Strava weight categories
08-18-17, 01:08 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Strava weight categories
Anyone feel like there needs to be a 250+ or even 300+ for Strava?
I dont know about you, but im sick of being lumped with 200 pound guys.
haha
I dont know about you, but im sick of being lumped with 200 pound guys.
haha
08-18-17, 02:55 PM
#2
Heft On Wheels
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,123
Bikes: Specialized,Cannondale,Argon 18
Liked 560 Times
in
346 Posts
I feel your pain BUT anytime I can crack the top 200 in a segment I feel pretty good. I have about 25 segments around my local riding spots and I am in the tow 40% in most of them and top 200 in 2 of them. I will take it!!!
08-18-17, 04:45 PM
#3
Non omnino gravis
HEY, us 200lb guys feel the same way about being lumped in with the 145lb guys. I keep losing KOMs to a 140lb 24-year-old. <shakes fist at sky>
__________________
08-18-17, 10:44 PM
#5
Non omnino gravis
08-19-17, 09:44 PM
#7
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Right! Im not a slave to it, but I find it fun to follow. To each his/her own I suppose...
08-24-17, 10:43 AM
#8
Full Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 466
Bikes: Trek Domane 4.3
Liked 50 Times
in
35 Posts
(I do use Strava, though, but realize I'm not going to be anywhere near KOMs for anything other than perhaps an occasional short downhill -- too many younger, lighter, fitter people, plus group rides that give folks an extra few mph in the draft)
08-24-17, 11:48 AM
#9
Senior Member
I keep thinking, these 200 lb guys that are 6'+, I shouldn't be lumped in with them! They need a short and stout group as well. That being said, I do enjoy having good days on Strava #motivation-Getcha some!
08-25-17, 02:38 PM
#10
Get an e-bike and blow them away. It's cheaper then using performance enhancing drugs and not as boring as using your car to drive some of the segments.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
08-26-17, 08:05 AM
#11
Member
My local segments have 15-30 riders all time. I'm top 10 in a couple (out of 17 riders or so lol)
08-26-17, 11:48 AM
#13
Non omnino gravis
It looks like a typical segment local to me averages around 600 riders. We have a few 1,500-2,000 within 10 miles of my house. To get up into the ridiculous numbers, you have to get out near the coast-- there are some +15,000 rider segments out there.
The upside/downside is that we have an annual bicycle race here, the Redlands Bicycle Classic-- upside is we get to watch racing every year, downside is there are segments within a mile of my house where guys are doing 30mph up hills. Getting into the top 300 is a challenge.
The upside/downside is that we have an annual bicycle race here, the Redlands Bicycle Classic-- upside is we get to watch racing every year, downside is there are segments within a mile of my house where guys are doing 30mph up hills. Getting into the top 300 is a challenge.
__________________
08-27-17, 12:20 AM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 5,395
Bikes: Too many to list
Liked 1,125 Times
in
746 Posts
Get an e-bike and blow them away. It's cheaper then using performance enhancing drugs and not as boring as using your car to drive some of the segments.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
There ya go! Just use the car or a mini bike and keep the mph somewhat believable !
08-27-17, 02:45 PM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 1,173
Bikes: Fuji
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Get an e-bike and blow them away. It's cheaper then using performance enhancing drugs and not as boring as using your car to drive some of the segments.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
That's the problem with Strava, there's not much in the way of categories and no good way to know if people are cheating.
I started using it years ago but they kept pushing times and segments like a race instead of personal bests. I stopped caring and use a different app to track my rides that better suits my needs. It may be different now but not worth the effort to go back or pay them to record and analyse things my watch does for me without the annual fee.
08-27-17, 03:48 PM
#16
Non omnino gravis
Super easy to flag an activity, especially when the rider doesn't have any sensors. KOM Defender is one of my favorite things.
__________________
08-27-17, 05:33 PM
#17
Heft On Wheels
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,123
Bikes: Specialized,Cannondale,Argon 18
Liked 560 Times
in
346 Posts
Super easy to flag an activity, especially when the rider doesn't have any sensors. KOM Defender is one of my favorite things.
This is a great idea.....I like it.
I am not this serious about Strava though. Only person I am really trying to beat is myself. If I do good enough to get a high ranking that is awesome but don't much care about any KOM's.
This is a neat program though, Strava should be doing this themselves though. Especially if people are actually paying for premium, that is the least they could do.
I imagine this will type of "cheating" will go on forever though. Oh well!
08-29-17, 07:14 PM
#18
Senior Member
I find strava a good tool for keeping track of my riding. I'll never take it to the little and strong guys, but I do like going back historically and seeing my progression over what is years now. That is quite satisfying.
Given that so many rides can be in bunches for me or at times solo, it's losing its relevance and bunches can seriously skew the results you're getting and become more of an indication of how the bunch is progressing if you ride with them regularly. I find it becoming more and more purely a training log
Given that so many rides can be in bunches for me or at times solo, it's losing its relevance and bunches can seriously skew the results you're getting and become more of an indication of how the bunch is progressing if you ride with them regularly. I find it becoming more and more purely a training log
09-02-17, 10:49 AM
#19
Non omnino gravis
This is a great idea.....I like it.
I am not this serious about Strava though. Only person I am really trying to beat is myself. If I do good enough to get a high ranking that is awesome but don't much care about any KOM's.
This is a neat program though, Strava should be doing this themselves though. Especially if people are actually paying for premium, that is the least they could do.
I imagine this will type of "cheating" will go on forever though. Oh well!
I am not this serious about Strava though. Only person I am really trying to beat is myself. If I do good enough to get a high ranking that is awesome but don't much care about any KOM's.
This is a neat program though, Strava should be doing this themselves though. Especially if people are actually paying for premium, that is the least they could do.
I imagine this will type of "cheating" will go on forever though. Oh well!
__________________
09-05-17, 12:42 AM
#20
SuperGimp
Super easy to flag an activity, especially when the rider doesn't have any sensors. KOM Defender is one of my favorite things.
Yes, you should thoroughly investigate! Ha ha. Cheaters annoy the crap out of me though, so it's a fun little side activity.
09-05-17, 08:47 AM
#21
Non omnino gravis
Thorough investigation is almost never required. Their speed plot is the usual zig zag, and then all of a sudden, +50mph. Or heart rate will drop to 80bpm while the speed quadruples. I have flagged a few due to bad GPS data, where their plot is making big jaggy jumps across fields or warehouses. One ride with an obvious GPS glitch KOM'd a segment with a speed of 97mph, because the plot just cut through a series of buildings.
__________________
