Decided I needed some more anaerobic work in my life. Did a third of The McCarthy Special, then spent 10 mins in the bathroom thinking I was about to puke and die. Please tell me I’m not the only one? 😭
P.s. any good anaerobic workouts that won’t kill me?
Basically, everything I have found online indicates that in order to do this, you have to first export the *.fit file into a third party app that shares with Zwift (Wahoo, Garmin) and then link your third party app to Zwift. When I search online, all of the seemingly most authoritative sources (including reddit) seem to either refer to this set of instructions or something essentially the same:
https://zwiftinsider.com/import-strava-to-zwift/
However, when I do this, I can (apparently) successfully link the accounts, and download the *fit file from Strava and even upload the activity to the third party app (I've tried BOTH Wahoo and Garmin) but, despite the assurances of the instructions in the link above, the activity never populates to my Zwift activity log.
Do I need to toggle some additional permission? Do I need to explicitly "share" the activity once I have it in the third party app?
I already have a Wahoo account that tracks my activity, because I am using the Kickr Core 2 for my trainer I use for Zwift, but previously the accounts weren't linked. If I link them, will my activites appear twice in Zwift, once as a Zwift ride and once as a Wahoo ride?
I am so confused. All I want to do is to have all of my activity showing up on Zwift, but I can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong.
Hey all,
I got my Zwift Ride with the KICKR CORE 2 two days ago and I have a question about vibrations and noise in the pedals.
When I push harder or ride uphill with more resistance, it feels like the whole bike is vibrating through the pedals.
I already checked the basic setup. I put the two black spacers on the rear thru-axle as shown in the manual, and the axle is tightened with the correct torque. I also tried changing the Zwift Cog positions from 1 to 9, but the vibration is still there.
Is this heavy vibration under load normal for this setup, or is something wrong?
Thanks for your help!
I’m sure this has been beat to death at this point but here’s the situation:
Kickr v4 for $300
Kickr v5 for $500
Is the auto-calibration THAT much better and worth an extra $200 or will I be happy with the v4? For context I was riding a BKOOL wheel-on trainer for a while and I was generally happy with what it could do I just figured it was time to get a direct drive. Thank you for the help!
Is the duration estimated based on my performance? Or is it an average? Or is it something else?
Hello,
I'm new to the idea of an indoor bike trainer but I'm excited to give it a shot. I found a used Saris on Facebook for $200 and I was wondering if it's worth starting with that, or if I'm going to end up wanting to get the Wahoo anyways. What would you do?
I like to mix in free rides in between workouts and have been thinking of joining group rides. But one of the things I like doing is going hard on the sprint segments to mix up the ride. I've seen some rides that have a "wall" or something, but I'm wondering if this would be frowned upon in all group rides?
New to Zwift and just set up this new Zwift ride and get this sound when I bike. It feel like the pedals almost need a second to catch up and engage. Any thoughts?
May be a dumb question but I’m new to Zwift. I really don’t understand what’s going on, other than just riding my route.
- how/why am I getting thumbs up?
- why do people have animals in the shirts?
- Following a robo lead got me nothing
What are some tips for starting out? I’m so lost! 😂
Hello,
I’m considering purchasing a Zwift Ride to replace my Peloton. I’d like to be able to use it with my AppleTV which is connected to my big OLED tv in my basement. I would need to be able to connect the trainer and my Polar H10 chest strap. Will this require the use of the companion app and if so, how has that been working out? Does it work flawlessly or are there issues? I only ask because I watched an old video with DCR and he mentioned problems using the ATV with the companion app. I’m hoping those issues have since been ironed out. Thank you.
I used to ride a Peloton but had a bunch of issues with the software and eventually gave up, so now I’m on a Zwift Ride and I love it. The one thing that is kind of annoying though is the drive chain clicking. It pretty much just sounds like a normal bike, but it’s also kind of loud, especially when my wife is sleeping or trying to watch tv.
Is there any way to silence that?
UPDATE 19/08/2026:
Solution: Windows mode and thats it. 0 issues i the last session of 1 hr.
Hi everyone,
I’m having a strange issue with Zwift during structured workouts.
I’m using two monitors, and while I’m doing a workout, Zwift sometimes completely freezes. The interesting part is that the app doesn’t actually crash.
If I click on my second monitor and then click back on the Zwift window, it immediately starts working again.
There’s another interesting detail: when I click back on the Zwift window, the workout UI/function bar also appears again — the bar with the emojis, workout controls, buttons to increase/decrease the workout intensity, etc.
So basically:
I’ve already disabled screen capture/recording, but the problem still happens.
Has anyone experienced something similar with Zwift and a dual-monitor setup?
Could this be related to Windows focus, fullscreen/borderless mode, GPU settings, or hardware acceleration?
Any suggestions on what settings I should check would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Wanted to get a discussion thread going for interest in some Reddit ZRL teams. The racing groups are based on race time. The schedule is at the below link.
https://www.wtrl.racing/assets/images/zwift/zrl/2027/zrl_26_27_R1-26-1-0.jpg?v=2026.1.01
Ill start
Pace Group - B
Racing Group/Time UTC 12:00 PM- Topaz (Regular)
Hi everyone,
as a very heavy man I lost the first 30 lbs of my weight loss journey with walking + caloric restrictions.
I'm still weighiing around 330lbs that's why I bought a stationary bike.
Currently I manage to ride for 42 minutes with steady resistance. I'm trying to prolong every session for 2 minutes. Main reason for stopping is my butt. After 30 minutes it becomes ingreasingly uncomfortable.
But that'S beside the point. My goal is to lose weight and get fit enough to do bike tours next year.
Do you have recommendations on how to train on my ergometer? Switching between steady resistance and interval training between sessions?
Raising duration before raising resistance?
Thank you very much.
Does anyone know how to go about finding a team? Keen to race in the ZRL this winter but not sure how to go about finding a team. I don’t use facebook which is recommended on the ZRL website. Any suggestions appreciated!
If it helps, my racing score is 739, and zFTP & zMAP put me in the A category on ZRL.
It rides with only the c adapter but I’m being told I need the d adapter and it does not appear wide enough to fit it. Also. I don’t see how it even lines up with the frame. I understand it goes into the hole of wahoo kickr but the protruding other half doesn’t align to the frame at all.
Anyone else buy the frame and have this problem! I tried this on both kickr core 1 and kickr core 2, same problem
Without hating on Zwift or Apple. Can someone advise why the Apple Watch to Zwift connection is so unreliable.
Sometimes it works then stops but a quick on/off of the companion watch app resets it
Sometimes it’s fine from the start
And then today…it’s not connecting at all..although the watch is discovered.
Any tips
Any cast iron options to get it to work more reliably.
I started my cycling journey on Zwift and have gotten in great shape Zwifting daily. However with summer here in Colorado still in full swing it feels silly to be indoors all the time and know I will have plenty of zwift time this winter. I enjoy it so much and now want to get into real road cycling. I’m curious how much the fitness translates to real life? Like climbing hills and just general riding. What’s your experience?
