Q&A and different member advice

This depends on your preferences, tech mounting skills and budget. From some of our member:

US member: I had trouble putting the bike on and off trainer. I bought a Zwift Ride to use exclusively for Zwift and ZWAP Cycling Club.

Norway member: I am using a smart trainer and a road bike, both 2nd hand bought on finn.no. Works perfectly after my nabour helped me install it.  
Depends on your budget and what you may have available already. But it's recommended to have a separate device for this, that connects well with the cycling equipment and with a screen big enough that you can read all details on it when you are cycling. This also depends on where you put or mount the device of course. It's also recommended to be able to reach and control the device while cycling.    

US member: I finally found a device that connected to Zwift well, that is pretty reasonable. The Android Alldocube Mini 50 pro runs Zwift well. It only costs about $190. And it wirelessly connected to a bigger screen with a $20 Fire Stick lite.

Norway user: An iPad works perfect, also quite old one's.


The Zwift Companion app (the one with the turquoise icon) is like a remote control for Zwift that you can use pre-ride, during your ride, and post-ride.

Zwift Companion is primarily where you:
  • plan your next activity, like signing up for a club event 
  • look at the results from your completed events
  • give kudos to your cycling friends
But many also use it during the ride, as it is complementary to the ordinary Zwift app (with the orange icon)

Most people run it on their main phone.  

Depends on your budget and what you may have available already, but the device must have a webcam and microphone, and be able to run the Zoom application.  

But it's recommended to have a separate device for this. Some ideas:
  • Use your existing phone 
  • Use an old phone or pad
  • Use an old laptop
  • Use a PC with a separate webcam 

Many also use headphones, which for many delivers better microphone and speaker quality. 
No, you don't need a Zoom subscription - the freemium version is OK for joining meetings in Zoom.