We’re getting to the business end of the Giro d’Italia and Unbound Gravel starts later in the week, but the coolest new bike-related product we’ve seen today is this Mozzafiato Fast coffee machine, a collaborative project between Zwift and Italy’s Rocket Espresso.
What is it about cycling and coffee? Yes, there are plenty of tea/herbal infusion/[insert name of your favourite beverage here] drinkers among us, but coffee… well, it rules in cycling.
Speaking of rules, the Velominati – the creators of cycling’s tongue-in-cheek etiquette list, The Rules – not only mention coffee, but treat it as a foundational ritual of the sport.
Rule #56 says, “When wearing cycling kit and enjoying a pre or post ride coffee, it is only appropriate to drink espresso or macchiato. If the word soy/skim latte is heard to be used by a member wearing cycling apparel, then that person must be ceremonially beaten with CO2 canisters or mini pumps by others within the community.”
No messing about there.
Faema, Saeco and Segafredo have been title sponsors of pro teams, while at an amateur level, cycling and coffee have quietly become one of sport’s great accidental love stories. Coffee isn’t just cycling fuel – it’s part of the identity. Is keeping a spreadsheet of burr size, brew temperature and shot volume going too far? Asking for a friend.
Back to the point, though… The Espresso Mozzafiato Fast is an existing machine in the Rocket range, and now it is available in a Zwift version.
It’s “a machine built for those who chase segments by day and the perfect extraction by dawn”, apparently, blending “the precision of Italian engineering with the high-octane energy of the world’s biggest digital cycling community.”
“At its heart, the Mozzafiato Fast delivers the renowned Rocket Espresso experience, refined, powerful, and consistent,” says Zwift.
“With its beautiful stainless-steel exterior, this machine is unmistakably a Rocket Espresso, designed to look stunning in any home. This special edition brings subtle Zwift DNA into every detail. Discreet ‘Big Zee’ logos are seamlessly integrated into the machine’s design, while striking orange gauge needles add a signature burst of energy and an unmistakable nod to speed and momentum.
“The Mozzafiato Fast (meaning ‘Breathtaking’) is designed to keep pace with your busiest training blocks. Featuring a new rapid-heating system, this machine is ready to pull a pro-grade shot almost as fast as you can click ‘Join Ride.’ Whether you’re prepping for a social ride in Watopia or in need of a pre-work pickup, the Mozzafiato Fast ensures you’re never waiting on your caffeine.”
Okay, that’s enough of the sales pitch, but we’ve got to agree that this machine looks very, very cool. Rocket machines always do. The Zwift elements are fairly subtle, but we like them.
We tried to convince Zwift that we should have one of these machines in the road.cc office for ‘review purposes’, but they weren’t falling for any of our nonsense.
The Rocket Espresso x Zwift Mozzafiato Fast is limited to 200 units, priced at £2,350 (including VAT).
But we never did get to the bottom of that big question: what is it about cycling and coffee? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
www.rocket-espresso.co.uk/products/mozzafiato-fast-zwift-edition
8 thoughts on “Caffeine and cadence: Zwift teams up with Rocket for the ultimate espresso machine”
Gauche.
While this may fit on the rear rack of a touring bike, I can’t see that it would appeal to the modern bike packing brigade. Perhaps I’m missing something…
But it fits on the back of a Zwift bike (onscreen) though?
I like cycling. I like coffee. I don’t like this.
Well aware that ‘stick a label on it’ collabs are everywhere, but what is Zwift adding here? Lots of missed opportunities. They could have measured coffee in drops. Or better still add it into Zwift as a Bluetooth enabled device so it pulls a shot once you have covered an appropriate indoor distance for a cafe stop. And that pressure gauge should be in psi. And the on/off button should be “full gas” or “wheelsucking”.
AFAICT, those labels are adding £200 to the price.
Is a subscription required to make coffee?
@tomlew No, you can use the free version – steam only , no water and the dial won’t tell you what the pressure is. And then you’ll get an offer of free water for three months!!!
Aren’t saeco the ultimate cycling coffee machine tie in.
Watching the train going for it leaving chippolini to take the stage in the first week, that was a fine sight…