).
3. 3.Choose an interval type: Hours or Months, then enter the interval value (e.g., 50 hours).
4. 4.Optionally enter current elapsed hours and a last service date for accurate tracking from day one.
5. 5.Add any notes (oil weight, part numbers, service provider) and save.

Tracking progress

Each reminder shows a progress bar, a status label ("15h remaining" / "Due now"), and a color indicator — green while healthy, yellow as you approach the interval, red when due. When a reminder hits its limit, you'll receive a push notification.

After servicing a component, edit the reminder and update the Last Service Date to reset the interval. Hours don't automatically decrement — this step is required.

Setting Name

Give your setting a descriptive name that communicates trail or conditions context — something other riders can understand at a glance. Examples: "Squamish Loam" or "Pisgah Black Mtn-Wet". The field pre-fills with your current setting name, but it's worth customizing before sharing.

Location (optional)

Add a trail or location name so riders can find your setting when browsing nearby or searching by location. You can also enable Include Trail GPS to attach your current coordinates — this powers the Community's Nearby filter for other riders.

GPS sharing must first be enabled in App Settings → Share Location with Settings. If that setting is off, a link to enable it appears directly on the share screen.

Attach a Metrx Recording Pro

Attaching a Metrx ride recording gives your shared setting real context. Other riders can see your GPS trail map, roughness score, and per-segment breakdown alongside your suspension values — making it clear exactly what conditions and trail that setup was dialed for.

• Only rides recorded with this specific setting appear in the list.
• Each ride shows trail name, distance, duration, and roughness score — pick the most representative run.
• The GPS polyline and segment data remain fully interactive for anyone viewing your shared setting in the Community.

Browsing & Searching

The search bar filters across bike make/model, fork and shock brand, username, location, and notes simultaneously. All search words must match — searching "Fox Pisgah" returns only settings containing both terms somewhere in the record.

Use the Quick Filters below the search bar to narrow by popular fork or shock brands without typing. Sort the list by Most Imported, Most Upvoted, Newest, or Most Viewed using the icon in the top right.

Free accounts browse the top 100 most-imported settings. If your search returns very few results, a prompt appears to search the full database — a Pro feature that expands coverage to 500 settings.

Nearby GPS Filter Pro

Tap the Nearby chip to filter settings by proximity to your current location. The app fetches your GPS coordinates and shows only settings within your chosen radius that include location or ride GPS data.

• Radius options: 5 km, 10 km, 25 km, 50 km, or 100 km (default 50 km). Tap the radius chip to change it after enabling Nearby.
• Sorting: While Nearby is active, results sort by distance — closest first. The sort dropdown is overridden until you disable Nearby.
• Coverage: Only settings shared with GPS coordinates (location pin or attached Metrx ride) appear in Nearby results. Settings without any location data are excluded.

Viewing a Setting

Tap any card to open the full setting detail. Three tabs — Fork, Shock, and Details — show all suspension values, tire pressures, rider weight, and notes.

If the contributor attached a Metrx ride, a map section appears below the tabs with their GPS trail. Tap any segment on the map or in the segment list to see roughness score and speed for that section. This data is visible to all users regardless of subscription.

Calibration & Recording

A/B Comparison

Strava Integration

Permissions & Account