Reason I Ask is that I rode the tempus fugit route (banner to banner) on two different times of day (with difference in traffic), at the excact same power, the same speed going into the route, the same tt bike and wheels, same pacing (steady), but with a noticable difference in time spent (9 seconds on 24 min). The two rides were separated by 3 months, so could also be affected by other changes I guess…

Yes – we’ve done hundreds of tests all over Zwift.

On the vast majority of routes, the most aero bike wins. That’s why we stay aero frames are best for flat and rolling races.

Lots of variables to take into account though, when racing. Like… is it easy for you to sit in on flats and descents, but you get dropped on climbs? Might want a climbing bike, even if the overall fastest course time goes to the aero bike.

That’s really cool. As someone new to Zwift and a lover of the deep analysis, your comparative tests have been really insightful.

I notice you have your two set routes for your flat speed and climb tests, Tempus Fugit and Alpe Du Zwift. Have you ever run the same test on other routes? I don’t know the game physics at all, but I would interested to know if the rankings are really course dependent based on factors related to their specific topographies.

Thank you for the quick answer.

The latter. I use a bot using emulated power, who rides alone in their Zwift world.

Fixed!

Who knows, maybe Zwift has those CADEX wheels coming soon? (I haven’t heard anything.)

Fixed!