--- title: Bike Trainers As Video Game Controllers | daily.dev description: A project called Deck de France maps data from standard bike trainers to a virtual game controller, allowing users to play games on a Steam Deck (mounted to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/bike-trainers-as-video-game-controllers-j7fa7hgth twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Bike Trainers As Video Game Controllers | daily.dev og:description: A project called Deck de France maps data from standard bike trainers to a virtual game controller, allowing users to play games on a Steam Deck (mounted to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/bike-trainers-as-video-game-controllers-j7fa7hgth og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J7fA7Hgth.png og:image:alt: Bike Trainers As Video Game Controllers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Bike Trainers As Video Game Controllers **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A project called Deck de France maps data from standard bike trainers to a virtual game controller, allowing users to play games on a Steam Deck (mounted to the handlebars) using their exercise bike. It supports titles like Rocket League and Tour de France series, turning a workout into an interactive gaming experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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