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    ReferenceHow Zwift Works

    How to Unlock the Tron bike in Zwift

    Eric Schlange
    By Eric Schlange
    March 17, 2016
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    The Tron bike (named the “Zwift Concept Z1” in game) is definitely the coolest ride in Zwift (and one of the fastest). How do you get it? Three simple (but not easy) steps:

    1. Select the “Climb Mt. Everest” challenge in Zwift, and start climbing.
    2. At the top of Mt Everest (8,850m) keep going!
    3. Climb 41,150 additional meters and you will unlock the coveted “Concept Z1” (aka “the Tron bike”)

    Once you’ve unlocked your Tron, see if you can dial in a nice multicolored light scheme >

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      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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      Green Dog
      Green Dog
      2 years ago

      I’m afraid I still don’t understand. Climbing Everest is a prerequisite? 50,000 m of climb isn’t sufficient by itself? Is it necessary to do the additional 50,000 meters on the Everest climb, or is just your climbing meters once you’ve completed Everest? Thanks for the details.

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      47 Rusty
      47 Rusty(@47rusty)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Green Dog

      Choosing the Everest climb as your challenge is a prerequisite. Climbing Everest is the first 8,850 meters of your required 50,000 meters. So, yes, climbing Everest is a prerequisite, and then “climb 41,150 additional meters”.

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      Steph
      Steph
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Green Dog

      Can it be done a dumb trainer? I’m doing it on a dumb trainer and it’s accepting my rides and elevation. I’m halfway..but I wonder, if it will actually unlock the bike for me as I’m not on a smart trainer. I’ll be so disappointed if i don’t get it. Any idea?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Steph

      Absolutely it can be done with a dumb trainer!

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      Martin Faucher
      Martin Faucher
      2 years ago

      Seems that what I climb in races or events does not always get added to my total climb towards the 50000 m Tron bike. Any reason why?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Martin Faucher

      If you’ve got the challenge selected, and you’re saving your rides when you’re done… it should be added. If it isn’t, I’d contact Zwift support.

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      Anne
      Anne(@anne-lenferink)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      Does the challenge take already climbed meters into account retroactively?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Anne

      Nope.

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      Dennis Davidson
      Dennis Davidson
      2 years ago

      So I have to Everest all in one ride, then climb the additionally required meters in the same ride? Seems impossible yet I see Tron bikes everywhere

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Dennis Davidson

      It’s cumulative—doesn’t have to be all in one ride. Although I known of ONE Zwifter who did it all in one ride!

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      Glen
      Glen
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      Sorry to be so dense. I understand that the Everest ride and the additional 41,000+ do NOT have to take place at the same time. BUT… do you have to the Everest portion all at once, or can you pedal part of Everest and come back to it later. Thanks.

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      Martin
      Martin
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Glen

      None of the parts have to be at once. It’s all cumulative.

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      Mike
      Mike
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      ADZ is about 1000m. A strong ADZ climb would be about an hour, so we are talking about 50 hours of hard climbing. That isn’t even taking into account the time it takes to go back down the mountain between climbs. So the only way to do it in “one ride” would be to leave the game running for days or weeks. If you get off the trainer without quitting the game and come back 12 hours later to keep riding, the game might call that one ride, but I don’t. I call shenanigans.

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      Amy Kaufman
      Amy Kaufman
      2 years ago

      Purchased a bike never got it.

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      Stack
      Stack
      2 years ago

      After you finish Mt Everest and are continuing to climb towards 50k meters, do you need to leave it on Mt Everest or can you change to a different challenge and still be climbing towards tron bike?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Stack

      Gotta keep it on the Everest challenge if you want your climbing to count toward the Tron bike.

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      Johannes Joubert
      Johannes Joubert
      2 years ago

      Hi. I would like to know when will my Zwift Tron bike be available as I’ve done the total climbing and distance to unlock the Tron bike

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      Steve Hammatt
      Steve Hammatt
      2 years ago

      YouTube link at the bottom doesn’t work any more.

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Steve Hammatt

      Removed, thanks!

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      Tim
      Tim
      1 year ago

      I have earned the trim bike but for some reason I can’t get it to glow again after switching back from a mountain bike?

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      Marek
      Marek
      1 year ago

      Hi I have over 50000 meters up, but I’ve never choosen “Climbing everest” chalange. Do I have ride next 50km up?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Marek

      Yep. Common mistake!

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      Abri
      Abri
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      If it is such a common mistake like I found out tonight after climbing 51000 m, you would expect Zwift to make it more clear. I mean why do you pay so much if they know there are mistakes and they are secretive about it. MAJOR DISAPPOINTING AND DISGUSTING

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      Paul
      Paul
      8 months ago
      Reply to  Abri

      Don’t blame others for your own mistakes. Sure it sucks but the only one who is at fault here is you unfortunately.

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      Richard Price
      Richard Price
      29 days ago
      Reply to  Abri

      does state the only way to get the tron is to complete Everest and keep going up, your mistake in not understanding the simple statement

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      Sharon Styles
      Sharon Styles
      1 year ago

      I have been on Zwift for a couple years so have a cumulative 99.7km of all time climbing. I started the Everest Challenge a few weeks ago and am almost to the top. Does my cumulative climbing from before count as the additional 41,150m?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Sharon Styles

      Nope! You have to have the Everest Challenge selected for your climbing to count.

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      RIC Mansueto
      RIC Mansueto
      1 year ago

      I have over 50,000 of climbing but no tron yet. Does it appear automatic?

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      Iva Anderson
      Iva Anderson
      1 year ago
      Reply to  RIC Mansueto

      I see several questions just like this but no answer. Did I miss the answer!

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      HSN
      HSN
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Iva Anderson

      Select. Everesting. Challenge!
      Then Ride 50 000 m up. TheMacBundles it’s automatic.

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      HSN
      HSN
      1 year ago
      Reply to  HSN

      TheMacBundles??? What the heck autocorrect! It was “then”.

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      Richard Price
      Richard Price
      29 days ago
      Reply to  RIC Mansueto

      did you select Everest? if not, select and start again

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      Phoenix
      Phoenix
      1 year ago

      At the beginning i started the distance Challenge . Now i got around 17k of climbing ans im at around 5k at the Everest Challenge. To my question: Are these 12k counting or are they useless and dont Matter after i achieved the Everest Challenge?

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      Richard Price
      Richard Price
      29 days ago
      Reply to  Phoenix

      anything before Everest challenge is not counted towards the tron

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      miranda
      miranda
      1 year ago

      1) Is there any time limit to achieving the 50k climbing for the Tron bike?
      2) And how long can you keep the Tron bike?
      Thanks

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  miranda

      No time limit, and you keep it forever.

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      Dale
      Dale
      1 year ago

      is there a way to check your progress toward a Tron? I’ve got the Everest challenge and left the challenge on. I’ve climb a lot since then but still no Tron

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Dale

      Sure, just open the menu while in game, and click the Everest challenge.

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      Trish Karter
      Trish Karter
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      BUt it doesn’t show anything except my Everest elevation. It is not adding.

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      Richard Price
      Richard Price
      29 days ago
      Reply to  Trish Karter

      If you have Everest selected every Meter or climbing is added to total,, check the challenge, your bike will either be on the mountain or in the sky, if you have already summitted Everest

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      Bert
      Bert
      1 year ago

      So, have done the EVERESTING bit, done the additional miles but still cannot get the Bike, am I missing something? Do you need to be on a specific level?

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      Frank Grillo
      Frank Grillo
      1 year ago

      Question… so its everest and then 41,150 meters or can it be 41,150 meters then everest?

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      A.Stowe
      A.Stowe
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Frank Grillo

      All you have to do is select the everlasting challenge from the in game menu and start climbing. all the climbing meters you do whilst you have the challenge selected add up towards it. Once you hit the height of Everest 8850m (which can be done over as many rides as you like) you will unlock the Trek Emonda. Keep the challenge selected and ride up the remaining 41,150m (again over as many rides as you like) to unlock the Zwift Concept 1 (Tron) at 50,000m total cumulative ascent. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE EVEREST CHALLENGE SELECTED FOR YOUR CLIMBING… Read more »

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      Katie
      Katie
      1 year ago

      Do running climbing meters count towards the tron bike?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Katie

      No.

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      Jeff
      Jeff
      1 year ago

      Eric, where do I find the Climb Mt Everest challenge within Zwift?

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      lee harvey
      lee harvey
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Jeff

      If you choose the menu when you are in the game, middle right of the screen you will see a picture, select that, then you can choose the challenge

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      Trish Karter
      Trish Karter
      1 year ago

      HI Eric – Still confused about Tron. I have the Everest challenge up and it says I am 100% complete. I have NOT changed my challenge but I have ridden additional elevation and the number on the Everest Challenge page doesn’t change. How do I see where I stand today? Thanks! Trish from CCNS

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Trish Karter

      Sounds like you completed the challenge. Is the Zwift Concept Z1 bike in your garage?

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      R.L.
      R.L.
      1 year ago

      I would love it but my question is how?

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      R.L.
      R.L.
      1 year ago

      ❤

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      **Belly**
      **Belly**
      1 year ago

      I have climbed the required metres and completed the Everest challenge and still have not received the trim bike? Can someone please explain.

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      Evan
      Evan
      1 year ago
      Reply to  **Belly**

      If youve climbed 50, 000 m of elevation, and the challenge said complete, you should have the bike. Its also called the Concept Z1 in the Zwift Garage…

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      Rob
      Rob
      6 months ago

      Hi – 50,000m equals 500m per 1%… (or c. 1,640ft) if I’ve got my basic maths correct…
      I’m currently at 62% on the challenge… did 2,200ft in one ride yesterday and my % didn’t change – still showing 62% complete…. surely it should increase by 1% for every 500m/1.640 ft i’ve climbed??

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      Richard Price
      Richard Price
      29 days ago
      Reply to  Rob

      do you still have the challenge selected? if yes then it counts at the end of the ride, if not then any climbing doesnt get counted

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      Robert
      Robert(@rlmcdaniels)
      3 months ago

      I am 37% of the way towards the Tron Bike. If I switch to the Wahoo climb challenge, and then switch back to the Everest challenge to get the Tron Bike, will I have to start over, or will it remember that I am at 37%? Thanks

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      Robert
      Robert(@rlmcdaniels)
      3 months ago
      Reply to  Robert

      Never mind, I found the answer. You CAN be in both challenges simultaneously, unless I read it wrong. Thanks

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      Ian M
      Ian M
      3 months ago
      Reply to  Robert

      Wahoo is a Mission (temporary game events, usually tied with a sponsorship), Everest is a Challenge (persistent game objective, usually take many months to complete). You can progress in Missions and Challenges at the same time.

      Last edited 3 months ago by Ian M
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      John Wilkins
      John Wilkins
      3 months ago

      If I ride tomorrow I will get my Tron bike at last….

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      Migue
      Migue
      3 months ago

      I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find the place to sign up for the “Climb Mt Everest Challenge”… I was able to sign up for the Wahoo Climbing, and TdZ… 🙁

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      Dave Casey
      Dave Casey
      3 months ago
      Reply to  Migue

      When you’re sitting on the side of the road in a ride, you click on the Menu button at the bottom left side of the screen. It will bring up your profile page. In the upper right hand corner of that screen you will find the Challenge picture. Click it and select your challenge.

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      Sebastian Weindel
      Sebastian Weindel
      3 months ago

      Thanks for the explanation, at first it’s super confusing finding the challenges but I’m looking forward to the Tron bike!

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      D McCanless
      D McCanless
      1 month ago

      I signed up for the Mt Everest Climb, put in, according to my Zwift account 164,042 ft of climbing under the challenge (100% complete), but still don’t have the ability to get a Tron bike. What gives?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 month ago
      Reply to  D McCanless

      It’s automatically unlocked and added to your garage. Called the Zwift Concept ZI.

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      Carter
      Carter
      28 days ago

      what is the percentage of Zwifters who have a Tron bike, I am sure Zwift has that info.

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