As mentioned in our Big Spin 2026 post, Zwift has rolled out a sort of treasure hunt to add a bit of fun to this year’s Big Spin! They’ve placed “Mystery Spinners” at the end of key Watopia segments, and those spinners unlock 26 different prizes from past Big Spin events.
These spinners went live on Friday, February 27, and will be in Watopia until the end of Big Spin 2026.
Where are these spinners located, what are the prizes, and how do they work? Read on for details, including a Rebel Route that takes you to every Mystery Spinner in Watopia!
Mystery Spinner Locations
Eight Mystery Spinners have been placed at the end of particular segments in Watopia, with roadside “?” markers nearby. Here they are on a map:
And are the precise segments linked to each spinner:
- Alpe du Zwift
- Epic KOM
- Radio Tower KOM
- Volcano KOM
- Hilly KOM
- Jarvis KOM
- Volcano Circuit
- Stoneway Sprint Reverse
Mystery Spinner Prizes
Mystery Spinners unlock Big Spin “vault” prizes from The Big Spin 2024 and 2025. The more difficult the segment, the cooler the prizes. Zwift has organized the Mystery Spinners into four tiers based on segment difficulty, and each tier has its own set of prizes.
Tier 1 (Bikes and Wheels)
- Alpe du Zwift (12.2km, 1036m)
- Epic KOM (9.5km, 415m)
(Not pictured: the Lightweight Meilenstein wheels are also in the tier 1 prize spinners.)
Tier 2 (Footwear, Helmets, and Headphones)
- Radio Tower KOM (1.16km, 150m)
- Volcano KOM (3.8km, 128m)
Tier 3 (Stage-Specific Kits)
- Hilly KOM (0.9km, 50m)
- Jarvis KOM (1.8km, 38m)
Tier 4 (Funky Headwear)
- Volcano Circuit (4.1km, 20m)
- Stoneway Sprint Reverse (0.4km, 4m)
Farming Drops
If you land on a prize you already own, you’ll get a healthy Drops bonus instead. The bigger the prize, the bigger the bonus! Examples: the bikes and wheels for tier 1 give you a 25k Drops bonus, while the glasses and hats in tier 4 give you a 10k bonus. Here’s our test bot activating the Volcano Circuit Mystery Spinner and landing on a prize we’ve already got:
Stoneway Sprint is clearly the shortest segment with a spinner. I was able to do a full “rep” in 1 minute, 40 seconds, without a lot of effort. 10k Drops every 100 seconds=360k per hour (and 72 U-turns)!
Triggering a Mystery Spin
To trigger a Mystery Spinner, you have to complete one of the designated segments listed above. This can be done in any sort of ride: free rides, workouts, and events.
If you’re trying to unlock a particular prize, your best bet is to ride repeats of a segment that features said prize. This is easy to do for lower-tier items (repeats of Tier 4’s Volcano Circuit or Stoneway Sprint Reverse don’t take much effort), but much more difficult for higher tiers. Epic KOM or Alpe du Zwift repeats, anyone?
Mystery Spinner Rebel Route
Want to hit every Mystery Spinner in one ride? We’ve put together a Rebel Route which does just that. It’s 76.1km long, with just over 2000 meters of elevation gain. (It ends atop Alpe du Zwift, though, so you get another ~12.5km of “free” downhill once you’ve finished the ride.)
Route details:
Distance: 76.1km (47.3 miles)
Elevation Gain: 2,006m (6,583′)
Strava Segment
See on ZwiftMap.com
We’ll publish a post with turn-by-turn directions soon, but you’ll have to follow along via ZwiftMaps or Strava until then!
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