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  • November 9, 2018 at 3:35 pm #29118
    2old2mould

    Just wondering how other zwifters who had Grandfather rights feel about the leap on cost for Zwift coming at the end of this month.

    A few questions from me:

    1. They are investing in running which I am not bothered about and can’t see myself ever using. However, I’m subsidising that development. Should they split the subsciption into Cyclist, Runner, Both? Would that be fairer?

    2. The new NYC course is boring. On days when they run it on the server I usually use the RGT or VertuGo betas instead. Should they have an option to (easily) change the maps?

    I’m rapidly getting bored with Zwift and the increase is a bit of a shame as a supporter of their’s from the Beta stage. Perhaps they should have taken a leaf out of Trainerroad’s book and given lifetime grandfather rights?

     

    2o2m

     

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  • November 10, 2018 at 9:11 am #931077
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    Anonymous

    Quit Zwift a while ago as

    Quit Zwift a while ago as spring arrived and I don’t think I’ll go back if they’re still doing that stupid schedule thing. I want to climb, that’s about it. Richmond and London were totally shit apart from their small sprint climbs.

    May reinstall Bkool as apparently they have improved the interface which was always VERY annoying.

    The graphics on all of these things are also crap really. Play a current gen game and compare to Zwift or Bkool, they look like mobile phone games

    https://cramgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-divisionBeMs8OECQAAno_V.jpg

    vs Zwift

    https://www.cycleops.com/Content/Cycleops/images/img-vt-zwift-1.jpg

    November 10, 2018 at 8:57 am #931075
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    abrooks wrote:
    I tried the week long trial in anticipation of a lot of indoor training this winter but won’t pay for it.  I found the course schedule bizarre (I wanted to try riding a long climb and couldn’t) and the NY course which was the only choice for most of the seven days was pretty dull.

    If you have a smart trainer to give good immersion (a dumb trainer with Zwift is rubbish) and take advantage of the group activities I can see the value.  Otherwise it needs some more polish, there are cheaper options for indoor training that do what I need.

     

     

    You should have checked the schedule on Zwiftpower or the Zwift app.  The longest climb in Zwift is about an hour, Alpe du Zwift. 

    You wont get a better platform for polish, it has crisp HD graphics.  Racing in Zwift is massive with various races per hour, 24hours a day. My last two races, one had 900 starters, the other over 100.

    Zwiftpower collates all the race results and stats, if you follow the rules, you will get a world ranking

    Yes the courses have a schedule, but that is why it is popular, it keep its riders on the same routes, this encourages competitive and spirit. 

    If you want big climbs look at BigRingVR-HD video of famous climbs/routes from around the world.

    November 9, 2018 at 10:42 pm #931073
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    abrooks

    I tried the week long trial

    I tried the week long trial in anticipation of a lot of indoor training this winter but won’t pay for it.  I found the course schedule bizarre (I wanted to try riding a long climb and couldn’t) and the NY course which was the only choice for most of the seven days was pretty dull.

    If you have a smart trainer to give good immersion (a dumb trainer with Zwift is rubbish) and take advantage of the group activities I can see the value.  Otherwise it needs some more polish, there are cheaper options for indoor training that do what I need.

     

    November 9, 2018 at 9:30 pm #931071
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    Simon E

    You’re not a “supporter” you

    You’re not a “supporter” you are a customer. They’ve merely been nice and given you a discount for the last 12 months.

    It’s either worth it to you or it’s not. Everyone has different ideas of whether something is worth the asking price (cf. ceramic bearings, carbon wheels, Rapha etc) so it’s an entirely individual choice. Is 43 pence per day really so steep?

     

    November 9, 2018 at 8:31 pm #931069
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    CXR94Di2

    That’s a shame, Zwift will

    That’s a shame, Zwift will miss you.

     

    Meanwhile I absolutely love it, cheap as chips for an excellent platform đŸ˜€

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