Zwift Is About To Change Forever - The Wild Ones Podcast Ep.14

[@cjpshawe]

We have had lots of 20mph limits introduced in West Oxfordshire, the roads are quieter (sound wise), after the first couple of weeks everyone chilled out so its more relaxed when driving and best of all the 32-35kph that everyone drives at is the perfect speed to get a nice slipstream from a car when on the bike.

[@theanswer00]

Nice they respect the limit? Plenty of idiots in Cambridge often drive 40+ in a 20

[@garybrowne2409]

We've had it in Edinburgh for a while now. I'd say completely roughly that 5% comply with 20mph, 75% go at about 25-30mph and the remaining 20% go as fast as they can, just like they did before.@@theanswer00

[@joshe123]

@@theanswer00 yep, getting sick of driving around Cambridge and nearly getting clipped.

[@theanswer00]

@@joshe123 100 times yes! Mill Road is the worst

[@kautzz]

30km/h speed limit in Valencian cities / villages is a godsend. Kids playing outside are much safer. Quality of life has improved because there is less noise and pollution. It does not really affect how long it takes me to get from A to B in a car but riding through city traffic is less stressful (my garmin agrees). When on the bike I respect that speed limit, no need to look like a muppet pretending to take part in the vuelta. If the training plan calls for long, constant, hard efforts I stick to the backroads going around the cities.

[@AlbertBuckinghamEllison]

Speed-dating club rides. 5 minute turns 2-up at the front. Let's gooo

[@ramsden35]

Just wanted to thank you for all this informative content. I’ve got back into cycling after 20 years away and 10 years of CrossFit. I was so lost about everything from bikes to pedals to gears. Watching all your videos about entry level bikes and all your great advice stopped me blowing £££. Been cycling now for 2 months on a entry level Ribble with 105’s and upgraded wheels all in £899. I absolutely love it and can’t thank you enough for all this great content. I love Jimmy’s channel where the bikes are built! I could watch those for hours. Anyway just wanted to thank you.

[@plsjesse]

Francis, i cannot tell you how much i appreciate you bringing up Vasovagal syncope. You described exactly what i've been dealing with for YEARS! It has deeply impacted the intensity of rides i'm willing to go on and kept me from racing. I guess i should have just seen a doctor and asked. 😅 TDIL, i need to spend plenty of time cooling down.

[@charlesholland6851]

Been enjoying the podcasts a lot. I’m not a true roadie either but I still love what you’re doing

[@BurningHorizons]

Great episode. Finally nailed the sound quality and I love the new camera setup. 😎

[@RobSAFC]

Man that runescape bit filled today's nostalgia hole. And yep, Jimmi does look like the default character 😂

[@dandevvers]

Waaaayyy! You did Time 👍 Another suggestion for bike O/U…. Brompton

[@IanHulme]

I used to work at Jagex. You are spot on about Jimmy! Please officially rename his house as Lumbridge but don't tell him, so he gets all these weird letters and he has to Google what the hell is going on.

[@free_spoons2563]

UK Mars bar is a US Milky Way, UK Milky Way in the US is called a 3 musketeers

[@homerj1640]

And in the US a Mars bar had nougat and toasted almonds in it. Which apparently is now called a Snickers Almond.

[@garrywhelan9211]

I can't believe I came here and scoured the comments to make sure someone had said this. What has my life become?! 😂

[@richardworley7798]

Bike bags do make a massive difference, ridden my Summer bike with a ruck sack and went back to my normal commuter with Panniers.... so much more enjoyable even if it is slower

[@a1white]

Best thing I did for my bike - put on a pannier rack. For commuting and shopping they’re amazing.

[@Koen030NL]

@jimmy about your suggested speed limits. I think in the Netherlands the speed limits are as suggested. 30kp/h (18 mph) inside neighbourhoods, 50 (30 mph) inside the city/village, 80 (48mph) on bigger roads between cities and 100-130 (60-78) on the motorway.

[@MyLouTube]

One of the one chip challenges has clearly got your name all over it Francis. Rob hasn’t eaten all of them yet……

[@dblissmn]

Up to a point, lower speed limits might actually IMPROVE journey times, because it will make journey times more reliable by reducing accident rates and making traffic flow smoother and more consistent. Taking urban motorways down from 45-60 to 35-50, meaningfully enforcing 30 on arterial streets and lowering side streets to 20-25 strikes me as a very reasonable thing to do, and would likely prevent you from having to pad your journey time as much in case of contingencies.....as well as making it safer for biking and walking.

[@alstuart8801]

at last a quality looking cap worn by Lads fan Jimmy!

[@slaughter950]

Lets have a video about Jimmis Time!

[@dominicbritt]

Zwift haven’t established themselves with gamified features - it is a virtual cycling platform and that’s what drew people to it. These controllers and gimmicks will turn people off. They’ve opened the door for other platforms to come in and take their core business.

[@RaynerGuitar7]

What Frances explained about vasovagal syncope. I had this when I went from couch to gym and sometime still get it when I push very very hard. I did a session at the hospital on a treadmill hooked up to all the wires and stuff. Was tan on it until I had an episode. Nice to hear it’s normal. Ish.

[@BigJonnyG]

Filming looking very sharp on this episode, new camera?

[@ChrisPoepping]

The Mars bar (Son's bar forrest mats) came after the Milky Way bar (father's bar Frank Mars) only available at World Market in USA slightly different flavors

[@CycletheNation]

The whole Zwift in-game controller thing, in my opinion, is just a bit crap really. But, I guess it depends on what you're using it for. Some (like myself) use it purely as a training tool so I can train indoors and get a lot of benefit from it, but as you say, some see it as a game and use it as such.

[@out_spocken]

Agreed. turning what should remain a training program in a virtual world into a game. The idea a crapper rider can 'beat' a stronger rider because they play the game better completely eats the legitimacy of the program.

[@adammillsindustries.]

@@out_spockenIt’s just a game but in serious races they have power ups turned off. Some people just love gadgets and it may make things more interesting. On Zwift I go through cycles of boredom and enjoyment. Zwift needs to keep us engaged.

[@Vixen1525]

I think Zwift in general is a bit "stupid". I mean why don't you go out and ride the bike yourself? I can understand that you want some simulation in winter days and that it can be fun, but this is way too costly in my opinion.

[@CycletheNation]

@@Vixen1525 £13 a month isn't costly, especially if you compare that to incremental drivetrain degradation over a whole winter. I ride outside when I can, but with awful conditions in the winter, and the ability to stick to training plans / power numbers, Zwift is a great training tool for an alternative.

[@LiamMartinTutorials]

Runescape reference made my day.

[@wpalmer5547]

I spent a little time in and around Sherburn Village Nr Durham. I thought the driving and speed in the area was terrifying compared to the southwest where I live. Do fancy the affordable housing though. 😆

[@jacolovesbeer]

I'm an old fart, not a gamer and left Zwift when the controller's were introduced. Switched to Rouvy, have become fitter, increased power and lost weight, for pure cyclist I think Rouvy out performs Zwift. Watch this space Zwift will start selling power ups or reach levels like other games soon.

[@judosteffer]

Rouvy is excellent, MyWhoosh is also an excellent competitor to Zwift but needs a fairly decent spec pc / laptop

[@JustRobV]

Thanks for not “outing” me 😂

[@JustRobV]

Totally unrelated topic: know anyone who likes spicy stuff with tons of cash? 🫣

[@guacOfShame]

Another fun fact about Matt Damon's brother, Kyle is he's a custom bike frame builder in Massachusetts. He makes his bikes under the name Nomad Bikes (Damon spelled backwards)

[@MTBryanH]

Love this podcast. Hey hey from the USA.

[@pachr]

the mars & milky way conversation just reminded me of pulp fiction and "le big mac"

[@Cade_Media]

Royale with cheese.

[@Ryanv7x]

My new favorite podcast! Love it!

[@ericclaire-helenerfletcher9433]

we have mars bar here in canada i like them for a snack during a hockey game

[@ttookkyyoo]

100% agree when it comes to runescapifying zwift - that would be amazing

[@petecampbellzwift]

Ah America, one kid maybe dies from a spicy chip - BANNED. Thousands of kids shot with assault rifles - "nah lets keep them, guns don't kill people, people kill people"

[@goonzjav]

Was speaking to Zeb at the end of stage 6 in Harlow, nice lad looked smashed as they all did but was still friendly and talkative.

[@Onyxaxe]

How does one not realize that bike bags exist lol? Backpacks are just convenient and you absorb the shock through it. I'm with the bike messengers on this one. Especially for short trips.

[@Xarx42]

Regarding the electric car debate: of course those cars arent THE solution, but its part of it. It seems to me many people misunderstand it when talking about the topic. Its not just electric cars, powered solely by wind turbines. Its about the combination of many solutions to make eventually a difference.

[@redauwg911]

coal remains the world's single largest power source, generating 34% of global electricity

[@Xarx42]

@@redauwg911 Pushing drastic differences from country to country and other benefits like smog reduction aside, you suggest to build up electric infrastructure only after we achieved 100% renewable energy (worldwide)? With being short on time I am afraid we really can't afford to wait that long...

[@redauwg911]

@@Xarx42 Electric car's weigh twice as much, So all roads will need twice the work. So bring out all those paving trucks,, And if you are a really for the environment you must be Vegan correct.

[@Xarx42]

@@redauwg911 So quickly nothing more to say to my arguments? Besides other environmental or health costs caused by combustion engines, as the podcast mentioned it already, fuel is often subsidized. The increased road repairs shouldn't be a big issue consequently. I don't think categories like being vegan or not are helpful to improve the situation. With seeing how hard this word seems to trigger groups and fuels an absolutely ridiculous culture debate it seems to do the opposite. Because changing our consumption behaviour is an inevitable part of necessary changes we have to do.

[@redauwg911]

@@Xarx42 If you clicked your fingers and every gas engine in the world vanished it would take 200 years to make a difference. BUT, If you clicked your fingers and every cow vanished it would take 20 years to make a difference. Food for thought.

[@pattyr8017]

I'm not familiar with the sources of electric grid in the UK but in the US it is mostly natural gas & coal. So using electric cars being charged on the public grid aren't really green. The car is only as green as the source of the electricity.

[@uncleants]

I ride to work and back everyday and I would argue that it's backpacks that are underrated. Whenever I get to work I have to lock it up, take lights off, stow my helmet blah blah. when I leave the same in reverse. I don't need some lumpy shit bike bag to deal with as well when I have a nice comfy bag on my back. PS. A whitey is when you smoke so much dope you can't do anything except slink behind the sofa and think you're about to expire.

[@peterthomas8053]

On the subject or reducing speed limits that you experienced in Scotland, we had a temprary 50mph limit imposed on the A483 Wrexham bypass, which was done after monitoring emission figures. This was a few years ago, but is now permanent. I'm all for speed reductions anyway, but it seems that the readings were taken from the side of the road that is a few metres from a business park, i.e. Morrisons, Curry PC world, Boots etc., which probably had a high turnover of traffic driving around in low gears. Probably adding to the high pollution level. So they decided to reduce the 70mph limit(dual carriageway) to 50mph. I'm happy with that anyway, but the amount of social media feedback about, "there will be even more pollution when drivers accelerate back up to 70mph", etc. was huge. All I've got to say to the government is "don't fabricate a ficticious excuse to do it, just do it"

[@bee_whisper]

There's two types of people Those who tried to wear the goblin amour ... And liers 😂

[@R_2810]

I had the same discussion about riding the roads that were quieter compared to busier main roads with more traffic. Because of lanes with National Speed limit, they feel they have the right to go faster meaning more close calls with faster cars equalling a higher rate in serious injury/fatality. They felt the right to go 60 because they were allowed and not manage their speed to the road conditions, where I can commute and feel safer because the roads are busier and slower speed limits and just get 'bumped'. There was more to it than this as it got heated but this was part of what the discussion was relating to your comments about where you live to city riding.

[@ForeverDownByLaw]

Pickup lines: "Hey, look how long my stem is" - "Hey, you're "tire" looks a little low, how about I pump that up for you?" - "Man, I'd really love to shift your gears" - "Excuse me, when your done with that seat, could I have it? I need it for some "research" at home". C'mon, they practically write themselves!

[@ElrocStone]

"Nice legs, you're making short work of this hill"

[@LukeGJPotter]

Complaint: I've listened to three episodes on a Podcast Client now, and the ACast adverts are (annoying) at a super high volume compared to the actual podcast audio. Can you please boost the podcast audio for the Podcast client, to match the ACast advert audio? There is nothig more annoying than needing to adjust the volume. Please also remove the ACast mid-roll adverts.

[@timcourtney3712]

What happened to Jimmy’s tunes at the end?! It’s the only reason I tune in to be perfectly honest 😅

[@a1white]

Why should we care about Jake Paul? Zero interest.

[@kingofthetoys5989]

Jared Leto rides a fixie in the music video for Kings and Queens by 30 seconds to mars

[@hugobosswood9002]

Most expensive part of petrol costs are tax btw

[@morrisizing]

Surely Mark Hammill rides Sram force etap but doesn't need the shifters to change gear.

[@comfortableshoesstudio]

In the US Mars bar has almonds inside.

[@Adz01992]

A few comments on the Zwift stuff. Anything that encourages people to get on the bike and enjoy it is a good thing surely. Also im pretty sure they will still offer normal riding.

[@Pseudynom]

Was expecting to see Sebastian Vettel in that quiz. He's a former Formula 1 driver who used his platform to advocate for environmentalism. He was often seen riding his bike to and from a race.

[@NotDeadYetThanksForAsking]

UK Mars Bar -> US Milky Way UK Milky Way -> US 3 Musketeers

[@thepandaman]

I'm all for the Zwift gamification, having never used it. Hopefully it means it's easier for me to retain more "Local Legend" segments whilst everyone else is busy inside!

[@timtaylor9590]

he's right bags for ppl who use them over rate them, ppl who dont use em under rate them

[@Miche27]

So the 20mph speed limit for Wales, I live in North Wales in an area that has had the trial of this for the last year, as a cyclist it's so dangerous as no body knows how to overtake someone on a bike doing 15mph when they're doing 20mph, I had a car attempt an overtake on me and as there was oncoming traffic approaching and the car behind had closed the gap between me and them the overtaking car had no where to go but into me, forcing me into the curb, I'm not against 20mph in housing estates, schools,town centers ect, but on arterial roads into towns need to be 30mph

[@rob-c.]

They had the option to brake 🤦‍♂️

[@humphuk]

Someone has mentioned GTA as Zift gamification.....but what about CadeSport? Surely Francis has heard of that one

[@GmailNexus]

Jimmy is just the cutest ❤

[@jimgriffin7367]

more celebrity cyclists, amazing content, with the photos and all.

[@LYRIC____]

Jimmi has to dress up as the runescape character 😂

[@timtaylor9590]

idk who says nitch instead of neesh in the states. remember each state is like its own country. a lot of times accents and customs are vastly different depending on which state one lives in.

[@TheMoodyedge]

Have you heard about the 3 jab challenge?

[@Miche27]

Omg Jimmy is the default OSRS player, I can't unsee this now...

[@JCZ0RR0]

No. Just ... no. Any Paul content anywhere is an immediate unsub. Screw this.

[@3mac67]

Hello Francis, Mars bars are sold in the United States as Milky Way.

[@TREK8481]

Jimmy looks like Bradley Martyn with a hat on.

[@WarHammerWH]

People use Zwift to train, not to fight off tractor-tricycles with flame-throwers. And I don’t want to be disadvantaged in a race because some idiot 40 kg 12 year old child got a cheat for a performant bike and has enough video-gaming skills to find all the power ups.

[@alethearobinson8132]

Mars bar is chocolate covered nougat and almonds. Milky Way bar is chocolate covered nougat and caramel Here in the USA

[@leonschumann2361]

electric cars are also heavily subsitized. the cars are fine but the batteries are horrible for the enviroment and the concept doesn't work. people allways forget, how crazy good trains are. getting rid of cars, more bikes more trains and trams. that seems to be the only viable solution.

[@gregschramm8180]

Electric cars are not the answer because of the electric grid and amount of batteries, but bicycles are

[@CycleNLincs]

13:32 ah you mean actually EARN the upgrades rather than pay? How dare you suggest that sir.

[@m1mbz]

I don't respond well to gamification, as much as I enjoyed Zwift during lockdown I really can't find the motivation to do it anymore, even after a prolonged break from Zwift, I come back to it but it doesn't excite me. The recently added features are a bigger turn off.

[@billhulley]

Didn't Zwift already do a VR prototype a few years back but canned it 'cos of sweat destroying the headsets?

[@RobinSanks]

Omg Emily needs to do ASMR. Most calming voice ever.

[@Seamanatorrr]

I feel like RuneScape Steve would get along with more than 6 people

[@Miekzz]

thank you for mentioning the not asking a woman out because she rides a bike 🤣 the male population needs to hear

[@telekylester]

Not to do the math that everybody should be able to, but I think it's worth doing: Driving at 30mph = 2 min per mile Driving at 20mph = 3 min per mile So the poor drivers are going to spend a whopping SINGLE MINUTE extra for each mile driven. And for that the pedestrians feel safer, don't have to deal with engine noise, and traffic fatalities will be reduced. Oh, the travesty...

[@rob-c.]

Yep. So that gas engineer is going to have to stay at work for 5 minutes more if he travels 5 miles between jobs.

[@ArtfulCodgers]

Mars bar is called Milky Way, Milky Way bar is called 3 Musketeers bar

[@JayLato]

Zwift needs to become the dance dance revolution of the cycling world.

[@Ca11mero]

We want more with Quiz master Emily :D

[@alstuart8801]

What is that MTB behind Jimmy?

[@TheTasskaff]

I want Zwit to team up with Rockstar Games and do a cooperation on GTA!

[@timtaylor9590]

im 39 never pulled a whitey, the sleeping gas at the dentist office didnt work on me either. i'v been close many times tho.

[@pierremaggi8661]

While I agree not to hit on a woman in a group ride, just because she's a woman and like bikes, I would like to hear a compilation of cycling themed pickup lines. Especially the worst ones

[@mintymilkk]

a Mars Bar is a Milky Way and a Milky way is a 3 Musketeers Bar

[@bulletprufrodo]

Doesn't mars have caramel and nuget and milky way doesn't?

[@MrMace]

Milky Way and 3 Musketeers are much different

[@kamucho]

Jimmi not watching two bikes one wheel chair = he hates get children going. I demand an apology and a donation

[@matthewshaw3747]

Bags in bikes as a commuter cannot be over rated.

[@JakeMay]

Electric vehicles are still going to cause more pollutants at higher speeds through tyre and brake pad wear.

[@derekhobbs1102]

Mars Bars must exist in America, because they have deep fried Mars Bars. Milky Way is made by the Mars brand.

[@Likelybiking]

I agree about dropping speed limits! Also, why are cars even able to go above 70?! They should be speed limited

[@fraserhocks7859]

Wowe I left Zwift a while back. Hearing the updates makes me realize I made the right decision early.... Sounds to me like this is the beginning of the end for Zwift.

[@DickSpencer1954]

Ok guys... and Emily, where was the bicycle content in this latest podcast?? I must have missed it somewhere between the rants on speed limits on Zwift dinosaurs ridden through Welsh towns while racing some guy who is making cycling one liners! C'mon folks, I really like you folks but please let's do bike content or drop the podcast idea or have content that your worldwide audience can appreciate as well as your local national audience. Thank you... now I'll shutup and look forward to next week's show.

[@dallyuk]

im calling polymarket about this bike race right now

[@timosborne5282]

Mars bars don’t exist in the United States. If you’re saying “mars bars don’t exist in America” to mean in the Americas, they do exist in Canada.

[@jamsxr]

EVs are definitely not the answer. Unfortunately the national cycle network in most of England is awful. We have miles and miles of untapped river, canal, and public footpaths - it would be awesome to make them more bike friendly. Too much bureaucracy to make an impact.

[@timtaylor9590]

time bikes are the best because they havent sold out yet.

[@garethmartin4821]

Flat pedals, over rated or under rated?

[@a1white]

Under

[@hlheutte6554]

erm, yea I suppose that brands name is not really great in the enlgish context.

[@michaelgraycycling]

Jimmy thinking Paul has a chance in a bike race 🤦‍♂️

[@timtaylor9590]

matt mcconaghay was and/or is friends with lance since lance was winning the tdf