Hi all,
We seem to have noticed in the last couple of group rides that have been set up in our club, that the ride speeds feel really slow, particularly up hills, with riders taking 2x sometimes 3x the normal times to ascend hills like Zwift KOM.This has occurred even when they are riding with much stronger riders as well in the group. i know that rubberbanded rides have had their algorithms played around with lately and fixed, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced slower than usual speeds on group rides?
Eric is probably the only person that’s done a deep dive to attempt to understand how it works.
But yes, it slows down everyone dramatically in most situations, is confusing for most riders who start pushing a ton of power and going nowhere… we tried it once, and never ever ever again.
except, it was supposedly fixed (at least from a speed standpoint), as @Eric_Schlange_ZwftIn details at the below (once you fix it) link
ht tps://zwiftinsider.com/speed-tests-banding-202405/
Hopefully this wasn’t rebroken with the latest update(s)?
Yeah, my understanding is that banded speeds are pretty good nowadays. Far as I know, nothing changed.
These are the last speed tests I did: Speed Tests: Updated Rubberbanding for Meetups, Clubs, and Group Workouts | Zwift Insider