Strava

[ianrauk]

I am going to end up hating you lot, just signed up and there are loads of segments around me, including parts of my commute.

One of the reasons I don't use it.
I do enough cycling as it is without having to worry about segments and KOM's etc.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

One of the reasons I don't use it.
I do enough cycling as it is without having to worry about segments and KOM's etc.

Looking at some of the times I don't think I will be threatening any positions. I will use it if the GPX file from my Satmap produces the correct data, if it doesn't I won't bother.

 

[nathanicola]

I am going to end up hating you lot, just signed up and there are loads of segments around me, including parts of my commute.

Ha ha from here on every day is a race and you'll be getting to work absolutely nackered, and when you find yourself studying wind speeds and directions you know your truely addicted.

 

[defy-one]

You will ride your local area and KNOW where every segment starts and stop. It's hell i tell you !!!

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Be careful, there are now terms to describe specific types of Strava users, this is my favorite

Stravasshole : an individual Strava-ing at the expense of common courtesy.

Ways you are a Stravasshole

• Choosing a Strava Segment due to favorable winds
• Stravaing while in a pack, no, this is a solo thing
• Riding in a bubble and yelling "Strava" or similar as you pass people
• Draft friends in vehicles positioned to assist you
• Posting your Strava account link on your resume

 

[defy-one]

Venge man .... That is tooooo funny

 

[Rob3rt]

Be careful, there are now terms to describe specific types of Strava users, this is my favorite

You know someone actually took a real dislike to someone in our club for taking some of his KOM's, coincidently some happened to fall when a club chaingang passed through some segments, thus he went bonkers and claimed the club were picking on him, prick!

 

[HLaB]

One of the reasons I don't use it.
I do enough cycling as it is without having to worry about segments and KOM's etc.

I mainly use it to log/ map rides and share routes as it has better security settings than other sites (GC/RWGPS), after an initial KOM rush I don't bother any more and just use it for my original reasons, not worrying about KOM's or segments. I'm quite glad CC rules meant I couldn't add a strava ticker to my signature though

 

[Hacienda71]

You know someone actually took a real dislike to someone in our club for taking some of his KOM's, coincidently some happened to fall when a club chaingang passed through some segments, thus he went bonkers and claimed the club were picking on him, prick!

I can't possibly think who that might have been.

 

[potsy]

I can't possibly think who that might have been.

Careful

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

OOOHHhh have I opened a can of worms... Sounds like some confessions are needed here guys

 

[simmi]

Be careful, there are now terms to describe specific types of Strava users, this is my favorite

Stravasshole : an individual Strava-ing at the expense of common courtesy.

I would like to add my own new word to this one, STRAVAMORON

In my book the following would definitely be classified as STRAVAMORONS

People with segments so fast that they were obviously in a car

People that have managed to alter the elevatiion to give a category 3 hill on a flat bit of road http://app.strava.com/segments/2450495 (16.8mph up a category 3 hill, god i'm good!!)

and lastly people that create segments that even Harry Potter on his broom would be unable to ride.

I am sure there are others but these should be the first to be taken outside and shot, or am I overeacting?

 

[lulubel]

Choosing a Strava Segment due to favorable winds

Hmm ... I may have been guilty of doing this once or twice.

I was upgraded at Strava for a bit because I'm a bit of a stat addict, but I kept having problems with my credit card being stopped because of unrelated "suspicious" activity, and when my upgrade didn't get paid I never got round to renewing it.

At the time I was upgraded, you got a lot less for your money than you do now. I'd probably upgrade again if they accepted PayPal, but I can't be bothered with putting my credit card back on there, only to find my upgrade gets cancelled again next time my credit card's stopped.

 

[tug benson]

I love strava more than my girlfriend

Really it`s a good app, just destroys your soul when you`ve panned your arse in, get home, check the ride out and you haven`t even got in the top 10

 

[Crosstrailer]

Strava is awesome !!!

I have premium as I got it half price, free version is fine but some of the premium features are interesting if not totally necessary