The Pink Tron

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The Pink Tron

A bunch of people talk about Zwift Racing - in particular the Herd Racing League

  1. 274

    Are we wrong about power?

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

  2. 273

    Oh No! Anyway..... (again)

    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)

  3. 272

    The Last Chicken

    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!

  4. 271

    Old Nonsense

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

  5. 270

    Gravel Science

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

  6. 269

    April Foolishness

    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!    

  7. 268

    Do You Even Moose?

    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!

  8. 267

    Mid-Omnium Checkup on Pi Day

    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.

  9. 266

    Ride and Prejudice

    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!

  10. 265

    What To Do After HWR

    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. 

  11. 264

    Climbing The Ladder

    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!

  12. 263

    Not so Humble Brags

    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!

  13. 262

    Storytime with Craig

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

  14. 261

    What's Up Next

    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?

  15. 260

    We're Sorry to all of France

    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"

  16. 259

    Tour of Tours

    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.

  17. 258

    Year in Review (2025)

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

  18. 257

    Happy Holidays!

    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.

  19. 256

    Got Spinback?

    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. 

  20. 255

    Zwiftmas Wish Lists

    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. 

  21. 254

    Drafting in a horizontal plane

    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. 

  22. 253

    They've abandoned us in the Pod

    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.

  23. 252

    Racing Bromptons Virtually because real life Brompton Racing isn't Weird Enough

    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.

  24. 251

    What are we doing here? (Fuhgedaboutit Edition)

    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.

  25. 250

    Halloween Tour of The Herd wrap-up

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

  26. 249

    Mid Tour of The Herd Crash Avoidance

    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.

  27. 248

    Itza Party! & Tour of The Herd

    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

  28. 247

    I thought it said "The Nerd"

    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.

  29. 246

    It's Fall, time to burn some good will to stay warm....

    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?

  30. 245

    Oh No! 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.

  31. 244

    So Happy About It

    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.

  32. 243

    OK on my Own

    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.

  33. 242

    Alpe & News Overload

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

  34. 241

    That is a Massive Can

    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.

  35. 240

    Blame (Air) Canada

    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.

  36. 239

    Think of the Parameters!

    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....

  37. 238

    Eight Months

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

  38. 237

    Do the Macaron-a

    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.

  39. 236

    Sorry, tollbooth.

    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.

  40. 235

    Goodbye Bike Recommendations...

    Steve and Craig were successful in recording a very late Tron on a busy week for the whole crew.  We talk Scotland Smash HSRL (hey, there are still 2 timeslots left), Richmond Flat Roads HBR, promise to get moving on the Stampede Challenge for July by next weekend, and complain about overdog equipment.

  41. 234

    We've never seen Eric and Ozzy in the same room

    Steve, Sean, John, Stef & Craig talk about this week's HSRL on Innsbruck UCI with the spicy climb, lots of news with real and virtual hardware and are Zwift's road construction crews getting better or worse?

  42. 233

    Maybe Upgrades AND Up Grades are both okay

    Sean, John, Stef and Craig talk about LaGuardia After Party HSRL, HBR on Innsbruckring, always more talk about Bologna. In The News, some Tacx trainers now support virtual shifting and Race Mode, and TTT and ZRL races will both stop neutralizing bike upgrades. We all discuss what we've been doing for upgrades.

  43. 232

    I'm going to have to try to finish this race fast so I can watch the hockey game....

    Steve, Stef & Craig do a last-minute Tron when they're all tired.  Talk about HSRL on Triple Twist, HBR, DO THE CLIMBER's GAMBIT CHALLENGE ON BOLGONA for goodness sake, and talk about recovery and killing time. Sorry this one was late.    

  44. 231

    Bon Voyage Present & Bike Swaps Past & Future...

    Craig, John & Stef talk about HSRL on Bon Voyage, Park Perimeter for HBR, Climber's Gambit challenge, and in the news - gravel bikes matter again!

  45. 230

    Electric Circus?

    Marjolein, Brent, Stef, Sean, John & Craig climb in the crowded Pink Tron bus to talk about London Uprising for HSRL, shows that were on Canadian cable TV in the '90s & HBR, More Bologna, and how to deal with heat.

  46. 229

    New Overtraining Symptom Unlocked! Show #229

    Sean, John, Stef and Craig talk about Bologna as the prologue for this 8 week season of HSRL, and discuss overtraining when it turns out Craig's heart rate monitor wasn't malfunctioning!     

  47. 228

    Business With Pleasure

    This week we chat about the newly announced ZRL Summer Showdown, how we balance cycling with other life pressures (hint: just lose your job and/or social obligations), a preview of the next round of HSRL, as well as the week in Herd Racing.

  48. 227

    Not as Bad as you Feared

    New marketing slogan for HSRL - 2 laps of Chain Chomper is actually more reasonable than it looks. Craig, John & Stef also discuss a pretty big HBR route, Intro to Racing group rides, and what we're doing for upgrades...

  49. 226

    Ding Ding!

    It's a Crit City - palooza in Herd Racing this weekend.   John, Brent, Sean, Craig and Stef also talk about how to integrate commuting with training and some other little things, plus women's only age-group racing in "the news"

  50. 225

    Beginner Tron

    First-timer on the Tron Nate Trachta talks Herd Beginner Racing and upcoming rides with Steve, Steph and Craig.

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