I have a Elite Direto XR and it should be compatible with Zwift Ride Smart Frame.
If I buy Zwift Ride Smart Frame, do I then have all I need to ride with virtual gears?
Elite have not released a firmware update that would support it. There are signs that they might but don’t buy anything based on that assumption.
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Hopefully there will be a firmware update for existing Direto XRs to support this, but Elite haven’t announced that.
I asked Elite on their Facebook page about this and they said:
Currently, this is the only compatible version. We have a firmware update for the Direto XR / XR-Ts on our schedule, aiming to make them Zwift Ready by the end of the year.
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So it’s not ready the the Zwift Ride Smart Frame yet? But only with Zwift Cog og Click?
If you already own a Direto XR, it’s not yet compatible with virtual shifting and I recommend that you do not buy the Ride frame with an expectation that it will be coming, though it looks like it may eventually happen.
If you buy the new “Zwift Ready” Direto XR, it is compatible.
So, not all Elite Direto XR’s are compatible yet?
I thought it was a matter of firmware upgrade.
That may be what happens once they offer a firmware upgrade to you that supports virtual shifting. The way I would handle this is to wait for that firmware to be released, then test it with your existing bike or wait for positive comments from others who have tested it, and then buy the Ride frame if you still want it. I never want to be first in line for major firmware changes, but you can decide your own risk tolerance when the firmware is available.
Theoretically…but see what happened to the Kickr v5? Would not be surprised the same from older Direto XRs.
All Direto XRs are the same though, unlike different Kickr models. There are of course differences in earlier Direto models.