I started group rides fairly quickly when I first started Zwift and I'm very happy I did! I met an awesome friendly group of riders and would chat with them on Discord while spinning each time. I learned a lot about Zwift and it kept me motivated to keep jumping back on my bike.

So excited to try! I’ve been doing Zwift since May and love it. I’ve been too intimidated to try a Pace partner or group ride but now I’m feeling much more confident. 😊. Maybe I’ll catch your group ride sometime if it matches up with my time zone 💙

Thanks for sharing! I realize this is an old video but I plan to try my first group ride tonight! Cheers!

Really helpful, especially re the use of the companion app to select a ride 👍👍👍

Used this to schedule next week's rides!

Amazing vlog skinny k wish I could ride up that climb but need 2hours now have a great weekend skinny k

Very helpful, thanks!

🚴👍😀 Great info … ta! PS: I’ve used the speech to text feature on my iPhone microphone for companion App chat!

This is sooo helpful- as an (ahem!) older newbie rider I find it difficult to get to know all the features of new technology. I've been using Zwift about six months but only ever do my TP workouts. I'll definitely give these group rides a try now- You may even see me on Tuesday!

Thank you for this Katie. I was on your Strava ride last week, it was my first ever Zwift. I was totally lost with regards to communication etc. I hadnt realised that I could use different devices to help with this. I was cycling along getting thumbs up ( I think) and thinking that the other riders must think I am so rude!!!! I have since done an interval training ride which I sorted a couple of things out, I think I will stick with Zwift this year. I did bits of sufferfest last year but I am a little tired of it to be honest. I hope to get a semblance of my fitness back this year and following your ups and downs has helped me get my arse in gear. These Zwift tutorials have been Mega....... Chapeau Katie !!!

People wait on hills? Not in any group ride I’ve ever done. It’s hang on as long as can and if you get dropped, bye bye. Even Cat D rides! Still great fun though!

Katie, I did my first zwift ride today, loved it , although I don't think I am doing it correctly , I never noticed any hills , watched your zwift ride an hour ago and it made more sense ..didn't expect to sweat so much so soon, yes I need a towel to hand and a drink and a fan , why didn't anybody say 🙃🙃 think I might become addicted to this thing ..

Thanks for the encouragement, Katie. I've 5 sessions on zwift, but still timid about group rides. My goal for January is to complete a group ride.

Katie, do you do anything outside of cycling to help maintain you fitness? I've started doing fitness classes at my local gym and would like to know what you think of them.

Great video, Zwift isn't for me ... yet 😉 ... but it's nice to see how it works & can see the benefits of the weather is bad etc.

I was hoping you'd explain what the pop up icons refer to like the feather, the van etc.

Hi Katie, Why do the percentages on the inclines change from white to yellow then red is it because they are getting steeper? And sometimes they flash

Katie, what are your thoughts on the double draft? On the large populated rides, the draft becomes ridiculously strong and the speeds to great, meaning that if you fall off the back it's incredibly hard to get back to the group. Your videos are great btw 👍

I'm a brand new Zwifter. I've done a couple of non-group rides and Zwift has determined I am a C rider. I signed up for a D Group Ride. Immediately at the start, the entire group just took off away from me in the first seconds. Same thing happened 15 minutes later at the start of another group D ride. Thoughts?

Are you still doing those group rides? Just joined Zwift :)

I’m new to Zwift and have to take you up on one point. I’ve done 4 group rides at level E, and been dropped and totally left behind on 2 of them. I’ve realised that you need to be totally warmed up, as they go off like bullets from the flag.

The landline ringing brings up a question: can you take calls from the cell while riding Zwift?

Will you let us know when the next social ride is up? 😁

Anyone else notice the Brexit banter in the group chat?! 😂

No the companion app did not bring up anything about the ride or any chat options at all once the ride started. It was a bunch of avatars shooting all over the place at random paces with no way for me to interact. There was zero guidance. Pointless