Silly STRAVA Racing

[NotthatJasonKenny]

I keep getting followers on Strava, really not sure why? Unless they think they are going to see how an Olympic cyclist does it? if thats it then they are going to be very disappointed!

Just added now...a certain ex 39 stone cyclist!

 

[Spartak]

Two 8th places on segments during this mornings commute !
One advantage of leaving for work at 04:15 is there's nobody about so roads/cyclepaths are deserted :-)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

ATTENTION another strava challenge - http://app.strava.com/challenges/giro-train-like-taylor-challenge
I'll do crap in this as 4 days in I have an opp on my shoulder.

How are you all getting on with this? It is bloody killing me to do it, but I am determined to complete it.

 

[4F]

How are you all getting on with this? It is bloody killing me to do it, but I am determined to complete it.

I am on 53% and just short of 17 hours, determined that I am actually going to complete this one.

 

[Nearly there]

When you stop on a ride for say a couple of minutes does this impact on your avg speed?I know it records moving time but when you stop should you pause the ride?

 

[HLaB]

When you stop on a ride for say a couple of minutes does this impact on your avg speed?I know it records moving time but when you stop should you pause the ride?

It lowers your average as you have probably found out, you can compare it to RWGPS or GC who do take account of pauses automatically whereas with Strava you actually have to stop the timer not just pause it. It up to you what you do and as long as you are consistent and true to yourself

 

[Rob3rt]

Auto-pause will keep Strava looking impressive. You don't need to bother with this on Garmin Connect because it calculated both standard average and moving average, you can then look at the moving average to satiate your ego.

I don't use auto-pause any more, so my Strava is likely looking rather unimpressive atm, not checked my speeds recently.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

...you can then look at the moving average to satiate your ego..

my ego and/or my speed need all the help they can get at the moment. even my moving average is not particularly impressive at 13mph, so any massaging is more than welcome

 

[Spartak]

Updated my Veloviewer today, discovered that I'd lost a KOM & fallen out of the top 10 on quite a few segments

Ok, message to self ............ must try harder

 

[400bhp]

Auto-pause will keep Strava looking impressive. You don't need to bother with this on Garmin Connect because it calculated both standard average and moving average, you can then look at the moving average to satiate your ego.

I don't use auto-pause any more, so any my Strava is likely looking rather unimpressive atm, not checked my speeds recently.

I don't think strava works like that. I think it does its own calculations to work out when you are stopped and when you are moving. The moving average (or for ease, the moving time) is never the same as the garmin unit. I can only conclude that strava has some crappy algorithm for working it out.

No matter, on segments strava ignores moving average and just calculates the straight average.

And, using moving average isn't necessarily used for ego boost, it can be quite a useful indicator, for example on commutes where (if you're not naughty and don't jump lights) you are stopping / starting.

 

[Cubist]

I've just discovered Strava and all its joys. There are several segments on my commute, and I've been awarded several medals.... on closer inspection these are PBs based on the day before,

Thing is, I didn't know where the segments were, but now I do, it's gonna open up a whole new world of fun

Interestingly, when Satnav and Partner came with me on our Bakewell pootle, I rode my bouncer down a fantastic rutted track, really giving it some beans. There was a point where the surface returned to tarmac and I waited for the others to catch up, and we chatted about the descent for a minute or two before carrying on. Had I known that it was a Strava segment and that the chequered flag was right at the T junction onto the main road I would have ridden it differently. As it is, those minutes spent chatting three quarters of the way down count towards the total time, so not just moving time as calculated by Garmin.

 

[DWiggy]

It takes me a few minutes to start the app, put it in my rucksack then put on cycling peripherals takes about 3-5mins both ends..will this lower my average?

 

[Rob3rt]

I don't think strava works like that. I think it does its own calculations to work out when you are stopped and when you are moving. The moving average (or for ease, the moving time) is never the same as the garmin unit. I can only conclude that strava has some crappy algorithm for working it out.

No matter, on segments strava ignores moving average and just calculates the straight average.

And, using moving average isn't necessarily used for ego boost, it can be quite a useful indicator, for example on commutes where (if you're not naughty and don't jump lights) you are stopping / starting.

I was just teasing.

BTW looks like you are correct about it working out some sort of moving average on Strava (never noticed that before), but only uses absolute average for segments (this was a given).

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Lost 2 KOM's today.

My KOM's are like my children!!!

I've maybe gotten to used to posting on here about gaining KOM's. I don't care for losing them.

 

[potsy]

Me thinks someone is taking this far too seriously