The Zwiftcast hosts discuss the really significant implications of what looks very much like a price war on trainers as Australian manufacturer Jet Black unveils a gob-smackingly good value – and fully featured – trainer at Eurobike.
Simon chats to Shane and Eric about the consequences, with the Zwiftcasters pausing to take a humorous side-swipe or two at the extraordinary offering from Elite, bucking both pricing trends and design conventions.
Simon also catches up with Dave and Nathan for an extended and joyful conversation about Mark Cavendish’s incredible win at Le Tour. Mark, a great friend of Zwift, finally took his record-breaking win on Stage Four.
Elsewhere Simon parses an interview Eric Min granted DC Rainmaker, the first time the Zwift CEO has spoken at length since resuming his top leadership role at the company. Simon provides commentary and analysis on a very interesting chat, with more analysis and reaction from Dave and Nathan.
The chief designer of the Zwift Ride, Graham Stoney, reveals some of its development secrets in an extended interview with Simon, while Shane and Eric speculate on what might be coming next from the Zwift hardware team.
And finally, an in-depth chat with Mr. Helpful, Zwift staffer James Bailey, who volunteers his encyclopaedic knowledge of the more arcane bits of the Zwift platform to help questioners in the Zwift Riders FB group.
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Zwifting just got cheaper – not great timing for that headline a month after Zwift put the subscription cost up 😉
Hello Simon-
Great podcast. You get better all the time. If Zwift really wants to please the community, add more levels. I’m a 73 year old level 95. I could care less about gimmicky battery packs (as Eric Min seems keen to add), power ups, or any gamey stuff. Give us more levels! How hard can it be to design simple jerseys or other unlocks? I would bet Eric there are many more Zwifters like me who don’t race or use anvils or any of that gamey stuff, but would really like more levels. I suspect there are many, many Zwifters like me who get frustrated when they max out. If Eric wants to “lean in” to the community, how about a survey asking Zwifters what Eric should lean into? I’m betting more levels is near the top of the list, many times more than battery packs!