The Zwift Hub has always been to break through the barriers of indoor riding, but today the brand has a new option called the zwift Hub One that lets you cycle to indoor trainers

Without any price increases, you can now use the Zwift Hub Smart Trainer, which shifts virtually, and you can use the new hardware. The software offers a universal singlespeed freehub choice that works with almost any bike, regardless of your group set.

Understanding today's release should start with understanding Zwift as a company. The brand is not a hardware company, but before last year's indoor riding season, Zwift released the brand's smart trainers. The Zwift Hub was not intended to meaningfully compete with the feature set that is in the best smart trainers you can buy. Instead, the hub was meant to be a solution to the challenges consumers were experiencing.

After careful consideration of how to get more users on Zwift, the brand identified where the pain point was. There was a problem with the price and there was confusion about the setup and hardware requirements. The Zwift hub was cheaper than its competitors and used color-coded assemblies along with clever measurement tools built into the package. In short, it solved almost all the problems faced by consumers. However, cassette compatibility continued to be a problem.

Not every consumer fully understands what type of cassette their bike uses. Even for those who are familiar with what cassettes they need, there are still potential challenges. For example, if you and your partner have different bikes with different types of cassettes, it was difficult to share a trainer. Today's announcement addresses all of these remaining issues.

The zwift Hub One is now available as an ordering option, but the Zwift Hub hardware has not changed. Instead, Zwift Hub One uses the standard Zwift Hub and replaces the cassette option with a universal cassette called zwift Cog.

Instead of a series of gear sprockets on the cassette, the Zwift Cog is essentially a freehub and spacer with a single 14-tooth gear. Either side of this is a plastic V-shaped housing that essentially forces your chain back into place if your derailer is set in the wrong gear.

Set the existing rear derailleur near the center of the rear cassette and attach the bike to the trainer if you have a small front gear. It doesn't matter if you're using an 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12-speed cassette, and it doesn't matter what the bike gear you place in the trainer is. You will no longer shift with the controls built into your bike.

When using the new system, a shift occurs through the zwift click. It creates a virtual shift, basically adjusting the resistance through the trainer to mimic the shift in the same way the best smart bikes do The up mounting is made of rubber O-rings and the system is compatible with any type of handle bar you have including flat bar, drop bar and TT bar also the flat bar is a perfect fit. Through firmware updates, it is also possible to shift using the Zwift Play controller, and both zwift Play and Click can be paired simultaneously, allowing multiple shift positions.

Responsible for working with Zwift Cog and Click is the firmware-updated Zwift Hub. That is, if you are wondering if you can use the Zwift cog with another trainer, the answer is no. Although Zwift is open to other brands that have adopted the protocol.

It is possible, however, to update an old Zwift hub with cog and click hardware, which can be purchased from the full MSRP of introductory59.99/£59.99/€59.99 at an introductory price of down79.99/£79.99/€79.99, with the gear only acting as a dummy gear and the selected shift device will be With this new system everything will be virtualized, like the shift in signal high-end smart bikes as the device changes the difficulty to match one of the 24 gear ratios on the zwift hub.

According to Zwift, "To ensure consistency between bikes, Zwift Hub One can detect the gear ratio of the physical bike and set the virtual gear accordingly. It achieves this through a process called "real gear ratio calibration."The trainer automatically does this within the first few seconds of every ride."The obvious advantage of this system is that no matter which bike you configure with this new system, the gearing will be the same. A side effect of the bonus is that Zwift has configured 24 gears to match the zwift virtual terrain. You don't have to worry about a spin-out in the downhill or flat.

Another side effect of the Zwift hub handling virtual shifts through the zwift Play controller is that the system works without the zwift Cog and Click hardware. If you have already happily used the Zwift Play Controller and Zwift Hub, you now have the ability to forget your on-the-bike gear. The virtual gearing allows an instant, silent transition under full power with the already mentioned gearing matching the zwift landscape. A simple firmware update to the Play controller and Hub has made it an option for those who use that hardware.

The downside of relying on Zwift hub hardware for shifts is compatibility. The shift is only available with Zwift, which limits its availability to either Zwift or ERG-based systems. Systems such as TrainerRoad and Wahoo SYSTM control the difficulty of the trainer and do not require a shift. If you, or anyone trying to share your trainer, use something of that nature, the Zwift Hub One will continue to work without problems. If you want to use an alternative to Zwift that allows a free ride like Rouvy, consider whether Zwift Virtual Transition is going to be a viable solution

For that reason, Zwift will continue to sell Zwift Hub with cassette of your choice.

Anyone who already owns Zwift will have the option to purchase the Zwift Cog+Zwift Click Upgrade package. Zwift Cog is pre-installed on freehub and can be easily installed with the tools included in zwift Hub. The upgrade bundle will be available for 79.99/£79.99/€79.99 available59.99/£59.99/€59.99 for a limited time after launch before reverting to the full MSRP of launch.

For those looking to buy a new indoor trainer, there are two different Zwift hub packages available now. While the Zwift Hub One includes Cog and Click hardware, the Zwift Hub Classic offers a choice of traditional 8-12 speed cassettes. The price of both packages is the same at 5 599/€599/£549 including one year of Zwift membership.

To use Virtual Shift, anyone with existing hardware must download the latest Zwift version 1.5 with updated firmware.

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