Not particularly happy about the second ride streak bonus being removed, I think it could have been tweaked e.g. your second ride has to be more than 2km, or you get less XP for your first ride, more for your second etc. They really need to come up with a plan, prototype it, and stick to it, this seemingly regular changing of the streaks/XP/level boundaries is just amateurish.

"snot rocket" for v1.63 please. If we can have virtual shifting sound, let's have snot rocket sounds. Hold left/right keys for projectile direction and extra drops if you hit a rider.

Great update like always. Thanks

what about an update to the climbing/road profile? is that not improved on purpose?

Thanks Lama. Always enjoy your videos 👍🏼

Thanks for the video!

I got a confetti shower yesterday. Thanks for explaining.

I love these Update-Videos ♥

Always a pleasure to listen to

Woohoo…forever immortalized 😊on your video(W. Alvarez)

I managed three spins in one event in Paris. I quit and late joined after my first lap. That put me in a group that still hadn't completed Lap 1. I completed Lap 1 (again) then tried late joining again. I ended up in a group on Lap 2 and figured I'd just finish out the event. Tried for 4+ banners in one ride, ended up with 3. Still more than 2. 😉

Still waiting for kickr v5 virtual shift. :(

Zwift shouldn't make any changes to late-join or timing in relation to the Big Spin event. That's working as expected - late joining should be possible. All they needed to do to prevent gaming the system was to make the spinner only come up the first time you complete a lap in a specific event. However they also should have been smarter about the probabilities, because getting all the items required a stupid amount of spins for most people (52 spins for me). Lower the chance of getting repeat items, etc.

Who needs keyboard support on iOS when you can have virtual shifting sounds and virtual rubbing brakes?

Great work Shane, I love your videos! Yes, party socks! Amazing! Streaks! How about doing some real improvements? Map/elevation revamp? Showing groups (like S4Z)? In-game radio? UI customization?

At last Apple TV log out and reset after updating the app. What a pain to enter password with remote. This bug is there since many years.

Hi, any idea when Zwift might release a cog for the Kickr V5/V6?

level 100 at 1m XP - yes makes a lot of sense & a nice big round number, also no, I'm level 96 & have 1.75m XP :) The confetti socks, I've got time to think about them now, prefer the fire socks, I can see "Confetti Socks RideOn begging" being a new thing to rival "Jensie Shirt RideOn begging" :( giving 2XP is an interesting development, wonder what else they'll use it for ?

Hey Shane, Have we any updates on Zwift Cog/Click compatibility with Kickr V4?

If they're adding the clicks for virtual gear shifts, are they also going to give customisable free hub noises too?

5:00 Hi Shane just wondering did you here an update on vertical shifting for the kicker 5 thanks

​ @gplama they should show the xp you gained after each ride too

What are those zwift wheels? tri-spoke front, disc rear - never seen those before

Thanks Shane, would you be able to advise as to how you get the gear numbers displayed, do you need a particular setup? Thanks

Hi Shane. Always used apple tv 4k for for zwift - works perfectly. Recently bought zwift play controllers, works great. Due to limited bluetooth connection of apple tv i have to connect all devices via companion app and then i get dropouts. Is there any way to extend maximum bluetooth connection for apple tv 4k?

maybe you need a virtual bike with virtual sram groupset to really hear that shifting clang and bang

Hi Shane, can you link a Kickr Bike V1 to the Click to get the virtual hearing on screen, or is there any other way to show the gear on screen at present please?

While I would love to see a full refinement of the UI, what I’d really like to see is the ability to hide HR in workouts and races.

Today’s philosophy - if someone changes gear in the woods and nobody hears it, did it really happen? 🤔

He shane I have a wahoo kickr v5 do you know when the virtual shifting will be Available? I have allready the virtual shifting in house but it will not connect jet with my wahoo?

good info, I would have thought tour de zwift is more popular eitherway no fence is a win for us cyclists, ... not sure if you've noticed but your avatar is looking a bit chunky in the rear end, sure that's not a real life example😀

For Stage 4 of the Big Spin, how did you late join the B ride after completing the A ride? I don't know how to do that, because the event is no longer there after a ride starts, especially after 50 minutes to complete A ride. I didn't know riders were getting extra prizes. Cheers and thanks for the videos!

I'm still pretty new to Zwift and Play. Is there a way to give a Ride On using the Play controllers other than a group Ride On? Using a keyboard, mouse or the app for this is really annoying. And, what's the etiquette and protocol for giving Ride Ons, i.e. when should you give them, and are there times when you shouldn't, say when passing slower riders and how it might be seen as showing off or as patronizing them? And, no, not hearing the new virtual shifting sound, but I'll listen for it when I ride today. I do really like this feature though and how it's quieter, easier and simpler and should save wear on my shifters, derailleurs, cables, cassette and chain. And now that I'm starting to wax my chains, it should be even quieter and smoother. My only real complaints are that gears should be customizable and the buttons more tactile and clicky.

Any news on virtual shifting to older kickrs?

Any idea what the holdup is rolling out virtual shifting to the Kickr V5?

Any news on the Apple Watch heart rate compatibility? Thanks…

Did they fix the slow rider problem? Even joggers pass me. Ill be maxed out but going 3mph. I gave up on zwift months ago

I really haven’t a clue about xp points or levels on Zwift I just use it to train on.

cant wait for the London re-do, i need that bucket hat

Any news on kickr v5 virtual shifting Shane?

I still can’t get virtual shifting working on my kickr V5, with the shifters 😔

Thanks as always. I still say Zwift should give real world prizes for the useless drops we accumulate. Branded T shirts, bidons, towels would be walking advertisements for the platform. What would be most useful in garage management. Allow us to create favorite frame/wheel combinations and archive unused frames and wheels.

My Zwift still reproducibly crashes every time after saving a ride, so I simply don't get any streak bonus - because I don't arrive at the streak screen (which somehow is what gives the bonus, not the ride itself). Should've put the streak bonus into the ride report as well. Annoying. Also I am extremely disappointed in Jetblack that I still (!) don't have virtual shifting for my volt2 after they did confirm it would arrive "soon" way back when the Hub One / cog was introced with it.

Always one step forward two steps back.

I think they are going the wrong direction with the XP bonus for streaks. Leveling up faster keeps riders coming back. Making it take longer to advance is a real downer for me. Might be time to check out Rouvy.

Haha, Ned. Not making people happy

Still would prefer a tattoo for level 100!

Pity they don't give a discount for pensioners I'm 70 on level 42 and the way I'm going I'll never get to 100 level. But having said that at the end of the day, it's only a game

More importantly - have they fixed the broken coffee break yet?

"...a little harder to get to level 100"?! Zwift insider states that one will have to get an additional 409,000 XP to get to level 100, if I am not mistaken. Talk about going from one extreme to another. Zwift gives confetti socks to those who have already managed to get to level 100 before the goal posts move in May, so they can flaunt their level to those remaining behind. Nice, Zwift.... Will Zwift be coming out with special socks/kit whatever, to those who get to level 100 with the new requirements? I doubt it.

Maybe they could fix the climbing chart instead...

Level 99.5 Will get 100 later today. All for the harder levelling for newer accounts. Had this account since June 2015. Late join for ANY event should be maximum of 5 minutes.

I'm not going to update zwift anytime soon 😁.

The shift sound is entirely wrong. It should not be the sound of button actuation. It should be the sound of an electric rear mech actuation. Just as mobiles and digital cameras use a shutter actuation sound.

For the first time ever I am glad of their phased rollout BS and I can enjoy my final second streak bonus this week.

I just want my Apple Watch to work with zwift. I dint care if i need 2 billion xp for confetti socks make Apple Watch work.

Zwift needs a Velodrome

This update sucks. The amount I had ridden to get to level 50 before the change to level 100 would have gotten me to level 94. Now at level 66 with the reduction of streak bonus to only one per week and the increase of XP required to get to level 100 makes it impossible to get to that level as I am 77 years old. It takes away any incentive for me to continue riding on Zwift.

Nerfing late join would be a colossal mistake without changes to the spin win mechanics. The complete randomness is a joke. At the very least, they should make it so you will always win something you dont already have. Maybe also give the option to accept the drops as an alternate reward if you win something you don't want (i.e retro socks). Another idea would be to award a separate currency that can be used to purchase the unique items, or alternatively, convert it to drops.

Ride on bombs need to be per 10 riders atleast and be nice to get 1xp per ride on. And still wheres our Velodrome 🤷‍♂️

I ride waxed chain and friction shifters so I normally don't hear my shifts anyway.

I have 1.7m XP yet my level up only gets me to level 98, it annoys the hell out of me that I don't level up all the way to level 100, I've complained to Zwift ahout this and it has fallen on deaf ears, why a new Zwift has to ride less than me to get to the same level is somewhat unfair

More XP tweaks, while a little tiresome, are required. A 16-week streak gave me 15 level-ups, which seemed too much. Some of these last few updates feel light, and polishing around the edges makes me wonder if something huge is in play. This is something I’ve done with various dev teams over the years.

#PelotonStillSucks

"Farming for more drops"... to be used on what?

We all wait for a graphics Update. We are in 2024 not 2005.❤

Zwift will always be too much a "game" before it's a properly regulated riding platform when actual rider performance achievements mean next to nothing. Loopholes to "winning" virtual trinkets that next to no-one will ever use takes away so much credibility. They need a "garage sale" option to trade all the useless kit etc. for XPs.

I'm so glad that thanks to the Indievelo I don't have to ride in Zwift anymore :) XP leveling up - what a nonsence crap.

Go to Rouvy it’s better! Stop living in fantasy world 😂 🐑 bhaaaa!!

Gaining levels is pretty meaningless in this game after you have access to the locked areas. It’s not like you can kill bosses more easily 🤣 I’d actually like far superior graphics, I was playing gt7 and Zwift makes me sad next to that.

What are you doing using a 10yo Mac computer lol. -U10