How OCD-ish are you about Stravabollix

[coffeejo]

I suffer from CDO. It's like OCD, but in alphabetical order.

See my previous post on this thread about OCD. It becomes less of a joke when someone tells you about the years he was unable to leave the house unless he touched every door knob in the property, because he was convinced his sister would die if he didn't.

 

[Mandragora]

I did an ride a couple of weeks ago that showed as 59.36 miles. My strava-driven son said in astonishment: 'But, but how could you NOT cycle to the end of the road and back to hit the sixty??'. I hadn't even noticed, until he said it. Then I was niggled.

 

[Bianchi boy]

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I cycled past a £2 coin on the road last week -Well my strava depended on it

 

[Mandragora]

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I cycled past a £2 coin on the road last week -Well my strava depended on it

Nope. Nope. I've fed all the data in and my system still cannot compute that one. I cycled past, then went back because I had to go and pick up, a discarded cd that someone had thrown out of their car window the other day. Air Guitar 2. It might play - who knows.

I may be on the wrong forum.

 

[TheJDog]

My last ride on this challenge was up Alpe d'Huez

The guy dressed as the Pink Panther, smashed out of his box at 10:30am was quite the memory. He was still standing on the way down in the afternoon, which was amazing.

 

[Fnaar]

I did an ride a couple of weeks ago that showed as 59.36 miles. My strava-driven son said in astonishment: 'But, but how could you NOT cycle to the end of the road and back to hit the sixty??'. I hadn't even noticed, until he said it. Then I was niggled.

I use Strava on my phone, which I keep in my jersey rear pocket. I check it when I get to the door. If the ride mileage is something like 49.3, for example, just annoyingly under a decent round number, I WILL get back on and do a lap round the town.

 

[outlash]

One of my Stravabollix challenges is an Alpe d'Huez climbing challenge. I've completed it, but I'm at 2998 meters, my OCD has kicked in, im going to ride my bike up the stairs in a minute. Am I mad?

I think your mum might have a go at you for putting tyre tracks on the carpet... Strava 'challanges' are the same ol', same ol'. Ride this far, do this much climbing... If you want to challenge yourself, why not just pick a target and go for it, why have a website tell you to do it?

 

[Pikey]

I think id rather s**t in my hands and clap than climb alp de'duez, ventoux, glandon, galibier, croix de fur...........it just does not interest me one bit..........

That's like a work of modern poetry...

 

[Racing roadkill]

I think your mum might have a go at you for putting tyre tracks on the carpet... Strava 'challanges' are the same ol', same ol'. Ride this far, do this much climbing... If you want to challenge yourself, why not just pick a target and go for it, why have a website tell you to do it?

Why would my mum have a go at me for riding my bike in my house? And I really don't 'need' a / app /whatever to tell me what to do.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

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I cycled past a £2 coin on the road last week -Well my strava depended on it

that is just bad. really bad.

Last time I spotted a £1 coin in the road I went back and picked it up. Whilst waiting to rejoin the traffic, I spotted a £5 note on the grass verge by my feet. Stopping and quitting the 3 strava segments on that section made "me" £6 richer. Worth it as far as I am concerned because all money found in this household goes to charity.

 

[Racing roadkill]

that is just bad. really bad.

Last time I spotted a £1 coin in the road I went back and picked it up. Whilst waiting to rejoin the traffic, I spotted a £5 note on the grass verge by my feet. Stopping and quitting the 3 strava segments on that section made "me" £6 richer. Worth it as far as I am concerned because all money found in this household goes to charity.

I was on a ride last week, the guy 2 bikes in front of me spotted a 20 quid note in a lay-by, what a jammy barsteward. I'm lucky if I find a 5 pence piece

 

[Easytigers]

Found a wallet last week in the middle of the road. Had a driving license in - checked out how far using google maps and it was a fair distance. I was nearly home so got back and jumped in the car. Drove to the guy's house and his dad opened the door. I explained that I'd found the wallet whilst out cycling and that I'd wanted to return it.

Not a snifter of a 'thank you' - just took the wallet and said that his son must have lost it while cycling as he closed the door in my face

Now I didn't expect tea and cakes but a simple 'thank you' would have been more than enough!

 

[John the Monkey]

Now I didn't expect tea and cakes but a simple 'thank you' would have been more than enough!

Modern mores often make me muse that it's a bloody good job that virtue is its own reward. Hat to you for doing the right thing, anyroad.

 

[coffeejo]

Found a wallet last week in the middle of the road. Had a driving license in - checked out how far using google maps and it was a fair distance. I was nearly home so got back and jumped in the car. Drove to the guy's house and his dad opened the door. I explained that I'd found the wallet whilst out cycling and that I'd wanted to return it.

Not a snifter of a 'thank you' - just took the wallet and said that his son must have lost it while cycling as he closed the door in my face

Now I didn't expect tea and cakes but a simple 'thank you' would have been more than enough!

I found someone's phone a couple of years ago and had to stop the bloke from going into the village shop to buy me "a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates or something" as thanks.

 

[Mo1959]

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I cycled past a £2 coin on the road last week -Well my strava depended on it

Lol. I've twice cycled past a CO2 pump that's obviously fallen off someones bike, but I haven't bothered to pick it up. It is on a strava segment which doesn't really bother me, but it is also a reasonably busy road and don't really want to be stopped at the side, plus I don't actually fancy using one even if it is still working.