Uncomfortable truths

[Webbo2]

My boss follows me on Strava... - Finance Director ! At least we have something to talk about and I did the Tour De Manc with him a couple of years ago.

He’s checking your not out riding when off sick.😏

 

[fossyant]

He’s checking your not out riding when off sick.😏

I wasn't even off sick with a broken pelvis and hip socket ! I may have been had I actually known it was badly broken !

 

[EltonFrog]

Here’ an uncomfortable truth.

Strava has an uncanny knack for turning a perfectly ordinary ride into a minor theatrical production. Instead of enjoying the fresh air and the satisfying hum of tyres on tarmac you find yourself thinking about titles, photos, segments, and who might be judging your average speed. What should be a quiet, personal pleasure becomes content creation complete with an invisible audience who wouldn’t give you the time of day in real life, waiting to award (or withhold) their precious kudos.

It’s exercise, but it’s also a performance. When was the audition? 17 years ago it didn’t exist, I expect you managed without it then if you were riding a bike.

Delete your accounts everyone and stick it to the man.

 

[fossyant]

Here’ an uncomfortable truth.

Strava has an uncanny knack for turning a perfectly ordinary ride into a minor theatrical production. Instead of enjoying the fresh air and the satisfying hum of tyres on tarmac you find yourself thinking about titles, photos, segments, and who might be judging your average speed. What should be a quiet, personal pleasure becomes content creation complete with an invisible audience who wouldn’t give you the time of day in real life, waiting to award (or withhold) their precious kudos.

It’s exercise, but it’s also a performance. When was the audition? 17 years ago it didn’t exist, I expect you managed without it then if you were riding a bike.

Delete your accounts everyone and stick it to the man.

I actually find it useful for just monitoring my fitness. I even have my Garmin go into power save on rides, so it just records the ride - I don't have anything to look how fast (slow) I'm going !

 

[winjim]

Stopped using Strava when Tour de France and Tour of Britain both covered my regular cycling routes so there was no chance of getting a KOM any more...

 

[Sharky]

I used my phone with Strava, just to keep a record of my own performance and fitness as I progress through the season.

No interest in KOM's

 

[Rusty Nails]

I get the safe guarding thing so you’re a full deck. If you’ve been on it for 10 years or more then suddenly go underground because your partner split up with you or whatever then you’ve got problems & hiding your Strava won’t get you back together again. It’s just showing your mental anguish in other ways.
A club mate had his first child & wasn’t allowed out anymore. He is still training hard on a smart trainer & riding to work. He didn’t like seeing our club rides so went off Strava.

You've clearly got too much time on your hands if you can spend it thinking about something as innocuous as this.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've been in a couple of challenges that require public rides on Strava - Rapha 500, and an imperial centuries challenge (way back when I had legs capable of such things) I've also put rides that are of interest to friends on Strava (my semi-Lejog, rides up French cols). What I've done with those is leave them public for as long as they need to be there for the challenge, or as long as my friends' interest lasts, and then make them private.

My main store of all my rides is RideWithGPS. That's all private.