If you are going uphill, no auto-braking is applied.
That said, what was the other (third?) type of auto-braking then that was removed?
There was no other type.
If you are going uphill, no auto-braking is applied.
That said, what was the other (third?) type of auto-braking then that was removed?
There was no other type.
There was an old auto-braking when coasting (when not in an event) that was removed.
Hi Petar
Not sure if I am understanding you correctly, but if I stop pedaling on anything other than a hill my avatar coasts and only gradually slows down as per real life. I am using a smart trainer and the trainers built in power meter. I also have a power meter on the bike. If I use that instead of the trainers power meter, then I no longer have the advantage of the trainers heavy fly wheel, which is what replicates the slowing down like in real life. When using the bike power meter, if I stop pedaling the avatar starts to slow almost instantly and I come to a stop very quickly. So are you using a bike power meter? If so that would explain what is happening.
Yes, pedal-based powermeter users will be more disadvantaged than those who use some other types of smart trainers. I think some smart trainers will even replicate slight downhills by self-powering their flywheels without pedaling required. Another reason IMO that the legacy rule code (that nobody really can say what theyâre really accomplishing) should just be deleted. Inability to coast is an unnatural experience, and Zwift in most other things at least has indicated that they normally try to provide a natural experience.
I donât use any power-meters, not sure why is that important now
today I drove outdoors for a change and I instantly felt huge difference, I did go slower overall, (average speed of activity was lower) but in reality I was able to coast very well even on the smallest downhills like 1-3% while on zwift the avatar stops, it only coasts well if decline is 3-4% or higher which doesnât make sense
iâve always considered zwift to be closer to track cycling than road cycling, if i were to say it was similar to either
Good to know this is still missing. I was debating getting back into the app after a long while, but this is a big reason I donât bother with most of them. I donât even need notifications, I just want to be able to bike how I do in real life without getting punished by the unrealistic slowdowns.
Of course, part of the issue for me is that I have a dumb trainer. As soon as that spins down, doesnât matter where Iâm at, itâll always be annoying getting started. Was hoping to have some sort of fix with a smart trainer though, where it would at least keep the resistance lower when appropriate.
Thatâs sticky watts. Itâs not your flywheel continung to move the avatar, itâs your trainer continuing to transmit wattage when there no longer is any. Zwift moves your avatar based on wattage, not flywheel speed.
FWIW, Zwift did in fact make a change. I canât find the reference, but they did reduce the speed cutoff that allows coasting to something lower than the original 27km/h. It might be now somewhere around 15km/h but canât recall.
Brakes start to apply around 20kph now iirc.
Played with a little on a free ride. Speed seemed to abnormally decline about the 10mph mark (16 or so km/h). ymmv I didnât test minimum wattage necessary to avoid autobraking though