Does anyone apart from me just get on their bikes and ride them?

[Racing roadkill]

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[summerdays]

I wonder how many Strava records have been set using a car or motorcycle?

I've done it a couple of times, normally it gets reported if you forget to deal with it but one sat for a couple of weeks till I realised I had a track along a route I hadn't cycled.

 

[bpsmith]

I find it amusing that some thinking Strava is the best thing going and others think it's the spawn of the devil. Clearly there's the rest of us in between too.

I would interested to see how many veteran cyclists hate Strava and how many new riders love it? When I say veteran, I don't mean old btw, I mean the length of time riding.

I happen to love Strava. I have used it since starting cycling 2 years ago. Every ride is on there.

I regularly go out Solo and aim for a fast average speed over a regular route or to get up a certain hill faster. Other times I just poodle along without any target. I enjoy both, but still record.

I also ride in groups and, again, sometimes there's a target and other times not.

What I don't get is those who think that if you use Strava then you are by default antisocial, dangerous cyclists who have no regard for anyone around you and it's solely about the segment hunting. How short sighted is that?

 

[User16625]

I'm with you! Even gave my basic bike computer/speedo away, not really arsed what my average speed is...I know its slow don't need details!
Think I'm just old, but enjoy the simplicity of riding. Only thing I miss is knowing how fast I decend.

Know what you mean. My speedo records my rolling average altho part of me wishes it didnt have that feature. I do wish it had a clock tho which it doesnt. I used to have a speedo which recorded my maximum speed achieved. This was handy for me because I love going like hell downhills. In some cases I will put more effort going down a hill than up it. Altho I like to ride a decent pace, increasing to full throttle occasionally I am not into keeping records of such efforts. Just my current speed is good enough for me.

 

[User32269]

I choose not to have any sort of cycle computer. I'm purely a leisure cyclist and like to escape setting targets etc. As a previous poster said, have enough of that at work. I have no problem with people who use strava etc it's just not for me. BUT...think its 50 year old kid syndrome, but do miss getting a buzz from seeing just how fast I went down hills!

Off the bike today and possibly for a few days (taking a "short cut" through some woods with two dogs and a wife yesterday led to a nasty encounter with a group of berserk hornets, which led to a very uncomfortable night with little sleep, that led to an 08:00 visit to the doctor who counted 14 known stings mainly around the rear of the waist line and back of knee and lug hole) I keep a diary and record of my mileage and average speed, because (a) I like to keep these things. (b) If I go on longer trip I can refer back to my latest averages and have an idea of how long it's going to take (useful when you use trains as much as I do and have to book in advance) Other than that I am not bothered if I get scalped by any other rider and I don't have targets. By the way the dogs were scared but not stung much and SWMBO had one nasty sting near the eye that required a trip to the A&E for a check up.

Hornets? That's gonna hurt! If you had been on the bike bet you would have upped your average speed figures!

 

[rovers1875]

Back when I was a lad it was one of these! View attachment 107283

I had forgotten about those things, I had one on my old Raleigh 5 speed back in the 70's

 

[Dogtrousers]

This just in: There are many different ways to enjoy cycling.

In other news, brown mass found in woods identified as bear faeces. Scientists consider the implications.

 

[Sara_H]

I occasionally track myself on an iPhone App if I'm using a new route, just as a matter of interest to see how far I've ridden and how much of a climb there was.
But other than that I'm just a get on and ride kind of girl.

 

[Karlt]

I don't have any gadgets.
Might be interesting to record mileage though.
I test my speed on the speedo thingy at the side of the road meant for cars entering the village.
It has told me to "slow down" a few times .

Without wishing to burst your bubble - I find those things are usually measuring the speed of the motor vehicle behind you.

 

[summerdays]

Without wishing to burst your bubble - I find those things are usually measuring the speed of the motor vehicle behind you.

No they can measure a bike speed too - I've set them off without having cars around (long downhill stretch helps there), and the main one I used to set off is even easier now it's been changed to 20mph! And there is even one on the bike path specifically telling cyclists to slow down proving they can detect bikes.

 

[Dogtrousers]

No they can measure a bike speed too - I've set them off without having cars around (long downhill stretch helps there), and the main one I used to set off is even easier now it's been changed to 20mph! And there is even one on the bike path specifically telling cyclists to slow down proving they can detect bikes.

Correct. They do.

They will often pick up a car behind as you approach, so you sometimes see them jump from your speed to the car's.

 

[Karlt]

No they can measure a bike speed too - I've set them off without having cars around (long downhill stretch helps there), and the main one I used to set off is even easier now it's been changed to 20mph! And there is even one on the bike path specifically telling cyclists to slow down proving they can detect bikes.

Perhaps some of them can, but a lot of the ones around here don't.

 

[Andywinds]

I really road bike for exercise and to push myself on each outing, I am assisted by my trip comp and my Strava app. I really believe if I didn't have a goal I would not have kept MTB'ing or road biking this long, I would have got bored like I do with most of my many hobbies. I've always been competitive in everything that I have ever done. So I do "just ride" but with these added extras.

 

[Andywinds]

I completely agree.

I find it amusing that some thinking Strava is the best thing going and others think it's the spawn of the devil. Clearly there's the rest of us in between too.

I would interested to see how many veteran cyclists hate Strava and how many new riders love it? When I say veteran, I don't mean old btw, I mean the length of time riding.

I happen to love Strava. I have used it since starting cycling 2 years ago. Every ride is on there.

I regularly go out Solo and aim for a fast average speed over a regular route or to get up a certain hill faster. Other times I just poodle along without any target. I enjoy both, but still record.

I also ride in groups and, again, sometimes there's a target and other times not.

What I don't get is those who think that if you use Strava then you are by default antisocial, dangerous cyclists who have no regard for anyone around you and it's solely about the segment hunting. How short sighted is that?

 

[Dan B]

I strava'ed for a year or so, but after a while I got the combination of best bike, best traffic and best tailwind on each of the segments I go through on my commute, so can't really see much point in continuing to use it. Plus, hanging around in the cold and the rain waiting for my phone to get a gps fix before I can start moving is not really my idea of a fun time.