Silly STRAVA Racing

[Chrisc]

Just analysing some other rides. I go way too quick from the off, even on a 1/2 mile climb.

You need to look at them while the pain of the slow bits is fresh. Then you can pace up to them and work a bit harder there.
How scientific is this!! Brailsford has nowt on us! :-)

 

[MattHB]

I was looking at some segment times on one of my local short climbs and noticed someone who obviously had done it on a moped/car. He'd done 37 mph going up it. The other thing that makes me sure is I know the guy as he's one of my ex students and weighs about 30 stone!

Its the only 'ride' he has on his profile. Is there any way to get it removed as being false?

 

[potsy]

Just looked at raceshape. I know how my KOM was lost on Brinksway. I eased up after the junction, where the segment goes beyond bugger !!!!

http://raceshape.com/strava-segments/1112972

Good stuff, looks like I set off like a train on my quickest time, was with you pace-setters until halfway

 

[fossyant]

Just looked at another KOM - it's 1.3 miles long, slightly down hill, some bumps in it. I have the KOM, but right at the end, there is a steep climb, and I lost a good second against the next 5 riders on it (I killed myself). Trick is to sit down and power climb and not get out of the saddle, which I did).

This is very interesting ! Just sees where your weakness is.

 

[Hacienda71]

Flag it. There is a button on the ride page. Bottom right

 

[fossyant]

Good stuff, looks like I set off like a train on my quickest time, was with you pace-setters until halfway

You were actually quicker than me at the start.

 

[Hacienda71]

Scary. I just noticed one of the Manchester Wheelers is only 2 seconds behind me going down the Wizard and looking at Raceshape only because he lifted off at the last 50. If I lose that I don't want to try to regain that. It was bloomin fast.

 

[fossyant]

Flag it. There is a button on the ride page. Bottom right

This works - i.e. flag it. In this case, a PM to the rider won't help.

I PM'ed one chap on the Warzone that is Brinksway as the chap had left his garmin recording after an MTB ride in the Peaks - he did 80 mph down the M60, then pipped us lot by a couple of seconds UP Brinksway in his car. He removed it and I got Kudos after I explained that a group of us had been fighting all week.

 

[potsy]

You were actually quicker than me at the start.

And I picked up a bit at the end, that was where I threw the Garmin over the finish line

ps- gb155 still a bit slow on that segment

 

[HLaB]

I was looking at some segment times on one of my local short climbs and noticed someone who obviously had done it on a moped/car. He'd done 37 mph going up it. The other thing that makes me sure is I know the guy as he's one of my ex students and weighs about 30 stone!

Its the only 'ride' he has on his profile. Is there any way to get it removed as being false?

If you click on the down arrow next to the 'Action' box you have an option to flag it, iirc they then ask you why (dangerous or abnormal speeds).

 

[MattHB]

If you click on the down arrow next to the 'Action' box you have an option to flag it, iirc they then ask you why (dangerous or abnormal speeds).

Ah cool thanks he's a silly boy, because he was also speeding!

http://app.strava.com/rides/8252998

 

[400bhp]

It's getting silly now ..... I had first place on a sprint by me, my mate had been sneaking out the house for weeks trying to beat it. I received a smug text from him on Sunday evening saying he has just equaled it, I check and yup he has, so I sit there shuffling in my chair thinking "THE GIT !!". Cue me going upstairs getting out of my comfortable sofa slobbing gear and getting fully kitted out into cycling togs,
Wife just looked at me and said "Dont you blokes ever grow up ?"

P.S. I could only equal it before the England game started (wish I stayed out until I got it back considering the result)

This ^^ Great story.

 

[Andrew_P]

Yes-I did it. I set one up then couldn't be arsed with it.

Ideleted one too, and it proved my theory and makes your Phone vs Garmin theory worse. My Garmin gets really flaky Elevation if I leave it switched on indoors and turn it off indoors. Anyway I created a segement without realising it was during a flaky ride. So the segemnt started at -75ft and this carried forward to the actual segemnt page. So someone can create one using a wacked out phone that is maybe 3-5% overstated and you are competeing against that. Not sure Iam explaining it well but I am 100% sure that Strava segments use the original rider data and not map data. Again look at the segemnt on youride page look at the elevation and then compare it when you click on go to segemnt page, my elevation on my page is my data when yougo to the segemnt page see the difference!

Also create a segement using just the map starting at a junction that you know then switch to streetview (there is a green marker in streetview for the start) and it will not start where it does on the map

 

[Andrew_P]

I do know it is only fun, but it is flawed fun!

 

[fossyant]

This is going to get serious - really contemplating getting the Garmin 200 having seen the 'discount' offers. I rarely take the 705 on the commute, so every commute will be a strava segment chase.