This was a popular topic that sparked a lot of discussion, so we’ve decided to bring it over to our new forums! Any duplicate topics created will be merged with this one. Enjoy the discussion and Ride On. I see that there’s already a post about digital rowing, https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/com…

I would love some sort of accommodations for rowing as well. Even if the avatar and routes are still for cycling, it would be great if Zwift could take the rowing data directly for the wattage output and then log the rowing data with the end of the workout. Without that being natively supported by …

Wouldn’t it be nica if it was possible to have a rowing section in Zwift ? The rowing ERG’s are connectible just als de cycling rollers.

Rowing was on the agenda and nearly launched but the whole project is now binned. You can actually simulate it using a 3rd party app with a compatible rower.

I know we have cycling and running, but why not rowing! I think it would be really cool to row in Zwift’s Worlds! We could row in the open ocean or in the Jungle lake of Watopia, the lake in NYC, the huge ocean of Makuri, in the new upcoming Scotland world, and on the long river in London etc. I jus…

You must be new here. :wink: Rowing has been requested many times. And there was a time when Zwift were (supposedly) very close to making it a reality. However, those plans were scrapped, and replaced with a ‘no plans to ever add rowing to Zwift’ narrative. So, don’t hold your breath.

They were close to launching it then bailed at the 11th hour - you could even see the start/finish gates in the water around Watopia. Some details of it in here: [image] Zwift Rowing in Weeks? Eric Min General Discussion Really interesting interview and insight into Eric’…

TL;DR: rowing is an exceedingly small market with deeply negative ROI. When I figured this out, I gave up the rower and bought a bike and smart trainer. I wanted to gamify my indoor fitness and a rower wasn’t cutting it.

But the galling part is we’re led to believe most of the work was pretty much done. That’s certainly the impression Eric Min gave, and the video above shows there was a route in game. Of course, I can’t speak for other ergers, but I didn’t need a lot. Just to be able to connect my PM5 directly to Z…

[image] Daren Chandisingh: But the galling part is we’re led to believe most of the work was pretty much done. I suspect they realized that was just the beginning of their work. Once you open that door, well, now you have a whopping total of “four” rowers who demand new content every release,…

[image] CJ: Counterpoint though: there are MILLIONS of runners compared to those “four” rowers - back to ROI. You mean there are “millions” of runners. Do we actually know how many people run on Zwift? I mean, it’s free sure, but how many actually have a treadmill at home? Maybe some use tre…

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Dean (.) January 28, 2023, 3:02am 200

They were close to launching it then bailed at the 11th hour - you could even see the start/finish gates in the water around Watopia. Some details of it in here:

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