Silly STRAVA Racing

[Fnaar]

had a ride out yesterday on MTB with guy new to cycling,,was explaining the uses and benefits of Strava, when he asked a question that had never occured to me :-/,,,
when Strava is tracking u on your I phone for instance, does it use your data download allowance?? or does GPS not work that way

The way I use Strava (and have used Endomondo and similar mapping apps) is to look at map/stats etc after I've finished the ride. With this in mind, I start the app with data and GPS enabled, outside my house, till gps 'locks on'. The I turn off data, put phone in airplane mode, bung it in my jersey pocket and off I go. If the ride/run/walk involves a stop, i pause the app. Like this, I can get a good 5 hrs 30' out of it. Battery usage goes up of course if you start using other things en route, like camera, make a call, send a text, etc. I also take a small solar/USB charger with me, which can bung another 40-50% on the phone if needed, but it seldom is. If you want to check your progress, speed, stats en route, your battery life will diminish quickly, but used as suggested, you ca nget lot of use, with no data usage.

 

[gaz]

had a ride out yesterday on MTB with guy new to cycling,,was explaining the uses and benefits of Strava, when he asked a question that had never occured to me :-/,,,
when Strava is tracking u on your I phone for instance, does it use your data download allowance?? or does GPS not work that way

GPS does not work that way.

 

[MrJamie]

had a ride out yesterday on MTB with guy new to cycling,,was explaining the uses and benefits of Strava, when he asked a question that had never occured to me :-/,,,
when Strava is tracking u on your I phone for instance, does it use your data download allowance?? or does GPS not work that way

The GPS itself even assisted shouldnt use any data, but when you finish a ride it uploads the ride and downloads the segment stats by default which will use data allowance if you dont do it over wifi, probably well under 1megabyte (my .gpx are usually 100-300k) a time though. Other apps like Endomondo do live tracking where they upload your ride to the website while youre going and any tracking app that shows you your location on a map will *probably* be using data to download the map.

You can usually change the settings in the apps or turn cell data off on your phone when you dont need it.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

After recommending Strava to a mate who rides a fixie he promptly starts utterly annihilating my KOM list. Impressive to see though!

 

[400bhp]

I'm annoyed.

I went for 4 KoM's this morning and only took one.

#1 - couldn't see as the sun was shining into my eyes-was going too slow. 2 seconds off my best time. Rubbish effort
#2 - KoM, yay
#3 & #4. Feckin slow car drivers held me up. I was so angry I shouted "get on the pavement, you're holding me up" not really & to be fair they were driving at sensible speeds.

 

[gaz]

#1 - couldn't see as the sun was shining into my eyes-was going too slow. 2 seconds off my best time. Rubbish effort

That is why I wear polarized lenses.

 

[400bhp]

That is why I wear polarized lenses.

so do i. couldn't see the garmin screen.

 

[zizou]

Managed to get a KOM segment today that has been on my target list since June (had about 10 goes at it since then)

Looking at the leaderboard afterwards i noticed omeone else had got under the old KOM time today as well before I knocked him off by a second. I'm pretty lucky though as i eased off when i knew i had it in the bag - i'd have been rather annoyed if i'd let it slip!

 

[lejogger]

I'm pretty lucky though as i eased off when i knew i had it in the bag - i'd have been rather annoyed if i'd let it slip!

Hang on... You EASED OFF??... in a Strava segment???!

 

[redcard]

Don't you wish the app gave you a warning whenever you were approaching a segment? I'm always 50 yards in before I realise I need to get moving. Would also be handy if it counted down the distance until the segment was over

 

[redcard]

Hang on... You EASED OFF??... in a Strava segment???!

You don't play all your cards at once.

Or something.

 

[lejogger]

You don't play all your cards at once.

Or something.

I couldn't disagree more!
If you sense you've got a chance then you have to give it your all. Who knows when the wind direction is going to change and render a segment unwinnable for days or even weeks! No matter how fast you go, you'll always be able to beat it if you're consistently maintaining or improving your fitness.

 

[redcard]

I couldn't disagree more!
If you sense you've got a chance then you have to give it your all. Who knows when the wind direction is going to change and render a segment unwinnable for days or even weeks! No matter how fast you go, you'll always be able to beat it if you're consistently maintaining or improving your fitness.

Argh! Defeated with logic!!

 

[gaz]

so do i. couldn't see the garmin screen.

Aaaaah I see, if in doubt, PUSH HARDER!

 

[Mushroomgodmat]

Just this minute lost a KOM on a small 1k stretch of road just outside my house...so I did whatever any other cyclist would have done, I jumped on my bike and won it back