Tacx NEO Bike Plus support for Zwift Race Mode

Hello Folks,

Looking for a response from Garmin Support or a Tacx NEO Bike Plus user that has attempted to run Zwift in Race Mode...

Does the Tacx NEO Bike Plus support Zwift's Race Mode which requires power data transmission at 10Hz? If it does not, is this a future capability that can be enabled via a firmware update or is this a hardware limitation that will prevent the Tacx NEO Bike Plus from supporting Zwift Race Mode?

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Luko79 over 1 year ago +1

Does the Tacx NEO Bike Plus support Zwift's Race Mode which requires power data transmission at 10Hz? - Not
If it does not, is this a future capability that can be enabled via a firmware update - In theory…
Luko79 11 months ago in reply to GPLama +1

GPLama with the Neo1 is not, for sure (neither on BT, i checked the BT dataflow via a BT signal logging app). And the 4Hz is just a thing, the big question is : is it 4 different power values, or only 1…
GPLama 11 months ago in reply to Luko79 +1

Ohhhh.. that's very interesting! I hope Garmin/Tacx are working on something to refresh their current line-up with. They're at risk of being seen as the SRM of indoor training if they keep snoozing.…

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0 dfrim 11 months ago in reply to Luko79

Yes, but this is a comparison between BT and Wahoo Race Mode... What is the difference between BT and ANT+? Is it that obvious?

0 Luko79 11 months ago in reply to dfrim

between the normal BT and ANT+ not so noticable, just if you have too noisy enviroment then the BT is a bit more stable and "faster" (the ANT+ is more sensitive for RXFails and if it happens, the resistance change has delay so in this case it is slower). so the BT is always a bit better. if the BT has 10HZ mode, that is noticable as the video shows. (but the current NEo Bike line wont work with it for sure, they will release a new Bike called Tacx Neo Bike PlusPlus :) with that brick-sized additional ethernet adapter and with only 2.4GHz (in 2024... my god..) . and that will cost 5000 eur :D)

if the Neo Bike really knows the true 4HZ (so 4 different power values during 1sec) via BT, than that is faster a bit than the normal BT (or the ANT+ with perfect RX ratio) but not so noticable than the 10HZ vs 1Hz, it is obvious.