It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Zwift Insider! We’ve been testing Zwift’s recent frame and wheel performance tweaks as well as the new Bike Upgrades functionality so we can present data and help everyone wrap their heads around what has changed.
If you haven’t read up on these changes, but want to become an expert on all things Zwift performance, here is some further reading:
All About Bike Upgrades >
Frame and Wheelset Performance Change >
Below you’ll find charts and data that can give you the most thorough, detailed view yet when it comes to understanding how all the frames, wheels, and upgrade options in Zwift interact. This includes a new publicly-available Google sheet with all of our test results, so you can crunch numbers in your own way. Good luck!
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Test Methodology Notes
The following results are from tests done using our standard parameters: a 75kg rider, 183cm tall, without drafting. Flat tests were done on Watopia’s Tempus Fugit since it’s Zwift’s flattest route, while Climbing tests were done on Alpe du Zwift since it’s a long, steady climb.
While we present time data with tenths-of-a-second precision, it’s important to understand there is a 1-second margin of error in these results, so it’s probably not worth obsessing over fractional seconds.
Public Test Data Now Available
Several readers asked for access to our raw speed test results, so we’ve compiled those into a public, read-only Google sheet.
The data is presented differently than we’ve done in the past, but you should find it much more useful for a variety of purposes. The following test results are compiled in the sheet:
- All frames in Zwift at both stage 0 (un-upgraded) and stage 5 (fully upgraded) status, at 300W and 150W
- Flat test average speed and hour time gaps
- Climb test average speed and hour time gaps
- All wheels in Zwift at 300W and 150W with the Zwift Carbon frame
- Flat test average speed and hour time gaps
- Climb test average speed and hour time gaps
- All wheels in Zwift at 300W with the Zwift TT frame
- Flat test average speed and hour time gaps
- Climb test average speed and hour time gaps
Frame Performance Charts
This post originally contained a set of charts displaying frame performance, but we’ve since moved those charts to a dedicated page. See Zwift Speed Tests: Frame Ranking Charts.
Questions or Comments?
Hopefully these charts help you make decisions about which frames to use in which events, and which frames you want to upgrade first.
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