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Strava's email today that you don't need heart data as long as you use the "effort" slider at the end of the ride is such BS to this engineer that it's really putting me off. I was thinking of getting a Garmin watch to keep using Strava, now I'm thinking of leaving altogether.
Title: No heart rate data, no problem
Perceived Exertion now lets you rate how intense your workouts feel on a sliding scale from Easy to Max Effort. Add it when editing or saving any type of activity you don’t have heart rate or power data for to access Summit features like Fitness and Relative Effort.
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I mean this is just technologically offensive. Replacing measured data with a survey. It's like cable news asking their audience if they believe facts are true. GTFO with this malarkey
Title: No heart rate data, no problem
Perceived Exertion now lets you rate how intense your workouts feel on a sliding scale from Easy to Max Effort. Add it when editing or saving any type of activity you don’t have heart rate or power data for to access Summit features like Fitness and Relative Effort.
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So what do I lose if I leave? Friends, groups, segments, rankings. Worth it? Working on it...
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Personally, I don't see any value (for myself) in Strava except their global heat map. I send them my ride data that will contribute to that map - living in Seattle it's not useful to say I did a ride around the lake, they have a billion of those already, but if I go ride Starvation Mountain or Angles Staircase or something, that will have some effect. And since I benefit from the global heat map, I feel like I should contribute so other cyclists can find good routes, too.
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For me it is not a mater of leaving Strava or not. When heart-rate is no longer recorded I'll just not pay Strava anymore for their premium features (which for me were HR recording and Beacon), but still record rides on Strava on my phone. I also won't bother with buying more devices so I can record HR. I need simplicity for my daily riding.
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After finding out today about the Relive thing, it seems clear that Strava as a company is at the point in their arc where their user base isn't growing very fast any more and they need to start monetizing us to stay afloat.
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Right. But most people won't leave. the Facebook exodus is in its early years and they can still drag billions out of advertisers to show us crap. Strava hasn't even started selling advertising yet. Dollars to donuts, they will
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For me it is not a mater of leaving Strava or not. When heart-rate is no longer recorded I'll just not pay Strava anymore for their premium features (which for me were HR recording and Beacon), but still record rides on Strava on my phone. I also won't bother with buying more devices so I can record HR. I need simplicity for my daily riding.
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There was great value in tracking my HR and noting trends and events especially during the summer. That is why I am annoyed it is dropped. But I really don't want to add another device to deal with. So I will see what it is like without it and then react. I guess I am naively hoping that if I don't upgrade the Strava app it will keep working past Oct. 28 or that Strava will change their mind. Both I realize are very unlikely.
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Originally Posted by Darth Lefty;21:wtf:178706
.. But most people won't leave.
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There was great value in tracking my HR and noting trends and events especially during the summer. That is why I am annoyed it is dropped. But I really don't want to add another device to deal with. So I will see what it is like without it and then react. I guess I am naively hoping that if I don't upgrade the Strava app it will keep working past Oct. 28 or that Strava will change their mind. Both I realize are very unlikely.