The Pink Tron

Steve has to run off to see a movie (Logan, I think it was), so we quickly get to a discussion of riding with Herd friends, and the low bar of entry to community on Zwift and particularly why the Herd is quite welcoming. We do, as always, discuss the week in Herd Racing, including a return to standard HSRL scoring on Casse Pattes.

This week on the Pink Tron we look forward to a new series of HSRL, and back at each of our entries into the Herd Racing family and at some HSRL series' past. We also discuss the rest of the week in Herd Racing.

In honor of SD Worx unbelievable team tactics in the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift, we discuss how team tactics can go right or very very wrong in Zwift racing, and what tactical approaches annoy the hell out of us! We also discuss the week in Herd Racing, including a Tiny Race style HSRL this week.

This week the PT crew tries their hand at course design with the ZRL community designed race course in mind. We develop courses we'd like to see for Watopia, Makuri, Scotland, and France. Let us know what you'd like to race! Also, we discuss the week in Herd Racing, with a long HSRL race on Itza Party.

Sean, Stef, John and Brent (along with a racing Chris!) go through the week of Herd Racing. We follow up with a brief chat about the newly announced next season of Zwift Racing League and the courses that have been announced. (Note that none of us had seen the recent news about the community course selection!)

This week we consider new event ideas that may some day make their way into the Herd Racing rotation, including a non-pen/non-event idea that we were all pretty excited about. Additionally, we chat about the week in Herd Racing, including this week's scratch race on the relatively new Glyph Heights route.

Coming back after a layoff can be daunting, especially if you feel like you've lost considerable fitness due to illness, vacation, or simply inactivity. We discuss some of the right ways and wrong ways to get back to it, although Brent's wrong ay seems to have been especially effective. We also, as always, discuss the week in Herd Racing.

This week Nate, Steve and Brent chat about the week in Herd Racing including week 1 in both the new series of Stampede and HSRL. If you don't know what week 1 in HSRL is, there's a big clue in the title! Then we chat a bit about experience with Herd Racing Score, Chasing Yellow and a bit about new tech announcements of interest to indoor cyclists. DC Rainmaker on new Jet Black Victory trainer: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/jetblack-victory-trainer.html DC Rainmaker on Elite Square Smart Bike: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/elites-square-avanti-justo2-smart-trainers-hands-on.html Steve's picture of Bologna: https://viciouscycle.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/screenshot-2022-12-21-192553.jpg

On this episode, Steve, Chris, Sean and Brent talk about the week of Herd Racing, how to manage sweaty situations as the weather warms up, some experiences with Zwift Racing Score and their experiences in the Chasing Yellow series. Also, what we've been drinking.

Chris tries a Zwift workout plan, Brent considers riding the Chasing Yellow series, and we discuss the reemergence of the Zwift Racing Score, including its inclusion in Herd Beginner Racing. Additionally, we discuss the week in Herd Racing.

John and the group ponder the Zwift Ride, Sean tries out IndieVelo, and Chris waxes, along with the week in Herd racing including Three Little Sisters as the Little Sister of Itza Party.

John's tireless work in advertising mushroom related beverages gains another disciple, indicating that sponsorship of this podcast would indeed be a good investment. Also, we talk about the week in Herd Racing, as well as discussing our first impressions of the new roads. Take a look here for more details: https://zwiftinsider.com/update-1-67-0-130349/

We get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing as well as discussing the rollout of The Grade and how the ZRL summer shakedown is going. John drinks more mushrooms. Mushroom beverage marketing teams, hit us up!

We get together to chat about the week in Herd racing, preview the courses for the new HSRL series, divert into the world of IndieVelo, and remember a San Diego cycling (among other things) legend.

We talk about the week in Herd Racing and quickly discuss the announcements of the new routes that include The Grade and the new UI.

We talk about the week in Herd Racing as well as doing some free consulting on what Zwift should let us do with our buckets full of saved up drops.

In a staggering display of coordination from the Pink Tron crew, no one uploaded the episode recorded 10th of May until now. I didn't record it, and haven't listened to it yet. It's like the Pink Tron box of chocolates. All I know is that all the races described have already happened...

A full group gets together to chat about the week in Herd Racing, as well as discussing some of our favorite tactical approaches to racing on Zwift.

With Brent and Chris meeting up in MeatSpace, the crew discusses the week in Herd Racing, along with Steve's suspicion of Herd riders as potential murderers, and the MeatSpace event happening in San Diego this weekend.

Herd Summer Racing League makes its glorious return and we chat about our favorite HSRL memories.

Brent, John, and Sean talk about the week in Herd Racing, as well as a full grab bag of topics including ZRL Finals, Virtual Shifting, Zwift (and other apps?) on a new computer, and Zwift duathlons.

Doug and Sean play devs for a day and discuss the routes we'd like to see added to Zwift, from the obvious, to the...moderately less so. We also, y'know, run through the week in Herd Racing.

Brent, Steve, Chris and Craig chat the week in Herd racing and cover our favourite post-ride snacks.

After Chris' science fair project last week, Brent and Sean decide to get in on the action with some mechanicals of their own that ruined races. Also, welcome to week 1 of No Spring Chickens, in which John, Steve, and Sean did not finish last in their categories, but Matt did, despite finishing several minutes ahead of any of them. Thanks age groups! The start is hard this week, may I suggest starting your grieving process now?

This week we are introduced to the perils of sweat in the Spring Science Fair. Chris grew something cool! Brent wasn't here, but man I bet he's frustrated with his new wheels; Marjolein is profiled on ZwiftInsider; we're all no spring chickens. We also, y'know, talk about the week in Herd Racing.

Brent, Sean, and Stef chat about the week in Herd Racing as well as our favorite tips and tricks for long days on the trainer

Brent gets called out for a fire drill while the rest of us chat about what series might be keeping us busy in March after the finish of ZRL. Chris has started the Zwift Games, the Chasing series starts, and FRR has a full grand tour this month.

This week we're joined by friend of the pod and professional thinker about how to make the Zwift experience better James Bailey to talk about the first inaugural Zwift Games, as well as the week in Herd Racing

A big group gets together with surprisingly few drinks to discuss the week in Herd racing, proper TTT etiquette, and to try to distract Taitem from his effort in HWR.

The language gets as spicy as the week in Herd Racing. We also discuss the recent Zwift layoffs (is this the end of the platform?!), as well as Zwift's partnership with Wahoo and the virtual shifting experience.

We invited Doug McKee to join the pod this week because he was telling us what a great job we were doing. Turns out, he's fun to talk to as well. We chat about the week in Herd Racing and get a mini-Tronversation in which we learn about Doug's worst mountain bike accident.

Brent, Stef, Chris & Craig talk about possibly real Canadian towns, the week in Herd Racing, and how Zwift & cycling is shared at home...

A big crew discusses the week in Herd Racing, as well as getting a recap of Tour de Boudicca and a discussion of the best ways to lose fitness.

Amy and Antoinette join Sean on the pod to discuss Tour de Boudicca, an annual women's stage racing series, as well as the week in Herd Racing.

Chris wants to use old Zwift workouts, Sean wants to hit 20 miles a day, Stef wants to keep to his structure, and Craig should really just keep riding. What are your New Year's zResolutions? Plus, we talk about the week in Herd Racing

This week we check in on how the end of year challenges are going, with John, Sean, and Chris taking on the Festive 500, Brent taking on the Alpe, and special guest Stef challenging himself with sticking to structure. We also look at some goals for the new year, as well as our customary rundown of the week in Herd Racing.

Not even sure I can remember all the names who joined us this week. Just know there are some new folks, and some making their triumphant returns to this holiday extravaganza in which we discuss the week in Herd racing and our personal plans for doing dumb things next week. Brent is definitely doing a half Everesting, so everybody give him the motivation that he needs. ATTABOY BRENT!

Sean wants art for his bike room, Chris wants new lube, and Brent wants some new bibs so his family isn't subjected to the current ratty sets. What's on your holiday wishlist?

Brent, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing and the new leveling system and unlocks, including our favorite new kit additions.

Steve recounts why he is tired, Chris enjoys a recovery Miller Lite, Brent questions people's podcast listening habits, and Sean plans an indoor/outdoor climb comparison. Collectively, we wonder about the legitimacy of various sports.

Brent, Chris, Sean, and Steve get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing, including whether the change in non-pavement rolling resistance changes our bike choice on City and the Sgurr, and how using Discord can change race tactics.

Brent, Chris, and Sean have to sneak an episode in between work zoom meetings and "being a man of the people." Consider listening to this episode at 1/2 speed if you need it to fill a full hour ride. We discuss the week in Herd Racing, as well as last weekend's Herd meetup in San Diego to Ride the Point.

Brent, Chris, and Sean finally find some time to get together to record and go over the week in Herd racing, including the beginning of the racing series which makes Brent bleed and Chris vomit, Herd Winter Racing (imagine that it used to be called Herd Beginner Racing). We also chat about how the Herd Club Championship has been going, and the upcoming Herd gathering in San Diego.

A big crew gathers to rundown the full Herd Club Championship, including: how hard it is doing so many sprints back to back, how fun it is doing no draft racing with a lot of other people on course, the return of Herd Winter Racing, and our clear lack of knowledge of how the scoring will work! Get out and race everybody!

Brent, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd racing and explain the ZwiftRacing.app website to Chris.

Brent, Craig, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing, including the start of the Herd Autumn Racing Experience on Bologna TT, as well as a full discussion of the rest of the HARE series.

Brent, Craig, and Sean get together to talk about the week in Herd Racing, as well as a HARE teaser and a chat about training.

Chris, Sean, and Steve get together to talk about the week in Herd Racing. And, in light of Sean's 5 year cycling anniversary, we discuss what cycling has brought into our lives.

Brent, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing, along with the "This Season on Zwift" announcement and the first week of ZRL.

The Tron take on the classic September essay topic when Brent, Craig, Sean & Steve talk about what they've been doing cycling away from Zwift this summer..... Along with the organic new segment "What did ZRL / WTRL do to annoy you this week"