Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
Lately I have found quite a few errors in Strava. There is one particular segment on my regular route that puts my average speed at 4 or 5 mph and 15 or 16 occasionally. It is a flat stretch of road that I ride frequently and I am a very consistent 17-18 mph rider on long rides where it is flat. I have had Strava show me going across strawberry fields where there is no road. I use Strava as a reference only , but in my observation it is getting more flawed in recent times. I was going to go premium for the beacon feature and when I did the trial it wasn’t very accurate. I tried other options that folks here suggested for my wife to know where I am and none worked as well as “find iPhone”. I am older and ride alone so it is good for her to know where I am on my ride.
Do you actually use Strava for the recording? I never did. I first used Wahoo on the phone, then when I got the Wahoo Bolt I just used that. I don't really have any of the issues you describe that way.
Not that I am a Strava fanboy or anything. I will keep subscribing because $5 per month is very little (for me, not for all of course). I do use Golden Cheetah, too, but tbh, Strava is so easy, automatically uploaded, nice graphs, nice overviews, nice tracking. GC I just use for some more in depth tracking once in a while.