First road bike experiences

[Minotier]

Not sure what Strava uses, but if you have a smart phone consider Endomondo http://www.endomondo.com/home it's free or paid & works on both Android & gayphone.

Alan...

Thanks for that fella, trouble is I am a luddite that owns a phone that A; makes telephone calls, B; Sends Texts; C; Has a camera of sorts and that's it.
My current road bike is 28 years old!
These are the devices recommended by Strava,
http://www.strava.com/how-it-works

Oh My when did cycling get expensive, I thought it was anglers who could be sold anything!