🚴♀️🌟MyWhoosh Review: Good Zwift alternative? 🤔 #cycling #bike
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Published 2023-09-15
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🎬 CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Good: Free to Play
1:47 - Bad: No MAC OS Support
2:36 - Ugly: Questionable Financing
3:11 - Recap
✍️ This might be the first time you’re hearing about MyWhoosh, but I promise that it won’t be the last.
This Saudi-backed cycling platform is making waves in the indoor cycling space, recently announcing that they they secured the UCI Virtual Cycling Championships for the next 3 years, wrestling the lucrative contract away from Zwift. But how does MyWhoosh stack up against the Zwift juggernaut?
There are three big points to cover about MyWhoosh: we’ll call them the good, the bad, and the ugly.
While we review the good, the bad, and the ugly, I’m going to let some of the in-game footage that I’ve recorded over the past week play out in the background.
1) The first point, the good one, is that this game is completely free to play. This is especially impressive for how many different routes the game has (983 kilometers across five different world regions), an impressive workout interface (and seriously well-designed workout plans), and the level of support. The amount of content you get for free is mind-boggling, and that’s what drew me over to MyWhoosh to give it a try in the first place. Granted, the world is rather devoid of other human riders at this point, I’ll often only encounter about one per hour, but MyWhoosh has loaded many bot riders into their worlds in an attempt to make it feel more populated. TrainingPeaks integration is great, you can see me riding one of the workouts I’ve designed right here. Strava support could use a fix, though, because your ride automatically uploads as soon as your workout is complete, so if you end up continuing to ride after the conclusion of your workout it erroneously uploads as two separate rides. Not the end of the world, but it’s just one example of the bugs that need to be ironed out.
2) The second point, the bad one, is that there is no support for MAC OS users. MyWhoosh claims this will be available before the end of the year, and I can only imagine they’re working furiously to get this pushed out as quickly as possible as they ramp up towards the UCI e-sports world championships. Being a Mac user, myself, I’ve been running MyWhoosh on my iPhone and screen-mirroring it to my MacBook for a larger display. Not ideal, at all. This creates a cable-cluttered desk, an iPhone that feels about 200-degrees to the touch, a frame-rate in the mid-20s, and I obviously don’t have the ability to use my phone for extra-curricular activities while I ride.
Now, this isn’t an issue if you’re on Windows or Android devices, as MyWhoosh is fully compatible on those systems. And, as you could infer, it’s compatible on iOS, so you can run it on your iPhone or iPad.
3) The third point, the ugly one, is MyWhoosh’s financial-backing. I’ll just hit the wave-tops and point out that MyWhoosh is free to play because it’s completely funded by the government of the UAE. The head of the primary investment group is the son of the founder of the UAE, and if you check any internet forum involving MyWhoosh you’ll quickly see a lot of accusations being thrown around about UAE’s “sports washing” campaign.
Some folks will have a hard time seeing past this point, while others will argue that they’re here to virtual cycle, not make a political statement. You can make your own decision on that one.
Wrapping it up, I see a lot of potential with the MyWhoosh platform. The free to play nature makes it a no-brainer to test out, and the ease of setting it up on your device and indoor trainer hardware is impressive. There’s still plenty for the platform to improve upon, namely the Mac support and lack of users, but with the 2024-through-2026 UCI cycling e-sports championships contract confirmed and right around the corner, I can only imagine it’s a matter of time until more and more inquisitive cyclists migrate over to the platform to see what it’s all about.
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Virtual cycling refers to the immersive and interactive experience of cycling indoors, typically using a stationary exercise bike paired with a computer or smartphone app. Cyclists can simulate riding through a variety of virtual landscapes and routes, complete with realistic terrain and visual cues, all while tracking their performance metrics such as speed, distance, and heart rate in real-time. This technology has gained popularity through platforms like Zwift and MyWhoosh, which enables users to engage in virtual group rides and races, fostering a sense of community and competition among cyclists from around the world.
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All Comments (21)
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Cancelled my Zwift subscription after the price rise. Now on MYWhoosh.
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Good info! 👍
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Hi, nice video! ive found it after zwift raised the price - with summer being near ive decided to cancel my subscription and searching for an real alternative. mywhoosh looks really good, being the fact that it is free2play right now makes it just even better. for the next videos, and idea would be to make your inbound camera a little bit smaller, so we can see more of the overlay from mywhoosh :)!
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Mate, it's been a while since I've seen your vids, and I came over to check out the channel to find this absolute gem of a video! This was very interesting to me as it sparked my curiosity as to what I could do at home to enhance my cycling experience! Thank you for this review, I look forward to more content like this and to see how this program advances. 🙏🏽💪🏾👊🏾
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Why hasn’t there been any training app for the Xbox or PlayStation? The graphics could be improved a lot! Look at racing games, some almost look real. Is it to expensive or are there some technical limitations on the consoles to connect them to a trainer?
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I tried it last night, graphics performance was truly AWFUL. I tried switching the graphics modes - Low gave me 20 FPS but looked like an arcade game from the 1980s, Medium had lots of glitching/shadowing around my avatar, and High gave me as low as 6 FPS. This is on the same laptop which runs Zwift, RGT, and indieVelo really well. We haven't all got high-end gaming PCs in our garages.
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I just downloaded it and it works pretty good, but the thing I want to connect my Apple Watch as a heart monitor which i was doing in zwift… do you know how by any chance?
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I tried it and it’s not that many people on it, but it’s free. Not only is it very good. It also has prizes awards for winners in different categories for a million dollar total a year! I have a Mac so I just run it in my iPhone. Sportswashing? Stopped caring when gulf oil states started sponsoring soccer teams and events and nobody cared.
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I tried it both on PC and Mobile worth mentioning the Graphics are much much better on PC , and I read somewhere that Mac support is coming very soon .
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Got it downloaded and good to go at the end of the month once they pull the plug on RGT.... SO it's like Zwift with the user base of RGT (ie quiet)....worth a punt...
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Why are they dragging their heels so much with speed and cadence sensor support??
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I gave it a go. Very glitchy and the time clock was not accurate..I did a workout and a 60sec segment in zone 6 actually lasted 86sec! I immediately opened Zwift and found it ran like clockwork so it can’t be an issue with my PC or wifi speed. Anyone else have glitches?
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L’ho provato e mi sembra buono. Speriamo non diventi presto a pagamento. Complimenti per il canale.
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I am trying it. It’s okay but it doesn’t feel as ‘big’ as Zwift, with a lack of terraforming. The main thing is that there is no one there. That’s the biggest problem right now.
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What would it take for you to try MyWhoosh?👇
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I hope they keep pushing it. The marketing team is not that good, if they have that cash should market the hell out of it
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I didn’t know people use Macs. I have an iPad android phone and a PC. I guess I’m covered
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*2m30s: No, it's not fully compatible with Android systems, must have Android 10 ou superior. They must fix that!
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Do you like it more than swift?
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graphics r pretty good compared to the other game you play
