Summit Spinner: Indoor Cycling Just Got a New Dimension
When Zwift launched, it changed indoor cycling. Suddenly you weren’t just grinding on a turbo in a dark room — you were riding through Watopia, drafting strangers, chasing KOMs on virtual climbs. For a lot of people, that social, visual immersion was exactly what they needed to make indoor training sustainable. But not everyone wants to ride through a cartoon world. Some athletes find the fantasy world distracting. Others just want a clean, goal-oriented session without managing avatars, power-ups, or chasing riders they can’t keep up with. Some people simply don’t want to spend the money on a full Zwift subscription for something they’ll use twice a week on a wet Wednesday. ...