Zwift version 1.72 begins its phased rollout today. This is a minor update that opens up some former event-only routes and adds a shiny new Pinarello to the Drop Shop. See details below…
Four Free Rideable Routes
Four routes that were previously event-only are now available for free riding:
- Itza Climb Finish (Watopia)
- Itza Party (Watopia)
- Mayan San Remo (Watopia)
- Libby Hill After Party (Richmond, cycling only)
Each of these routes also has a completion badge, which means they award an XP bonus the first time they’re completed.
New Bike Day: Pinarello Dogma F 2024
The Pinarello Dogma F 2024 frame is now available for purchase in the Drop Shop:
- Price: 1,400,400 Drops
- Aero Rating: 3 stars
- Weight Rating: 4 stars
- Level Lock: 40
We’re finishing up our speed tests now, and it looks like this will be a strong all-arounder with better climbing performance than the new Canyon Aeroad 2024 balanced by slightly worse aero performance. Watch for a detailed post in the next day or two!
More Release Notes
Zwift provided notes on additional tweaks and bug fixes in this update:
- Fixed an issue where fence controls were missing for the ride leader if they joined an event after it started.
- Fixed an issue where the Zwift Play and Ride controllers could vibrate multiple times for each hazard and boost on Repack Rush.
Discuss this update in Zwift’s forum >
Questions or Comments?
If you spotted any other changes or bugs in the update, please comment below!
So the Pinarello is in the same ballpark as the Scott ? Nice to see somw actual usuable bikes added to the game.
According to the article Speed Tests: Tron Bike vs Top Performers (Scatter Plot), your climb times are the same, but your flat times are 3.5 seconds better.
Post with details publishing in… under an hour. The new Pinarello beats the Scott Addict RC in aero performance, while meeting its climb performance…
Nice, so the new Canyon 2024 and Pinarello 2024 replace the Scott Addict and the Pinarello Dogma F.
Are there plans to bring the new routes onto VeloViewer?
Yes.
Any joy with virtual shifting and Kickr V5?
Let it go. It’s not happening.
Qdomyos is your friend. Works with my V4
Love Libby Hill
I can now only steer and brake but not shift on my play controllers. Tried to sync them multiple times without success. Kickr v. 6.
Make sure your KICKR is paired via Bluetooth or WiFi. If it’s paired via ANT, shifting won’t work.
Ah, thanks! Might be the reason. I always pair the KICKR via Wi-Fi but it seems like Zwift didn’t (and still can’t) find it, and it’s connected to Ant+ now.
Libby Hill After Party is still listed as Event Only?
The colours for heart rate zones when running have changed back to what they were in 1.70.
Is “Queens Highway After Party” ever going to be removed from events only list.
Very annoying! The one route badge I’m waiting on, never any events scheduled on this STILL event only route!!! 😡
Come on Zwift, help us out 🙏🏻
There is an easy work around for most event only badges. Create a club in ZC. You only need yourself as member. Now create a club event, selecting the course you want. Sign up, ride, earn badge.
Some of them are not available via that method though.
Nice idea and thanks for trying to help, doesn’t let you select this route unfortunately 🤷♂️
Zwift need to hire someone soley to work on the running side of zwift. I’m happy to take the role! We need more workouts, the ability to create our own workouts, more races, more group runs, more run levels, more run kit, etc.
Perhaps also more subscription fee for all of this to happen.
I think Zwift see the run side of things as a bit of a burden and they’d probably dump it if they thought they could get a way with it.
If you’ve ridden Libby Hill in an event, do you automatically get the XP bonus and badge or do you have to ride it again to get that?
You have to ride it again, now that the badge has been created.
Perhaps it is a bug, but I have the Libby Hill After Party route badge and I have not ridden it in over a year.
What about being included on your routes on the on the veloviewer badgehunters table when it appears on that?
Finally the fence issue is solved. It’s been there for ages!
Once again… nothing. And MyWhoosh and IndieVelo improving really, really fast…
The change to the routes is that the first 3 have become free ridable (no change to their badge status). But Libby Hill After Party both becomes free ridable and they added a badge, correct?
Correct.
Why is the Four Free Rideable Routes
not available for group rides
Because Zwift’s in-game route library isn’t directly tied to what’s in the Companion app to choose from. Strange but true!
any chance that the companion app will be updated before the weekend so we can do group rides on the new route badges
New routes are not enabled on Apple TV
Hi will there be an opportunity to gain triple dtops, through special events I am soo drop poor cannot get any of these new bikes I’m level 41 and been using up my drops too much 😅
I can’t seem to find how to change watts to w/kg in the HUD during freeride. If this isn’t a feature I think it would be a great option.
Libby hill after party won’t load as a stay together group ride. When you press create you get an error try again later. This has been going on since day one of the update
Not a complaint (what what?!?) but my Mac Book Pro has updated and patched three or four times this week but I don’t seem to be getting any faster.
And asking for a friend … what drop shop purchases or earned items will you never give up? They’ll have to pull my Fire Socks off my cold dead feet. I’m also looking forward to the Scotty hat. Thoughts?
@eric The “Itza Climb Finish” Route Details page still have “event only”
Fixed, thanks!
I see there is a update 1.72.2 what is inside the update?