# Wahoo RGT Closing October 31st, 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217 "2023-10-02T12:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mdavidford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mdavidford/32/139441_2.png) [@Mdavidford](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Mdavidford)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/42 "2023-10-04T13:25:19Z")
> [@TooManyDogs](#): > > I always wonder how platforms like fulgaz and Rouvy still manage to hang on. Don’t know about Fulgaz, but in Rouvy’s case I think the answer is ‘by running things on an absolute shoestring’. And up until recently, throwing 50% off codes around like confetti to get people through the door. ---
**Author:** ![killroy123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/killroy123/32/88621_2.png) [@killroy123](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/killroy123)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/43 "2023-10-04T13:29:02Z")
I agree with this. This is the main source of my conflict with the platform. It has what I want but its like…man, this isn’t good. I’ll likely stop using it purely cause of this if I’m honest. I’m just curious about it and want to see what it offers before I return to Zwift. ---
**Author:** ![jcolp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jcolp/32/146093_2.png) [@jcolp](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jcolp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/44 "2023-10-04T13:30:43Z")
I did a single ride on it last night just to see what it was like, design choices, experience, resulting FIT file. I liked some aspects but I renewed Zwift this morning and did my ride on it instead regardless. ---
**Author:** ![jkc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jkc](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jkc)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/45 "2023-10-04T14:42:31Z")
It’s not like Zwift, a US-based company, has to atone for the US’s past actions or stop all of its current failings. ---
**Author:** ![ZeroGravity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/zerogravity/32/15632_2.png) [@ZeroGravity](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ZeroGravity)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/46 "2023-10-04T14:50:13Z")
I hope it isn’t a signal of the demise of multiple platforms to choose from and leaving only Zwift. I am finishing the 2-week trial of Rouvy, and from what I have seen so far, it fits me and what I am looking for out of a virtual riding platform. I will only go back to Zwift as a last resort (which I hope doesn’t become the case). ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/47 "2023-10-04T14:58:43Z")
False equivalence….the primary source of funding for My Woosh is literally the government of the UAE. Zwift is a privately held company. ---
**Author:** ![fasterthanever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@fasterthanever](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/fasterthanever)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/48 "2023-10-04T17:05:00Z")
We don’t want to know how anything was built. ---
**Author:** ![gwhilts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/gwhilts/32/1637_2.png) [@gwhilts](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/gwhilts)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/49 "2023-10-04T17:39:34Z")
According to Wikipedia, the primary source of funding for MyWhoosh is Akhtar Hashmi, an Emirati billionaire “CEO of many UAE-based technology companies,” not the UAE government itself. ---
**Author:** ![HLaB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/hlab/32/60448_2.png) [@HLaB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/HLaB)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/50 "2023-10-04T18:30:29Z")
> [@gwhilts](#): > > Akhtar Hashmi CEO of Royal Technology Solution; the name suggests to me its owned by the UAE Royal Family/ Government [Akhtar Hashmi - Chief Executive Officer at Royal Technology Solutions - Wiza](https://wiza.co/d/royal-technology-solutions/8194/akhtar-hashmi) ---
**Author:** ![gwhilts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/gwhilts/32/1637_2.png) [@gwhilts](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/gwhilts)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/51 "2023-10-04T18:56:08Z")
Yeah, looking further into it, it appears that although Hashmi is cited as the founder and CEO, “substantial financial backing” comes from the UAE government. ---
**Author:** ![otnemeM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/otnemem/32/129036_2.png) [@otnemeM](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/otnemeM)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/52 "2023-10-11T20:27:04Z")
> [@philrcook](#): > > Guess the writing was on the wall the amount of bundling of Zwift Wahoo is offering with trainer sales currently. Exactly. Pretty sure this was part of the deal. They started bundling Zwift subscriptions with their trainers, before they even had killed off their direct competitor to Zwift. Let’s now see how long systm/sufferfest lasts. ---
**Author:** ![Lu\_Pe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/lu_pe/32/139599_2.png) [@Lu\_Pe](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Lu_Pe)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/53 "2023-10-13T09:10:02Z")
Lets see who will benefit from the shutting down of RGT. I don’t think its users will be that satisfied with an alternative of SYSMT or Zwift. For example if someone was riding RGT because of the reality aspect, they may aim for other platforms like Rouvy which at the moment has probably the most to offer in this preference. ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/54 "2023-10-13T15:48:16Z")
> [@Lu\_Pe](#): > > For example if someone was riding RGT because of the reality aspect - Depends a lot on what you mean by “reality aspect”. - Rouvy with it’s video replay and more limited multiplayer options may be lacking for many. - If reality means physics and rider interplay more like outside riding, Indie Velo or maybe MyWhoosh are the likely go-to choices. The SMART Bike Trainers video below is worth a look at the options as Tariq sees them. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/8/0/80d2dd126d3c07d71d1646a4cabef878479d06c2.jpeg "Wahoo Shuts Down RGT: Full Breakdown and Alternatives") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BcqaYKPpwI) ---
**Author:** ![jkc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jkc](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jkc)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217/55 "2023-10-13T20:28:28Z")
Magic Road was the primary reason I used RGT. I can simulate any route aside from the scenery and 100km limit per route. The routes are available almost immediate after submittal. [Previous page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wahoo-rgt-closing-october-31st-2023/87217.md?page=2)