Episode 44 - New Zwift Pack Dynamics

Zwift Season is here again and the cheaters are even cheatingier than ever. We check in on how the summer went, report on a cheater who had their Zwift dreams shattered, and discuss a major life milestone for Zach.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our new power meters for posers charity. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

Remember when that guy used a bot to get the Tron bike for a race and it was the biggest cheating in the history of cheating? Ethics in gear acquisition is back in the news thanks to the new Zwift bike upgrades. Is it cheating to run Zwift with a heart rate monitor app while you're mowing the lawn? What if you hook up a Nintendo controller and mash the A and B buttons? We discuss.  Also, the World's Most Dangerous Group Ride, memories of the time they had a crit at the CrossFit Games, and of course, cheating.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our purchases of heart rate monitor watt apps. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

American Mike and Canadian Michael hug it out after their chance encounter in the Zwift comments section. Michael shares his experiences racing on Zwift, helps speculate if the Coggan chart is dead, and gets some helpful pointers from Cycling Expert Kevin. He also provides a coach's assessment of the famed 30 for 30 workout plan.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our decadence. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

You've heard our Watt King of the Week segment, but what if one of us ... became the Watt King? Mike made a bunch of people mad with his patented coffee stop and then potentially started an international incident. Kevin tried a Peloton ride, to hilarious effect.  And is Zwift dead? Is this the end of Nowhere Fast?   Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our decadence. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

It's the virtual bike racing / basketball crossover episode you didn't know you needed. Former virtual racing National Champion Mason Rocca returns to talk about his switch from RGT to Zwift, racing the ERL on MyWoosh, and watching his sons ball out for their high school team this winter.  We also learned that this week's Watt King of the Week is coming from inside the house.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast and help buy Zach Zwift steering, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our decadence. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

Welcome to the Thunderdome of Zwift. Kevin and Mike dreamed about the stupidest race on Zwift and then made it a reality. Half the field got sent up a mountain, the other half got sent downhill to do 92 laps in the toilet bowl. And Kevin got the win.  We also talk about our Wattkings of the Week, debate whether or not Wattkings have ruined Cat A Zwift racing, and learn about the advantages of steering, even if it doesn't really work.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast and help buy Zach Zwift steering, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and support our decadence. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   

Casey Schumm is "the best not good racer on Zwift" (said with 100% love). Schumm has mastered the art of Zwift to consistently stay competitive at the Cat B level. He stopped by the pod to share stories from the pretty good level of Zwift and discuss the new Zwift Racing Score and the outsized influence equipment has on virtual racing.  We also try out a new segment highlighting our favorite Watt Kings of the Week.  Casey hosts his own weekly virtual racing podcast called The Spin Cast Cycling Show. Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast and help pay for Kevin's gold-plated ankle weights, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and contribute to our advanced virtual racing research. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

Can a very mid bike racer complete the famed 30 for 30 workout plan? Our very average host and editor shares his experiences surviving 30 straight days of Zwift races and hard Peloton rides. Mike also reports on concerning news about the future of the Gong Show, and Kevin shares the many accomplishments now on his Zwift Power profile.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast and help pay for Kevin's gold-plated ankle weights, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and contribute to our advanced virtual racing research. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

Bjoern Ossenbrink's eyes *clap clap* are watching you, they see your every move. Well, kind of, but he does use data analytics to verify virtual racing performances at the high levels of the sport. He joins the pod to talk about the low-cadence craze, power meters and smart trainers, and that one time he raced against KBH. We also try to determine if CrossFit is the Zwift of working out.  Nowhere Fast is a member of the Wide Angle Podium network. To support this podcast and help pay for Mike's coffee stop glitch research, head to wideanglepodium.com to become a member of the network and contribute to our advanced virtual racing research. To keep up to date on all our real coverage of fake bike racing, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   

We are back! For real this time. We promise. We catch up on what everyone has been up to in the last 13 months, including Mike's Gong Show and Kevin's CrossFit assault bike Zwift race. We talk a bit about MyWhoosh Worlds, and then of course, cheating.