Zwift MiniMap Profile De-Mystified

2 місяці тому

The Zwift MiniMap profile can be confusing. Sometimes your position icon moves left to right and other times right to left. You expect the profile to be for the route that you are riding, but then it changes many times abruptly. What's going on?

КОМЕНТАРІ: 26

@MiataBRG 2 місяці тому

This is potentially one of Zwift's most useful graphics but actually is fairly useless because it's done so badly. Why not have this in much bigger format across the bottom of the screen, where the power chart is? At the very least they should keep the direction of travel on the profile as always one way (e.g. left to right) so you can see what's coming, continuously switching the direction of travel means we don't know what's next. And having such a significant graphic unreadably small renders it useless. Thanks for trying to demystify it for us.

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

For all the reasons that you have cited, most Zwifters ignore the map profile. As you suggest, reconceuves it could actually be quite useful.

@SharpByCoop 2 місяці тому

Yeah. I don't CARE about my past power, I care about pacing. Seeing this LARGER would give me insight. Good call.

@ruiloureiro3167 Місяць тому

Very well explained, thank you! Up until now I was also very confused and intrigued with the way this profiles were displayed and would change along a route, now I am absolutely enlightened!

@endurancesweat Місяць тому

Thanks for watching the video. The profile on the mini-map had me confused. I had to research it for myself to figure it out for myself. And I thought it would be helpful to share my findings. Ride On.

@SharpByCoop 2 місяці тому

Thank you Ken. Much appreciation for the clarity. I'll still be making rolleyes, yet at least I'll understand WHY. :)

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

I have ridden so much on Zwift that I know most routes by heart.

@ryancraig2795 2 місяці тому

Zwift does some things really well. This isn't one of them.

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

True. It seems the mini-map/profile is a legacy element of the Zwift app from the early days. Perhaps one day, Zwift will surprise us. Until then, let's continue to Ride On.

@slydog55 2 місяці тому

Zwift made it too complicated to comprehend for me, I will just ignore it as I've been doing since I joined Zwift. I just ride for the exercise anyway, I'm just a little competitive. Btw I got my Tron bike this morning! No more mountain climbing for me thank you. : )

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

Congrats on earning your Tron bike!

@slydog55 2 місяці тому

@@endurancesweat Thank you Buddy, you do great work, much appreciated. Cheers

@randyleach5707 2 місяці тому

Well. Now i know. Someone was asking about the profile on a recent ride. Does not seem very useful unless you are staying on the loop.

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

Agree. Most people just ignore it.

@IthacaDon 2 місяці тому

Is there a way to print out a route that shows elevation for an entire route?

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

Check out zwifthub.com/ for profiles of every route on Zwift. Click on any route profile for an expanded view of the profile. Then click on the chevron on the right hand side below the small profile to link to zwiftinsider.com for a detailed description of the route. Alternately, use this link: zwiftinsider.com/route-details/

@jakobjas4212 2 місяці тому

It's just awful unfortunately. It's way too small to read, switches the direction of travel which is very unintuative, and worst of all quite often shows a different route to the one you're riding. For example on Innsbruckring, the minimap will constantly show the Innsbruck KOM despite it not being part of that course.

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

Your right, the mini-map profile is not easily deciphered. It could be so much better. I was hoping the video would help Zwifters at least have an understanding of what is displayed on the profile. To reiterate a couple of points: The profile shown is NOT of the route but rather of the current `road`. Routes are made up of connected `road` sections. In your case, the Innsbrucking Route and the 2018 UCI Worlds Course Short Lap Route (which climbs up to Innsbruck KOM) both use the same `road` for their entirety. The Innsbrucking Route just uses a short section of that `road`. See zwiftinsider.com/route/innsbruckring/ and zwiftinsider.com/route/2018-uci-worlds-course-short-lap/. So the profile on the Innsbrucking Route always shows the climb. Hope this lengthy explanation helps. As I commented in the video, understanding why/what is displayed does not make the profile any better but hopefully Zwifters are less confounded by it. Ride On.

@sraufstok 2 місяці тому

This mini map is almost useless, the biggest gripe I have with it is the same you talked about, I never know which way its going and it is frustrating. The other thing, which has nothing to so with the mini map, is when other cyclists are passing me even though I can see on their screen they are doing less power than me, sometimes the difference is almost 100 watts. How the hell can they be overtaking?

@endurancesweat 2 місяці тому

Most everyone feels the same way that you do about the MiniMap. About other riders passing you, just keep in mind that it is the "power to weight ratio" (W/kg) and not simply "power" (W) that determines how fast you go on Zwift. For example, an 80kg rider putting out 200W is at 2.5W/kg. A 55kg (120lbs) rider doing 165W is at 3.0W/kg. So even though 165W is less than 200W, the 55kg rider will go faster than the 80kg rider. I'm not sure that explains it entirely, but maybe it's a start.