Zwiftcast Episode 70 – the Jeffers controversy, MTB hits Zwift and art for Zwift’s sake

The 2019/20 indoor seasons has started with a bang, or should that be a ban? The Zwift community has been convulsed by Jeffers-gate: the fining, banning and stripping of the first officially-sanctioned national e-championship from Zwifter Cameron Jeffers by British Cycling.

Jeffers’ account was shown to have gained a Tron bike with the use of an ANT+ emulator… and the news of the ban has polarised opinion. As the dust settles on a huge row for Zwift and eSports, a row which has garnered international attention, Simon, Shane, and Nathan give their positions and debate what it means for regulation and enforcement in the new world of eSports on the platform.

Elsewhere, the arrival of Mountain Biking and steering on Zwift has seen a plethora of DIY hacks for smooth movement of the front wheel… which has caught the Zwiftcasters’ eyes and what do they make of steering?

Plus a change to the code in the game has made the Jungle Circuit heavier going… if we dare mention it, the choice of bike and wheels has become even more important.

And finally news of a very ambitious artistic project which captures the visual richness of Watopia in a whole new way.

We hope you enjoy listening.

Simon Schofield
Simon Schofield
Simon used to live in Yorkshire, but now he spends much of his time in the cycling paradise of Girona and the surrounding area, in Catalonia, Spain. In a previous life he was a journalist and TV producer, spending a career both in front of, but much longer behind, a camera and a microphone. After signing up as User No 10 at Zwift, Simon conjured up the first ever video review of the upstart new platform and later wondered if there was enough going on in Watopia to interest an audience. One hundred episodes and 1.2 million podcast downloads later, he had an answer. Now a little longer in the tooth and stiffer of limb than he used to be, Simon is still pretty much at his happiest in the saddle.
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