The Pink Tron

Sean returns from being shackled to his desk to chat with Craig and John. HSRL on Innsbruckring is painful. ECRO is horrible. HBR is on Tick Tock again.

John, Stef & Craig discuss a very true to legacy HRSL points-based iTT first round of HSRL 26 round 3 and just how much it rewards reading the race description, how Queen's Highway is an outstanding Herd Beginner Racing route, ZRL changes, ECRO Chasing Red and more.

Craig, John, Steve & Stef chat about the HSRL series finale on Montmartre Mixer, and aren't sure whether to be excited or filled with dread. HBR is on Greater London Flat this week, vice London Flat last week. Is Greatest London Flat in the cards next week? Wait and find out. The crew is off for Cricket, Wiffleball, running and long outdoor rides coming up this weekend...

Craig, Stef & John discuss 10 laps of madness on Bell Lap with 2 FAL each lap for HSRL, London Flat for HBR, and roll our collective eyes at Zwift introducing another colourway for the Canyon Aeroad CFR - but it must be bought as another bike, and upgraded again...

After a debate over who's hosting, Steve, Stef & Craig talk about HSRL on Cobbled Crown, new madness from friend of the show James Bailey, and wonder just how big the error bars are on Zwift Insider's equipment test data...

In a special short chat, Marjolein, Stef and Steve catch up with HERD regular Craig Martin who is at the 2026 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, Australia. It's a long way from Canada as we discover! Here's the feed we mention during the chat: https://www.youtube.com/live/g3JU8Us_u9s?si=OIWC3PFJnZpiKHSC

Brent, Stef, Chris, John & Craig talk about HSRL on Peaky Pavé, which has too many segments, Zwift's newly released equipment, of which there's too much, and the upcoming new climb in the Paris world, which is taking too long...

HSRL is on Bologna TT, and Craig & Stef welcome Bill R to his first appearance on the pod.

Pink Tron returns after a short Hiatus with Craig, Chris, John & Stef discussing the final week of the first HSRL series of 2026 on the Ghostbusters-inspired Stay-Puft Pursuit. Peanut Butter Porter is a major talking point.

Your slightly delayed Pink Tron talks about the Queen's Highway HSRL, firmware updates to play controllers and how we kill time on longer rides on the trainer.  Happy listening everyone!

Options abound for the HSRL Scratch Race on Yumezi Grit, Steve, John & Stef talk about their experiences on it. News is limited to a number of wheels and frames that are not the best, and then John grills Craig about his New England race trip.

Craig, Stef & John discuss Scotland Smash for HSRL, 2 Bridges Loop HBR and whether we should all be ignoring power and riding on RPE...

Steve, Stef, John & Chris, joined late by Craig & Brent, talk about all the new with Zwift, Herd Summer Racing League, and are underwhelmed by just how much Zwift's acquiring Rouvy is going to affect us (except maybe Stef)

Stef, John and Brent sit down to chat about the last weekend of No Spring Chickens racing, Herd Beginner Racing, some new updates to Zwift and our favourite (non-Herd!) Zwift kits. Let us know  your favourites down in the comments!

Steve, John, Stef & Craig talk about the Yumezi Gravel circuit, DRS has announced another series, and some sad news.

Steve, John, Stef & Craig cover Zwift's new gravel initiative and just how precisely it's been implemented.

Steve, John and Brent sit down to chat about the No Spring Chickens and Herd Beginner Races this weekend, the big "This Season in Zwift" news drop and what we would do if we could set up the Zwift April Fool's gag.  Thanks for listening!    

Steve, Chris, Stef, John and Brent gather to discuss the first week of No Spring Chickens, this week's Herd Beginner Racing, an Omnium recap and What We've Been Zwifting. Stick around to find out what our picks would be if we could add Herd themed items to the Zwift Big Spin Spinners. Bonus content - find out why John has electrodes in his butt!

Chris and Craig talk first half of Omnium with 3 down, 3 to go, HBR on the same route as the Omnium TT, No Spring Chickens on the way and what outside Herd series we're doing at the moment.

On this week's episode, Steve, Steph, John and Brent chat about the last week of Herd Winter Racing, changes to Herd Beginner Racing, the Herd Ladder Madness event and chasing unlocks at the Mystery Spinner.  And then we have a special bonus segment. For those who love romance, literature and all round goofiness, keep listening to the bonus segment!

Stef, John and Brent sit down to talk about the week in Herd Racing and then go on to preview the Zwift Big Spin (Rhinestone Cowboy everyone!) and the next Omnilicious Herd racing event. 

Stef, Craig, John, Marjolein & Brent talk about the monsters in HWR on Libby Hill After Party, HBR is on Tick Tock, still a couple of weeks for the winter Stampede Challenge, upcoming Climber's Gambit and big push on Ladder League with ZRL on hiatus again, celebrating the introduction of Herd Women's Ladder teams!

Sean, Craig, John, Brent and Stef sit down to chat about the week in Herd Racing, the upcoming Zwift Games, racing options in the ZRL interregnum and some of us have some brags about what we've been up to outside of Zwift. Grab a drink or listen on your ride. Moo!

Steve, Sean, Brent & Stef put up with Craig's ramblings...  

Stef, John, Craig and the long-awaited return of Sean. We talk about HWR on Climber's Gambit, Intro to Racing Group Rides, announce February Stampede course, ECRO pre-season and what's with this suggestion thing Zwift's got going on?

Brent, Stef, John and Craig talk about HWR on Bon Voyage, misadventures in ZRL, questionable Zwift scheduling and will we ever do the (mild?) madness of "The Full Watopia"

Brent, John, Stef and Craig talk about HWR on a new course, ask whether we have people mistaking HWR for HBR, and talk about Stef's crazy racing schedule over the past 3 weeks.

John, Stef and Craig go over a very busy year in Zwift.

Stef, Craig, Return of Nate H. & Geoff Stoll's late debut - talking about HWR on Craigs favourite of Royal Pump Room 8, what we're doing for riding over the holidays and our best tips for someone new to Zwift and Zwift Racing in 2026.

This week, Steve, Craig, Stef, Sean and Brent chat about their Spinback stats (or lack thereof), the route schedule for the next ZRL, plans for winter events as well as this week's Herd Racing events.  Come for the Zwift, stay to find out how Canada has been slighted this week and let us know what your Spinback looks like in the comments. 

In what is probably an annual (ish?) tradition John, Stef, Craig and Brent go through what they would like Zwift to bring them as a gift. May be a bit of ranting. Also the week in Zwift racing (both Brent and John had done HWR this week!), news on Tour de Boudicca's new partner series and general Zwift chat.  Pour your favourite drink and take a listen after you chill  out from your ride and let us know your Zwiftmas Wish in the FB group or in the comments. 

This week Sean, Stef, John and Brent sit down to talk about this week in Zwift racing, Zwift's fix for the drafting bug that we found interesting and how we are doing on yearly totals and plans to wrap up the year. Plus the usual bit of drinks and waffling. 

Stef and John get abandoned by Craig and Steve to do the rest of the podcast.  Bologna (almost) 2 laps for HWR, talking a bit of ZRL, new courses, Zwift trying to be Mario Kart, crank lengths and more.

Chris, Stef, Craig & Brent talk Coast to Coast in HWR, Douce France HBR, New New York route for Stampede, Zwift Brompton Racing because real Brompton Racing isn't weird enough, and geek out about ZwiftRacing.app 's new upgrades.

Sean, Stef, John, Brent and special returning member Chris Greenland! talk about the week in Herd Racing plus Brent has thoughts about the new New York roads. Also a late breaking appearance by Steve Pritchard with ideas about how to use Zwift's new Brompton. Drinks, chats, racing glory (ish). Tune in and let us know your thoughts on the New York roads and Bromptons in the comments.

We talk about the Tour of The Herd results, talk about the New New York roads some more.

John Stef and Craig talk about Zwift racing in the middle of the Tour of The Herd. Stef is still mad that ladder races don't count for bonus points.

Brent, Craig, Sean, John, Stef and sometimes Steve talk about the HARE finale on Itza Party!, and announce the Tour of The Herd, this year's Club Championship

Sean, John, Stef, Steve and Craig talk about the Herd Autumn Race Experience on Seaside Sprint, Herd Beginner racing on Fan Flats, Flatland Loop as the Stampede challenge, and at least the normal amount of side tangent waffling.

We change the cast a couple of times during the recording, but overall Craig, Stef, John, Steve & Sean all appear as we talk about the annual "finish doesn't matter.... much" H.A.R.E. race, complain about Zwift's paint job implementation, what they're doing with ZRS, and most importantly, why were we all using Strava anyway?

Steve, Stef, John & Craig chat about HARE on Volcano Circuit, HBR on Tick Tock, and the big news that Zwift isn't doing Elite racing this years.

Brent, Sean, John, Steve and Craig talk about the Downtown Eruption H.A.R.E. race and all of its madness, how much Steve likes 2 Bridges Loop, and our comments on the week 1 issues with ZRL.

John, Sean, Stef, Craig & Steve discuss the 20 (!) km individual time trial that is this week's stage of the Herd Autumn Race Experience (HARE) , HBR is also flat this week, the TTT first stage for ZRL is slightly less flat, and we think we like the click v2.

HSRL finale climbs the Alpe, and Zwift attempt to overwhelm us with news. Wine makes a return after a break.

Stef, John & Craig discuss HSRL on Hell of the North, HBR on Tick Tock and next month's Stampede. The News includes a new wheelset and a useful browser plugin for ZwiftPower that somehow escaped Zwift Insider's Eric Schlange's notice all year.

A cast of many as Brent, Sean, John, Stef, Steve and Craig talk about crit city HSRL, Two Bridges, options for September Stampede, upcoming ZRL and how the universe has disappointed us this week.

Brent, John, Stef, Sean & Craig talk about HSRL on Neokyo All Nighter, Park Perimeter for HBR, how much fun Mountain Mash is, along with Pack Dynamics 5, ZRS & bike choice....

Steve, Stef & John come together for a surprisingly concise Tron...   What can you accomplish in 8 months?

John, Stef & Craig talk about all the many opportunities to race Macaron & John's experience in race 1 of HSRL (And it counted for Stampede Challenge!) Douce France for HBR, a little talk about the new season schedule for this round of HSRL and a free-form around the horn.

Steve, Sean, John & Stef, with Craig at the end of a long tunnel, talk about a long HSRL route in Shisa Shakedown, HBR, announce the Stampede Challenge and talk about things that turned out better than we expected a week ago.