9 Things I Wish I'd Known About Zwift

Si's here to share everything you might not know about Zwift—because updates on the platform are constantly rolling out! Whether you're a seasoned Zwifter or a beginner looking to dive in, there might just be a new hack for you to learn!

00:00 What you might not know about Zwift
00:46 Community is at the heart of Zwift!
01:32 Zwift Companion
02:17 Fitness Tests Made Easy
03:54 Ride At 100KPH!
04:58 New Racing Score
05:52 Konami Code!
06:59 Zwift Cog
08:08 Avatar
09:13 Community

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How many of these did you already know? 🤔 Let us know what tips and hacks we missed down below!

[danvalicek]

I got my Zwift ride today and zwifted for the first time. It's amazing. May the winter season begin!

[partyguinness]

I’ve just pulled the trigger and splashed out on the full Zwift set up. Marathons are my thing but after a leg operation a few weeks ago I’m still too sore to pound the pavements so going to venture to the dark side and indoor cycle for the winter. The kit should arrive next week…complete newbie 😊

One additional 100 km/h hack for those of us who are too light to gather enough speed down the radio tower: (1) Acquire a TT bike with your drops, but leave it in your garage. (2) Ride in Watopia until you get an aero helmet power-up, but don't deploy it yet. (3) Head up to the radio tower. (4) Once at the top of the radio tower, switch to the TT bike, then start sprinting downhill. (5) When you're at the section with > 13% downhill, you should be at 80+ kph. Now deploy the aero helmet power-up and keep sprinting.
As a 62 kg rider, I tried it twice, and it worked both times!

[mommamooney]

Joining a club that does regular banded rides has been a game changer for me. It’s really increased my fitness level

[brannmacfinnchad]

I know you're sponsored by Wahoo...I would love to see you guys do a cover of SYSTM. Actually, I would really like to see y'all take on the Knight of Sufferlandria challenge unprepared as a group, then do it again after 8 weeks or so of specific training. Might make me feel better about my own quest for that title.

[ChrisGuarraia]

6:39 I don’t know why, but the Konami Code/big heads makes me smile every time I see it. Inputting the code reminds me of the early days of Nintendo when I was in middle school. The big heads are just fun.

[npdf]

I’ve recently bought the Zwift cog and click.. awesome love it 😊 means I can switch my different bikes over.. works really well. Pete 🚴🏻👍

[SnaxNoCo]

When I jumped into the virtual cycling "world" last January, I tried Zwift and Rouvy. While Zwift has a better social scene, I quickly tired of the synthetic world and silly game functions. In contrast, Rouvy's real-life routes and riding dynamics are amazing. I love exploring different places around the world. There's always something new to discover, which keeps things interesting. While there aren't as many races and events in Rouvy as there are in Zwift, there are still enough to motivate my competitive spirit. If Rouvy didn't exist, I'd likely be happy with Zwift--but I'm glad that there are options.

[brianrichards]

Zwift crits...go full gas from the line, hang on until tunnel vision, then a 10 m gap appears that can't close...and then they sit up. Just like my real racing experience😂

[thijsvdn]

No news to this level 77 Zwifter. Still, great advice for anyone that doesn't know about these tricks. As for advice goes to Apple TV users, instead of picking up the Apple TV remote, use the companion app on your phone to hit that power-up (or have a kickr bike or Zwift controler nearby ;-)).

[garyeanes]

Failed to mention that Zwift does NOT support the V5 Kickr for virtual shifting. There are a LOT of us V5 owners who got royally screwed by Zwift/Wahoo over this since they had previously stated that the V5 would be supported. Now they want all of us V5 owners to spend more money to get the virtual shifting. No thanks.

[smilgin]

Zwift is really a game changer. I love it and use ir on regular basis.

[Roy-uddb]

Created my aio remote to control zwift actions, zwift cameras, and other cycling apps at the same time. One little hack i did was to program it toggle through the camera angles every few secs, neat.

[ChrisSpriggs-rjys]

Great information 😊
I have been Zwifting since 2017 and it has helped me maintain health and fitness towards my 60s
I hope this becomes an ongoing series and what rgb lights were used

[colinlittlewood]

I did my first Zwift lab race the other day, and yes, fair to say it was against riders at my level. Finished 2nd with a gap of 0.00s to the winner.

[paulbyrne]

Just adding that the new power Zone colours live is good - BUT DONT confuse it with HR zones from the menu screen. I think they should make the Bar for Hr zone and the power flasher on FTP power icon

[ThatGuyKal]

I got Zwift about 6 weeks ago and I'm loving it and I've lost over 10kg with diet and Zwift

[CaptainStorks]

Now I finally know when/how my avatar stands and “races”! I am fairly new to Zwift (a month) so that was one that I kept saying I was going to look into! Thanks GCN!

[MethodOverRide]

I am thinking about buying a setup for zwift instead of a road bike since winter is coming. This video was perfectly timed!