So.. this strava thing...

[G3CWI]

It would be fairly simple for them to not allow downhill segments to be created. I'd be in favour of that.

Is your contention that all downhill segments are dangerous? I assume not in which case your suggestion would be a rather blunt instrument. How would you handle segments that contained a downhill section along with uphill parts?

 

[152l2]

Does any one know how many rides i can keep unsyc'd without losing them?
I will be using Strava whilst in Holland next week and dont think i will be able to get online to upload my routes.

 

[Big_Dave]

Strava phone apps should have it's own league tables, some of the segments have ridiculous av.speeds all by iphone apps some at 60mph average, kinda spoils it for everyone not using a dodgy strava app.

 

[G3CWI]

Strava phone apps should have it's own league tables,.

Much the same applies to very short segments where GPS errors must account for some of the spread of times. I tend to hide segments less than say 200m.

 

[G3CWI]

Does any one know how many rides i can keep unsyc'd without losing them?
I will be using Strava whilst in Holland next week and dont think i will be able to get online to upload my routes.

I think it will take 25 at a time. You wont lose them though as you can just upload them in batches of 25.

 

[downfader]

Makes me laugh that fast downhills linked on Strava are frowned upon...whilst there's always a new "What's Your Fastest Speed Achieved" thread running with many posts. No mention of Strava, it's suddenly acceptable.

Its the only chance I've got being 15 stone haha!!

 

[downfader]

Strava phone apps should have it's own league tables, some of the segments have ridiculous av.speeds all by iphone apps some at 60mph average, kinda spoils it for everyone not using a dodgy strava app.

A phone takes the same GPS signal as a Garmin etc - even a Garmin can be prone to errors and interference. I dont see any point in separation of the info.

 

[Drago]

But because phones are not as capable of receiving signals from as many GPS satellites at the same time they use cell site data to firm up the calculations.

 

[SimonJKH]

Is your contention that all downhill segments are dangerous? I assume not in which case your suggestion would be a rather blunt instrument. How would you handle segments that contained a downhill section along with uphill parts?

No, I just think downhill segments are stupid.

 

[NorvernRob]

Strava phone apps should have it's own league tables, some of the segments have ridiculous av.speeds all by iphone apps some at 60mph average, kinda spoils it for everyone not using a dodgy strava app.

I have used the iPhone app for months, sometimes alongside the Garmin too and never once have I had a silly time on a segment. Many times I've ridden with a mate who always uses his garmin, and the segments we rode together never vary by more than a few seconds.

The 60mph average segments are clearly people leaving it running whilst in their car! Just flag them up.

 

[nickyboy]

No, I just think downhill segments are stupid.

Why? Around here there are plenty of 1+ mile descents. On these it gives you a chance to show descending skill. Some people are fast and some are not due to how good you are at getting aero, lines taken through corners etc. Equally valid as an uphill KoM which basically is a league table of watts/kg

 

[summerdays]

The 60mph average segments are clearly people leaving it running whilst in their car! Just flag them up.

The time I left my phone on in the back of the car (realised after setting off), when I got home it did upload but it automatically hid the whole ride and suggested I may have been in a car for part of the journey, and then it gave me the option to edit the ride. I just moved a slider to trim the length of the ride back to the point I arrived at the car. It was very easy to sort out.

 

[Simontm]

I have used the iPhone app for months, sometimes alongside the Garmin too and never once have I had a silly time on a segment. Many times I've ridden with a mate who always uses his garmin, and the segments we rode together never vary by more than a few seconds.

The 60mph average segments are clearly people leaving it running whilst in their car! Just flag them up.

My idiocy is putting my phone in my pocket and forgetting to turn it off when I get somewhere.

The best was having taken 1 hour 45mins to go 8 miles - however, that also entailed parking up, getting a round in, then graciously accepting another beer before realising.

I don't use Strava for segments really more checking my commute time as am a big ex-rugby player riding an 8-speed hybrid but I do check the ones on my commute and was bemused to read that I had got up to 45mph uphill!!!

Must be better than I thought....say if I got a road bike should I enter some sprints next year, I mean with those sort of speeds...