What is the experience like on Zwift forvthose on dumb trainers ?

I've tried Zwift on a Wahoo but Ihave Tacx Blue Motion trainer ?

What is the experience like on Zwift forvthose on dumb trainers ?

I've tried Zwift on a Wahoo but Ihave Tacx Blue Motion trainer ?

Any idea if/when Zwift running will show power on screen? It's frustrating to be running with a Stryd footpod, and have to have my Garmin 935 running in parallel to see power. I know that Zwift gets the data from the footpod because when the run is uploaded from Zwift to Strava and Training Peaks the power data is all in there. This has been a pretty highly requested feature on their forums, so I'm struggling to understand why it hasn't yet been added, as it seems ot be as simple as adding a data field on the screen (that already exists in cycling mode).

i'll ask.

others can correct me if i'm wrong. obviously the experience gets better as the tech gets better. the absolute best experience i've had so far on zwift is on the Wahoo Kickr Bike. but that's top of the heap. i'm going to spend some time on both the Saris platform, and on the Tacx NEO Bike, which i just built up yesterday. and then i'll be prepared for some model-by-model shootouts.

below that - and by far the bulk of my experience - is just the typical smart trainer. you should be able to get those in the $700 to $800, and i believe, unless they're sold out, wahoo has a kickr refurb deal on right now in that price range. saris and wahoo, and elite, should all have deals of some sort in that price range if you nose around and are even a little patient.

dumb trainers, fine, assuming you don't max out the watts of the trainer. what you cannot do on that is to have zwift control the difficulty. you have to do that yourself, through gearing. in other words, you can't be riding along and all of a sudden it gets easier - without you changing gears - because the "road" on which you're riding begins to descend. what does happen, tho, is zwift senses the power you're producing, and if you make no change in your power then you'll speed up as the road pitches down.

what you'll need, tho, is a way to transmit your power to zwift. best way is via a power meter. but if you don't have a power meter on your bike, then there's the speed & cadence sensor. that's maybe $60, all in? that device makes a pretty good guess at your power, and that's what tells zwift what you're doing, which is translated to your avatar on zwift.

i have zero experience riding zwift on a dumb trainer. i suspect it's fine. much, much better than riding in front of reruns of the honeymooners.

i'll ask.

Curious to know if you ever heard back on this?

Thanks!

I had the idea today of allowing event organizers of races to do their own watt limits and categories. The current ones seem random sometimes.

Also, introduce wattage limits versus only w/kg limits. W/kg matters for crap on most anything with less elevation than 60 feet per mile average or non-mountainous. Maybe watt categories for flatter races and w/kg for hilly/mountains.

Also, there needs to almost be B+ and B- and A-, A, and A+. Which is a lot, but those folks barely at 4w/kg........whew.

my instinct tells me zwift is moving toward something like what you're suggesting.

Why does my power graph “flatline” when I sprint?
Elite Direto thru Zwift on my iPhone mirrored to a TV. Everything always working as it should except when I sprint. My power graph on the Zwift screen gets to a level and then flatlines like it’s maxed out.....which I know is a joke.....and once I drop my power back below a level.....everything reads fine again??

On a PC or Mac you press the 'G' button to get the power/HR graph up. You said you are using an iPad. On the iPad it's a menu button. So touch the screen, click the menu button, and there is a graph like button, among the buttons displayed. That's how you toggle it on and off.

I use Zwift on a Macbook Air from last year. There seems to be an extreme slowness to the game loading up right after I login every time (the spin goes on for maybe up to 2min?) and when I am about to do a calibration (when I press "next" and it takes you to the calibration screen at 23mph).

Not a big deal really but was wondering if this is most likely a problem on my side (laptop too slow?) or due to the amount of people using the platform.

I use Zwift on a Macbook Air from last year. There seems to be an extreme slowness to the game loading up right after I login every time (the spin goes on for maybe up to 2min?) and when I am about to do a calibration (when I press "next" and it takes you to the calibration screen at 23mph).

Not a big deal really but was wondering if this is most likely a problem on my side (laptop too slow?) or due to the amount of people using the platform.