5 TIPS FOR BUILDING YOUR ZWIFT RIDE SMART BIKE (ZWIFT LEFT OUT ONE IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION)

[@SuperAudionut]

Nice. Your fifth tip worked for tightening the thru axle.

[@JustRobV]

Glad it helped! That is the one thing we find most people don’t know and I just happened to find something that worked for us! Ride on!

[@MyLouTube]

Zwift ride tips AND beer review? HOWDY! ❤️🤠❤️

[@JustRobV]

Howdy indeed! More Beers on bike in the future??? Maybe this Zwift Ride will be the way forward!

[@MyLouTube]

@@JustRobV yes!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@RefRMart10]

I noticed you turned the tool counter clockwise when threading through the cutter for the axle. Does it matter which way you turn it? You did turn it counter clockwise from the inside of the frame correct??? I feel like you would turn it clockwise/righty tighty to do it. Sm I wrong? Please help. Thanks!!

[@josephgill5249]

Thanks, Rob! Your original video saved my setup. Many people have said not to use your thru axle trick, but it worked great for me. Thanks again!

[@JustRobV]

I guess it's just dumb luck on my part (and all the others this has helped)! It was either that or the bike would not have worked at all.

[@anthonyd5189]

I had this exact issue today setting up my Ride. I just took the through axle and threaded it through from the outside to clear out the threads. I’m thinking the threads are cut first, then the frame is painted so it’s just filled with the frame paint.

[@JustRobV]

Yes I agree there seems to be a small obstruction and this trick works for many.

[@minnesotaboy]

Really branching out to get to 500 before me..........

[@JustRobV]

LOL - busted. but I must say I've had this idea brewing with Lou for a while. It's the one piece that is missing from Zwift's official video, and we didn't actually show anyone how I fixed it in her video.

[@jamessavina122]

Dude if you are going to ride bike you need to pass off the burgers like mrs V 😎 im 1/17 teasing but 3/18 serious. Im not good at math but like everything that you and lou post 🤠 and for what its worth i like you drinking a beer on your indoor bike 🎉 just don't sip to many cherry sours and ride your outside bike to town 😎

[@JustRobV]

glad you stuck around to the end and saw there IS beer content in this video. haha

[@falklevien]

Rom V on a bike 🤯

[@JustRobV]

Indeed. Indoor is different, I can get off whenever I like and crack a beer instead ;) haha

[@falklevien]

@@JustRobV I can get behind that. I literally did 13 virtual Everestings before I dared doing one outside. Also, I noticed what autocorrect had done to your name the moment the notification popped up 🫣

[@MyLouTube]

@@falklevien Rum would have made more sense haha

[@falklevien]

@@MyLouTube 👀 🤣

[@JustRobV]

Lou's not wrong ;) hahaha

[@matthewdawson4199]

How small can it go? OH is 5’1”

[@JustRobV]

Suggestions on the included card go all the way down to 5'0"

[@swiftfootcycles]

It’s literally called, thread “chaser” haha!! What are the chances of drinks being involved when Rob is shooting a video?! #chaser

[@JustRobV]

ahhhhh there's the word! Thanks for the help, and you're right I'm always in for the chaser!

[@ginasloan9937]

I can’t believe the issues with the threads. The thread chasers you are referring to should not be needed threads should come already clean. My guess is fixture issues in China when the frames are made. I’m still dealing with Zwift and want my frame replaced. Even if you got it to thread this time what happens long term. You should be able to disassemble this many times with no issue. What are the thread chasers really for? I’m going to ask Zwift for 1500.00 this should be better made! Very disappointed.

[@JustRobV]

I agree there is an issue which should have been fixed before being sent to consumers. Clearly the team knows about this problem and have hopefully corrected it for those buying now. The trouble is for the early adopters of this products who are stuck now. I've heard they are making it right and hope they continue to do so. I'm a big fan of Zwift even if I don't ride regularly. They have done a ton for cycling, and I know they don't want to disappoint any of us. Keep the faith, and communicate with them.

[@davidrowe8747]

That "thread chaser" isn't a thread chaser, and could damage the frame. It/they (there are two) are grub screws to replace the ones used for changing the height of the saddle and handlebars. That's why Zwift hasn't mentioned them as thread chasers.

[@davidrowe8747]

Look at the thread on what you are calling the "thread cutter" and the thread on the thru-axle. They are a different thread size. Cue several calls to Zwift Support because people are stripping the thread on their frame because of your "top tip".

[@JustRobV]

here's what I know, bro, it worked for me and it's worked for a long list of others. It's nice that you know better than everyone else. Please let us all know what the better fix would be! :) Thank you!

[@davidrowe8747]

@@JustRobV a better fix would be to use a thread chaser. But that's OK, you know better. Good luck with that, bro.

[@JustRobV]

@davidrowe8747 LOL my line back at me. I like it. I have clearly stated in the video this is what I found and that I am not a professional. You are posting in FB groups and on every video that you can find on this topic. That's just one of us going out of our way to prove we know it all.

[@davidrowe8747]

@@JustRobV you're a bit thin-skinned about valid criticism, which is strange for a KZbinr. You say I am posting "on every video". That would be two videos - this one and your partner's video in which you recite the same bad advice. I'm also not "posting in Facebook groups", as you put it - just one post in one group, that featured this video. The person who posted it also thought your advice was a bad idea and has since taken the post down. So, no, I'm not "going out of my way to prove I know it all", as you put it. I've simply presented factual information in the three places I saw it, to help people from making a bad mistake. Heads-up: while you are trawling Facebook, you'll come across at least one post featuring a stripped thread because of your advice. So now at least one person has a permanent paperweight and probably an invalidated warranty.