Zwift version 1.70 begins its phased rollout today. This minor update includes a new bike and an automatic Challenge signup. See details below…
New Bike Day: Canyon Aeroad 2024
Zwift hasn’t added many new frames in the past several months, so it’s nice to see the all-new Canyon Aeroad 2024 added in this week’s update (1.1 million Drops, level 10+ required, rated 3 stars for aero, 4 stars for weight).
The Aeroad 2024 was first spotted outdoors at the Critérium du Dauphiné, and in the past week we’ve started seeing reviews in cycling media. The new Aeroad has a new aero cockpit and tire clearance up to 32mm, among other things. And in Canyon’s own wind tunnel testing, it beat the previous generation Aeroad as well as its nearest competition (which Canyon says is the Cervélo S5 and Specialized Tarmac SL8.)
But none of that matters on Zwift. How does the Aeroad 2024 compare to the 2021 version, which is a strong all-arounder on Zwift? We’re wrapping up testing now and can say it’s just a bit faster on flats and climbs. Watch for a detailed post later today.
Everest Challenge Auto-Signup
Since Zwift’s early days, riders have regularly made the mistake of not quickly signing up for one of Zwift’s three challenges, meaning their distance or elevation wasn’t counting toward completing a challenge.
Or perhaps they’d sign up for a challenge, but they’d sign up for the “wrong” one.
Because the first challenge worth completing is the “Climb Mt. Everest Challenge“. But not just the challenge you see on screen when you sign up (climbing 8,850 meters, or 29,028′). What you really want to complete is the hidden challenge of riding an additional 41,150 meters (135,014′), for a total of 50,000 meters, to unlock the Tron bike!
See Speed Tests: Tron Bike vs Top Performers (Scatter Plot)
Zwift’s update notes say, “Zwifters are now automatically registered for the Everest Challenge if they have not previously selected a challenge.”
Good luck, new Everest Challenge joiners. Get climbing!
More Release Notes
Zwift provided notes on additional tweaks and bug fixes in this update:
- Fixed an issue where the bottom drop buttons (i.e. LB and RB) on the Zwift Ride controllers were unresponsive when the Menu button was selected.
- Fixed an issue where the “Event Closed” notification could potentially not be dismissed.
- Fixed an issue where power-ups granted during meetups may not be properly randomized.
- Minor localization improvements for Spanish, German, Italian, and French languages.
- Android: Fixed an issue that could potentially cause a sun flare to incorrectly appear on the roadway.
Discuss this release on Zwift’s forum >
Questions or Comments?
If you spotted any other changes or bugs in the update, please comment below!
So will the Aeroad 2023 be removed from dropshop like they did with the older one?
It’s really about time they added a few more main challenges!
Anyone notice that gap times between riders are incorrect once a big gap forms
Sounds like the price hike has not fixed the Bugdates
The price hikes and layoffs were for bigger bonuses and private equity. Had nothing to do with functionality of the game.
What about a new HUD update?
That’s coming out Zoon
Zoon? I’d rather see them do it correctly than quickly lol. The biggest mystery is why they don’t share updates on the HUD with the community, even if it is incomplete, at least we would see how its coming along
Yawn.
2x yawn
Yawn….frown
Not one to complain or whine… I would like to ask if there is any buzz on the Apple TV resolution increase? Thanks and keep up the good work!
“Zwifters are now automatically registered for the Everest Challenge if they have not previously selected a challenge.”
And yet, it could be but still isn’t, retroactive.
Exactly my thoughts!
ZHQ could also have awarded the elevation to riders who missed to sign-up for the challenge from get go. A friend of mine did almost 30,000m climbing on Zwift before realising there was an Everest Challenge to sign-up for.
Lo escribiré en español porque no soy capaz de hacerlo correctamente en inglés y decir lo que pienso.
Siguen sin dar nada que compense/justifique el aumento del precio y más después de la cantidad de despidos que han realizado… O Zwift se pone las pilas…
I noticed today after the update that the Quit Meetup button on the iPad is now so low on the screen as to be unclickable. I can see the top few pixels of it. Curious if the Quit Event button is doing the same thing.