Zwift Chat

[steverob]

That must have been bundled in a fairly recent Companion update. The amount of requests there's been on the Zwift Forums in the past to be able to add W/KG as a field (okay, so people were specifically asking for it on the Dashboard page rather than the Map) and no-one has responded to say "actually you can just do this to make it appear...", makes me think it's only just been added.

 

[steverob]

And that’s probably the last time I’ll enter D. It’s been fun but it’s time to see how I fair by going up a league. Hopefully that means not coming last every week!

So now you've got your perfect record and can't be overtaken, are you tempted to do the last race of this series in C, or will you wait for a whole new series before you make the jump?

 

[bridgy]

I'd really like to have the otion to see an average power figure too - would be particularly useful when trying to measure your effort over a TT

 

[Norry1]

I'd really like to have the otion to see an average power figure too - would be particularly useful when trying to measure your effort over a TT

That's what head units are for

 

[bridgy]

That's what head units are for

Yeah I use that when I have to - but I'm just saying it would be better if Zwift provided that data (or an option to see it) on either the heads up display or companion app. The fewer required devices the better!

There's long been talk of a newly designed on-screen HUD which apparently has been done but roll out was delayed due to the sudden increased demands due to lockdown - I'm hoping when we finally get this there will be the option to personalise what you see on screen a bit more and hopefully average power will be one of the features 🤞

 

[mjd1988]

That isn’t a flat course. It’s horrible!

For future reference any stage I miss is pan flat regardless of what the profile shows

 

[Joffey]

So now you've got your perfect record and can't be overtaken, are you tempted to do the last race of this series in C, or will you wait for a whole new series before you make the jump?

I'm not sure I'll be doing the last one as it's a Bank Holiday. But there is a race tonight at 19:30 around London that I've provisionally entered as a C so I'll see how that goes. Whether or not I am a d or a C I'll just try and enter the C races to try and improve my fitness. Last night I averaged 2.3wkg as the pace was low until the finale. I'm not going to get better doing that every week.

All I know is that it will be a very, very, very long time until I am near the podium again.

 

[Joffey]

or will you wait for a whole new series before you make the jump?

Anyone got any ideas about the next series we are going to try?

 

[Whorty]

I'd really like to have the otion to see an average power figure too - would be particularly useful when trying to measure your effort over a TT

Agreed - this was nice in Bkool and good for the soul, but I can imagine if this was added to Zwift that many would use it to stay within cat limits. Still, would be nice to see without having to keep ZP open on the laptop and trying to switch between the 2 screens with sweaty hands ()

 

[Whorty]

That's what head units are for

I have an Elemnt Bolt ... can I use this to see average power when racing in Zwift? I did try it once but couldn't get it to work so gave up (short attention span!).

 

[bridgy]

Agreed - this was nice in Bkool and good for the soul, but I can imagine if this was added to Zwift that many would use it to stay within cat limits. Still, would be nice to see without having to keep ZP open on the laptop and trying to switch between the 2 screens with sweaty hands ()

Yeah you're probably right about people staying within Cat limits - not much you can really do about that though. Except maybe add an element to the category enforcement that as well as the w/kg levels also includes some kind of points system so that if you're consistently winning or getting podiums in your category, you're eventually bumped up a category anyway (a bit like the points system in real life racing categories)

 

[Whorty]

For future reference any stage I miss is pan flat regardless of what the profile shows

No primes last night Michael ... definitely not a course for you to steal points

Not sure about next week yet but I assume there will be at least one sprint prime prior to the climb to glory up Leith (?) hill

 

[bridgy]

I have an Elemnt Bolt ... can I use this to see average power when racing in Zwift? I did try it once but couldn't get it to work so gave up (short attention span!).

Yes definitely - that's what I use

 

[Whorty]

Yeah you're probably right about people staying within Cat limits - not much you can really do about that though. Except maybe add an element to the category enforcement that as well as the w/kg levels also includes some kind of points system so that if you're consistently winning or getting podiums in your category, you're eventually bumped up a category anyway (a bit like the points system in real life racing categories)

The antisandbagging Crit races are interesting as they include 1 minute and 5 minute power too, and not just the 20 minute power. But I do agree with you that cats based on points would be better than pure w/kg (although this may adversely impact me )

 

[Whorty]

Yes definitely - that's what I use

Stupid question then, but how do I connect the Bolt? I tried before via ANT+ but I use BLT now .... do I connect to Zwift as normal and then open the bolt and connect that to the NEO? I need to have another play!