Setting up to ride Zwift:
SEE THIS LINK:
support.zwift.com/en_us/cycling-quick-start-guide-ByX9rHDFI Articles to help:
medium.com/@johna/the-absolute-beginners-guide-to-zwift-f6b2458b57d3 www.liv-cycling.com/global/campaigns/how-to-take-zwifting-to-the-next-level/25107 Equipment:
Set your bike up on a Trainer either:-
smart trainer wheel on(not so accurate and can be noisy)
Direct Drive (drive train of bike connects to the trainer without a rear wheel on the bike
‘Dumb’ trainer with a power meter (power pedals / hub / crank / spider ETC)
Dumb’ trainer with a speed sensor (Virtual power - not recommended as can be inaccurate)
www.theproscloset.com/blogs/news/how-to-ride-zwift-with-a-dumb-trainer 2. Device to run the Zwift programme from. Laptop / PC / Tablet / Phone
3. Desirable - second device to run Zwift Companion App from that expands the experience
Virtual racing with BRCC:
Sign up to Zwiftpower. Instructions on how to do this can be found at the following link:
support.zwift.com/en_us/connecting-to-zwiftpower-SyldRc_4HJoin the Beds Road Cycling Club on Zwift Power: Click on this link and see what you need to look for on that page. The section on ‘joining a team’ tells you what to do. Teams on Zwift: A Comprehensive Guide
(tag Mim Taylor know you have requested approval on facebook)
Check on BRCC facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/729513847084533) for a link to the British Cycling Time Trial Zwift.com event or go to Zwift Hacks Events type ‘British cycling time trial’ into the search box. Choose the event 12:20 ladies or open. Or 18:30 open
Enter the category listed on your Zwift power profile. Ladies if riding in an open event you choose the Coloured Letter on the left EG for me B, if a ladies event, the letter in the purple A. The event should then appear in your ‘Events on the Zwift Companion App
Then begins the how to play the game:
All British Cycling TTs are on the London Classic route
zwiftinsider.com/route/classique/ Go to the home page of Zwift.
Choose your fastest TT bike and Fastest wheels
zwiftinsider.com/fastest-tt-setups-at-each-level/ Go warm up
Select the event and click ‘Start ride’ You’ll then be in the Pen waiting watching the count down time to race time.
Check out the results table that gets posted on facebook
Good luck
