I can’t be the only person who has wanted to turn watts into dollars — but never knew how. Well, now there’s a way. W3:Ride, a new mobile app that “celebrates” cycling, is performing that celebration by raining cash on its users.
The company calls the currency $Cyclr, and app users who throw down miles can use it on W3:Ride’s new marketplace. To amass $Cyclr bucks, all you have to do is ride, and track your exercise with any fitness app you already use.
The company started in 2021 with a wearable called W3. The watch automatically connects to apps like Strava, Zwift, Apple, Mapmyride, etc. — even relative outliers like Suunto and Polar.
The rewards program rolls out with $5 and $10 gift cards. Riders on the app can redeem them in Starbucks, Amazon, Nike, Adidas, REI, “and more.”
“The ability to convert your cycling efforts into physical products is a completely new experience for every rider out there,” W3:Ride Co-Founder and former pro cyclist Thomas Wagner stated in a press release. Rewards in the real world and the metaverse
Not only can you cash in on your rides in the corporeal realm — there’s an NFT aspect of W3:Ride’s reward program, too.
Bear with me here and I’ll do my best to explain it.First of all, the app will work like this: upon account creation, each user will receive a free “virtual bike” to begin collecting points for riding their actual, physical bicycle.With the app release, W3:Ride will release what it calls […]
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