This is an open invitation to our entire Zwift family to join us for a worldwide effort to finish the mountain bike portion of the CeramicSpeed Mission together! To do so you must be signed up for the CeramicSpeed Mission and ride 25 miles (40 km) on a mountain bike.
When and How This Will Work
When? Saturday, May 30
Time? Whatever time is convenient for you
How do I sign up for this ride? Just show up! There’s no official event, that way we can all ride whenever is convenient for each of us!
How do I sign up for the CeramicSpeed Mission? See zwiftinsider.com/ceramicspeed-mission
What course do I choose? Watopia Jungle Circuit
How long is the ride? Ride as far as you need to complete the mission. Some of us will need to ride a full 5 laps to complete the 25 miles for the mission. Others who’ve been working on the mission will only need to ride the number of miles they still have left.
What bike should I choose? Be sure to ride a mountain bike! They’re faster in the dirt AND required to get your mountain bike miles in for the mission.
Should I change my name? Yes! Add “ZI Ride” to the end of your name so we can see each other better!
I don’t see the ride listed as an event! Where do I sign up? There’s no official event, that way we can all ride whenever it is convenient for us! Just show up when convenient for you. Lots of other people will be out on course at nearly all times of the day.
When will Monica be riding? I (Monica) have the full 25 miles to ride so I’ll start on Saturday, May 30 at 8am PT (GMT-7), but you can start whenever it is convenient for you!
Will I be done with the Mission once I ride the 25 miles? The mission includes 75 miles on a road bike and 50 miles on a time trial bike. If you finish those before May 30 then yes, you’ll be done with the mission after this ride is over! Learn all about the CeramicSpeed Mission >
Let’s Do This!
Who is with me? Let’s get a ton of us out there so it’s even more fun!
https://zwiftinsider.com/mountain-bike-results/
The desert on a mountain bike would be faster. Using the test data and verified Strava segments, I got these numbers for my Scott Spark RC.
2 laps of Tempus Fugit: 3,335 seconds to cover 34,580 meters = 37.327736131934km/h
1 lap of Jungle Circuit: 832 seconds to cover 7,880 meters = 34.0961538461538km/h
Having said that, I’ll try to make it. I’m done the mission, so I might putz around on my Safety Bike.
It’s not all about what’s fastest. It’s also about the experience! Riding with others on a shorter loop let’s us hang out with friends. 🤗
(Plus, it just feels silly to ride a MTB on tarmac. Even when it’s virtual.)
Fair enough.
D’oh! If I’d have known this was coming, I’d have waited to do it with company instead of doing it alone two days ago! The MTB and the Jungle are my least favorite parts of Zwift.
Agreed. I actively avoid the Jungle these days unless its to complete a route or get to Alpe.
I love that wood plank suspension bridge – hammering up the last half of it.
Kind of a general question, Monica…. I have been plugging away at the Ceramic Speed Mission. I have ~ 8 mile left to go on TT, and not sure how many on MTB. Is there a way to check your progress towards these sub-goals other than opening up Zwift as though you are getting ready to ride and noting your progress up in the left corner…which I think also entails actually pairing up with your bluetooth devices, etc.? I cannot find my progress towards these goals in Zwift Insider or on the Zwift website, or within the game (other than… Read more »
You can skip actually pairing by hitting Esc on the pairing screen, then proceeding to whatever world as you normally would. However, it does look like you have to go into the game to see your progress.
Looking forward to it!
The 25 laps around the volcano was a lot of fun – lots of good banter, and I also got 294 ride-ons to get the “Bigger Than Jensie!” achievement badge (which Eric had to explain to someone every lap)
The Volcano Circuit was a lot of fun and the longest ride on Zwift I have done, 65 miles. I plan to join the fun in the Jungle Circuit and see the sloth and other Jungle land marks. Thanks Monica for setting up these easy to join rides! Bruce
A couple descent parties down from ADZ will take care of the mountain bike requirement.
Great. Normally I would not ride a MTB but these open invitations are a great bunch of joy. Thanks, see you there
I looked this morning and I only have 17km (kid miles) to go on the MTB. I love the Jungle route, unlocking it one of first major ‘cool things’ I got on Zwift. I’ll join you for a couple laps!
12 am in Japan.. I like you Monica, but not that much. 🙂
Hi! sounds great – I’m in – this will be Fun!! See you all in the Jungle!! This Saturday 5/30 at 8am Pacific daylight time.