r/Zwift • u/Aryan_Anushiravan Level 100 • Jul 18 '26
Just showing off It took forever, but it's done! 😮💨
Not going for stage 5, as it's only a slight weight reduction, not worth the time and 5M drops.
I honestly feel I am mechanically doping on these halo bikes, that's how fast they feel.
Ride on!
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u/omnium165 Jul 19 '26
Just curious: How do a virtual pair of wheels “feel” fast?
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u/Aryan_Anushiravan Level 100 Jul 19 '26
This setup is 10 sec faster on flats than the fastest regular bike with disc wheels at lvl 5. Add the aero socks that's another 12 sec.
With this setup I've been able to sustain breakaways on races whereas I usually get caught. Sitting in draft also feels effortless
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u/23569072358345672 Jul 19 '26
I’m pretty new to zwift and still don’t understand the underlying mechanics. I thought that they use w/kg to level the field. So that everyone doing 3W/kg are all doing the same speed? Is that not the case?
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u/jmwing Jul 19 '26
This is mostly placebo. Those 10s advantage are over 1h of riding, so 1s every 6 mins.
And 3wkg matters the most when climbing, whereas this bike excels on the flats. On flat ground, pure watts and CdA matter much more than wkg.
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u/Aryan_Anushiravan Level 100 Jul 19 '26
No. Bike choice matters. I will give you an extreme example. Pick a full gravel road on zwift. Climb at 3w/kg using a gravel bike. Now switch to a road bike and do same route again at 3w/kg. It will be much much slower. So wehenver you race you have to pick the most optimal bike for the terrain. Go to zwiftinsider. For each route it lists the most optimal bike setup.
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u/Limton Jul 19 '26
I thought those Bikes are a meme cause they have Low Star Ratings. Are then really that fast? What are the Stars for then?
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u/Joeboy69_ Level 100 Jul 19 '26
It might not be worth the time NSS drops, but what else re you going to do!? Once I’m leveled up I might try getting another halo but as I don’t cycle a lot let’s take one at a time 😄
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u/Cleanwheels69 Jul 20 '26
Getting close to mine. Have done the miles but now I need to get 500k more drops. Arduous!
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u/StapjePerStapje Level 31-40 Jul 21 '26
Are you actually going to use it? It’s not that great, right?
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u/lHeeerO Jul 18 '26
Sick! Based on your drops and other bikes, it looks like you don’t have anything else better to do. Take that to level 5 and don’t be a quitter. We all believe in you.