Avatar constantly stops and restarts pedalling

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During my last 2 races, while warming up in the holding pen I noticed my avatar would stop pedalling, unclip, then immediately restart pedalling. It would do this about 3 or 4 times a minute while I was pedalling at a constant cadence of around 90 to 100. It did this for about 15 minutes, then as soon as the race starts it pedals normally (no more stop-start). Mine was the only avatar doing this, and I tried the following things but nothing fixed the problem:

  • varying the power output (it still did it while pedalling at a solid 300watts)
  • re-pairing the cadence sensor
  • switching the cadence sensor from the Garmin on the bike to the one builtin to the trainer
  • restarting the game software
    I’m using a laptop and all devices connect via Ant+. My setup hasn’t changed for several years (except for software updates).
    It doesn’t seem to impact the race, but I would like to know what’s going on here.
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it seems to be a bug for everyone.

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I also experience this. It gave me an uncomfortable feeling because I thought it had something to do with connection stability between my computer and smart trainer.

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Is there an answer to this issue?

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Not yet, apparently, but I can confirm that my avatar is affected, too.
Paolo

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Same here

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it might be a cosmetical bug but who cares? you see the numbers … :wink:

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Same here, keeps un clipping then getting back on. Weird. I saw a bloke reversing backwards into the start pen the other day, even more weird lol.

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Similar here but have kinda got used to it now. I dont find it detracts from my enjoyment too much

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Me too. I can’t see anyone else in the pen with the same problem…

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I watched carefully this morning and others were doing it. Saw in another thread that the bike graphics don’t show pedals, so no surprise we keep falling off them!

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I have same problem and would like an answer too. My concern is that there is actually a power interruption while you are riding on the road but that it isn’t enough to show the avatar unclip. If this is the case you could be down a bunch of watts while you are riding and don’t even know it.

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I’m sure it’s purely a minor visual bug and is unrelated to actual power. Why would they put in a visual representation of losing power?

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Same issue but its seemed to stop if I wait to pair HR monitor via companion app until after the start. (Running zwift on apple TV with paired power and cadence)

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Same exact experience. It started doing this around September of this year for me. I have been using Zwift since Dec 2018 and have 2500 miles on there. Annoying, a little distracting but hopefully does not affect actual training/racing.

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Hi @Sabin_West

The pedalling bug in the pen was fixed in the latest update. Update your software that should fix the issue.

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After a few updates recently I have started to experience this issue, often happens around 34 miles but that could mean nothing. Is there a setting that needs changed?

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This exactly is happenning to me. Avatar unclips stops for a second. Then mounts the bike again and keeps going. Speed drops to zero but power is still there. I get dropped from the pack and have to keep closing gaps. Happens mostly on climbs. Very anoying. I run Zwift on windows, any fix for this problem?

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@Santiago_Martinez_13 @Sean_C_Eng drop a recent log file into zwiftalizer.com it sounds like you are losing signal (bluetooth or ANT+).

How to find your log file: Locating Log Files