Light it up! All About Fire Socks in Zwift

Level 50 Zwifters who signed in after last week’s big Zwift update were quickly treated to a banner informing them of a fresh unlock: Fire Socks! “You can really feel the heat when wearing these socks,” Zwift says.

These socks aren’t just for current level 50 riders, either. Along with the Level 50 kit, fire socks will be unlocked by any Zwifter who hits level 50 in the future. Read all about Zwift XP and unlocks >

Even though the socks are unlocked and added to your garage at level 50, you still have to select them so your avatar can show them off:

Here’s how they look in the wild:

But what’s really wild about the fire socks is the flames they leave behind sprinting avatars!

You can even burn rubber out of the saddle on climbs:

The flame effect has been in game since April Fools Day 2019, when we all got to lay down flames for a day.

In releasing levels 51-60, Zwift wanted to create an Easter Egg for riders who had been at level 50 for a while. So they made some fresh socks, slapped the flame effect on, and gave it sensible parameters.

How They Work

If you’re wearing the fire socks, your rider will lay down a flame trail for up to 12 seconds, as long as you are putting out at least 150% of your FTP watts.

After 12 seconds the flames will stop, but you can drop your power for a few seconds then power up again to lay another flame trail.

Racing with Fire

They’re especially fun in races, where your flame trail is much like shooting a flare into the sky and saying “I’m attacking now!”

Some Zwifters might be cagey and swap their fire socks for something a bit more understated before a race, but we think it shows true bravado to take your fire socks into the pens and really light things up.

Your Thoughts

What do you think of the fire socks? Have you got yours set? Share below!

Eric Schlange
Eric Schlangehttp://www.zwiftinsider.com
Eric runs Zwift Insider in his spare time when he isn't on the bike or managing various business interests. He lives in Northern California with his beautiful wife, two kids and dog. Follow on Strava

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JPS
JPS
1 year ago

Ghostfire….nuff said.

Kristinia
Kristinia
1 year ago

I love mine ! Especially when those you are racing with do not expect it!!

Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers
1 year ago

Can’t wait! Right now, at high level 41. Will unlock the Cadex frame in the next few days, too.

Fran Bambust
Fran Bambust
1 year ago

I love them. Weird thing: my level bar still reads level 50 even though I have the socks now…

EndIser
EndIser
1 year ago

I think those who go sockless will be disappointed 😜

dan
dan
1 year ago
Reply to  EndIser

you can still equip the socks and make them low enough so they are not visible anymore

steve jenks
steve jenks
1 year ago
Reply to  dan

yep thats what I do

Joel
Joel
1 year ago

LOVE IT!

Wes
Wes
1 year ago

Jesus it has taken me ages to get to level 12, level 50 whaaaaat

Yousuf K
Yousuf K
1 year ago

These fire socks set a high bar for the following socks, do the Cute Socks leave a trail of Cute Things?
I have high hopes!
Also love the perfectly captured Giant rideon just as the Fire Socks unlock 🙂

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  Yousuf K

Imagine the carnage though: someone wearing ‘Cute Socks’ leaves a trail of fluffy puppies and kittens….then someone wearing ‘Fire Socks’ comes past and they all go up in fluffy flames, arghhhh, LOL 😀

Derek
Derek
1 year ago
Reply to  Yousuf K

I want socks that leave a trail of bubbles in my wake. 😃

J Kok
J Kok
1 year ago
Reply to  Yousuf K

More carnage if the banana socks dropped banana peels…..they should make that a power up in races, but only if you’re wearing the socks!!! 😁

Stephane Lamothe
Stephane Lamothe
1 year ago

En français svp

Robb
Robb
1 year ago

Avec Chrome browser.

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C.L.F.
C.L.F.
1 year ago
Reply to  Robb

Eric Serpent 😀
How did that happen translating from English to French? But yes, “Schlange” is the German word for “snake” 🙂

Michael "Gasgano" Günther
Michael "Gasgano" Günther
1 year ago

Il y a des centaines de langues. Apprend l’anglais.

Joergen
Joergen
1 year ago

Wow – Thats fun 🙂

IanW
IanW
1 year ago

Enjoyed seeing it for the first time in-game, and it’s a limited-enough effect to actually feel special… right now, anyway. Hard to say how it’s going to feel when it leads to a huge number of riders putting out those flame trails, though. (Perhaps TRON bikes once felt special; the preponderance of them now? Make them dull as dishwater and frankly something of an eyesore in almost any group ride. They don’t stand for a special, rare accomplishment. They stand for conformity (and the poor game design that led to that conformity). I’d rather be seeing a variety of realistic… Read more »

Guy
Guy
1 year ago

I’m so glad Zwift are expending development effort to bring us such a useful feature.

steve jenks
steve jenks
1 year ago

love the socks once I found out what they do and how they work

Ian M
Ian M
1 year ago

YES we need more prestige kit. Wheres that Tron suit they failed to give out? I dont care if it was ugly.
Ive also come to realize just how far away from the socks I still am when level 36 is only halfway to 50, and Ive all but run out of bonus XP routes

steve jenks
steve jenks
1 year ago

love the fire socks – great stuff worth waiting for !

Mr Bomb
Mr Bomb
1 year ago

Just done the latest October update, my fire socks won’t work. Anyone else having trouble trying to light up there rear wheel. They worked before the update when hitting around 7.5w/kg, now nothing, even when doing a stroke inducing 1200w+ effort. Please comment if I’m missing something which has changed how the socks work. Cheers guys. Ride on👍

Mr Bomb
Mr Bomb
1 year ago
Reply to  Mr Bomb

After talking to a colleague who experienced the same issue, I was advised to uninstall, then reinstall the app, everything works perfectly. Back to lighting up the virtual tarmac ( asphalt ). All is good in the world, ( well, the virtual one at least). Ride On👍

Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
1 year ago

Fire Socks are very cool, but lvl 50 is a bit too high a bar

Paul B
Paul B
11 months ago
Reply to  Alan Bennett

It’s just reward for anyone prepared to put in the time… and given it’s a damn long time and sweat to get there, it’s a relative few, for now anyway who actually get to wear them. I’m at level 56, 77,000 kms and about 2040 hours currently. Started Zwifting in 2016 and was stuck on level 50 since early 2019. Close to 4 years. So no, it’s not too high a bar, it’s reward for effort.

Jukrim rider
Jukrim rider
1 year ago

Finally get yesterday!!

Joe Randall
Joe Randall
11 months ago

Got mine today!!

Nigel
Nigel
10 months ago

Sorry if I missed this, do they give you a boost or just for looks?

Steve Bullard
Steve Bullard(@steve-bullard)
10 months ago

Its 150% of your FTP watts?

Is this the FTP the rider selected or the one Zwift calculates for the rider?

Al Sherman
9 months ago

I LOVE the Fire Socks. Greatest gift ever from Zwift. 👍

Leo Missler
Leo Missler
9 months ago

Now at level 44, so within a few months I’ll go like hell !

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Charles William Rogers
Charles William Rogers
7 minutes ago

Now I gotta really put in an effort to attain Level 50. I’ve been sort of lukewarm towards achieving levels until now.

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