Silly STRAVA Racing

[Andrew_Culture]

I just reclaimed a KOM and took the average speed for the segment up by 3mph. On my singlespeed.

I forgot how good it feels to smash a KOM!

 

[400bhp]

Ooohh, you did smash that

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Ooohh, you did smash that

It is quite windy out there

 

[Hacienda71]

I went up a categorised climb segment yesterday which is part of a monthly challenge I am one of the participants in. The climb is just over a mile long and I am a bit large to be the greatest of climbers, but with the prevailing wind I managed 18th out a few hundred riders with a pb and a second place in the challenge I am in which I was really happy with. While sweating my way up the climb a young looking racing snake was rolling down in the opposite direction. I did wonder if he was on Strava, got home logged the ride and lo and behlold there his time was in second place behind the local pro who is KOM on it. It did make me realise that Strava totally changes the way we ride. You look at peoples rides and you can see they alter their ride to work to take in segments or to benefit from prevailing winds or segments they think they get a good result on. Before I started using Strava I liked to look at how far and how fast I had ridden and took a passing interest in my times up well known hills. I didn't go out in the day time on a weekday thinking, good wind I will have a crack at that climb. Or I bet I can average whatever speed over that half mile segment

Bit of a rambling observation really, but there are a lot of people hooked into this weird internet pastime of silly Strava racing.......as you were.

 

[400bhp]

You've mentioned this challenge before-sounds interesting. How does that work then?

 

[Hacienda71]

It is a Manchester commercial property professionals monthly challenge. You get an invite to join the club and each month they set you a Strava segment as the challenge. This months is that climb. The previous was near Tatton Park, so a mix of hills and flat. Looking at the other riders, there are some quick guys in it so gives me a good bit of motivation rather than hunting for out and out KOM's. We could do a North West cyclechat one. If anyone wants to do it.

 

[400bhp]

Sounds like a plan!

 

[HLaB]

Can folk edit their STRAVA ride; I've seen this a number of time, the rider as a good mtb ride but seems to forget to switch their gps off leading to ridiculous top speeds and KOM's. It would be a shame to flag the whole ride just the car part.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Can folk edit their STRAVA ride; I've seen this a number of time, the rider as a good mtb ride but seems to forget to switch their gps off leading to ridiculous top speeds and KOM's. It would be a shame to flag the whole ride just the car part.

yes they can crop the ride, via the actions button and selecting crop ride (one way of preventing a ride from starting outside your home/work place if you don't want to enable the privacy mode)

 

[DCLane]

Got a KOM back today http://app.strava.com/segments/3272000 on this ride http://app.strava.com/activities/39463877

And the person who had it promptly went out and got one of mine http://app.strava.com/segments/2730454 , although a couple of his KOM's appear to be done on an off-road motorbike

Well that'll be dealt with next week

 

[Spartak]

First time on my bike for a week ( after crashing on black ice & cracking ribs ) !
A few potholes caused some discomfort

But did manage a PR on a short segment http://app.strava.com/activities/39479650#646028518

 

[nickyboy]

It is a Manchester commercial property professionals monthly challenge. You get an invite to join the club and each month they set you a Strava segment as the challenge. This months is that climb. The previous was near Tatton Park, so a mix of hills and flat. Looking at the other riders, there are some quick guys in it so gives me a good bit of motivation rather than hunting for out and out KOM's. We could do a North West cyclechat one. If anyone wants to do it.

Up for that. Make sure every now and then we do a descent....only way I would ever win the thing

 

[Spartak]

Any Bristolian Strava users on here ?

 

[HLaB]

Got a KOM back today http://app.strava.com/segments/3272000 on this ride http://app.strava.com/activities/39463877

And the person who had it promptly went out and got one of mine http://app.strava.com/segments/2730454 , although a couple of his KOM's appear to be done on an off-road motorbike

Well that'll be dealt with next week

Its probably a mtb who forgot to switch their gps; surely no one can be that sadistic

 

[gaz]

Got a KOM back today http://app.strava.com/segments/3272000 on this ride http://app.strava.com/activities/39463877

And the person who had it promptly went out and got one of mine http://app.strava.com/segments/2730454 , although a couple of his KOM's appear to be done on an off-road motorbike

Well that'll be dealt with next week

which KOM? The ones I looked at all looked legit.