Confession of a zwift hater

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I have to admit, i didn’t like zwift.

For almost 2 years I have rejected the idea of using it. Mostly because is what everyone is using, but also because I like the idea of a very structure wo.

I’ve done 2 long rides indoor the last 2 weeks, and I have not love the tr experience for that. So today I signed to zwift to test for long rides.

Oh boy, i was blown away. The 3hours went out quick. i was not watching the screen because I like to watch tv, but the changes of resistance made it feels much better than erg. I now really want to get a bike that I could shift properly so I could do more climbing.

I think I will keep both , one for wo, the other for long rides!

I would love tr would give me something similar to the zwift experience for longer rides.

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Next TR workout try doing it non-Erg. I’ve found standard/level mode to feel much better than Erg on my Kickr direct-drive (wheel off).

Also if you want to save monthly subscription fee, you might want to try RGT.

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I can’t get on with Zwift it needs too many button presses and gimmicks for me. In the middle of a wo that’d be awkward enough but my finger nerves have been destroyed by chemo. Its also too cartoony and unrealistic (tron like). I do know what you mean though about having a developing screen and more random changes in resistance to make time go faster on longer rides. I run RGT and TR in parallel and depending how I feel I let RGT control the Turbo or TR :+1:

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Fine to not like Zwift, but it requires zero button presses during the ride. Pick a course, load a workout, turn on erg, ride.

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Zwift and sim mode on the Kickr is nice!

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It did when I used, press to left, right etc or you are stuck on the same route and then you needed to press to activate powerup :-/

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You don’t need to use powerups especially for an ERG ride, and that same loop can be something short like the volcano route, or you can set it to do a 40mi loop for a longer ride and not touch any turns

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I maybe gave up too early, I found it very frustrating :+1:

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If you ride a TT bike in Zwift there are no power ups - they’re all +10 XP, so no button pressing to activate them. Some of their routes are quite long so you really don’t have to press anything to see new scenery.

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That’s what I did this morning, but I had to use the button after the first loop because otherwise, it would have sent me to do some major climbing

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I didn’t knew about this.

Does it work similar to zwift in regard to resistance changes?

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Not the same but change your cadence and you need to put down more/less pressure on the pedals. Or shift.

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Is there an option I don’t see. I’m not doing indoor training this winter, doing strength only, but come late March or April, I might want to do some rides before I get a chance to get outdoors. A cheap/free option would be nice for just a couple of months

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Free includes a limited selection of roads:

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What’s the Zwift experience if you’re not watching the screen? There’s a whole family of long TR workouts that change the resistance every couple minutes if that’s what you’re after (e.g. Balcony, Perkins, Goodale, even Baxter has a longer variant).

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I see my mistake, RGT != Rouvy which is what I was looking at. :man_facepalming:

Thanks for the link

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I feel the same about Zwift. I bought a CABLE by NPE and use it with FulGaz. It makes the longer Trainerroad workouts much more fun.

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Pedaling (not erg) and adapting to the changing resistance of the course is the HUGE difference. H

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What!? Bring on more dinosaurs!

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How is it different? Is it just the shifting?