Originally Posted by colnago62

I don’t live in an area where it is impossible to ride outside. I use Zwift mainly for doing intervals and zone 3 work. The groups rides are great for steady zone 3 work. Because avatars are able to ride through each other, it is easy to keep yourself in zone. When I first got on, I would do hours. What I realized eventually, was that indoor riding too much messes with outdoor riding. The real world isn’t as smooth as the indoor world. Last a Sunday I did my sweet spot work outside. It was difficult trying to maintain the proper wattage while avoiding potholes, shifting to maintain wattage. I was way more tired doing two 20 minute sessions outside than inside.