Newer model barely has any changes, it's release is also why you got such a deal on yours!
You should have no problem getting it swapped, they should be aware of various Flux's having issues which Tacx should now all have resolved, but I'd imagine by now the replacement process is pretty smooth!
Totally agree, but you where hitting the second race in a series on a flat course where the heavier riders will be trying to get their best result and not want to risk a DQ. Not only that, a 'replacement' series for the popular CVR series, which also contains actual prizes and that most of the bigger Zwift race clubs are riding - would always be a very controlled race, which on a Zwift flat course means a sprint finish.
It's getting pretty big as there's some big sponsors on board, the Vancouver trip would've been the CVR finalists event where the winners of brackets A & B in each time zone where invited over to compete against each other with the men and womens winner over the weekend taking $10,000 each.
It's quite big but still quite a niche so not huge numbers - it hasn't really gathered any real crowds from typical esports so much of the 'following' are fellow riders who'll watch steams when they're resting or otherwise not riding. Would be great if it can start gathering esports crowds, but much of that I think would mean it moving to the East and away from the States and Europe. Which would be a huge shame as that's the majority of Zwift subscribers.
Give it a go. Think Berger has mostly answered your queries, feel free to ask more as I'll always try to cover them.
There's very little policing of 'general' Zwift, people can enter events/races with no checks or confirmation of power calibration. Dumb trainers can be easily abused. Weight can be abused. Choosing your CAT can be abused.
The racing side of it is only policed by Zwiftpower who are not part of Zwift, just an organisation of race teams/organisers displaying race schedule/results. They're fully supported by Zwift, as Zwift themselves do not want to get any more involved with race results as they don't want to 'deny' people from areas of their platform. So Zwiftpower now has 'power' to categorise riders, race results, FTP, calibration and weight 'history' to try and aid the race admins in policing their own race results (as that's all they can control). They can't deny racers from entering, but they can stop them from appearing in the 'official' results.
I think having the trainer unlinked from Zwift (in uncontrolled mode) will list you as racing with zpower rather than 'actual' so you'd get removed from results.
Same, Free riding is just a snorefest now unless I've got a very limited time to ride or a specific challenge (Alpe!). I always have grand plans of doing a training plan but every time I've started one I've barely done 3-4 rides of it before I just run out of time, my Zwifting schedule is too sporadic (or non existent). Training group rides I should do more of as I do enjoy them more than the quieter races (banter!). Racing just gives me everything I need as a time pressured cyclist who needs to maximise all time on the bike he's able to get!I love the racing on Zwift - if it wasn't for the racing I just don't think I could cope with it.
The training plans and free riding just bore the ***t out of me.
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