Getting started on Zwift
10-29-21, 05:55 PM
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Getting started on Zwift
I would like to try out Zwift with my magnetic Blackburn trainer. Its not on the supported trainer list for Zwift, but it has a knob with detents so I can dial in the exact same resistance every time. I also have a wahoo speed sensor. Will Zwift work for me?
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10-29-21, 07:39 PM
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With a speed sensor you should be able to ride with Zwift's 'zPower'. The Zwift list says Blackburn Mag-1, Mag-3, and Mag-6 are all supported. What exact model do you have?
Otherwise I would set it up, tell the Zwift software you have a Blackburn Mag-1 (or closest model) and see if it works well enough for Zwift.
Otherwise I would set it up, tell the Zwift software you have a Blackburn Mag-1 (or closest model) and see if it works well enough for Zwift.
10-30-21, 10:19 AM
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The Zwift Insider has lots of useful information on the game including this article:
https://zwiftinsider.com/getting-sta...assic-trainer/
https://zwiftinsider.com/getting-sta...assic-trainer/
10-30-21, 04:32 PM
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With a speed sensor you should be able to ride with Zwift's 'zPower'. The Zwift list says Blackburn Mag-1, Mag-3, and Mag-6 are all supported. What exact model do you have?
Otherwise I would set it up, tell the Zwift software you have a Blackburn Mag-1 (or closest model) and see if it works well enough for Zwift.
Otherwise I would set it up, tell the Zwift software you have a Blackburn Mag-1 (or closest model) and see if it works well enough for Zwift.
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11-05-21, 05:49 PM
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Zwift will work. But your estimated power will probably be miles off.
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I do concur, you'll probably be way off for power when you first set up.
Here is what I would do.
1) Go to Bike Calculator and enter the specifics for your weight and choose 'drops' because the Zwift guy always rides in the drops.
2) Adjust the power until you get about 30km/h, so for a 75kg rider and riding in the drops, 30km/h without a headwind and zero gradient at sea level is about 145watts.
3) Now in Zwift, start riding and try to ride at 30km/h in game, now look at the zPower, if it is ridiculously low increase your resistance until the zPower is the right about of watts (choose 3s average in the software so that it stays kind of steady) and you're going 30km/h. If the power is too much, well it will probably be very hard to pedal anyway, so decrease the resistance.
Note that this method is probably only good for speeds around 30km/h and on flat roads and will be off in other conditions, but that's probably the best you can do with your current set up.
Here is what I would do.
1) Go to Bike Calculator and enter the specifics for your weight and choose 'drops' because the Zwift guy always rides in the drops.
2) Adjust the power until you get about 30km/h, so for a 75kg rider and riding in the drops, 30km/h without a headwind and zero gradient at sea level is about 145watts.
3) Now in Zwift, start riding and try to ride at 30km/h in game, now look at the zPower, if it is ridiculously low increase your resistance until the zPower is the right about of watts (choose 3s average in the software so that it stays kind of steady) and you're going 30km/h. If the power is too much, well it will probably be very hard to pedal anyway, so decrease the resistance.
Note that this method is probably only good for speeds around 30km/h and on flat roads and will be off in other conditions, but that's probably the best you can do with your current set up.
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I do concur, you'll probably be way off for power when you first set up.
Here is what I would do.
1) Go to Bike Calculator and enter the specifics for your weight and choose 'drops' because the Zwift guy always rides in the drops.
2) Adjust the power until you get about 30km/h, so for a 75kg rider and riding in the drops, 30km/h without a headwind and zero gradient at sea level is about 145watts.
3) Now in Zwift, start riding and try to ride at 30km/h in game, now look at the zPower, if it is ridiculously low increase your resistance until the zPower is the right about of watts (choose 3s average in the software so that it stays kind of steady) and you're going 30km/h. If the power is too much, well it will probably be very hard to pedal anyway, so decrease the resistance.
Note that this method is probably only good for speeds around 30km/h and on flat roads and will be off in other conditions, but that's probably the best you can do with your current set up.
Here is what I would do.
1) Go to Bike Calculator and enter the specifics for your weight and choose 'drops' because the Zwift guy always rides in the drops.
2) Adjust the power until you get about 30km/h, so for a 75kg rider and riding in the drops, 30km/h without a headwind and zero gradient at sea level is about 145watts.
3) Now in Zwift, start riding and try to ride at 30km/h in game, now look at the zPower, if it is ridiculously low increase your resistance until the zPower is the right about of watts (choose 3s average in the software so that it stays kind of steady) and you're going 30km/h. If the power is too much, well it will probably be very hard to pedal anyway, so decrease the resistance.
Note that this method is probably only good for speeds around 30km/h and on flat roads and will be off in other conditions, but that's probably the best you can do with your current set up.
