Wattage Cottage Episode 4: Guest Ryan Condon, Tour Fever/Paris Expansion, and the Drop Shop Debate

Dave, Shane, and Eric welcome Ryan Condon to the show for a chat about losing weight, gaining health, and how Zwift is threaded throughout Ryan's cycling experience. (For those unfamiliar with Ryan's YouTube channel, he began his health journey at the age of 39, weighing 190 kilos. Now 8 years later, he's literally less than half the man he used to be... but weight loss is only part of the story...) Ryan joins us for most of the episode, and the conversation ranges across several related topics. These include (but aren't limited to) motivation, busting through plateaus, training tips, and Ryan's experience jumping into his first-ever group rides at Zwift Community Live 2026 in Mallorca. Next, we turn to the latest happenings on Zwift: it's July, so that means Tour Fever. This year Zwift added a Paris map expansion to the fun, so we unpack what it contains, why Cirque du Suffer makes us smile, and whether a bucket hat is worth all the Tour Fever suffering. And finally: Zwift just released a shopload of new pro-level bikes and wheels to celebrate Le Tour. Dave asks Eric and Shane: does it really matter? How much of a speed difference are we talking about here? Is the Drop Shop just letting everybody be a bike collector without the divorce? Thanks for listening! Leave a review if the show is landing for you, and share us with your cycling friends. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow.