Comments on: Can’t drop a Ride On bomb in Zwift? Try this quick fix.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:40:52 +0000

Hi. Would you be so kind as to write a blog and list all scenarios where bombs should be available and not available. Recently, while in meetups, the bomb option isn’t there, no matter how zoomed in I am. I could swear it once worked. Thx

By: S. K.

S. K. — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:07:06 +0000

Now, this one might be bit out off topic (apologies), but not by far... That video showing the ZWIFT Companion with all those icons on it. One of them, specifically "wavinghand", is pretty much to the left of the screen. I'm using it a LOT, mostly as a "Thank you" gesture for receiving Ride On and so for. However, this icon getting "buried" very often, as soon as I gain a Power Up, or my Avatar approaches the turn and direction arrow pops up! Well, I can live with the later one, because I got my "handback" as soon as I turned, and arrow disappeared. But, with the Power Up is a different scenario: either way I have to "burn it" for no reason, or wait until I actually use it. Which usually leads to having ANOTHER one! Bottom line, if anybody knows if there's a way to customize its order, or even having an option of ridding out of the less useful (at least, to me!) icons like a hammer , toast , or some "whistles and bells ", which I barely use... Btw, I'm using Android Samsung for my Companion, and I mention this, because I know there could be different solution for riders using iPhone, or PC. Thanks a lot for any cues...Ride On

By: Philip Barnes

Philip Barnes — Sat, 06 May 2023 08:13:42 +0000

In reply to Thorsten. The next point, assuming there are 'new' riders around you, is when the white circle is complete again. When you tap it and it sends the ride on's the circle disappears then re-builds

By: Mathew

Mathew — Fri, 05 May 2023 03:23:42 +0000

In reply to Emilio Lence. I wish zwift would make F3 also work as the ride-on bomb. Seems like they intentionally make the keyboard less functional. I personally don't like having the companion app running and trying to tap the screen with my sweaty fingers.

By: Tony Lane

Tony Lane — Thu, 04 May 2023 22:18:51 +0000

In reply to Emilio Lence. The symbol also appears if they have done something like set a PR or complete a workout, so that you can give them a ride on by way of congratulations. With my set up i have to get out of the saddle and lean over the bars to get the mouse, so i often cannot get there before the icon disappears. I had always assumed that iPad users could do this my tapping the icon on the screen next the rider's name.

By: Emilio Lence

Emilio Lence — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:52:46 +0000

In reply to Eric Clopper. If the rider is close to you, when yo get the Ride On beside their name in the list at the right of the screen apperars the symbol of RideOn. You only need to clik with the mouse in it to give it back. But if the rider is not close to you, taht option is not possible, unless you search for him in the list.

By: nasa

nasa — Wed, 03 May 2023 13:18:51 +0000

Throwing ride on bombs is not an effective social approach. I spent a lot of time over the day removing thousands of people who followed me, and there were hardly any people I knew in there. Because the number of people following me is all for naught, people who are not familiar with each other on zwift are actually almost socially ineffective.

By: Eric Clopper

Eric Clopper — Wed, 03 May 2023 04:20:31 +0000

Related Ride On question. Are some riders, using say a PC or Mac, able to return a ride on back to you, by using some keyboard action, shortly after you have given them a Ride On? With my Ride On given either via bomb or touching their dot on the companion app map. I feel like sometimes I get a reply Ride On from a rider I just gave one to. I am not able to figure out how to do this, I Zwift from an iPad.

By: Eric Schlange

Eric Schlange — Tue, 02 May 2023 20:41:36 +0000

In reply to Warren. Just a shout.

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:32:44 +0000

In reply to Emilio Lence. Does the ride-on button on the companion app bottom menu give a genuine ride-on or only a shout too?