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Cronorider
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Yesterday I had one of those WTFDTDTF moments when I saw the new and apparently 'improved' activity feed. Classic case of overthinking looks like
Aravis
Putrid Donut
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It's changed?
I felt compelled to wander over to Falsebook to see what the fuss is about. Still none the wiser, but I did see this recent piece of wisdom from Strava:
"Every athlete enters their sport alone, but we’ve never met one that stayed that way."
So I'm not an athlete. I guess I kinda knew that.
jefmcg
Guru
Actually, strava has made a change that annoys me. You now get "personal records" for the first time you ride a segment. So previously seeing a whole lot of personal records at the end of a ride meant you'd had a good ride, and maybe were improving. Now it just means you turned a corner you hadn't before. Eg on Sunday I got a notification of a PR on flat ground a 2.3kph.
I think this is a bad move, because it's going to make me less interested in my PRs from now on, and thus less interested in Strava.
(oh, I just used the new activity feed and
I hate it!!!)
I think this is a bad move, because it's going to make me less interested in my PRs from now on, and thus less interested in Strava.
(oh, I just used the new activity feed and
I hate it!!!)
Johnno260
Veteran
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- East Sussex
This time of year my routes are quite restricted so chances are I won't see many PB's for first time sections, but that is for sure a dumb idea.
If you’ve only done a segment once, then surely that IS your PR?Actually, strava has made a change that annoys me. You now get "personal records" for the first time you ride a segment. So previously seeing a whole lot of personal records at the end of a ride meant you'd had a good ride, and maybe were improving. Now it just means you turned a corner you hadn't before. Eg on Sunday I got a notification of a PR on flat ground a 2.3kph.
I think this is a bad move, because it's going to make me less interested in my PRs from now on, and thus less interested in Strava.
(oh, I just used the new activity feed and
I don’t see the point you’re making tbh.
Kind of follow that, but the alternative view is that if you have no PR’s at all then it’s not because you were slower than last time.
Aravis
Putrid Donut
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The PB thing is the one change I had noticed recently, so I was assuming it was the activity feed change that everyone's moaning about. Evidently not.
I think they've exchanged one wrong for another. It wasn't really right for Strava to classify new segments in the same way as they do "failed to match previous efforts" segments, but (to me anyway) that felt less unhelpful than calling them PBs. I think they simply need a "New" classification. That would hardly be difficult, would it?
Alternatively could they do something worthwhile with that "Star Segment" column, which at the moment rather pointlessly seems to encompass every single segment?
I've lost two running kom this week. Amazingly the guy who took them has run 50+mile in 1hour. Breath taking, I've given him kudos and congratulated him. Told him that was some going. He's response was to tell me how hard he'd run and the playlist in his phone really pumped him.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
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jefmcg
Guru
Sorry I wasn't clearer.
Of course it's my PR, my problem is calling it an "achievement".
I've logged about 50,000km in Strava, all of them when I was younger and most of them when I slimmer and fitter than I am today. It's a rare event when I get an improved performance, and it's interesting to me. It's also an encouragement to push myself. Now the little gold trophies are just noise and no indication of what sort of ride I really had.
I mean I could click on every one of them, and then click "my results" to see if it's a true PR or just a new segment, but that could be a depressing chore instead of a moments feedback. I see for example vickster got 52 cups on the Tiny London ride on Sunday.
Johnno260
Veteran
- Location
- East Sussex
haha that's awesome, he 100% wins the fun KOM
Supersuperleeds
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Actually, strava has made a change that annoys me. You now get "personal records" for the first time you ride a segment. So previously seeing a whole lot of personal records at the end of a ride meant you'd had a good ride, and maybe were improving. Now it just means you turned a corner you hadn't before. Eg on Sunday I got a notification of a PR on flat ground a 2.3kph.
I think this is a bad move, because it's going to make me less interested in my PRs from now on, and thus less interested in Strava.
(oh, I just used the new activity feed and
If you view Strava via Chrome you can use a plug in called Stravavistix which on the activity page shows which segments are new, also you get more stats.
The first 1X denotes it is the first time I've ridden this segment, the second 1X denotes it is the first time this year I've ridden it. If you've ridden it more than once then it will show how far ahead or behind you are against your PB for all time and the year. Those horrible numbers in red are how far behind the KOM you are.
I am 100% with you here. I don't see why there was a need to make such a fundamental change.
