Strava Gripe
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Strava Gripe
I enjoy looking at my rides and segments in Strava with absolutely no KOM prospects. My hope is to remain off the bottom of the aggregate standings and contend for the lead in the sparse 65+ lists.
I enjoy looking at what folks are doing in the 50+ and 65+ clubs and am astounding by the miles ridden by some of us older folk.
My one complaint is that the Strava week starts on Sunday so if you happen to do your weekly long ride on Saturday you spend you're entire week mired near the bottom of the mileage list. Mind you this is all entertainment and I'm not driven to ride 200 miles/week (ever), but it would seem more realistic to start the week on Saturday giving us Saturday ride folks a level playing field.
I enjoy looking at what folks are doing in the 50+ and 65+ clubs and am astounding by the miles ridden by some of us older folk.
My one complaint is that the Strava week starts on Sunday so if you happen to do your weekly long ride on Saturday you spend you're entire week mired near the bottom of the mileage list. Mind you this is all entertainment and I'm not driven to ride 200 miles/week (ever), but it would seem more realistic to start the week on Saturday giving us Saturday ride folks a level playing field.
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My one complaint is that the Strava week starts on Sunday so if you happen to do your weekly long ride on Saturday you spend you're entire week mired near the bottom of the mileage list. Mind you this is all entertainment and I'm not driven to ride 200 miles/week (ever), but it would seem more realistic to start the week on Saturday giving us Saturday ride folks a level playing field.
I'd ask them and see what they say.
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Seeing your name near the bottom of the list bothers you, for what reason?
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I'm going for the middle ground in my dotage. I'm no longer into competition. I'm not looking to up my testosterone, but I'm not dead either. So when I look at Strava segments I'm ok in the 65+, middle of the pack in 200lbs and I'm fine with that. I'm probably middle of the pack in mileage for 65+ now that I'm retired. I just use Strava to float my boat a bit.
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Doesn't matter to me what day Strava uses to start the week. My higher mileage rides are on one of the weekend days (with a rare exception), but whatever. A week is exactly a week long, no matter when it starts!
I have no complaints about Strava, but then I'm a freebie member so even if I did . . . it wouldn't matter!
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I have no complaints about Strava, but then I'm a freebie member so even if I did . . . it wouldn't matter!
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My only issue with Strava is I wish private setting would still allow comparisions to yourself. Maybe it does if you pay but I don't so I cannot say. I like having a way to compare what I'm doing against myself. It is foolish for me to believe that I am actually fast
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I'm going for the middle ground in my dotage. I'm no longer into competition. I'm not looking to up my testosterone, but I'm not dead either. So when I look at Strava segments I'm ok in the 65+, middle of the pack in 200lbs and I'm fine with that. I'm probably middle of the pack in mileage for 65+ now that I'm retired. I just use Strava to float my boat a bit.
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LOL at the OP complaint, though. Probably uploading to Strava once a week is sufficient for tracking training. Or just don't look at what others are doing. All I ever look at is average watts and My Results on the segment leaderboard. We tried for one downhill KOM on our tandem. Our careful planning and setup for the segment got us the bottom of the first page. The rest of the first page was singles putting 350 to over 400 watts on an almost straight descent. Kinda makes one wonder. 60 X 11?
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Really, I am competing against myself. Strava gives me a good way to know if I'm winning. (So far I am )
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Detour but not an outright Hijack permitted?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
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Detour but not an outright Hijack permitted?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
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Detour but not an outright Hijack permitted?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
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i.e. there are some exceptions (very few) but the vast majority of Strava users do not abuse their (and others) safety for a fast Strava time, segment position or KOM.
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I enjoy looking at my rides and segments in Strava with absolutely no KOM prospects. My hope is to remain off the bottom of the aggregate standings and contend for the lead in the sparse 65+ lists.
I enjoy looking at what folks are doing in the 50+ and 65+ clubs and am astounding by the miles ridden by some of us older folk.
My one complaint is that the Strava week starts on Sunday so if you happen to do your weekly long ride on Saturday you spend you're entire week mired near the bottom of the mileage list. Mind you this is all entertainment and I'm not driven to ride 200 miles/week (ever), but it would seem more realistic to start the week on Saturday giving us Saturday ride folks a level playing field.
I enjoy looking at what folks are doing in the 50+ and 65+ clubs and am astounding by the miles ridden by some of us older folk.
My one complaint is that the Strava week starts on Sunday so if you happen to do your weekly long ride on Saturday you spend you're entire week mired near the bottom of the mileage list. Mind you this is all entertainment and I'm not driven to ride 200 miles/week (ever), but it would seem more realistic to start the week on Saturday giving us Saturday ride folks a level playing field.
The flip side is that if your weekends are booked up with non-bike activities, you're the club leader all week long and then suddenly every Tom, Dick, and Harry goes out and rides a century on the weekend, and you've gone from #1[/URL] to #15 . LOL
Just remember rule #5 .
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Detour but not an outright Hijack permitted?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
I just read the blurb in Bicycling Magazine on Strava. It really highlighted two deaths that were attributed to Strava influence and seemed to say it was an idea that had gotten out of control. Never been there. Know nothing about it. Your opinions?
The fact of teh matter is that for every person who obsesses on Strava (or Map My Ride, or Endomodo, or Garmin Connect, or...) to the extent they are no longer safe, there are thousands, if not tens of thousands of users who find it a tremendous training aid and social tool. Strava is a major motivation for me to get on the bike a lot of mornings I might otherwise sit on the couch and drink another cup of coffee. That's a good thing!
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All I ever look at is average watts and My Results on the segment leaderboard.
Regarding the deaths, one apparently here in SF where a cyclist hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk trying to reclaim KOM. Not sure if it was true but if it is it was pretty irresponsible of him and he will likely get a long time to think about it and not be riding for a while as he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Sadly there are always exceptions.
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It starts the week on Monday. Deal with it. I like to mark all my commutes as private so they don't show up on the club leaderboard - until Sunday morning when I unprivate them and add 35 miles to my total to move ahead a couple spots... BWAH HA HA HA.
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How diabolical. Don't give me any ideas.
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I just look to see what distance Dudelsack posts and ride two or three tenths more, just because.
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Average watts is kind of useless for me since it is an estimated number so I look at time and speed for routes I have ridden before and not where I am in the rankings. What I would like Strava doesnt do but it is a nice way to track things still and I do use it.
Regarding the deaths, one apparently here in SF where a cyclist hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk trying to reclaim KOM. Not sure if it was true but if it is it was pretty irresponsible of him and he will likely get a long time to think about it and not be riding for a while as he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Sadly there are always exceptions.
Regarding the deaths, one apparently here in SF where a cyclist hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk trying to reclaim KOM. Not sure if it was true but if it is it was pretty irresponsible of him and he will likely get a long time to think about it and not be riding for a while as he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Sadly there are always exceptions.