Zwift has added a virtual store to its online world, where users can purchase new bikes and wheels for their avatars.
The 'Drop Shop' will operate via a Wattopian currency of 'Drops', which can be earned through using the game, through a combination of miles, feet climbed and calories burned whilst in the virtual universe.
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