Shifting Chainrings Mid-Ride with Zwift Cog: Does It Adjust in Real-Time?

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Hi you guys!
Pretty new to Zwift so hoping someone can help me answer this. (Sorry if its too dumb a question)

Does the Zwift Hub One trainer, when using the Zwift Cog, continuously adjust to gear changes during a ride with its ‘real gear ratio calibration’ feature, if you change from one chain ring to another

Specifically, I’m curious about shifting between the big and small chainring during a Zwift session and how that affects the accuracy of the displayed wattage.

I know you are ment to use the clickker.

But I want to know whether Zwift and the Zwift Cog accurately reflect these changes in real-time to ensure the displayed wattage matches the actual physical effort after shifting chainrings.

Could you provide clarity on whether this calibration is a one-time process at the beginning of a ride, or if it dynamically adjusts throughout the ride to accommodate gear changes?

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One time

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So would it be considered cheating to switch from the big to the small chainring during a session if, for example, you’re in the middle of Alpe du Zwift?

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Considered by whom? I’m not bothered by people changing their game settings or gearing. There are so many worse forms of manipulation to think about.

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Maybe for “official” vEveresting, if they’ve even considered it. I believe they don’t allow trainer difficulty lower than 100%, and this would have a similar effect of making the steepest parts more manageable.

Outside of that I don’t see how or why it would be considered cheating. It certainly wouldn’t make you faster.

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