# Weekend indoor rides (maybe not even Zwift!) - Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** Road\ **Created:** [10 November 2023 14:34 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870 "2023-11-10T14:34:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oliver\_Smith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/oliver_smith/32/8025_2.png) [@Oliver\_Smith](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/Oliver_Smith)\ **Post date:** [10 November 2023 14:34 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/1 "2023-11-10T14:34:02Z")
I have had some ideas for riding a little more socially indoors during the winter. We have got some Zwift racing going during the week (thanks to some fine work by @joemonks ) but I’m thinking about doing something a little different over the weekends. During the off season I like to limit my intensity a bit so thinking of some longer, endurance pace rides on the weekends. Looking at Zwift club rides they still haven’t fixed some of the issues since last year e.g. you can’t pick from a handful of workouts nor can you enable rubber banding ( which keeps the group together) unless you are one of the massive clubs or an established group rides. So if I was running a Zwift ride I would run it as a Meetup so we can enable those options This got me thinking about other options. Typically, if I’m doing a longer z2 ride then the application i’m using to run it is irrelevant (I’m really just tracking the data for Strava / Garmin) and I ignore the display. So maybe those that want to be on Zwift could be but those that do not can just be on whatever platform they wish or even just run a dumb trainer. We could then just chat as a group on Discord? Lastly, I often will do these rides with something to watch on the background e.g. English soccer on a Saturday morning, the Formula 1 race on a Sunday early afternoon or a classic movie. Maybe we could tie that all together and chat about the sport / movie while getting some nice base work in? As per usual, the obligatory poll 🙂 _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/1))_ Which times of day would people prefer? Feel free to pick multiple times, we might have more than one ride per day on multiple days if there is demand 🙂 _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Bopper](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/bopper/32/2409_2.png) [@Bopper](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/Bopper)\ **Post date:** [10 November 2023 15:21 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/2 "2023-11-10T15:21:03Z")
I don’t watch anything extra while riding…just listen to music. I can do that and chat at the same time. Great idea Oliver…I selected early morning, but that would depend on whether we head to the track for early morning session. If not early morning (preferred) then my second choice would be later afternoon. Or early evening. Kev ---
**Author:** ![maba0320](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maba0320](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/maba0320)\ **Post date:** [11 November 2023 15:56 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/3 "2023-11-11T15:56:59Z")
Thanks for collecting input on this. I’d like to offer an alternative. In the event that we don’t “need” a separate ride for WCC only, I can highly recommend joining the Morning Glory Zwift rides. There is a Saturday morning ride with two groups and a Sunday morning ride with just one group. It’s a well attended ride and super friendly group. They use discord to chat. ---
**Author:** ![Oliver\_Smith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/oliver_smith/32/8025_2.png) [@Oliver\_Smith](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/Oliver_Smith)\ **Post date:** [11 November 2023 16:06 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/4 "2023-11-11T16:06:51Z")
Might be a nice option @maba0320 ! Are they one of the larger rides that have the rubber banding turned on to keep the ride together? It seems only select rides are allowed that for some reason ---
**Author:** ![maba0320](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maba0320](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/u/maba0320)\ **Post date:** [11 November 2023 16:27 UTC](https://forum.waterloocyclingclub.ca/t/weekend-indoor-rides-maybe-not-even-zwift-poll/5870/5 "2023-11-11T16:27:58Z")
@Oliver_Smith no (at least not last season). But they make good efforts to keep the group together by sticking to advertised pace, using sweepers, and allowing regrouping … within reason.