https://zwiftinsider.com/charts-frames/

Lots of interesting stuff there. Depends how much you care though I suppose.

I go with the fastest bike/wheels for the route I'm riding. That's the Tarmac Pro and ENVE3.4s for climbing (haven't won the Milienstiens at the top of AdZ yet), and a Venge with 808s for flat/rolling (I'm not leveled up enough yet to get the S-Works Venge and the disc wheel). Usually the top 5 bikes are within 5-10sec. of each other over a 1hr course, so lots of virtually equivalent options.

ZwiftInsider is a great resource for gear: https://zwiftinsider.com/fastest-bike-alpe/


I want to level/upgrade as quickly as possible, so using the fastest gear makes sense.

I go with funky hair and the running sweatband on group rides so it's easier for me to find my avatar in a sea of identical jerseys.

You can also unlock lots of different kits (incl. Slowtwitch): https://zwiftinsider.com/kits/

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I usually stick with the same in-game gear when I'm riding solo, the intention being that I can benchmark my times on KOMs etc, against previous best performances.
That means I almost always use the "Tron" bike. Although I'd be better off using a TT bike for that purpose as it eliminates drafting which makes a much bigger difference than anything else, if there's any traffic on your route.
In reality it doesn't make a very significant difference most of the time, except maybe on a timed ascent of Alpe du Zwift.
For normal races I usually use either the Tron bike or the Cervelo S5 with Zipp 454 wheels on rolling or moderate climbing courses, Tron or S5 with 808 & Super 9 for flat routes, and Tarmac pro with ENVE 3.4 on big climbs. For TTs I use the Cervelo P5 with ENVE 3.4, Zipp 454 or 808 & Super 9, depending on the route profile. If i remember correctly, the Shiv S-Works is a bit faster on flat routes, but I'm not interested since I'm only one ride away from hitting level 37. Then I can get the Felt IA which is as good as it gets for flat TTs on Zwift (and also matches the real bike I have on the trainer!).

Yeah, it seems like the drafting algorithm masks any differences between frames / wheels by a good bit. Going from a "faster" frame / wheels to what should be one of the slowest setups in the game made less than a 36 sec difference over a 1 hour ride (1%), but my avg power was 2% lower too.

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I honestly haven't changed my bikes/wheel is probably 6 months. Races, basic rides, hard training, it doesn't matter that much for me. It's just one less thing to do before each ride. I 'ride' the SWorks Venge w/858's, which is a pretty good all around setup. I guess if I was doing a TT I might switch to a tri bike.

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