How to Start Riding on Zwift: The First Ride // New User Tutorial

This tutorial takes you through the first time ride on Zwift once you've created your account. From accepting the EULA, entering your basic user details, a full ride through of the Watopia tutorial (with added overlays to better explain things!), and some user setting optimisation at the end for a better in-game experience.

Timestamps:
1:04 First login and EULA / User Settings / Device Pairing (Windows 10 / BLE)
28:00 In-Game tutorial ends. System Settings / Rider Customisations / more.

Zwift Setup Used:

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#cycling #indoorcycling #zwift

[johngardner]

The Zwift folks aren't paying you enough. This is excellent, fun, solid content. Perhaps they are paying you too much, as you seem to be having yourself a grand time. 😉

[heartbenefitsexercisesforh]

Just brilliant, waiting on a Bluetooth bike with zwift arriving to help get fit and your video was the best by miles

[martinbroomfield]

That was a great video to watch as a newbie Zwifter like myself! I was quite overwhelmed at what I saw when I signed-up a couple of days ago, but by watching this I can see what a lot of the features are about. Thanks for the video Shane, I see you're a fellow September 1978 baby - happy birthday!

[mickeyshulkin]

Excellent video Shane! I'm usually not a fan of clickbaity titles, but I doubt new users are searching for "Zwift onboarding experience". Maybe "How to Start Riding on Zwift". I'd love to see this get millions of views and boost those subscriber numbers up.

[tarajones-legros]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to think that a lot of info is thrown at you during that tutorial ride. I’m a little older than you (1971) and the tech stuff doesn’t come as intuitively as the developers may think. Thank you so much for this video!! Ride On!!☺️

[Tom-btns]

I am a blind stoker and have tried to ride with Zwift for 2.5 years. I really didn't have a clue about how it woks because it is not accessible. Thanks to Shane's intro video, I am waaaay better prepared to ride and race. Thank you.

[authorjohnwquinn]

Great job, Shane. This is going to be helpful to so many new Zwifters! Thanks for your efforts! Ride on!

[jamieswedler]

The guy doing "quite some cadence" at the beginning of the lap was me every few minutes back when I was running Bluetooth via the companion app in the bad old days.

[vetteman]

Hi Shane, Greeting's from Cottage Grove, WI. I wanted to thank you for all the info I got from you on Zwift. I bought a Kinetic wheel-on smart trainer and joined Zwift and am having a blast doing it. Once I got into it I added a rocker plate using ideas I got from GCN YouTube which I built for $50 USD and now it rides like outside but with out the bugs. Although after 40 inches of snow this winter the bugs haven't shown up yet! Many, many thanks!!!

[nathanoneill]

very helpful to a newbie wondering what Zwift is all about. Thank you!

[jslute]

Going for my first ride tonight.Thank you Shane for all the help in choosing a smart trainer showing us around Zwift and the tips and tricks.Very much appreciated!! KUTGREATW!!

[Gail_Blanton]

You have, hands down, the best Zwift content I could find on YouTube. After a season on illness last fall and winter, I have found myself in the worst shape of my life. Due to COVID-19, my husband and I finally decided it was time to get a trainer and hook up to Zwift. There has definitely been a learning curve but I am loving it!!! The training FTP boosting training plans offer a better workout than a spin class for sure. Thank you for all you fantastic content.

[skydave]

I needed this 3 weeks ago! Still, I learned a couple of things that I haven't worked out for myself yet. Unfortunately, You Tube doesn't start recommending videos until you have already watched something similar.

[markley]

My 15sec of fame moment. Cheers Shane! 😀.

Something to note for that future video on a more advanced setup is that some streaming services (like Facebook) have much lower limits on the resolution / bitrate that they will accept from a streamer. Just in the process of update my blog post on steps for Team3R streamers since moving over to SLBOS as my streaming app.

[DavidBournePhotoandVideo]

Hey mate, I just got a Kick18 + Zwift for my ACL recovery and your video was honestly absolutely perfect! Thank you so much for putting the effort in, it's much appreciated!

[mdtaylor]

I should be dead by now and my wife won't let me ride a bike again. This is an excellent option for me to get back in shape and enjoy my favorite sport indoors.

[jonpoon]

This is helpful. Opened a free account a long time ago, but only just started paying but missed the tutorial

[scottmcdonald]

Hi Shane,
Thanks for that.
I started the tutorial then thought I've had enough I'll finish it later. But hey, you cant restart it.
So watching your vide helped me catch up.

[pete]

Super tute Shane, best I have watched and I have watched a few.

[RossTheNinja]

Just got the Dorito. I'm quite impressed from what I've seen from zwift in the first two rides. I can see why people like it.