Hey all, I have an old mountain bike on my Zwift setup with grips that have the palm flare. The material is from recycled plastic and cork and I'm finding that it's getting stickier as it's becoming more humid in my part of the world.

Does anyone have a favorite grip for flat bars on their setup to recommend? I do wipe mind down after every ride so maybe it's degrading from that.... Looking for something that won't be sticky from all the sweat. I keep getting pruny palms from it 🤢

I hate climbing, but like every route in zwift has a climb lol. I wanna finally conquer Alpe du Zwift but there’s no way i will spend 1h suffering lol

Did anyone here assemble a minimal Zwift bike to be mounted on a trainer 24/7?

I'm talking about a cheap (heavier?) frame, no brakes, a cheap 11-speed groupset, and no wheels (front wheel mount?).

Any experience to share / tips on the parts / is it worth it?

All advice welcome!

I have a JetBlack volt 2 running 3.13 firmware. I’m using an Apple TV and do not see the option for virtual shifting in the preferences. Does anyone know if this is supported on a Mac or Pc with a Volt trainer?

I started doing one of the training programs on Zwift, which have structor and a plan is nice but I have found with the workouts I don’t get the elevation I need. Is this due to the erg? Can I do the training plans and still feel the hills? If so, how? Not looking for opinions on the trainings themselves, just how to get every mile of climbing in on them. Thanks in advance!

I want to pause paying for zwift for the summer, so I cancelled my apple subscription. Can I still run for free?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to get into Zwift and would appreciate some guidance on what equipment I need to get started. I already have a stand for my bike and know that a heart rate monitor is easy to find, but I'm not sure about the other necessary components. Here are a few questions I have:

1. Bike Trainer: Do I need a specific type of bike trainer? What are the differences between a smart trainer and a regular trainer?

2. Sensors: What kind of sensors do I need to track my speed, cadence, and power? Are there specific brands or models that work best with Zwift?

3. Connectivity: How do I connect everything to Zwift? Do I need ANT+ or Bluetooth, or both?

4. Device for Zwift: What device should I use to run Zwift? Will a tablet or smartphone suffice, or do I need a PC/laptop with certain specs?

5. Other Gear: Is there any other gear that would enhance my Zwift experience (e.g., fans, mats, etc.)?

6. Heart Rate Monitor: Any recommendations for a reliable heart rate monitor that pairs well with Zwift?

Thanks in advance for your help! I'm excited to start my indoor cycling journey and appreciate any tips or recommendations.

I weigh myself every day and have a process for syncing this to Fitbit. The entire reason for syncing it to fitbit is because Zwift can read the weight from Fitbit. I’m actually using a Garmin scale, but the Zwift/Garmin integration apparently doesn’t support reading the weight.

Anyways, I have noticed that every once in a while my weight is incorrect in Zwift, and then I check and the Fitbit integration is no longer active.

Does this happen to anyone else? Is there any way to prevent it? Maybe I should just set a reminder to verify it is working once a month or something…

Once I sign in again to fitbit in the companion app, it syncs my weight and seems to work for a few weeks?

Anyone finding ride like king events on the schedule for this weekend? Email said may 17-20 but I’m not seeing any listed through Monday 🤷🏻‍♂️

Fairly new to Zwift and I just got bumped from D to C. How can I find series that haven't yet started? I've obviously lost my ability to compete in several series where I was doing very well and want to get back to competing.

Hi, I have searched for the answer to this one on here but couldn't find it. Hope this is ok.

I have a zwift hub one and have never upgraded the firmware from out if the box. It has always performed ok and I got spooked by the "power loss" reports with a certain firmware version a while back.

I would however like to buy the zwift clicker gear changing device because my bike sucks, and my understanding is that it needs a firmware update to work.

Does the latest firmware work fine now? No major glitches to worry about?

Thanks a lot.

I have a kickr core that I got an an LBS in January 2022. It had a a few connection issues yesterday so I decided to see if I should update FW, which I did to 1.5.5. I just noticed something called “spin down” and googled that. Recommendation is every two weeks (that’s nuts!) but it seems to be based on HW version?? I can find loads about kickr but not kickr core.

Do all Cores need to spin down? How actually critical is spin down (I’ve never done one that I’ll assume I probably did one two years ago on setup)?

Wattbike atom or kickr shift?

Current set up an aluminum bike on a Zwift one hub.

The one hub feels ok on long rides but it so so on sprints and seems to auto calibrate weird. Some days I’m on higher or lower gears to get the same watts. And the whole set up “walks” when I sprint.

I’m fairly new, only 6 months in but my goal is to hit a 1500watt 5 second and 1800 watt max this year. Edit (Currently at 1291 and 1610.) irl I have a focus on track cycling and crits.

With that goal in mind I’m looking at the wattbike atom with the kickr shift a close second.

Thoughts?

With perhaps the following:

*Long distance walking, either animated routes or real paths. (1-6 hours)

*Run into and emote with other walkers, whose position gets saved when they log off

*Automatic incline depending on route geography

*Random events based off real-time/novelty scenario (such as random animals, news events accidents, weather, angry drivers, funny stuff going on)

I've passed the summit and am in the tropopause. Surprisingly good traction above the peak, even for a road bike.

I sort of expected the % progress going up Mt Everest to mirror the physical representation of the journey up the mountain.

Has anyone else experienced this? And if so, why are we flying?

Does anyone know if this bike is compatible with the wahoo kickr? I've been having trouble finding information on the axle specs to check the compatibility.

I’m doing training plan workouts and it’s not showing that I did them. I need to click on I did it for it to count. It’s kind of throwing me off. Is anyone getting this problem?