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Agree. If you ignore the social media aspect, Garmin connect is comparable to the free version of Strava in some respects, but it only works with Garmin devices and doesn't provide a stand-alone mobile app for activity tracking like Strava does.
Garmin Connect would be fine if you only want to sync and track your own data and don't care about sharing with others, and also don't care about any of the premium features that Strava offers, but it's not really a Strava replacement option.
Garmin Connect would be fine if you only want to sync and track your own data and don't care about sharing with others, and also don't care about any of the premium features that Strava offers, but it's not really a Strava replacement option.
In the Garmin Connect mobile app in the menu there is a "Connections" and "Groups" option that allows you to connect with friends just like Strava and have the Social Media aspect.
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https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?fa...AbAqaWs22qHcn5
https://www.alphr.com/create-segment-garmin/
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Actually Garmin Connect does offer that.
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?fa...AbAqaWs22qHcn5
https://www.alphr.com/create-segment-garmin/
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?fa...AbAqaWs22qHcn5
https://www.alphr.com/create-segment-garmin/
No one (at least none of my riding friends) uses Garmin Connect like this. I also don't own a Garmin computer and don't even have the Connect app.
As has been noted by several people in this thread, Strava is a preferred choice precisely because it is so popular. And the cost is a trivial expense for many of us...A rounding error in my annual budget.
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Has anyone else noticed that creating Strava Routes has gotten terrible?
On several different devices, while trying to create a route, the "cursor" jumps to a completely to different place. Often, when the route is finished, there are zig zags that were never intended to be there, and cut through time and space on nonexistent anything.
This is the main thing I use Strava for, and I will have to let my subscription lapse if I have to start using another platform.
On several different devices, while trying to create a route, the "cursor" jumps to a completely to different place. Often, when the route is finished, there are zig zags that were never intended to be there, and cut through time and space on nonexistent anything.
This is the main thing I use Strava for, and I will have to let my subscription lapse if I have to start using another platform.
https://ridewithgps.com/?lang=en
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Yawn.
No one (at least none of my riding friends) uses Garmin Connect like this. I also don't own a Garmin computer and don't even have the Connect app.
As has been noted by several people in this thread, Strava is a preferred choice precisely because it is so popular. And the cost is a trivial expense for many of us...A rounding error in my annual budget.
No one (at least none of my riding friends) uses Garmin Connect like this. I also don't own a Garmin computer and don't even have the Connect app.
As has been noted by several people in this thread, Strava is a preferred choice precisely because it is so popular. And the cost is a trivial expense for many of us...A rounding error in my annual budget.
For the record...I exclusively use Strava myself for all of those features. I'm just not a premium user.
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I get what you are saying...kinda like a facebook for athletes....but not sure why I need "kudos" after every ride. I use it to keep track of annual mileage and the mileage on each bike I own. Every once in a while, if I'm feeling energetic and in the mood, I will use it to chase a segment for a KOM.
Looking at this...they make money plenty of other ways. No need for me to pay a subscription for features I'll never use.
https://medium.com/bestcompany/how-s...e-92ae7bfdc633
https://productmint.com/strava-busin...va-make-money/
https://entrepreneur-360.com/how-doe...ke-money-35612
Looking at this...they make money plenty of other ways. No need for me to pay a subscription for features I'll never use.
https://medium.com/bestcompany/how-s...e-92ae7bfdc633
https://productmint.com/strava-busin...va-make-money/
https://entrepreneur-360.com/how-doe...ke-money-35612
Okay...so, they've figured out a way to generate multiple revenue streams. So what? Sounds like effective business. It doesn't change my feelings that $80/year for the services they provide is worth it to me. I've used some of the "challenge" promotions, too.
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When I used Strava as Stand Alone mobile app for activity tracking it would kill my battery and the phone would die after about 3 hours of riding. Thus it only makes sense if you do longer rides to have a dedicated bike computer with much longer battery life.
In the Garmin Connect mobile app in the menu there is a "Connections" and "Groups" option that allows you to connect with friends just like Strava and have the Social Media aspect.
In the Garmin Connect mobile app in the menu there is a "Connections" and "Groups" option that allows you to connect with friends just like Strava and have the Social Media aspect.
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Made my day yesterday getting PR on a segment I wasn’t really trying to beat by 30 seconds as well as a 6th overall fastest on a new climb i was just exploring. Now i have to go back and try for the KOM. (It’s very little known and luckily no retired racers know about it). Am trying to also bag as many fastest times for my age group just for fun. Little carrots like this keep me intrigued and using the app.
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Dang, I'm torn now after reading this thread. I was going to get a Strave membership and upgrade one of my bikes to electronic shifting. Now it appears I'll have to wait on the Strava membership so I can afford the group upgrade. Sometimes you have to make tough choices.
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Every so often when I get a PR, I check my age group, and discover just how many of the old guys around here are faster than me. Then I check my weight group, and discover just how many of the fat guys around here are faster than me. Then I go back to measuring my performance against my performance, because there are too many old, fat, fast guys around here.
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I get what you are saying...kinda like a facebook for athletes....but not sure why I need "kudos" after every ride. I use it to keep track of annual mileage and the mileage on each bike I own. Every once in a while, if I'm feeling energetic and in the mood, I will use it to chase a segment for a KOM.
Looking at this...they make money plenty of other ways. No need for me to pay a subscription for features I'll never use.
https://medium.com/bestcompany/how-s...e-92ae7bfdc633
https://productmint.com/strava-busin...va-make-money/
https://entrepreneur-360.com/how-doe...ke-money-35612
Looking at this...they make money plenty of other ways. No need for me to pay a subscription for features I'll never use.
https://medium.com/bestcompany/how-s...e-92ae7bfdc633
https://productmint.com/strava-busin...va-make-money/
https://entrepreneur-360.com/how-doe...ke-money-35612
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Too funny and too close to home. But at 165 lbs, not too fat yet!! Now when do I get to kiss the girl?
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Too funny and too close to home. But at 165 lbs, not too fat yet!! Now when do I get to kiss the girl?
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Every so often when I get a PR, I check my age group, and discover just how many of the old guys around here are faster than me. Then I check my weight group, and discover just how many of the fat guys around here are faster than me. Then I go back to measuring my performance against my performance, because there are too many old, fat, fast guys around here.
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I have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt that I use for cycling, but there are lots of times where I still want to track more casual cycling mileage without it. I use our city's bike-share for commuting and running errands around town, for example. I like to track those rides, and carrying my Bolt around to do that seems silly when there's a Strava mobile app that can do it.
I also use the Strava app to track non-cycling stuff like running, kayaking, cross country and downhill skiing, etc. I went ice skating with my kid a few days ago and tracked our speed and distance with the Strava app (5.1 miles in an hour). Strava works on an Apple watch and makes this very simple.
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I also use the Strava app to track non-cycling stuff like running, kayaking, cross country and downhill skiing, etc. I went ice skating with my kid a few days ago and tracked our speed and distance with the Strava app (5.1 miles in an hour). Strava works on an Apple watch and makes this very simple.
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DC Rainmaker making Strava look really bad, just by shining a light on them. What a PR disaster.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
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DC Rainmaker making Strava look really bad, just by shining a light on them. What a PR disaster.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
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DC Rainmaker making Strava look really bad, just by shining a light on them. What a PR disaster.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
Makes me glad I don't subscribe.
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DC Rainmaker making Strava look really bad, just by shining a light on them. What a PR disaster.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...g-country.html
This. Strava will survive.
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Yet in his summary he says that he uses Strava daily and thinks it’s good value for money.
The whole debate about regional prices etc is a bit tedious for something that costs 15p per day. It’s not worth the lost time in thinking about it.
The whole debate about regional prices etc is a bit tedious for something that costs 15p per day. It’s not worth the lost time in thinking about it.
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That DC Rainmaker fella has far too much time on his hands!
I am right in thinking all that’s happened here is a company has put its prices up, for the first time in years, and didn’t do the best job of letting the subscribers know?
The hand wringing seems a bit extreme.
And I don’t know how exactly Strava earns its revenue (ie. what component is made up of paid subscribers), but I think the product as a whole is well worth the price (I pay, don’t use a lot of the premium services) and here’s hoping the freeloaders appreciate that.
I am right in thinking all that’s happened here is a company has put its prices up, for the first time in years, and didn’t do the best job of letting the subscribers know?
The hand wringing seems a bit extreme.
And I don’t know how exactly Strava earns its revenue (ie. what component is made up of paid subscribers), but I think the product as a whole is well worth the price (I pay, don’t use a lot of the premium services) and here’s hoping the freeloaders appreciate that.