Hi everyone, thank you all for the feedback you’ve provided! I wanted to give a quick update on how we’re proceeding based on this conversation. I do want to reiterate that our priority is bringing this feature back, so we may not make all improvements by the time this is live.
Our biggest change is with sort order: Favorited/Followed Zwifters will be first in the list, with Pros/Verified listed at the bottom. Within these groups, Zwifters will be sorted alphabetically. Our plan is to visually distinguish between Favorited and Followed Zwifters in the list, though that may be a follow on item.
Here are some changes we’re planning to work on over time but you won’t see right away. Some of these may need to wait until we’ve implemented a longer lasting design.
- Show Join a Zwifter in the first carousel/row on the home screen (Instead of the “Just Ride” carousel).
- Displaying the Zwifter’s current route/location.
- Filter the Join a Zwifter list (eg by favorited/followed/Pro/Verified).
- Show profile photos to make it easier to scan the list.
There was also quite a bit of feedback on how easy it is to get to and browse certain ride types (this post for example). We won’t address this feedback alongside the “Join a Zwifter” feature, but I do want you to know we’re paying close attention to this feedback as we evaluate the next major changes going forward.
Regarding the feedback on user privacy with Join a Zwifter, we are evaluating privacy more holistically at the moment, and so we’re not planning any privacy changes alongside this work.
Please continue to send feedback. We’ve extended the autolock of this thread to 10/14 to allow more time for your feedback.
Thanks!
-Alex