Lowest Strava Segment position ?

[Racing roadkill]

I use it to give me saved plotted routes. I couldn't care less about segment / sector times. I find it hilarious when people spit the dummy about having one of their precious K.O.Ms 'taken'. I had a segment from 2014, 'flagged' by some prat, who put in a follower request, specifically to flag a KOM segment, a couple of weeks back. Firstly, it was 2 years ago, secondly, it was at 6 o' clock in the morning, and I draughted a car transporter in order to do it. It astonishes me, that people are still risking the attempt, at busy times of the day. I didn't try to get the KOM ( I can't be arsed with all of that stuff ) I just ended up with it, because of circumstances, and it was a proper laugh, being able to get a speed like that, on a normally congested route. That's the power of Strava I guess.

 

[Wyvern]

A late March 100k round trip with the "turn" being Gold Hill, Shaftesbury (you know the Hovis advert one). Only 100m of cobbles a bit steep but good fun. I am currently proudly sat at 907 / 909 with a time of 1hr 7min 47 secs. In my defence the coffee shop at the top was excellent ! However make sure you cycle past it to complete the segment.

 

[Kajjal]

Mountain biking i have 3 koms and two second places, on road except for fast downhill sections i am useless. Being very tall and 16 stone is good for mountain biking but on road giving away 5 stone to much smaller / thinner road bikers means i have no chance on most hill climbs.

 

[Justinslow]

I don't bother with Strava...


...I have a life.

Fair enough...

 

[summerdays]

I haven't worked out how to see which is the segment with the most number of people trying it, but on one at the bottom of the cycle path I'm 93/1027. And it looks like I regularly do it in 32secs the fastest time and 24 mins the slowest... Which would be when I'd stop at my mate's work for a quick cup of coffee!

Just worked out how to see how many QOM's ... And I've got about 8 but I'm female and some are obscure...the first one I checked only 2 females had done it and I'm 22 mins faster than the other female ...

I lost the one I was proudest of last year sometime but I'm still faster than an ex work colleague (male) on that one so that's the main thing!

 

[Dec66]

Firstly, it was 2 years ago, secondly, it was at 6 o' cock in the morning

Read that again ... Maybe that's why he's flagged you

 

[Racing roadkill]

Read that again ... Maybe that's why he's flagged you

Ah yes, Freudian slip there. Confusing Strava Cock with 6 o' clock.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I still haven't seen a single attempt on my 90 mile KOM segments, I can't imagine why.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I'm going to sign up and do all my local climbs in the car. I'll put ten seconds into the fastest climber on each one and if anyone beats me I'll go out that night and do the same again.

 

[derrick]

I'm going to sign up and do all my local climbs in the car. I'll put ten seconds into the fastest climber on each one and if anyone beats me I'll go out that night and do the same again.

Your a bit late for that, people have been doing that for ages.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Your a bit late for that, people have been doing that for ages.

I have no doubt.

Like the people who claim mind boggling average speeds on their rides, then you go out with them expecting a kicking and you keep having to wait when they go off the back.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I'm going to sign up and do all my local climbs in the car. I'll put ten seconds into the fastest climber on each one and if anyone beats me I'll go out that night and do the same again.

Many people do. That, and get a bike in a turbo trainer, hook it up to a washing machine, use 'Zwift' or similar, up load the ride as a 'turbo ride', then change it to a real ride. It's the way most of the 'leaderboard' leaders do it. That, and apps like 'juice my ride' or similar. It makes me laugh, the lengths these dicks will go to, to prove a point, that no one actually cares about.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Many people do. That, and get a bike in a turbo trainer, hook it up to a washing machine, use 'Zwift' or similar, up load the ride as a 'turbo ride', then change it to a real ride. It's the way most of the 'leaderboard' leaders do it. That, and apps like 'juice my ride' or similar. It makes me laugh, the lengths these dicks will go to, to prove a point, that no one actually cares about.

Strange, really.

If you want to prove how good you are, pin a number on your back and do it against the guys who really know how to ride.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Strange, really.

If you want to prove how good you are, pin a number on your back and do it against the guys who really know how to ride.

Agreed, these Strava dicks love to think anyone actually cares though.

 

[Julia9054]

I used it lots a few years ago when I was trying to get faster. Then my average speed stopped increasing and I found it a bit depressing that I wasn't getting any faster so I stopped using it.
What was interesting, though, was that a couple of guys in the peloton were using Strava when the Tour de France followed my route to work. There is one particular hill where they were doing 16mph. I manage 7mph on a good day! I put the difference in speed down to having just got out of bed (and nothing at all to do with me being a short, middle aged woman instead of a cycling super hero)