Strava Pricing

[Brandane]

What's this Garmin thing you all still use?? Phone + smart watch + Peloton for me instead of Strava .

Phone = bigger, non waterproof, rather than a neat little Garmin unit mounted on the stem. Phone stays at home now for most rides, unless specifically needed. It's actually quite liberating to be without the thing for a while!

As for Strava, I kicked that into touch many years ago when they put some of the features behind a subscription paywall. This latest price hike reinforces my decision. Garmin Connect has everything I need and more.

 

[Mo1959]

What's this Garmin thing you all still use?? Phone + smart watch + Peloton for me instead of Strava .

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Love my Garmin devices. Epix for running and walking and an Edge 830 for cycling. I find Garmin Connect stats really useful. I still use Strava but must admit I find myself sometimes getting fed up with it and contemplating cancelling it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Only certain Garmin units will automatically sync. But you can manually load gps data from other devices as long as you can access the recorded fit / gpx / or TCX file.

Ah the old days. Getting the gpx file off your GPS, and uploading it. Nostalgia. Gpsbabel.

I remember my first experience of auto -syncing. I'd got a new GPS and had set it up, but didn't know all the features. I'd just finished a ride and was buying a coffee at Sevenoaks railway station when I got a message on my phone saying "your ride is ready to view". What? No faffing around with cables at home? I felt like I was in Star Trek.

 

[Panscrank]

What's this Garmin thing you all still use?? Phone + smart watch + Peloton for me instead of Strava .

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I have a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar watch and use Garmin connect app on phone/Garmin web interface to check stats etc

 

[PaulSB]

You might wish to sync a course to navigate. You do that from your phone, tablet, PC, Mac as per your preferences. You might wish to change the data fields and you might decide to do that on phone, in which case you need to sync those to the GPS. Any change done on a phone for a GPS needs to be synced whether Garmin or Wahoo and whether you are aware or not.

Yes, already aware of this. My Wahoo syncs everything automatically when it's switched on and if I was altering the data fields would do as you describe.

I interpreted the post I commented on as meaning the device must be synced and paired with Garmin Connect to enable recording which I don't think is true.

 

[ianrauk]

As for Strava, I kicked that into touch many years ago when they put some of the features behind a subscription paywall. This latest price hike reinforces my decision. Garmin Connect has everything I need and more.

You and me both. 👍Garmin does everything I need. No need for other apps or sites.

 

[Brandane]

Ah the old days. Getting the gpx file off your GPS, and uploading it. Nostalgia. Gpsbabel.

No; THIS is the old days.... (optimistically calibrated up to 70 mph!).

 

[Dogtrousers]

No; THIS is the old days.... (optimistically calibrated up to 70 mph!).

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Pah, modern. The clicky mileometer is the real old days. But even then I was Mr Gadget. My dad gave me an old wristwatch of his and I mounted that on the handlebars so I could have instant readouts of my speed. Well, instant-ish, I had to do some mental arithmetic.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes, already aware of this. My Wahoo syncs everything automatically when it's switched on and if I was altering the data fields would do as you describe.

I interpreted the post I commented on as meaning the device must be synced and paired with Garmin Connect to enable recording which I don't think is true.

It’s not true, you can just turn on the gps and go

 

[Tenkaykev]

I was making curry with a few side dishes on Thursday, so I was multitasking to make sure everything came together at the right time. My Garmin watch buzzed to tell me that I appeared to be stressed and would I like to do a breathing exercise 😄

 

[Psamathe]

Garmin is just...free

Garmin is "free" but has constraints e.g. if you record an activity on a non-Garmin device and upload it it "works" fine but does not fully count for everything e.g. if you bother with their "badges" and "levels" activities uploaded/recorded from e.g. phones (non-Garmin devices) don't count towards badges.

That said, I suspect for most (incl. me) the limitations are trivial.

Ian

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Just checked my Strava account and it's going up from £3.99 to £8.99 next month.That's an increase of 125%
If i cancel(which i will be)will i go on to the free version automatically or will i have to apply again?

 

[bobzmyunkle]

No; THIS is the old days.... (optimistically calibrated up to 70 mph!).

You did have to make sure you greased the drive cable on those though - or have a sort of 'train heavy' effect.

 

[Mo1959]

Just checked my Strava account and it's going up from £3.99 to £8.99 next month.That's an increase of 125%
If i cancel(which i will be)will i go on to the free version automatically or will i have to apply again?

No, it just downgrades to the free version. Is it so expensive because it’s monthly. Just checked mine and even when it renews next January it is £54.99

 

[Dogtrousers]

No, it just downgrades to the free version. Is it so expensive because it’s monthly. Just checked mine and even when it renews next January it is £54.99

I just logged on and got a nagging/begging screen trying to get me to sign up to premium. It told me it would be the same as yours- £54.99