Zwift version 1.86 begins its phased rollout today. This is a major release – Zwift’s largest so far this year – delivering major changes to the Drop Shop and Garage including new bikes, frame/wheel performance modifications, and the much-anticipated Bike Upgrades system. Read on for details…
Bike Upgrades
Zwift’s release notes say, “the Zwift Garage now features a Bike Upgrade system that lets Zwifters upgrade any bike and hand cycle to five (5) upgrade stages for increased performance.”
It’s the long-awaited “Garage Upgrades” functionality announced back in September 2024, and it adds lots of new carrots for Zwifters to chase. It also gives us a reason to spend Drops and think strategically about which bikes to upgrade and when!
This is a big update, so we’ve put together a detailed post all about it.
Read “All About Zwift’s New ‘Bike Upgrades’ Functionality” >
Performance Changes
To support the Bike Upgrades system and increase in-game realism, this week’s update includes performance tweaks to nearly all bikes and wheelsets in game. Again, there’s way too much detail to share here, but the good news is we published a post last week detailing the new performance characteristics of all the road frames and wheels:
Read “Learn About Upcoming Frame and Wheelset Performance Changes on Zwift” >
There’s much more to talk about in this space, including performance changes to the Tron (Concept Z1) bike as well as TT, MTB, and Gravel frames. Watch Zwift Insider for more info soon.
7 New Bikes
Everyone loves new bike day! Four new “production” road bikes have been added to the Drop Shop: the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 (Level 40+), Specialized Tarmac SL8 (Level 35+), Cannondale CAAD13 (Level 14+), and Cannondale Super Six EVO LAB71 (Level 40+):
We are now running speed tests on these bikes. They are fast. We will publish results as soon as possible. Speed test results for these bikes can be found in this post.
Additionally, three new “Halo Bikes” are now “available” in the Drop Shop: the Specialized Project 74, Pinarello Espada, and Cannondale R4000 Roller Blade:
We say “available” for the Halo Bikes because Zwifters will have to put in a lot of work and spend a pile of Drops before they even have the opportunity to unlock a Halo Bike. Read our Bike Upgrades post for more info.
Drop Shop Price Changes
The Pinarello Dogma F 2024 has slightly increased in price, from 1,400,000 to 1,750,000. That is the only frame with a new price. Wheels, on the other hand, have (almost) all increased in price:
| Wheelset | Old Price | New Price |
| Bontrager Aeolus5 | 67,700 | 150,000 |
| CADEX 36 | 216,900 | 375,000 |
| CADEX 42 | 119,500 | 425,000 |
| CADEX 65 | 223,900 | 450,000 |
| Campy 35 | 250,000 | 350,000 |
| Campy 50 | 150,000 | 450,000 |
| DTSwiss 62 | 400,000 | 500,000 |
| DTSwiss DISC | 655,000 | 750,000 |
| Enve SES 2.2 | 174,300 | 400,000 |
| Enve SES 3.4 | 200,000 | 525,000 |
| Enve SES 6.7 | 150,000 | 525,000 |
| Enve SES 7.8 | 278,900 | 550,000 |
| Enve SES 8.9 | 250,000 | 550,000 |
| FFWD RYOT55 | 136,100 | 200,000 |
| Giant SLR 0 | 165,100 | 450,000 |
| HED Vanquish RC6 Pro | 120,000 | 175,000 |
| Mavic Comete Pro | 38,400 | 200,000 |
| Mavic Cosmic CXR60c | 39,800 | 150,000 |
| Mavic Cosmic Ultimate | 38,400 | 525,000 |
| Novatec R4 | 37,900 | 150,000 |
| Roval Alpinist CLX | 634,300 | 550,000 |
| Roval CLX64 | 150,000 | 525,000 |
| Roval Rapide CLX | 200,000 | 500,000 |
| Shimano C40 | 85,300 | 300,000 |
| Shimano C50 | 165,000 | 250,000 |
| Shimano C60 | 187,000 | 325,000 |
| Zipp 202 | 135,200 | 350,000 |
| Zipp 353 NSW | 168,800 | 600,000 |
| Zipp 404 | 115,600 | 425,000 |
| Zipp 454 | 204,300 | 600,000 |
| Zipp 808 | 200,000 | 425,000 |
| Zipp 808/Super9 | 450,000 | 650,000 |
| Zipp 858 | 300,000 | 600,000 |
| Zipp 858/Super9 | 550,000 | 750,000 |
| Zwift 32mm Carbon | 32,000 | 100,000 |
Additionally, four wheelsets have had their unlock levels changed:
- HED Vanquish RC6 Pro: 17 to 10
- Shimano C60: 10 to 17
- FFWD RYOT55: 18 to 6
- Mavic Cosmic Ultimate: 6 to 18
New Routes
Three new routes (and route badges) arrived in this update. Two are now available to free ride, while the third (Hilltop Hustle) is event-only at this time.
- La Guardia After Party (New York)
- 20.8km, 326m
- Neon After Party (Makuri Islands)
- 17.3km, 88m
- Hilltop Hustle (Watopia)
- 16.3km, 346m
Retired Bikes
This wasn’t mentioned in the release notes, but Zwift has “retired” many older bike models in today’s release by removing them from the Drop Shop. (This is the first mass bike retirement in Zwift’s history.)
Here’s the full list of bikes retired in this release:
- Specialized
- 2015 Shiv
- 2019 Tarmac Pro
- 2015 Tarmac
- 2015 Roubaix
- 2015 Amira
- 2016 S-Works Amira
- 2019 Ruby
- 2015 S-Works Ruby
- Specialized Allez 2015
- Cannondale
- CAAD12
- Pinarello
- 2019 Dogma F10
- 2015 Dogma 65.1
- Canyon
- 2015 Ultimate
- 2015 Speedmax
- Cervelo
- 2015 S3D
- 2015 S5
- Scott
- Scott Foil 2015
If you already own one of these bikes, it will remain in your garage. But you won’t be able to purchase these bikes once you’ve installed version 1.86.
Release Notes
Zwift provided notes on additional tweaks and bug fixes in this update:
- Improved the reliability of The Zwift Big Spin reward spinner.
- Improved the navigation and appearance of the tabs shown on top of the Home screen.
- Fixed an issue that caused Running progress to incorrectly count towards the Factory Tour challenge.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Shift Style and Gear Range settings to appear for trainers that do not support virtual shifting.
- Windows: For Windows devices that are compatible with Video Screenshots, Video Screenshots is now disabled by default for devices that have less than 8 GB of RAM or fewer than 4 CPU cores. Video Screenshots can be re-enabled at any time for these devices under Settings → Video Screenshots.
- iOS: Fixed an issue that could cause Bluetooth devices to not automatically reconnect if Zwift was open for an extended period of time.
- Android: Fixed an issue that could prevent Bluetooth devices from automatically reconnecting after a disconnection.
Discuss this update in Zwift’s forum >
Questions or Comments?
What do you think of this big update? Have you spotted any other changes or bugs in this release? Share below!
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