Neither are the biggest platforms in the indoor cycling space, but they are titans in name for many outdoor cyclists. While neither company wants to give out paid subscriber numbers, the ballparks are likely in the 700-950K subscribers for Zwift, and probably in the 150-350K range for TrainerRoad. At first, TrainerRoad likely had a higher subscriber base (especially since it was there three years prior), but over time, Zwift would eclipse it. Meanwhile, Zwift started in 2014, where I met co-founders Eric Min and Jon Mayfield in a literal coat closet at Eurobike.ДЇrom there, these two grew over the years. Whereas Nate continues on as CEO of TrainerRoad. Reid eventually went on to join and revamp The SufferFest, which in turn is now owned by Wahoo Fitness. TrainerRoad started in 2011, where I met them at Interbike вЂ“ with co-founders Nate Pearson and Reid Weber. Despite their differences, many users actually use both platforms (including myself), as a way of keeping themselves occupied indoors. But for the most part, Zwift has ignored TrainerRoad, instead, offering a relatively basic structured training platform. And itвЂ™s only been in the last few years that weвЂ™ve seen more acknowledgment from TrainerRoad that Zwift exists, as the company has seen more and more of its users leverage TrainerRoadвЂ™s training, to ultimately compete on Zwift. In the beginning, they rarely, if ever acknowledged each otherвЂ™s existence. One has been heavily funded by investors, while the other has been entirely self-funded. Except, just on different sides of the tracks. And, the wheels seem to be in motion already.ДЇirst though, as a historical tidbit itвЂ™s worth noting that by and large, TrainerRoad and Zwift grew up together. Over the past three weeks, weвЂ™ve seen increasingly clear signs that something substantial is about to occur between the two major players of the endurance sports indoor training world: Zwift and TrainerRoad.

If one were reading the tea leaves of the indoor trainer industry, theyвЂ™d probably be seeing some pretty interesting things.

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