We’re looking to bolster the ranks of our beta program (affectionately known as the Flogging Pit) with a batch of new recruits.
If you’re keen to help us build a better app through feedback, bug reporting and early access to features and content, then this is the opportunity for you!
To take the first step in the application process, please start here
More about the Flogging Pit
What is it?
A diverse group of SYSTM athletes happy to volunteer time and perspective on the SYSTM app
Who makes a good SYSTM beta tester?
Someone who interacts with the app a few to several times a week, is comfortable expressing their perspective in an online community and is respectful of the perspective of their fellow testers.
Bonus points if you…
Complete multiple cycling, yoga, strength/mobility et al activities
Schedule your own activities or use a training plan (as needed)
Have experience with other platforms and services, such as Zwift, FulGaz, TrainerRoad and the like
Where does the Flogging Pit live?
We use a similar but separate Discourse forum, so the format should be familiar to you. You’ll receive further instruction about our process if you’re invented to join the program
What’s in it for me?
Beyond gaining early access to features and content and helping us make improvements to the existing offering, you’re eligible for a free subscription after 3 months of concerted participation. The subscription remains valid for the duration of your engagement with the beta program. Not bad, eh?
So, if I can’t really participate for a few months, can I or should I still try to sign up? I’ll be busy with a new house we just bought dealing with that and moving so don’t expect to get on the trainer for a couple of months. Otherwise, it sounds right up my alley as I’m regularly opining and otherwise weighing in in these forums, have experience with other platforms going back 10+ years, and have a professional background in UI and technical product design.
I think I encountered a bug in my application to becoming a beta tester :D.
I have not received the email that was promised at the end of the form. My Wahoo and communications email is the same, so I left page D blank, as I was told by the form.
I also failed to receive a confirmation, although I did the application on my phone as a passenger in a moving car on a bumpy highway, so I assumed I had mistyped my email address and was going to repeat the process if nothing shows up by Tuesday…
Ah, great catch. Almost like you’d make an excellent beta tester or something…
This was a mistake on my part, I didn’t enable that functionality (email confirmation) upon form submission. It won’t be necessary to re-submit, but don’t stress if you have submitted a second application, better safe than sorry. cc @jcolp@CraigM
Thanks to the over 150 applicants who have volunteered for the Flogging Pit. I’ve disabled the form and no new applicants will be accepted at this time.
I will review each application and begin reaching out to candidates in blocks of 25. Don’t panic if you don’t hear from me straight away, I’ll be welcoming new testers over the next few weeks.