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ERG Mode in Zwift

Do you find it hard to hang in Slowzwift Structured Training Events? Here's a secret.

Trainerroad, One Year In

Last year I interviewed Sika Henry, who I pretty much forced to use TR for 6 weeks. Here's my 1-year checkup. (Isn't that a truer test?)

Gettin' Groovy with Rouvy - Part 1: Getting Started

Stationary is the hottest segment in non-motorized cycling. Rouvy is yet another stationary brand you should know about.

Zwift: A Potent Tool for Training

Virtual racing is Blah, Blah, Blah for many of you. You’re just interested in Zwift’s workout mode. So let’s get to it.

Trainerroad's Workout Calendar

It's for triathletes and cyclists who want a powerful workout organizer, but not the ardency required of the Training Peaks user.

Zwift: Let's Dance!

What about the social aspect of riding a bike? Zwift is or can be (among other things) a Massively Multiplayer Online Game.

CycleOps H2, Fifteen Rides In

After dozens of hours on both CycleOps Hammer and H2, here's my long term review, with an emphasis on the new H2.

It's Game On With Zwift

Zwift is a game. Or a training tool. It's also a virtual community, like Westworld, except there's real people behind every avatar.

Zwift: The Deeper Dive

Zwift is not hard to join; not hard to commence; but it’ll take you a good while to plumb its depths. Let's plumb its (shallow) depths.

Zwift: Welcome to Watopia

Let’s get Zwift installed and configured using virtual power, so you can ride in the Zwift virtual world easily and without big expense.

Feelin' Rouvy

Rouvy is about to join Zwift and others by offering a multi-rider experience

Revised, Expanded Zwift Rides

We changing one of our Slowtwitch Zwift rides and adding a third.

Slowtwitch's Pinball Wizard

Lionel Sanders was trading punches with... Matt Gardiner? He's a full time CPA, not a bike racer, but sure plays a mean pinball.

Zwift Foibles

I am sort of computer dyslexic. If you’re like me what I write below might resonate and make your Zwifting a little easier to wrangle.

How Does the Latest KICKR Compare?

Slowtwitch just announced its second weekly Zwift event. How about a smart trainer? After several months on the KICKR 2017, here's our view.

It's the Hilly Vanilli, SlowZwifters 2nd Weekly Ride

If you build it they will Zwift. Slowtwitch weekly ride #2 will take place on Thursdays, and this is a little different than the Tuesday weekly event.

Slowtwitchers Take On Sufferlandria

At least 14 Slowtwitchers completed the week long 799 minutes of the 6th annual Tour of Sufferlandria.

How a Woodway treadmill became a reality

Our editor-at-large Herbert Krabel had been lusting for a Woodway treadmill ever since he experienced one of them at the NY Giants training center, but the $12,000 price tag was a massive hurdle.

The Jewel in Racermate's Crown Up for Sale

Computrainer is gone, the marine and aviation products are gone or soon will be, and Velotron is now on the block. Interested?

Turbo Trainers and Rollers

All dumb trainers needed was a little remedial help. Now you can Zwift, TrainerRoad, PerfPro, FulGaz, for cheap, cheap, cheap.

Elite Direto

It may not the most feature-rich, nor the quietest, nor perhaps the smoothest, but it is certainly a bang-for- buck smart trainer finalist.

Cobb's Move Into Stationary

This company, best known for its saddles, is either lucky or smart or both, because it's added stationary to its offerings.

CycleOps Hammer: Long Term Review

Stable and sturdy. Great price at $1199. Power accuracy not on par with some direct-drive smart trainers. Smooth road feel compensates.

A Newbie Tackles TrainerRoad

Clamping my bike up to a CycleOps Fluid 2 Trainer, pedaling while dying of boredom, was my indoor riding experience.

KISS Super League: Dawn of a New Era?

We are witnesses to the beginning of a new era: Professional eCycling has emerged with the introduction of the KISS Super League. Where can it go from here?

Getting a bike fit? Read this first.