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A special guest joins Morning Glory in the studio to play a few of their favourite songs, and no doubt some related anecdotes, every Tuesday morning.
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Episode 202: Zwifting just got cheaper . . . .hardware prices plunge amid fierce trainer price battle
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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…
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Episode 201:The Zwiftcast Is Back! What Did We Miss?
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After a very long coffee stop, the Zwiftcast returns to resume the familiar mix of Zwifty chat and gossip. Simon, Shane and Nathan are joined by friend of the pod, Eric Schlange of Zwift Insider and special guest Dave Towle. Quite a lot happened in Watopia and the wider Zwift world over the last two years or so. Simon picks out the big stuff and we…
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The Final Zwiftcast: Zwift Vs Wahoo+all the Zwifty news and chat
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Simon, Shane and Nathan are together for the final time as the sun sets on the Zwiftcast. And they ask: Is Zwift’s Age of Dominance over? Wahoo surprised the whole indoor training sector with the bombshell announcement that it was buying RGT, for some time the only like-for-like competitor with Zwift. The Zwiftcasters consider several aspects of th…
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Ep 104: We go big on everything Zwifty - it’s Zwiftcast XL
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Well, that was a hot mess, wasn’t it? Simon, Shane and Nathan chew over the whole #freeLuciano debacle as a packed episode 104 hits your podcatchers. In the longest Zwiftcast ever, the trio also take assess the likely importance to the platform of Club Functionality, now it’s available to all Zwifters. Simon interviews Eddie from HQ, who we christe…
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Ep 103: It’s all about the new things! Zwift Bike, Home Screen, Clubs and maybe Peak Zwift?
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In a packed and busy episode, the emphasis for the Zwiftcasters in the New Year is very much on new things. Will we hit a new Peak Zwift, beating last year’s over 49,000 concurrent riders? Simon, Shane and Nathan enter their guesses. The new Zwift Bike was announced, well leaked, by Zwift in a strange way over the holidays. The Zwiftcasters discuss…
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Episode 102: Neokyo - The Verdict, plus all the Zwifty news and gossip
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With many Zwifters now having had the chance to ride Neokyo, it’s time for Simon, Shane and Nathan to deliver their verdict. They’re joined by veteran Zwifter Sarah LaRocque and Zwift Insider chief bidon washer Eric Schlange, and all contributors have plenty to say about the new extension. He Must Not Be Named now has a regular ride on Zwift. L****…
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Simon, Shane and Nathan discuss the big new idea from Zwift . . . .This Season on Zwift offers Zwifters a taster of what’s coming up in the coming weeks and months. This is a big change of direction from HQ, which has previously kept future plans close to its chest. We now know we are getting a neon-fest of an extension to Makuri Islands. We know t…
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Episode 100: A century of Zwiftcasts!
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Simon, Shane and Nathan celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast which has tracked the progress of Zwift, our favourite virtual cycling platform, from the very earliest days. As a new indoor season dawns, the podcasters are in reflective mood, analysing what Zwift has got right, how sentiment in the community has ebbed and flowed over the past si…
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Ep 99: Nathan braves a tornado as the Zwiftcasters chew through all the latest Zwifty news and chat
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The three amigos are back together for the first time in a few Eps to chew through all the latest Zwifty news, chat and gossip. . . . in an episode recorded as Nathan nervously kept an eye on a tornado headed towards his studio! Simon, Shane and Nathan kick off with a review of the first interview from Zwift’s newish in post Chief Product Officer, …
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Ep 98: A Conversation with Zwift's Chief Product Officer - the man with the plan
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Welcome to this Zwiftcast Special Episode, an extended interview with the company’s first Chief Product Officer. YuChiang Cheng, known to all as YC, was appointed in January and the move was hailed as “critically important” by Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min. YC was put in charge of what seemed like almost everything . . . .from game design and art, engineer…
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Episode 97: Yumezi - was it worth the wait? The community verdict
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Well, was it worth the wait? Yumezi has landed - the first new map, and the first new world in Zwift , for quite some time. Eagerly-awaited, much-delayed but now finally here, what does the community make of the new Tarmac with a strongly Eastern flavour? The Zwiftcast abandons its usual format for a special episode soliciting opinion on probably t…
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Episode 96: Zwift Re-thinks Height/Weight Call; Zwift Hub Rescue and Zwifting in Jail
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Simon, Shane and Nathan round up all the latest from Zwift. The podcasters look at what they believe to be a big first: Zwift has changed its mind over a plan to hide riders’ weight and height after an outcry from the racing community. Amidst other signs that Zwift may be extending its plans to consult the community on some planned changes, the Zwi…
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Ep 95: Return to Home at last; Blob Behaviour and all the Zwifty news and chat
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We’ve wanted it since Jarvis. And now it’s here. The Zwift universe celebrated this week as HQ finally delivered the ability to do a second or subsequent session - without exiting the game. Simon, Shane, Nathan and, as it’s a red letter day, special guest Eric Schlange, discuss the advent of the most requested feature of all time. Senior games guy …
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Ep 94: Let's talk, say Zwift. Strava shake it up (again) and all the Zwifty news and chat
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Simon, Shane and Nathan reconvene to consider the state of the Zwift nation. Once the pressing matter of “leg posts” is dealt with, the podcasters move on to discuss the content of Simon’s interview with Zwift’s new hire Mark Cote, the company’s director of programming and content. One of the many strands of Mark’s expansive new role, which he expl…
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Ep 93: Peak Zwift, Coco is Cara! Zwift Power + all the Zwifty chat
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A new episode for a New Year - and 2021 has dawned with, as usual, lots of Zwift news and developments for the Zwiftcasters to discuss.The trio start off with an exploration of the possible reasons why Simon’s very favourite pacer bot may have had an identity change. Coco is now Cara! But why? Simon has a theory. The podcasters move on to discuss t…
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Ep 92: Where is Zwift going this winter? Plus the Worlds and what Coco said next
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Simon, Shane and Nathan link up for another chat about all matters Zwift. And this episode the Zwiftcasters are preoccupied with one question: Where Is Zwift Going This Winter? They attempt to answer the question by examining the most recent information given out by Zwift CEO Eric Min who gave an interview to Bloomberg and revealed a few snippets d…
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Hunter bringing you some of their favourite tunes from the past week and a revisit of some of Aldous Harding's live performances from last year's Laneway festival. Special thanks to Bread and Butter Bakery.
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Ep 91: Insight on the Pacer Bots from HQ, Ray Maker on indoor cycling and the gigantic success of WTRL + all the Zwfty chat
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As the world waits - and much of Europe closes its doors - Simon, Shane and Nathan try to be upbeat in trying times and consider the Two Big Hits in Zwift right now. Pace Partners, or pacer bots, are a big success with Zwifters and senior games guy Wes Salmon, from HQ, talks to Simon about scope for development and some ideas being tossed around to…
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Episode 90: Zwift CEO Eric Min discusses 2020 and Zwift's new thinking
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Zwift CEO Eric Min guests on the Zwiftcast on Episode 90 to discuss some of the big changes that 2020 has brought to the platform. In an interview which is focused on this tumultuous year and on the consequences of the big new fund raise, Eric explains some company thinking. A flood of new users as the pandemic hit has caused Zwift to accelerate it…
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Ep89: The big catch up! Steering, PacerBots, all new Academies, the eWorlds, The Fence and more
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The Zwiftcast is back from its summer break - with a huge catch up as Simon, Shane and Nathan reflect on recent developments on the platform. Steering is the headline grabber, with a number of respected voices in indoor cycling describing its arrival on the roads of Zwift as a game-changer. Are they right? The arrival of the long-awaited Pacer Bots…
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Ep 88: La Belle France and the Tour virtuel + all the Zwifty chat
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La belle France est arrivee! Simon, Shane and Nathan celebrate the arrival of brand new roads in Zwift. The inaugural Tour de France Virtuel, itself a landmark in the history of the platform, has co-incided with lots of new Tarmac - always a good moment for Zwifters. The Zwiftcasters pick out their favourite bits as well as giving their overall imp…
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Episode 87: New Roads to Ride? TdF on Zwift and all the Zwifty chat
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Could we be about to get a series of new roads to ride? Simon, Shane and Nathan assess the impact on Zwifters of the (as yet officially unconfirmed) news that Zwift is to stage a virtual version of Le Tour de France, complete with the IRL planned start and finish stages in Nice and Paris. Perhaps more excitingly, there is speculation that the talk …
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Episode 86: Game Updates, the massive success of Team TT and all the Zwifty chat
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The Zwiftcasters are back - coinciding nicely with a game update and Simon, Shane and Nathan have lots to discuss. Simon chats to Steven Milliken, one of the founders of the WTRL race series which is making team time trialling into a massive thing on Zwift. The promoters’ difficulties with data privacy have now been resolved and Steven discusses ho…
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Episode 85: Zwift beyond the crisis; Private MeetUps and Boost Mode plus all the Zwifty chat
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Simon, Shane and Natahn return for more chat on the latest in Zwift. This epsiode, Steve Beckett, Zwift's Chief Marketing Officer, is a special guest, with lots to say on Zwift during and beyond the crisis, plus thoughts on Family Subs, Club Functionality and community racing. The podcasters range across the new Boost Mode in game; how Private Meet…
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Episode 84: Celebrating the Zwift Community
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A special episode featuring the very best of the Zwift Community in these lockdown times. Simon talks to BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin about the overwhelming response to her charity ride on behalf of the NHS. Louise tackled an imperial century - in the company of more than 1,500 other Zwifters. Simon also chats to Jason Dyck, the Canadian …
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Ep 83: Pro Riders on Zwift, the good and bad; Monica is the Route Hero and the Pants Podium!
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Simon, Shane and Nathan reconvene for Episode 83 - and to celebrate a minor victory; the return of the famous First Attempt Very Intens Strava segment on Zwift. Simon has a little insight into how it happened. Lionel Birnie, one of the co-hosts of the popular Cycling Podcast joins Simon for a chat about the recently updated Meetups in the game and …
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Episode 82: Anti Sandbagging "catches' the boss! The Ineos Weekend and Cops called to Zwifter!
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Simon, Shane and Nathan are back with another of the weekly round-ups of all matters Zwifty The podcasters kick off with a brief discussion on the Ineos Weekend - and the loss of the legendary First Attempt-Very Intens Strava segment, thanks to the ride logging app’s clean-up. Owen Newbury talks about his awesome scheme to project Zwift on the side…
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Episode 81: Is this the Solution to Sandbagging? Plus all the Zwifty chat
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Another week - another Zwiftcast. Simon, Shane and Nathan unite to discuss the boom times on Zwift as the platform provides welcome relief from the burden of the virus. The headline feature on this episode is the long-awaited Solution to Sandbagging. This is a short term fix which Zwift hopes to implement within days (for testing) and weeks (for a …
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Episode 80: The Fence is Back, Clubs Launches and Tour de Quarantine
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Simon, Shane and Nathan are back with the second of the new cycle of weekly Zwiftcasts - and there sure is a lot to talk about. Special guest Wes Salmon from HQ appears twice to give us a ton of detail on both the return of The Fence and why it went wrong, plus the thinking behind the limited launch of the much-awaited Clubs feature. We also have a…
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Episode 79: Crazy numbers on Zwift; will there be a trainer shortage and changes at HQ
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In a worried world, Simon, Shane and Nathan try to look at the positives whilst recognising some of the serious matters facing Zwifters. Episode 79 marks the first of the weekly episodes during the virus crisis. Simon kicks off with a Zwiftcast plea to HQ- let’s turn the Unemployed Badge into a Work From Home Badge . . . it just seems kinda better …
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Episode 78: Peak Zwift Revisited, Community Reaction to the Virus + Operation Cofidis
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The Zwiftcasters are working from home! But then we always do :) Simon, Shane and Nathan are back together to discuss how the extraordinary events of the past weeks have been impacting them personally, the sport they love - and the cycling game that is providing both escape from, and therapy for, a troubled world. That doesn’t mean we are ignoring …
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Lawrence Arabia is in self-solation but he's up for the Taite Music Prize and recently contributed a track to the Mansfield compilation. Hunter spoke to him on the phone today about all of that and more while istening to some of Lawrence Arabia's heartbraking favourite tracks.
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Larsen & Nava are 2 of the minds behind Noa Records. Today Noa Records released 'TRASH 2' a new album from WhyFi (Larsen). They joined Hunter in studio to discuss the album, Noa Records & some musical favourites for My Morning Mixtape.
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Episode 77: Richmond refreshed, Ella wins big and the Minterview verdict
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Simon, Shane and Nathan convene for another hour-plus of Zwift chat. The podcasters begin with their reaction to the big refresh for the Richmond course and conclude that it’s a huge improvement. Throughout this episode Simon, Shane and Nathan discuss the biggest and most significant aspects of last episode’s interview with Zwift CEO, Eric Min. Amo…
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Lucy & Justin from Dick Move joined Hunter in the studio today - Dick Move are performing at the Ellen Melville Centre for bFMs Drive Island this Friday and they recently released a brand new single called Jerk. Today they picked out a few songs and had a chat about recording their album, highlights from the early days of being a band and a whole l…
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Our guest for My Morning Mixtape this week is Scott from The Naenae Express. The Naenae Express will be doing a couple of shows this week - One of which is tonight at the Auckland Town hall for Outsider Sounds. The other is with Te Huhu this weekend at The Wine Cellar. Today Scott joins me in the studio to share some favourite songs and have a chat…
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Dropkicks have been quietly dropping singles on Soundcoud for the past couple of years. They've since transitioned to mainstream platforms with great success. Today they joined Hunter in the studio to have a chat about their journey, what it's like working with a cousin & what they have planned for 2020. Travis Scott - Apple Pie Church & AP - Bills…
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We had Baby Zionov up in the studio. She’s one of many artists set to appear at Loud & Proud: A Queer Music Festival which is happening at the Audio Foundation this weekend. She also released an incredible new single a couple of weeks ago that is currently sitting at number 1 on the 95bFM top 10. Today she joins me for My Morning Mixtape where we d…
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Ep 76: The Minterview . . . Zwift CEO and Simon in conversation
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Simon sits down with Zwift CEO Eric Min for the now traditional “ask me anything” annual interview, covering a huge range of topics from the health of the company to, yes, the possibility of a velodrome. The conversation provides deep context and background on why some things happen, and why others don’t . . . . plus quite a bit on the pace at whic…
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Simon Grigg joined Hunter in the studio today. Simon is a music businessman, writer, broadcaster, publisher, and archivist. Simon has hosted shows here at bFM in the past and he is the founder of New Zealand record label Propeller Records which has contributed many albums integral to the New Zealand's musical history, including the reissue of the i…
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Ryan Hendriks is a legend in the Tamaki Makarau local scene making waves for years in both solo works & groups like Badcorporation. In December 2019 Ryan let loose 'Quintessence' a 4 track EP on The Grow Room. He also teamed up with Ethan King, Brandon Rangi-Dixon & Tuhoea Tuteao for 'The Crop [Vol.1]'. Ryan joined Hunter in the studio to chat ab…
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Episode 75: Peak Zwift (or is it?) Tour de Zwift and all the Zwifty Chat
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The Zwiftcasters welcome in 2020 with the first episode of the new decade - and kick straight off with a discussion of what’s become a landmark in the Zwift calendar - Peak Zwift. You can hear which one of the Zwiftcasters, along with special guest guessers, got it right. The podcasters go on to discuss whether the second January in Tuesday really …
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Episode 74: Crit City + review of 2019 and hopes for 2020
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Simon, Shane and Nathan convene for the final Zwiftcast of 2019 in both reflective and expectant mood. There’s plenty of looking back on what brought the podcasters Zwift joy in 2019 and a little on what they’d like to see for 2020. There’s also reaction to Zwift’s pre-Christmas present of a new map - it’s short, but it’s fun. Crit City looks desig…
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This is a special episode of the Zwiftcast, dedicated to those who run on the platform. Some of you might ride too, but the focus here is wholly on running. Mike McCarthy is one of the original Zwift execs who was a very early hire to the company when it was first set up. Known as talented and successful cyclist, at Zwift Mike concentrated on a sen…
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Episode 72: Special from DC Rainmaker's Pain Cave in Amsterdam
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Simon, Shane and special guest co-host Ray Maker, also known as D C Rainmaker, are together in person in Amsterdam to discuss all the latest Zwiftiness. The three podcasters are gathered for Ray’s annual Winter Open House event where sports tech geeks get together over a few beers to discuss what’s hot and have fun. Simon spends some time amongst t…
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Episode 71: Rumble in the Jungle, Whither the Rivals and all the latest Zwifty chat
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Simon, Shane and Nathan reconvene to discuss and analyse all the latest Zwift news and chat. The podcasters get things going with a new take on the age old Kickr vs Neo debate, updated to the KickrBike vs NeoBike dilemma. If you have 3k plus to spend on a smart bike this will be of interest to you . . . . .Shane is one of the very few people in the…
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Episode 70: The Jeffers controversy, MTB hits Zwift and art for Zwift's sake
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The 2019/20 indoor seasons has started with a bang, or should that be a ban? The Zwift community has been convulsed by Jeffers-gate, the fining, banning and stripping of the first officially-sanctioned national e-championship from Zwifter Cameron Jeffers by British Cycling. Jeffers’s account was shown to have gained a Tron bike with the use of an A…
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Episode 69 - ESports unleashed:The biggest development on Zwift since the platform launched almost five years ago
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Simon, Shane and Nathan analyse what is the biggest development for Zwift since the platform launched almost five years ago - the reveal of the strategy for making eSports a reality. The partnership with the UCI, unveiled at the World Championships, grabbed the headlines, but the fascination is in the detail. And the detail is on the Zwiftcast. Sim…
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Episode 68: Yorkshire launches, steering is coming and Eurobike wrap up
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Simon, Shane and Nathan discuss the latest in a busy year of course launches for Zwift as the Yorkshire UCI Worlds circuit lands in game. This is personal for Simon, with Harrogate being his home-town, making him well placed to assess how well Zwift developers have replicated a place he knows well. The verdict: Good job Zwift! Shane and Nathan lend…
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