# Zwift Ride only has Gear 1

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340>\
**Category:** Bugs and Support\
**Created:** [November 30, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340 "2024-11-30T17:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Greg\_Nelson2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/greg_nelson2/32/533263_2.png) [@Greg\_Nelson2](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Greg_Nelson2)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340/1 "2024-11-30T17:24:16Z")

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After riding a warmup mile with all gears, transport to start of Canadian Fugo (11:08 AM Central Nov. 29, 2024) and I only have Gear 1. Try shifting up, it shows Gear 2 but immediately drops back to Gear 1. Log off Zwift and shut down computer completely, log back on…reconnect to Canadian Fugo and I still only have Gear 1.

Any suggestion with this programming glitch?  
4th Zwift Ride about 1.5 - 2 months old

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**Author:** ![Daren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/daren/32/5836_2.png) [@Daren](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Daren)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340/2 "2024-11-30T18:04:31Z")

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Have you ensured your firmware is up to date? That’d be the first thing to check. Open Companion and go into the Zwift Hardware area and it should tell you if there’s an update and apply it.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Nelson2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/greg_nelson2/32/533263_2.png) [@Greg\_Nelson2](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Greg_Nelson2)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340/3 "2024-11-30T21:49:49Z")

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Daren,

Thank you. Two firmware updates were needed. And my gear selection is back.

Greg Nelson

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**Author:** ![Hendrik\_Staels\_BZR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/hendrik_staels_bzr/32/519245_2.png) [@Hendrik\_Staels\_BZR](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Hendrik_Staels_BZR)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/zwift-ride-only-has-gear-1/640340/4 "2024-12-13T12:22:20Z")

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I just purchased the Zwift Ride. Have selected Shimano type B shifting style but it seems to not allow me to change gear of the big chainring. It’s always stuck in Gear 1 and I have updated my firmware. Any idea what’s going wrong?