Paul_L
Über Member
- Location
- Shipley, West Yorks
cheers. seems bloody obvious now!
Silly STRAVA Racing
- Thread starter fossyant
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cheers. seems bloody obvious now!
Woohoo! Set out today with one particular segment in mind. A short 0.9km sprint. I was sitting 3rd at 48.4 kmh with KOM at 50.7. There's a slight uphill drag and a wide sweeping right hand bend and then just after it starts going downhill the segment starts. 50 mph limit, which decreases to 30 before the segment finishes. I was just going round the bend, tucked down, giving it all I could when I was overtaken by a bus. I chased him all the way down the segment, and actually had to feather the brakes to avoid going into the back of him as he slowed for the 30 limit. Got home with high anticipation and I'm KOM at 60.2 kmh. Almost 10kmh faster than 2nd place!
All it needs now is somebody to disbelieve it and flag it!
All it needs now is somebody to disbelieve it and flag it!
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
I have people waiting about for 30 mph winds and then they take my KOM's. It's highly upsetting!! 
You took my one Pedro!
I was in Dundee on a training course last week. 4 days on my touring bike, 13.5 kg with flat pedals. I crawled out to Errol into the wind and blasted back as fast as I could. Best I could see was a 4th place (I think) Then 2 or 3 days later I got a notification that you had taken a kom I didn't know I had. You took over a minute out of it as well.
I was in Dundee on a training course last week. 4 days on my touring bike, 13.5 kg with flat pedals. I crawled out to Errol into the wind and blasted back as fast as I could. Best I could see was a 4th place (I think) Then 2 or 3 days later I got a notification that you had taken a kom I didn't know I had. You took over a minute out of it as well.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Sorry dude. What was/is your Strava name?
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Actually i know your name now. JW. That just happens to be one of the KOM's that was taken off me today. Wind was 23mph+ in exactly that direction. He took 45 seconds off my time. Stupid fast. Though when i rode it the wind was quite normal. It's amusing as i took quite a few of his KOM's when i moved to Errol and got a gps a month ago (as did some of my mates from COG Velo). He vowed to make us pay, lol. Well he's got a fair few to go but there are only so many windy days that he can beat me on.
Strava is good fun. Slightly insane too.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
They should have a three strikes and you are out or officially warned, for using a car, even if it is inadvertent.
Cheers Pedro - yes that's me. I'm an oldie, only been cycling for 2 years so I'm never going to set the world on fire. I'm enjoying myself immensely and improving steadily though, so its all good. I'm guilty of being a bit opportunistic on Strava, like my segment with the bus, but on my day I can get a half decent placing, particularly on sprints and slight downhills. I'm a bit too heavy for challenging climbs.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Hlab flag it anyway. The ride is obviously fake. Comes down the hill between 20-30mph and goes back up pushing 40mph. That is quite a talent on a bike. I am sure some folk on here will flag it too for you.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Its tricky as some people use their phones and simply forget to switch off the app. They get flagged quickly though.
An authenticity feature would be cool though. Like if you use a power meter, heart rate monitor and cadence sensor then you would score a full 100% authenticity. If you use nothing other than the gps itself then the authenticity would be the lowest score possible. Just a thought.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Last night ingot back from a gig and set about town at 2am hoping to get some KOMs that are normally denied by pesky traffic. My phone gps was in one of its difficult moods and there were bloody loads of taxis clogging the place up.
Oh well.
Oh well.
craven2354
Well-Known Member
I got my first KOM yesterday ive been trying to do it for awhile but always get stuck at the traffic lights in the middle but yesterday I got through and beat the time by 10 seconds 
well chuffed
well chuffed
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I got my first KOM yesterday ive been trying to do it for awhile but always get stuck at the traffic lights in the middle but yesterday I got through and beat the time by 10 seconds
Excellent!
