Silly STRAVA Racing

[HLaB]

The only problem with that is I have a KOM on the main road near me - it's by road out of privacy range, but within the minimum privacy distance in a circle from home, and it doesn't show. And I'm way faster than anyone else (PS I did not set it) as it's on a main road - little 'bump' of a climb.

You used to be able to specify a size of privacy zone (I don't know if you can still do that). You could make another privacy zone, I've several. TBH though, I wouldn't worry about KOMs, where I've been and the overall ride is more important to me

 

[ianrauk]

@Andrew_Culture
Cheers for your help. Much appreciated
This is exactly what I wanted to do...
5 of my 2012 100+ milers, only another 18 to load

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I did think that with the strong wind it would be good day to ride that segment.

Well done sir.

Well it certainly wasn't because I'm the fitter rider . TBH I had no idea how fast I was going because my Cree wasn't as bright as I might have hoped and I was sticking to the white lines in the middle of the road!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

@Andrew_Culture
Cheers for your help. Much appreciated
This is exactly what I wanted to do...
5 of my 2012 100+ milers, only another 18 to load

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Glad to have been able to help, that's a lovely looking map!

 

[Smurfy]

Weird I have just noticed one of my KOMs has been flagged as dangerous. It is straight with no lights or intersections. I wonder why someone would flag the segment

So they can get it deleted, and then replace it with a segment length better suited to their abilities? Maybe there's one or two people in every 100 or so who are sufficiently vain to do that.

 

[Smurfy]

I'm now being forced to go "cold turkey" on strava contract on my phone ended so now on PAYG and no internet at home so manually recording my rides!

here's hoping for a Garmin at Christmas and uploading once a week at the in-laws!!!

GiffGaff have some quite good rates on PAYG data + calls + texts, they use the O2 network in case you're wondering. The only downside is they're not so quick on customer service.

 

[Hacienda71]

So they can get it deleted, and then replace it with a segment length better suited to their abilities? Maybe there's one or two people in every 100 or so who are sufficiently vain to do that.

Nail on head you have hit it. Apparently cars drive quickly along that section of road and Strava have told me that despite the fact the Manchester 100 runs along the same section of road they can't lift the flag. However they have made a couple of useful suggestions I may act on.

 

[Smurfy]

@Andrew_Culture
Cheers for your help. Much appreciated
This is exactly what I wanted to do...
5 of my 2012 100+ milers, only another 18 to load

View attachment 15433

Is there a way in Google Maps to colour each track differently?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Is there a way in Google Maps to colour each track differently?

I think if you edit the ride once you've imported it you can change line thickness and colour, although there was rumour of the colour changing ability being removed.

I should add the caveat that I'm posting this from my dozy pot, so I could be wrong!

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Nail on head you have hit it. Apparently cars drive quickly along that section of road and Strava have told me that despite the fact the Manchester 100 runs along the same section of road they can't lift the flag. However they have made a couple of useful suggestions I may act on.

Be interested to see if another, slightly different length, seg appears. Then see who the KOM is and BOOM smoking gun. You then concentrate all your available energy to destroy them!!
Well at the very least steal a few of their KOM's.

 

[Smurfy]

@Andrew_Culture
Cheers for your help. Much appreciated
This is exactly what I wanted to do...
5 of my 2012 100+ milers, only another 18 to load

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Just read that again. You've done 23 rides of 100+ miles so far this year!

That's really quite an impressive achievement. Are you aiming for one a fortnight?

I struggled with one 120 miler this year, although I do generally ride at ~75 feet per mile ascent/descent, which is perhaps more hilly than London and the South East.

 

[ianrauk]

One of my Strava sections I have a KOM.

On the Emirates Air Line Cable Car

 

[Rob3rt]

One of my Strava sections I have a KOM.

On the Emirates Air Line Cable Car

I got a high placing on a segment which was essentially a stream that I ended ascending, on foot for about 3/4 of a mile carrying my bike following an episode of becoming lost and my Garmin being of little use. The fact that I only got a high placing suggest's that I am not the only one to have ended up doing this

 

[ianrauk]

Just read that again. You've done 23 rides of 100+ miles so far this year!

That's really quite an impressive achievement. Are you aiming for one a fortnight?

I struggled with one 120 miler this year, although I do generally ride at ~75 feet per mile ascent/descent, which is perhaps more hilly than London and the South East.

Yup, 23 to date. I don't really have a plan as such. It's just that at the stage I am now fitness wise a 100+ miler day ride is just a good leg stretch for me.
Here's the map of the 23 rides (Thanks again @Andrew_Culture)

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yup, 23 to date. I don't really have a plan as such. It's just that at the stage I am now fitness wise a 100+ miler day ride is just a good leg stretch for me.
Here's the map of the 23 rides (Thanks again @Andrew_Culture)

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What an inspiring load of red lines!