Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
Yeah just use free services. The best policy is to get something for nothing and expect more. Us that are paying members of Strava and the like don't mind paying for the freeloaders out there. @ $59 a year Strava may or may not be worth it to you. If the power data is "almost-useless" so be it. Might it be better to simply state that in your opinion the power data presentation on Strava was not worth it for you?
If someone wants to give away a product for free, that's their decision. The fact that it has significantly more features than a product that someone else charges money for isn't my problem.
Strava power provides nothing like NP, TSS, TSB, TRIMP, AWC, CP, or or CTL. And a whole lot more. If you don't know what those mean you have no business getting into a discussion where you make recommendations regarding the use of power meters in cycling and are just spouting off in ignorance.
Paid-for Strava power is a waste of time compared to what free Golden Cheetah provides. Find your best 5-minute power intervals for all of your rides in Strava. How is that trending over the course of your training? Are you better now than you were last year? How about cadence? How long can you hold 120+ RPM without stopping? What's your VI on your 20-minute threshold intervals? Did you do a good job holding steady power during your last time trial? What is your AWC? Oh, wait. You can't use Strava for any of that.
Yet you paid for it?