The FASTEST Way To Get a TRON BIKE on Zwift

[@SteakandChains]

FYI the mountain mash route starts you in the same spot and takes you up the Epic so you don’t have to uturn at the start of your ride. Great video!

[@RoadtoA]

@@SteakandChains oooh! Excellent point! That's true! Pinned!

[@SteakandChains]

@@RoadtoA I wonder if that segment can be used to set a virtual Everesting record attempt. It’s impressive how quickly you’re gaining elevation.

[@RoadtoA]

@@SteakandChains It can't, using kinetic gain is forbidden in Everesting rules (for good reason, because it does exactly that - easier way to complete the hard challenge. That's a nono.)

[@StHabibiJohnsonAhmedFranklin]

Thank you for this, will be doing this! Ride on!

[@RoadtoA]

@@StHabibiJohnsonAhmedFranklin good luck!

[@anonymousraz0294]

I was hitting around 1000 meters on the reverse epic KOM route every day for a couple of months. On my last day, I crushed it with 3110 meters in 4 hours and 57 miles. Plus, I finally unlocked the Tron bike!

[@RoadtoA]

Congrats!

[@marcelhnr4263]

I did this when I was trying to get the tron, found it tedious, instead I did workouts by picking the hilly route only. I got the meters, the benefit of the workout and without feeling the gradients, of course you have to use erg mode, and with all the races and group rides within no time I got the tron bike

[@RoadtoA]

I mixed both approaches myself! Workouts up the Ven Top and this.

[@FoobsTon]

So you didn't actually climb those metres then.

[@marcelhnr4263]

Well let say I did a zone 2 workout in Alp de zwift for an hour, it would be easy, I would not feel the gradient but zwift would still give me the meters. Remember this vid is about the easiest and quickest way to get the Tron bike. I simply find that way less repetitive and tedious. I found it worked for me, others might chose a different route.

[@smarty8772]

Great video and idea, but if you ride a little higher up you'll find a better place to do the repeats, when I did the Everest Challenge I was literally getting 50 mtrs of free elevation per reapeat..

[@RoadtoA]

@@smarty8772 yes, higher up there is a better spot, but you already need to climb for a while to reach it. This place is good because is right at the start of the route.

[@Twai]

Wise use of game mechanic. Not like - our rogues always use Saronite bombs in their rotation(c)

[@RoadtoA]

@@Twai haha, I got that reference! Also, it's not even a game mechanic, right? It's basically physics.

[@Twai]

​@@RoadtoA ​Yeah it's not a bug it's just part of game. And there are no rules like in Everesting that you should always use same climb with same descent to prevent this metode of getting "free" meters.

[@RoadtoA]

@@Twai in Everesting you can't use this tactic, free kinetic again is against the rules.:-) Getting Tron bike is not an Everesting though, so all good!

[@fraserp2377]

I was mistaken in the beginning and thought the Tron came at 8800m. That was a disappointing moment hah. I am currently at 18k and have basically given up thinking about it, 50k just feels like a long way away. I will definitely give this a go thanks 👍

[@RoadtoA]

Good luck! The moment you get it is glorious.

[@zwiftingwithdemonhunter]

You/re not the first one to make that mistake and won't be the last. Though that's not nearly as bad as doing 20,000 meters of climbing only to find out none of it counts because you don't have the Everest Challenge turned on.

[@fraserp2377]

@@zwiftingwithdemonhunter oh my that would be heartbreak 😄

[@GingerWarriorCyclingClub]

@@fraserp2377it took me 8 months. Didn’t cheat by doing workouts up the Alpe either, or reduced trainer difficulty. Keep at it, it’ll come 💪

[@smarty8772]

​@@zwiftingwithdemonhunter A guy I ride with did the whole 50,000 mtrs before turning on the Everest Challenge 😮😮

[@zwiftingwithdemonhunter]

I tried this a couple of years ago when I saw Tofu's Adventures (mastertofu) do this little trick, but for some reason I couldn't get the U-turn to work properly. Come to find out you have to be moving at least 5kph (?) to make the U-turn. I was waiting too long to hit the button, so it wouldn't work.

[@RoadtoA]

Yup, you need to be moving. Good point!

[@RoadtoA]

How long did it take you to get a tron bike? Or are you still in the process of getting it?

[@SliZZn]

Hi i started zwifting and cycling in July this years. I am at about 25000 meters now xD but i lost a Bit Focus cause of the Zwift Academy 😅

[@RoadtoA]

@@SliZZn You started cycling in July and hopped right into the ZA? Dude you're brave! 😅

[@SliZZn]

@@RoadtoA yeah i thought they might look for people with big potential, too :D my Power is increasing weekly! Maybe next year haha

[@Mickwhyer]

My first winter on Zwift I didn't start the challenge right away only because I didn't know about it. The next winter I didn't really concentrate on it and finally last winter I decided "I am going to get this thing". My tactic was I rode pretty much constantly on Alp du Zwift doing my workouts which were of course in ERG mode. I got it pretty fast doing that. Thing is... I don't even use it. IMHO it is kinda goofy looking and I don't like the fact that the "rider" is always seated and the "rider" never stands while pedaling. When I am grinding it up a hill with a low cadence I want my avatar to reflect that. It is also easier to see when you are drafting I feel. I know it is a great allrounder for racing etc..but I like the S-Works or the Pinarello Dogma F 2024 with a cool set of hoops on it for that. Good content though and TBH, I never thought of that as a tactic. Good stuff and good luck on reaching A (or whatever it is now).

[@RoadtoA]

@@Mickwhyer thank you! I guess for many people it's that "I'm not a Zwift beginner anymore, I worked hard for this" badge. And the fact that it is one of the best allarounders just adds another layer of incentive.

[@Mickwhyer]

@@RoadtoA oh yeah, I agree. It is a great incentive. I wanted it in my "garage" I just don't take it out that much 🙂

[@zwiftingwithdemonhunter]

Yeah, I got mine about three months ago, after three years of riding, and it just sits in the garage. I think I've used it maybe a dozen times since I got it. The problem with it is, everyone and their dog rides the Tron nowadays.

[@MrLootshoot]

Inside 2 months of joining Zwift, rode the Alpe every day😵‍💫 I rode the Tron for a week and went back to a normal rig! Only use it when it makes sense for a race don't really like it lol

[@RoadtoA]

I don't ride it now either, but if they introduced a bright red color for it I would not probably ride anything else!

[@Reinthegreat93]

I got mine in 6 months of grinding it. It was well worth it though!

[@RoadtoA]

@@Reinthegreat93 oh my god dude, that feeling when it dings, right?

[@Mickwhyer]

nice! you were putting in some work to get it that fast

[@Reinthegreat93]

@@Mickwhyer i can officially say that I’m addicted to Zwift. And also may pain tolerance is high so it was fun. 😃

[@ZwiftDude]

I sure hope you have another monitor to watch TV shows on 🤣

[@RoadtoA]

@@ZwiftDude yea, when racing I don't watch anything else but otherwise I watch KZbin/HBO on iPad:)

[@franzbrunner701]

Good for all that Everest challenge is automaticly activated now. I started Zwift before this and activated it end of last year. So I have a total of 80 k meters, but am still 600 meters away from the Tron😂 But maybe before last round of ZRL I get it

[@RoadtoA]

@@franzbrunner701 oh is it? That's comvenient!

[@zwiftingwithdemonhunter]

600 meters is nothing. That will fly by.

[@_7ayyy]

Riding oh no hill at less than 2w/kg gets you roughly 1000ft in 30 mins - seems high reward for very little effort and doesn’t involve the hassle of u turns

[@RoadtoA]

@@_7ayyy Sure, but this method gives you almost twice as much. It depends on how efficient you want to be.:-)

[@iambonjwa5293]

It's definitely effective in terms of time/energy spent to unlock the bike, and fun as a thought exercise...but ngl I'd seriously judge anyone who wants to spend ~40 hours of their life u-turning back & forth at low intensity just to unlock a shiny virtual bike more efficiently. My total playtime is about 87 hours and i'm currently 35k into the challenge without doing anything 'grindy'. If you ride a lot then you'll organically unlock the bike quite quickly, and if you don't ride a lot then why would you invest that much time into getting a better bike in the first place lol. I think if newer players seriously attempted this then they'd burn out and stop playing tbh.

[@RoadtoA]

It surely is repetitive. But it can be fine if you do an ERG workout or just sprinkle it in your standard riding. When I was still doing this challenge I just occasionally loaded this up, set up an iPad with some show and it wasn't that bad.

[@zwiftingwithdemonhunter]

You're not going to unlock it organically quickly if you're like me and absolutely hate climbing. That's why it took me over three years to get mine. I avoided the climbing routes like the plague.

[@benknight3299]

i really dislike what you did there. the tron bike should be a huge reward you have to work for. i farmed every meter without shortcuts even before doing an everesting and im proud of it. do the real work guys and ride on :)

[@RoadtoA]

I appreciate your honesty. To be honest, I was wondering if I should share this video, but it is not an exploit or anything. It's just physics. Momentum and speed.

[@amosb1452]

Great hack!

[@RoadtoA]

@@amosb1452 thanks!

[@CycleWithMatts]

I like the content but you gotta kinda stop using AI for thumbnails as it just makes the video look like you've done everything quick and fast and put no effort in

[@RoadtoA]

@@CycleWithMatts noted, thank you!