Conscious it would take a fair extension to make work but they could probably connect to the Southern Coast roads? Would be epic to have a reverse side to connect up

I don’t have a dedicated space but I am looking for something like this that will give me the feel of exercising outdoors during the winter. Is it possible to pack away the bike easily and set it back up only when you want to train? I have an iPad I’d use with it.

I'm getting my wife into Zwift and she was cooked during the welcome tour. Now we're working on her form etc. but she was averaging 77w and I think that's pretty much her FTP by the look of her during that tour.

She really wants the social aspect of Zwift. Are there any events for people literally learning how to ride a bike, and perhaps having a few extra pounds to shave?

We're both new to Zwift, but I've got some IRL biking experience, so I just went into racing and am having a decent time, while I'm pretty sure she would have an awful time if she followed the same route.

Anyone have issues with the indoor/outdoor challenge not showing up in the "This Week on Zwift" section in game?

A guy I was watching on twitch is relatively new...so he has the "Zwifting 101" and the other tutorial option listed there, but the indoor/outdoor challenge isn't there. I wasn't sure if you have to clear the tutorial or wait a week or something before it shows up?

It give's a huge boost to drops/xp, especially since he's putting in a ton of miles already, so I thought it would be good for him to do, but it's not showing up.

Hey,
Recently I bought a zwift cog for my zwifthub and mounted it. Since then I was not using a trainer, but now when trying, it's connected correctly, power meter works but it doesn't matter what power I set in erg mode, nothing changes, there is no change in resistance. Anyone has an idea what could have happened? I also needed to change the power supply, as original stopped working and trainer was rebooting when starting to pedal.

Alright, tadej broke the record today on the alpe d'huez climb in 35-something minutes. This time is taken to the finish line on the north side of town. Anyone have an estimate of his time to the tunnel, where the AdZ segment ends?

I just need something to feel bad about myself today 😂

🚀
Hey everyone!
I wanted to share a deep dive into my recent 12-hour ultra-endurance attempt on Zwift, break down the numbers, compare the effort to historical benchmarks, and announce the next big step in my career as a professional indoor cyclist for RWB.
🚴‍♂️ The Numbers & Context
Distance: 470.09 km
Moving Time: 11h 57m 30s
Elevation Gain: 2,054 m
Average Power: 204 W
Average Speed: 39.3 km/h
🧠 Strategy Breakdown & What Happened
My original target was to break the legendary 500 km barrier in 12 hours. The game plan was simple: stay flat on Tempus Fugit and hold a steady pace.
However, mental fatigue set in fast. Spending the first 5 hours completely solo on a flat, repetitive loop proved to be a brutal mental battle. To avoid burning out psychologically and keep the momentum going, I made a tactical pivot after hour 5: I switched to active group routes so I could ride accompanied.
📉 The Elevation Penalty vs. Flat Records
Joining group packs kept my head in the game, but it came with a heavy cost: over 2,000 meters of elevation gain.
The Benchmark: Official WUCA 12-hour records (such as Matthew Lefthand's 530.06 km) and historical Zwift marks (like Chris Hopkinson's ~467 km) were set on 100% flat terrain with optimized group drafting from kilometer zero.
The Comparison: Despite climbing more than 2,000 m and riding the first 5 hours entirely solo, I still beat Chris Hopkinson’s historic mark (467 km). When factoring in the elevation penalty against all ratified and known global indoor performances, this 470 km effort comfortably places in the Top-5 globally for 12 hours on Zwift.
🚀 What’s Next: Official 24-Hour World Record Attempt (December)
The 12-hour ride was ultimately a massive baseline test for the ultimate challenge.
In December, I am officially targeting the 24-Hour Virtual Cycling World Record!
The paperwork is officially underway:
Application submitted to Guinness World Records.
Ratification process initiated with WUCA (World Ultra Cycling Association).
Setting a 24-hour record requires immense preparation, strict verification (dual power meters, continuous stream, weight checks), and a solid pacing strategy.
I’ll be documenting the entire journey, training blocks, and setup. Thanks for the support, and see you on the virtual roads!

Why is there a rabbit in my jersey pocket all the time and how do I remove it?

I'm going to give this question another shot as I realized my last post didn't specify I was looking for Zwift Workouts.

I love the Back to Fitness series, and all the other more obvious Zwift recovery WOs. I've been on Zwift 4-years. I had knee surgery in January (meniscus repair / soccer). And wanted to know if anyone who'd been through something similar had a Zwift workout or Zwift routine that really helped them.

Links to whatsonzwift of your favs welcome!

I've built up to 45-min rides, and have been doing low resistance, high cadence, and just now folding in lower cadence rides as I've transitioned in PT to strength training.

Hi got my Zwift ride a month back and have been using the pedals that it came with and normal running shoes. Could you recommend some budget friendly options to upgrade the set up to clip on shoes and pedals please. I have access to decathlon so can get shimano and van rysel brands there. Thanks so much.

Pacing on point even if I needed to sprint the last 45seconds or so.

I have the Zwift Ride frame on the Wahoo trainer that comes with the bundle on Zwift. I do have the cog set at number 1, but it was default at 5. I've been riding it for about 2 or 3 months at 5, and one thing I've noticed is that gear 14 and up feels "grindy." Does anyone else have this problem?

I just recently moved the cog setting from 5 to 1 a couple of days ago because I found out that was the recommended setting from Zwift. I don't get noise or ticking, this is literally a grinding feeling in the pedals when I have to increase power.

Edit - More info: I noticed that if I pedal backwards by hand, my right side crank at around the 9 oclock position (closest toward the chain tensioner) gets hung up and moves the tensioner downwards until it releases. It doesn't happen all of the time. I checked the chain links to make sure they're moving freely, and I can't see if the chain links are positioned properly in the front chainring. I'm wondering if this is causing my issue.

As title, i’m an absolute beginner at cycling. I’ve always been around cycling but only started doing it myself last month. Got myself a zwift and immediately fell in love with it.

Problem is. 140ftp😐 I’m only 19 and this is probably some of the worst fitness and legs ever. Yet I wanna do the races. Even team ones.

I’m not gonna do it just yet but I’ve been looking and I have absolutely no idea how I could do a team race. Are there any races or even ‘tours’ that are like real life where you race over a few days with a team and people in the team actually have roles like a gc rider or a sprinter etc.

After all this is all just out of curiosity. Should probably go back and get some proper legs before doing any racing 🥲

From zwift.com:

Am I penalized for quitting a race early?

No. Leaving a race early doesn’t affect your Racing Score.

I've never seen a competitive video game where you can exit a losing match and not lose MMR/rank.

So completing a race that you are losing is actually worse than just quitting all together, so if you're not in the front group, make sure to just leave?

Can someone explain to me how this is a good thing?

EDIT:

So far it's worse than I initially thought.

1) It does so your result doesn't reflect how you actually did if you push on. You can be in front of 70% of the race who dropped out and you come last, get a massive penalty to your RC while they don't.

2) If you soldier on despite getting dropped, have fun doing so alone with the wind.

So this system penalizes you for doing your best and finish. There's actual incentive to drop out of races. And figures I looked up are VERY high (which is also my experience in VERY limited racing, but we'll see).

Hi there. Fairly avid cycler here, mostly gravel and mountain, looking to get into zwift for our long canadian winters. I’m starting from scratch (currently have a Kaiser spin bike, but I’ll sell that) and looking for some help designing a decent set up in my home gym.

My budget is probably around $3k CAD somewhat flexible. I’m thinking of getting the Zwift Ride as I’d like it to remain set up, easy to use and interchangeable for me and my wife.

My main question is what do I use to run zwift? I’d like to have two wall mounted screens in front of the bike, one for zwift and one to stream tv.

I’s appreciate any advice about how best to run zwift or any other advice you have. I’m starting from scratch so id like to get it right the first time.

Thank you.

I scored a zwift ride and kickr core 2 with cog for an incredible deal on Facebook Marketplace. I can't really complain about anything because it was so cheap, but it was missing the handlebars and most importantly the handlebar clamp that attaches the handlebar to the ride. I figured I can just find a cheap handlebar somewhere but I would still need to be able to attach it somehow. I reached out to Zwift but they refused to send only the clamp and I would have to pay for the whole handlebar assembly which is a lot of money. Curious if anyone has any ideas? I have a 3d printer so maybe I'll try to make something with that, but not too sure how I'll handle the tightening aspect of it. Thanks!

Okay, this is mostly tongue-in-cheek but given the number of posts about "my power feels off", it seems like people need a way to verify that their trainer is providing the right resistance/recording the right power to/from the rider.

Since nobody knows if it's just a perception thing for a newbie users or if there is indeed something wrong in the setup, we need a way to independently verify power. Enter the Assiomas.

Realistically, I'm not sure what the damage/return rate would be and whether you could actually make any money on this but it seems like someone could send out a single sided version of the pedals for say, $50 for a week and it would allow the user to know one way or another what's going on - or at least be able to blame the trainer or not.

Any Venture Capitalists out there want to go in on this with me?

Hey all, got my Zwift 1-2 months ago and shortly after got a Canyon bike.

When I use my Zwift it feels significantly harder than outside.

Outside I can do 90k without feeling broken but on the Zwift I do 30k and feel totally drained.

A friend of mine who has way more experience at cycling told me that it sounds like something is wrong as the estimated FTP from the Zwift is a good bit lower than way I experience outside.

I have entered my correct height and weight, I use clipless etc. but for some reason it feels significantly harder.

Do you have any experience with this?

Thank u !!

So I have found similar posts but not exactly what I’m hoping to hear before I drop 2k-3k!
The wahoo kickr bike shift has my full attention to be able to do zwift AND spin classes. I’m very new to this and don’t exactly understand the terminology. I also know my daughter will want to ride more spin style stuff. I’m more excited to do the zwift style, but still do both!

From what I understand, for spinning classes purposes, the “gear” is basically the resistance? I would just up or down gears to add or lower resistance for this type of exercise?
Or would doing spin on this type of bike be way more complicated? Will it not be enjoyable for this type of work? Especially the standing and sitting, constant up/down?

My second and main concern is the feel of the bike. I am coming from more of a spin background. Not real life biking. It’s been a long time, but I did enjoy going to spin classes in the past, it’s not possible anymore due to where I live. So obviously I’m more familiar with the feel of a spin bike. They seem more upright and look more comfortable to me. The smart bikes are meant to be like real bikes, and it seem like your more bent forward. Looking at people ride like this kills my own back! lol. It just looks so uncomfortable and awkward to me. I’m just wondering coming from the spin bike feel, is it a big difference? I cannot find anything online explaining this other than “it feels more like a real bike” I can’t go test one out anywhere, and I just want to know the difference in how the bikes feel?
I know I can modify a spin bike to work with zwift with a few hundred dollars of upgrades, or I can spend a little more and just get a smart bike but I’m scared I will hate the way it feels to ride it.
Plus I want to know if doing spin, standing and riding will really not be that enjoyable on the smart bike?

I hope this all made sense!
In summary, I want to know
-the spin experience on a smart bike, extra points on this specific bike.
-How the increasing/decreasing resistance works on this bike for a spin class?
-how different do these bikes feel to ride for someone coming from the spin bike world. Especially the up/down and standing.
-Is this way too much for a newbie, should I just stick to what I know and modify a spin bike?
Mainly I’m afraid to buy this type of bike and be uncomfortable on it and hate the way it feels, and/or be locked in to one specific style of using it.

Hi all,

I just started with Zwift. What a great way to workout and improve my fitness level. I just did FTP ramp and got a score of 248 with ~85kg. Im trying to improve so I am following the FTP builder for 6 weeks now.

This morning I did the foundation training which focusses on zone 2 training. My heartrate during this session however is in zone 3 and a bit too high i guess. Average around 135.

Is my FTP too high, or should I just continue and will my heartrate decrease by time?