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It seems like I’m finding out about a new Zwift resource every week and frequently see people asking about specific types of resources. I thought I’d post a list of the ones I’ve found - maybe you know some I’ve missed?
Maps, Routes, Worlds
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https://zwiftmap.com/ - fantastic interactive map of all worlds and routes you can sort and search. Mobile friendly too, I’ll often use this on long rides to inspect the route I’m on and see what’s coming up. Each route has outbound links to several other sites of interest as well.
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Zenturizer for route suggestions based on distance and elevation (ZwiftMap.com overlaps this a bit)
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Best Bike Split - Super detailed route planning tool - select a route, weight, W/kg, drag coefficient (!) and it’ll generate a projected duration, among other functions
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https://zwifthub.com/ - good for tracking your badge completions (you have to manually toggle things as you do them, it doesn’t link to your Zwift account)
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https://www.zwiftgps.com/ - link to your Zwift account and it’ll show your position on the Zwift world map
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ZwiftInsider’s downloadable, printable map of Watopia: Download or Purchase a Watopia Course Map | Zwift Insider
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…and printable list of all routes by difficulty: Printable List of Zwift Routes by Difficulty | Zwift Insider
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The “Route Captain” add-on: Reddit - Dive into anything
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https://whatsonzwift.com/ & Zwift Course Calendar – Current Guest World Schedule | Zwift Insider - Guest World Schedule
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https://www.zwiftsegments.com/ - tracks Zwift route (those created by Zwift Insider) completion and personal records using Strava.
Events, Challenges, Missions, Social
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Events - great for finding events, with sort and search functions (try searching on events for adaptive athletes, or by wattage ranges)
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https://pursuitcyclingforkids.com/2022/03/27/the-next-few-months-of-events-races-on-zwift/ - curated page of upcoming Zwift events by none other than the forum’s own @Oliver_ZRace_Central
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Discord - Dad’s Inside Riding Trainers (DIRT) and other groups have Discord channels. I can’t find valid join links for these.
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Zwiftcast - Fantastic back-catalogue just wrapped the final episode. Well worth a listen, with much respect to Simon, Shane, and Nathan.
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Nowhere Fast Podcast - highly irreverent.
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Never Going Pro Podcast - Home GC Coaching and Team DIRT (“Dads Inside Riding Trainers” and not a gravel league)
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Zwift Powerup Cycling Podcast - Zwift’s official podcast.
Workouts, Training & Racing
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https://ZwiftPower.com for official ranking - explainer courtesy @James_Zwift
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ZRace Data Field Can predict your result position in an upcoming race based on your race history using machine.
Technology
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Zwift on PC: The Ultimate Guide to Running Zwift at Its Very Best | Zwift Insider - written by the forum’s own @Dave_ZPCMR with input from the author of Zwiftalizer, a guide to building a Zwift PC to minimize cost and maximize graphic detail and performance. In some regions (UK, USA) you can build a PC on the cheap that runs Zwift beautifully. In other regions, a refurb iPad or AppleTV may offer the best value.
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https://refurb-tracker.com/ - if you want to go down the Apple iPad or AppleTV 4k route, Refurb Tracker can be used to create alerts when devices go back in stock on Apple’s online store. There’s little reason to buy on the used market as Apple’s prices often undercut used, the devices have been professionally refurbished and come with warranties.
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http://www.zwiftalizer.com/ - analyze your system, GPU performance, network, bluetooth, ant+ dropouts, etc.
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Borderless Gaming - run Zwift on PC full-screen with fewer limitations than Windows defaults
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RowedBiker and PainSled iOS & Android - apps that can bridge rowing machines into Zwift (converts rowing data to appear like a bike power sensor)
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qDomyos-Zwift app for Android and iOS - another bridging app that can connect with a variety of non-standard exercise equipment (elliptical machines, exercise bikes, treadmills) and send the data to Zwift
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Zwift Activity Monitor - GitHub - Allows Zwift users to monitor their moving average power and FTP in real-time
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NPE-CABLE pod - Converts/binds ANT+ sensors to a single BLE signal - great for dealing with AppleTV limitations. It can also be used to convert a RowERG power source to cycling, allowing Concept2 rowers to “Zwift”. Sadly, the global chip shortage has resulted in the NPE-CABLE being unavailable for purchase for some time.
Hardware - Bicycles, Trainers, Misc.
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DCRainmaker’s Smart Trainer Recommendations Guide: Winter 2020-2021 - THE definitive source on what smart trainers should be on your radar. NOTE: not on that list but well-reviewed by DCR, the JetBlack Volt.
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The Tacx Bracket for Tablets (Tacx Part# T2092), if you use a tablet to Zwift, makes for probably the most compact, portable setup imaginable. I added a phone tray to mine.
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Trainer Tray - If you’re running Zwift on a non-tablet (TV on wall, computer on a table), this gizmo would let you hold a smartphone for the Companion app, a remote, whatever. No affiliation but if I didn’t have the Tacx tablet holder already, I’d likely look at this. (edit - I’m using one now and like it)
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Reddit’s “BikeWrench” Community - Get your bicycle problems fixed here.
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Pain Cave photos and discussions thread: Pain-cave photos/equipment ideas
Adaptive Athletes
I’d like some input on what to include here!
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Amputee, Disability, Under 1 w/kg group rides out there? - discussion on low-W/kg rides for adaptive athletes. IMPORTANT: there were replies by the NPE-CABLE team as well as the developer of the PainSled and RowedBiker apps on how to use that technology (see above) to apply a wattage correction factor for adaptive athletes.
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Paracyling added to Zwift -Handcycles and recumbant bikes - #57 by Christopher_Schwenke
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Events - using the “Search” box on ZwiftHacks Events list, try “adaptive” or “handcycle”. You’ll come up with regular events catering to adaptive athletes, often with “keep together” (aka “rubberbanding”) enabled so that everyone can ride together.
…and I suspect I’m missing many others.
Zwift’s M.O. seems to be “build a sandbox and let people play in it.” That’s great! It’s lead to a tonne of awesome creative tools.
I do wonder though if there’d be synergies by bringing some of the above officially under Zwift’s umbrella. Integrating ZwiftHub to update routes completed automatically would be a nice quality of life improvement. (or maybe that could be done with a link to Strava segments?)
