Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
^This. Get a free Strava account. Upload your ride. Go to that workout (as opposed to your home page) and look for the "Edit" button which looks like a pencil icon. Don't go there! To the right of that edit button is a button with three circles (ooo) which means "more choices" I think. Click that one! Then click "Crop" in the menu that appears. You can then use a slider to subtract from the beginning or the end of your workout. Save it. Export the .GPX file to your computer/laptop. Once you have that GPX file you can upload it anywhere you choose. I like Endomondo. It def works there. Or.....just use Strava for everything. I gave up Strava because Endo is more social and Strava refused to add a longboard/skateboard category.
Cheers!
Thanks all, and thanks Joey for the explicit instructions. I signed up for Strava, uploaded my Garmin data, and cropped the car ride out of the bike trip. Worked great!
Your note brought up an interesting point. You prefer a "more social" app. I'd prefer an app that is LESS social. Neither viewpoint is good or bad, it's just that we differ, which is ok. I'm very skeptical about sharing my personal data. I don't think that the folks running Facebook or Twitter or Google or good old Alexa are my friends. They are willing to provide some value provided I give them personal data that they use to extract more value - from me. Some are ok with that, some aren't. I'm not. My point is, this made me think about stand-along gpx editing programs, ones that DON'T share your personal data and that run on your phone or PC without requiring log in to the hive mind. GPS Track Editor (web page here, has a list of other off-line editors) or the open-source GpsMaster programs look promising. If I test these I'll let everyone know results.
I've created a faux persona with a valid email address and plan to change pretty much all accounts I have to that faux persona. At the very least, I can get most spam going to my faux email account.
Whenever I see or hear of a new "must have" app for which I must log in using facebook or google, I am reminded of the line in Pilgrim's Progress:
"Then it came burning hot into my mind, whatever he said, and however he flattered, when he got me home to his house he would sell me for a slave. So I bid him forbear to talk; for I would not come near the door of his house. "