Welcome to my week 6 Zwift Tron Bike Update
About This Series
Dads Riding Bikes had our second daughter the last week of August 2023. In order to manage riding with a newborn, I am going to be doing a lot more Zwift riding, as I do not have a lot of availability for long outdoor rides. To have a goal to keep me motivated, I decided to try to unlock the Zwift Tron Bike. My current FTP is 224 watts (Last Tested in July 2023 using the Zwift Ramp Test) and a weight of 175 pounds (79.4 kg), which comes out to 2.8 w/kg
Past Weeks: Start | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 4
I do not have any tips or tricks for you this week, just an update on my progress and how I got my elevation in for the week.
Over the past two weeks, I have ridden on Zwift for a total of three times, all of which took place in the past week. During the previous week, I had gone out for three outdoor rides, so I have no reason to complain about not getting to Zwift.
For two of my rides, I chose a hilly route and did a custom Zone 2 workout ride on it. This allowed me to settle into a nice cadence and watch YouTube without having to pay attention to the game. One of the rides took me up Alpe Du Zwift so I got some good elevation in the 45 minutes that I rode.
On another ride, I rode with one of my buddies who used to live here in Colorado with me but moved back to Chicago, Illinois last year. We are working on getting a weekly ride together, whether it’s a Robopacer or a race. It was great to jump on with him, and we did a Robopacer ride together on a hilly route. We managed to rack up 1,100 feet (335.28 m) of elevation in 50 minutes of riding.
Definitely something I recommend if you have a friend you can connect with. We were chatting on the phone the entire time for the hour that we rode and it really made the trainer ride much more enjoyable.
Current Progress on Tron Challenge
As of the time I am writing this post, October 20, 2023, I am 14,451 ft (4,505 m) into the “Mt. Everest Challenge”, and 9% on my way to unlocking the Tron Bike 164,042 ft (50,000m).
Note: You must keep the “Mt. Everest Challenge” selected at all times, even after completing it, to unlock the Tron Bike.
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Next Update: Week 8