What?! Nobody has anything to say about the 50% price increase on ZWIFT?
11-17-17, 07:07 AM
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What?! Nobody has anything to say about the 50% price increase on ZWIFT?
I know those guys are on here, but someone must have an opinion!
I meant Zwift...this is what happens when you start a thread and aren’t fully awake yet, haha
I meant Zwift...this is what happens when you start a thread and aren’t fully awake yet, haha
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When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
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free + 50% = ?
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Old users pay same price for a year as a loyalty perk. I have over 10k Kms on Zwift in a year and a half..and have spent a small fortune on smart trainer 4K tv and gaming computer..I don’t mind the increase it allows me to ride when I could not other wise and I enjoy it very much, it’s my go to now instead of riding in the rain or bitter cold, (I live in Canada)it’s a better workout for me and a time saver.
It’s increased my FTP from 270’s to 330’s in that time aswell. I love the program and hope the extra charges will go towards making it that much better. 2cents from a bias opinion 🤣
It’s increased my FTP from 270’s to 330’s in that time aswell. I love the program and hope the extra charges will go towards making it that much better. 2cents from a bias opinion 🤣
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No Zwift = no $$$$$ 4 me
11-17-17, 07:36 AM
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Yeah, I meant Zwift what a knucklehead. Will probably make people open the thread, though lol
11-17-17, 08:52 AM
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How do you pronounce Zwift?
11-17-17, 08:53 AM
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It is rare in this day and age to see a 50% price bump-- I mean, even Netflix does it $2 at a time.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
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Even with all the rain last year, I only subscribed for 2 months. Another approach is to generate a bunch of email addresses...
11-17-17, 08:56 AM
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11-17-17, 09:17 AM
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11-17-17, 09:22 AM
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The interesting part of the $15/month move is how many users will now cancel during the summer months as opposed to keeping it on auto pay because $10/month for the chance of a rainy weekend isn't so bad. That could make the move backfire. Otherwise, I suspect most users like myself will pay the rate hike.
What else is there? Trainer road - seems like it would be more fun to stick needles in my eye. Road Grand Tours is an interesting beta, but still in development, completely dead from a user perspective and lacking of any gaming aspects (i.e. ride x miles and earn new wheels). The four courses all feature over to well over 100/ft per mile of climbing, not exactly what most people are looking for based on what I see on Zwift.
Zwift has elevated indoor training from pure torture to actual fun (only couple of months use so far). Yes, I'll pay $15...
What else is there? Trainer road - seems like it would be more fun to stick needles in my eye. Road Grand Tours is an interesting beta, but still in development, completely dead from a user perspective and lacking of any gaming aspects (i.e. ride x miles and earn new wheels). The four courses all feature over to well over 100/ft per mile of climbing, not exactly what most people are looking for based on what I see on Zwift.
Zwift has elevated indoor training from pure torture to actual fun (only couple of months use so far). Yes, I'll pay $15...
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It is rare in this day and age to see a 50% price bump-- I mean, even Netflix does it $2 at a time.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
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It is rare in this day and age to see a 50% price bump-- I mean, even Netflix does it $2 at a time.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
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It is rare in this day and age to see a 50% price bump-- I mean, even Netflix does it $2 at a time.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
I still contend that if Zwift wants to make real money, they need to sell "passes" alongside the subscriptions. I live in SoCal, and have no need of a monthly subscription to Zwift. I would probably use it 2-3 times a month, and only about 3 months of the year. Say a single-day, "all you can ride" for 99¢ a day. Still outrageously more expensive than a subscription, but I'd be 100% fine with paying a buck to use it for a 24 hour period.
So unless some physical malady befalls me again, I won't be dropping 15 bucks on Zwift like... ever. I got my money's worth out of my 10 bucks back in March-- 500 miles in 22 days-- but I was so happy to get outside again, I didn't even use the last week of the subscription.
i paid for half a year of empty use because i was too lazy to cancel
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