This is our 12th April Fools’ Day on Zwift, and each year ZHQ has come up with something fun for the community.
A Quick Review
In 2025 we all got a Pocket Scotty, which became an ongoing feature the next day. In 2024 we ironically wore VR Goggles, and before that it was two years of special April Fools’ Day events. 2021 saw us big wheeling, 2020 saw us transported to 1989, and 2019 we smelled burning rubber. The year before that it was Paperboy. In 2017 we had big heads, 2016 gave us the old-timey effect, and in 2015 we rode big wheels on Jarvis.
This year Zwift has a new surprise – they’ve swapped out the supertuck rider position for the superman! (Apologies for the low-quality images… I’m traveling and trying to get shots from a low-powered laptop…)
How To Be Super(wo)man
To get into the new Superman position on Zwift, five conditions must be met:
- You must be on a standard road pr gravel bike frame (no Tron, TT, or MTB)
- You must be traveling at least ~36MPH (~58km/hr)
- The gradient’s decline must be at least -3%
- Your power output must be below 11 watts
- You must be out of the draft and not riding in a pack (safety first!)
- It has to be April 1st (local time)
Zwift will automatically place your avatar in the superman position if all these conditions are true. You come back out of the superman once any of these conditions is not met – for example, if the road flattens out to a -2% decline.
While I can’t recommend attempting this position in real life, I can promise you it’s possible:
There’s even a tutorial video. But don’t blame me if you try this and it doesn’t go well for you:
Your Thoughts
Based on this April 1st fun and recent images from the Pas Racing Series, it appears Zwift has worked up some new avatar poses/positions. What other avatar postures would you like to see? (I want a victory wheelie.) Share your thoughts below!
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