Anyone only subscribe to Zwift for part of the year?
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Anyone only subscribe to Zwift for part of the year?
Is it difficult to quit?
If I start now, do they bill me in a month? Or is it on a set date?
If I start now, do they bill me in a month? Or is it on a set date?
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I did a 7 day trial that started when I did my first ride, then I signed up for a month, it's on a recurring thing but it tells you the date you have to disable that option by to prevent next month's billing. I have heard they save all your information, much like TR does.
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I canceled my subscription yesterday and then today the weather turned cold. I almost renewed but then I dressed warm and went for a ride.
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Cold I can handle, but today there were heavy thunderstorms and a tornado warning. It has been too cold to ride in the rain, and we have been getting quite a bit of rain. Riding outside isn't going to be enough.
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I keep buying the gift cards. The problem with those are forgetting to get a new one and turning up to ride only to find out you have itty bitty number of fake miles to ride.
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Billing is the same day every month when you start.
Cancel your subscription on the Zwift.com profile page --> Billing
Your data is saved while you are away, but no guarantees in the future.
While suspended you can still ride 25km / calendar month.
I suspend my subscription for 4 months each year in the summer. Maybe not this year though.
Cancel your subscription on the Zwift.com profile page --> Billing
Your data is saved while you are away, but no guarantees in the future.
While suspended you can still ride 25km / calendar month.
I suspend my subscription for 4 months each year in the summer. Maybe not this year though.
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Oh I forgot to mention that when I finished my trial it paused my account... I let it go for a few days while I waited for my new trainer to come and all my points and whatnot came back when I paid for the month.
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The first year (2017) I turned Zwift off for the summer - it is easy to do, you just have to remember!
The next year we had a rainy spring and a long string of rainy weekends - I ended up using Zwift about twice per month and never turned it off again. For obvious reasons, I'll leave it on again this summer.
What I've found is that if I only have an hour to ride, my only real option are some local loops from my house that I've done a million times and are just boring training rides - I'm likely not to put in that short of a ride. With Zwift, I'll do a tough 45 -60 minute ride/group ride/race/workout way more often than I'd do one of those short outdoor rides. So, I actually end up using it over the summer more than I thought I would.
The next year we had a rainy spring and a long string of rainy weekends - I ended up using Zwift about twice per month and never turned it off again. For obvious reasons, I'll leave it on again this summer.
What I've found is that if I only have an hour to ride, my only real option are some local loops from my house that I've done a million times and are just boring training rides - I'm likely not to put in that short of a ride. With Zwift, I'll do a tough 45 -60 minute ride/group ride/race/workout way more often than I'd do one of those short outdoor rides. So, I actually end up using it over the summer more than I thought I would.
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I feel the same way about trainerroad, I leave it on all year because if I want to ride an hour and not take 2 hours to do it, riding indoors is the way to go.
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I Zwift from October through April, then I just cancel my subscription. I re-subscribe in the fall again. Its easy and have been doing this from its start. Never had an issue. I do use an IOS platform but that shouldn't matter.
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I want to ride with friends, who are going much further than 25km. I have an account now, still haven't paid. Maybe today, supposed to snow
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I signed up on the website and got a 7 day trial, I think I did almost 400km in my first week on zwift. Dunno if 25km would have hooked me like the week trial did.
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I keep my account active year round. I use it in the summer for recovery rides and Interval work that is long. I have a short attention span, erg mode keeps me on target when my mind wanders.
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I keep my trainerroad account active year round. I just don't see having both. We'll see. So far I like zwift a lot, but I have all of 2 miles in right now.