When I first got onto Zwift last year, the 8-10% portion of the climbs seemed quite realistic - you really felt like you were climbing a steep hill. Since the new year though, the hills seem much easier and another Zwift user mentioned that the difficulty of the grades has been halved. Is that true?
If so, I’d really like to see the difficult return. The great thing about smart trainers and dynamic resistance is the ability to simulate climbing which, in my opinion, is now being under utilized. If people find the grades to hard, they can always override Kickr control using the Wahoo Fitness app.
The counterclockwise course just doesn’t seem to contain the 8 - 10% grade, but instead a longer 5 - 7% climb, which I prefer for intervals. ON from Orange Arch to KOM Arch, OFF the remainder.