Your one stop forum thread for all things ZWIFT indoor training or racing related. (Edited March 2020)

just got my invite. still need the dongle.

eloy said:

just got my invite. still need the dongle.

Ditto. Seems like they've finally gone MAC. Now to find that damned dongle...

Where is my invite?????

Jules said:

eloy said:

just got my invite. still need the dongle.

Ditto. Seems like they've finally gone MAC. Now to find that damned dongle...

Ant+ is for losers. You've got the Kickr and your computer has Bluetooth. What's the problem?

Facepalm

Got my invite also -- though I couldn't find anything about official Mac support. 

I got my invite but I don't have a windows based computer to hook up to my computrainer...getting a windows laptop soon from work though...,how is this z wife stuff supposed to work when I'm using this strict training program?

twoyacks said:

I got my invite but I don't have a windows based computer to hook up to my computrainer...getting a windows laptop soon from work though...,how is this z wife stuff supposed to work when I'm using this strict training program?

You can do your prescribed workouts on the "island" roads.

Also, it's mac compatible now

I just got my invite!

Is my computrainer mac compatible?

The Ant+ dongle requirement is ridiculous.

@vlad without the dongle, your computer, and the Zwift application, can't possibly know what you are doing. 

eloy said:

@vlad without the dongle, your computer, and the Zwift application, can't possibly know what you are doing. 

if kickr is bluetooth you don't need the dongle, right? kickr connects to my phone through bluetooth, so I'm guessing I just bought an Ant+ dongle for no good reason, hence my facepalm

Not true, just bad business.

My computer knows what I'm doing when my Bluetooth Kickr, Bluetooth HR monitor, Bluetooth cadence sensor (as well as Bluetooth Stages and Quarq Riken powermeters if I felt like it) connect to it through... wait for it... Bluetooth. My iPad and iPhone do too.

Zwift is just being lazy and laggy by not working with the protocol and radios in just about every modern computing device.

No, they chose to work with Ant+. Way to stay niche guys.

vlad said:

Not true, just bad business.

My computer knows what I'm doing when my Bluetooth Kickr, Bluetooth HR monitor, Bluetooth cadence sensor (as well as Bluetooth Stages and Quarq Riken powermeters if I felt like it) connect to it through... wait for it... Bluetooth. My iPad and iPhone do too.

Zwift is just being lazy and laggy by not working with the protocol and radios in just about every modern computing device.

No, they chose to work with Ant+. Way to stay niche guys.

Ouch.

Still beta, kinda surprised they don't have bluetooth yet. But like any project, specially in Beta, you gotta start somewhere. So maybe they chose ANT+ and will soon also support bluetooth.

No @Jules, it seems to me like Zwift doesn't seem to want to recognize your devices through Bluetooth.

http://zwift.com/what-is-it


*Bluetooth coming soon

Not hard btw - http://www.trainerroad.com It is THE standard.

Well they also timed MAC compatibility pretty badly too. Winter is over now, right...?

AVD to Zwift!

Rode Zwift for the first time this morning. Some quick first impressions/comments:

• It was fun
• Integration with the PowerTap was flawless (with the ANT+ dongle) It simply worked.
• Laps are about the length of Prospect Park (5ish Km, 10ish min)
• Drafting is really fun.
• Drafting/group riding is even more fun with someone you actually know. Rode a bit with my old friend Andrew Bernstein (who works at bicycling), the only thing missing was us chatting, really, it was fun.
• People suck wheel, sprint for primes. It is fun
• Terrain varies, so in the game, the same power output can move slow or fast, depending on gradient and drafting.
• This is probably way more fun with a trainer that adjusts resistance based on the game (Kickr or Computrainer) 
• Was surprised however, how quickly I adapted to the terrain, pedaling harder when it went up, trying to maintain speed, or stay with a group
• Probably the most fun 35 minutes I've ever had on a trainer
• Did I say fun? yes, fun!

Welcome to the future!

So when is the first Kissena Zwift Island group ride? I'll be on tomorrow (Sat) at some point. I'm one of those annoying dudes with a "15" on his back, deep 808s, and an aero frame. (I've spent far too much time indoors turning circles during the past two months). 

Totally agree; first ride, game is CHANGED.

You know that early first 15 minute ennui you have on any indoor trainer? Never happened.

Lots more needed (like chat) but it's already forever changed indoor riding for me.

Put in my request. How long did it take for you all to get invites?

My issue is I don't have a computer. I have an iPad and iPhone but IOS support and bluetooth don't really do me any good because my Powertap broadcasts Ant+. So I either need to invest in a trainer with power (and wait for the IOS support) or get a computer. Ugh.

wait Jim

Jim i have an old school iphone to ant dongle if you want it

Thanks Jules, I'll take you up on that. By the time I get my invite they might have an IOS game client.....  (of course that may not ever happen, but I can have hope).
Then I could mirror the ipad on the 40" with AppleTV and I should be golden.

I'm waiting for the dongle to come by Amazon Tuesday. Then I should be Zwifting with ease. It's a little late in the game though. I've put in so many trainer hours this winter I'm desensitized to it by now. 

They do seem to have some sort of "companion" ios app

https://support.zwift.com/hc/communities/public/questions/201814675-App-installed-on-iPad-2-with-iOS-v8-1-2-12B440-?locale=en-us

they do, but is not yet on the Apple Store.

Zwift did not want to work today, ugh.
The bottom screen was as far as I got, even after multiple attempts.

Sent a report to Charlie and Zwift.