Best Bikes On Zwift For Climbing

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Best bikes on zwift for climbing. The frameset and wheels you choose in zwift affect your speed so when you re doing a long climb like alpe du zwift you ll want the lightest bike. Your best zwift setup more than ever depends on your specific situation. This would include big zwift mountains like alpe du zwift the epic kom or innsbruck s kom. 7 use a light bike wheels.

Frame tests introduction while zwift s 4 star rating system for weight and aero is simple and easy to understand performance varies even among frames with the same star ratings. Below you will find the 9 fastest wheelsets for longer steeper climbs. Read this post for the results of our climbing speed tests. From the rest as the ultimate zwift bike and that.

This isn t an exact science but we re pretty confident in our findings thus far. The only better wheels are the lightweight meilensteins but you have to get lucky and unlock those atop alpe du zwift. 60 total including the tron and tt bikes. Enve ses 3 4 wheels 191 700 drops 2 fastest climbing wheels 4 fastest beginner wheels.

And zwift s drop shop gives us access to a pile of new frames. We ve been hard at work in our lab testing wheels and frames and this is the fifth in a series of posts giving you some solid data driven answers. Released way back in 2014 and with top spec complete builds weighing around 4 5kg yes we did just say 4 5kg the trek emonda has long been touted as one of the go to climbing bikes of the. Your choice of bike frame influences your zwift speed significantly.

Your chosen bike frame and wheelset both affect speed in zwift so it makes sense for racers to do a little research and choose the best tool for the job. Below you will find the three fastest tt frames in game for flat and rolling courses. The very best climbing setup is the specialized tarmac pro combined with meilenstein lightweight wheels which are only available with a bit of luck after you climb the alpe. Flat and rolling covers most routes on zwift with the exception of anything including major climbs like alpe du zwift the epic kom or innsbruck s kom.

The ultimate guide to the bikes of zwift. Your best zwift setup more than ever depends on your specific situation. Specialized allez frame 127 800 drops level 5. Read more about that in fastest bike frame and wheelset for climbing alpe du zwift.

Engage your climbing legs if you want one though. All tests were performed with a 75kg 183cm 6 rider unless otherwise noted.