Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I don’t have the legs, or desire to plan for strategic segments strikes because I don’t have the legs, necessary to take most KOMs. But, that doesn’t mean holding a KOM, at least for a short while, isn’t in the cards. The trick? Make your own segment, post-ride, for a section of road you remember CRUSHING IT (no one has to know you had a tailwind ;)). Congrats on your crown, you…
Seriously Strava… Seriously… I, don’t, even, know, what to say… Of all the totally useless features the platform has, recognizing the person who rode a segment the most, has to be pretty close to the top of the list. I mean, I guess it’s kind of nice that Strava is actually doing something with all the data it collects, and does nothing with… But, maybe building solo vs. group segment filter would…
Strava’s predatory pivot to subscription is old news. I still think we should be ranting about it, but old news nevertheless. What isn’t clear, at least to me, is how this impacts Packs subscribers. As a legacy Packs subscriber, I’ve received several emails from Strava indicating something. What exactly? I’m not sure. I click the link which is supposed to explain it all, and just end up on a page which tells…
I do agree with Caley on one thing. It is important to support, and pay for, the things you love. Where we diverge, and it happens quickly, is on where Strava fits into that equation. Before getting to that, I should also note that I also completely understand where Caley is coming from as a content producer. While this site isn’t very old, I’ve been working in the media space for more…
As a relatively slow cyclist, I use Strava for two reasons: as a social platform to share the pain I subject myself to, and to get motivated by what others are doing to create personal suffering for themselves. If I were faster, or more focused, or more competitive (that’s a lie, I’m competitive, just not “competitive”, because relatively slow) maybe I’d be willing to pay to see how slow I am in…
I’m not sure I understand the point of this, given that it already works. But, it is nice that the process of getting a course from Komoot or Strava loaded on your Garmin head unit is more streamlined than before; which did involve installing a Connect IQ app, linking the account, selecting the course, and downloading it. Where, now you should just have to link the accounts. I haven’t had a chance…
First off, gotta be clear that this is not a personal problem. I have exactly zero KOMs. My role in the cycling world is clearly that of the domestique, so just like on the road, this post is to do the job of getting the important people up to speed. PSA: Strava is currently experiencing a technical issue with calculating segment achievements (KOMs, leaderboards, etc). The current guidance is to wait 24…
I enjoyed the H.E. double-toothpicks out of this post by DC Rainmaker. It was clever enough that I actually invested some emotional energy in triathlon. Totally unexpected. Now to backtrack a little bit, most of the reasons why I found it interesting pivot around the software integration side of the conflict. When I’m not sporting the Lycra, I’m an independent software developer. So it’s easy to stand in at least two pairs…
I suspect that Cycling Tips draws the wrong conclusion from the dataset provided by Strava. This could be because it’s not as catchy a headline, or that nuance is hard. Either way, I think the real output of the data they analyzed should be “which bikes do faster riders prefer” instead of “The top 20 fastest road bikes”… It’s also interesting that the Canyon Aeroad is top of their list, and I…
I never understood why virtual rides didn’t count towards Strava’s challenges. Of course it’s possible that this stance, is at least partially informed by my state as a flat-lander. I think it’s stupid that they ignored virtual metrics, like climbing, from the monthly challenges. Riding on the trainer is at least as hard as riding in the real world, and the goal here (at least as I understand it) is to encourage…