Silly STRAVA Racing

[Andrew_P]

Has anyone deciphered the distance travelled on Veloviewer and the wild differences on some segment's?

 

[cyberknight]

Another KOM today

http://app.strava.com/activities/55146612#1005394263
and two 5ths .

 

[cervelo chic]

so what do you all use strava for? I use it to focus on getting a good average speed rather than qoms and the good segment times follow without ever needing to look where they are

 

[gaz]

Has anyone deciphered the distance travelled on Veloviewer and the wild differences on some segment's?

If you're talking about what I think you are, then it's down to GPS.

 

[cyberknight]

so what do you all use strava for? I use it to focus on getting a good average speed rather than qoms and the good segment times follow without ever needing to look where they are

Kinda the same, i do not purposefully go looking for segments but just do my best for the ride depending on how i feel etc.I mainly use strava because i had technical issues with garmin connect for mapping rides originally so i stuck with it.Any KOM`s or good placing is just co incidental but it does make you feel good if you find out later on you have a good time.
My 1st KOM i did not even know i had for 6 weeks till i checked my achievements ,on a side note one of my club secretaries has posted a KOM up my local hill which is faster than my normal average speed for a whole club run so i am under no illusions ......

 

[Hacienda71]

Has anyone else noticed that Strabbaranks doesn't pick up all the segments in an area? I am missing three KOM segments from Manchester. Emailed the chap to ask why and he hasn't responded.

 

[Rob3rt]

so what do you all use strava for? I use it to focus on getting a good average speed rather than qoms and the good segment times follow without ever needing to look where they are

Stalking my club mates to see how much training they are doing

Comparing MEASURED power outputs (ones with a little lightning bolt nest to them) against times on TT courses and against my data.

 

[Mapster1989]

So what do you all use strava for?

I use it so I can statistically see how sh** I am.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

so what do you all use strava for? I use it to focus on getting a good average speed rather than qoms and the good segment times follow without ever needing to look where they are

Monitoring my progress against the bleeding challenges.

 

[DRHysted]

so what do you all use strava for? I use it to focus on getting a good average speed rather than qoms and the good segment times follow without ever needing to look where they are

To be honest the only person I'm ever really racing is myself, I just love it when I manage to get a PB.

 

[MrGrumpy]

A new segment has appeared on my old haunt, so I thought I'd check it out. I know my mate Craig is super fast but 35.5mph up the Dunfermline DC, when AB (another super fast rider) is only (only ) 22.6mph; when you click on Craigs ride its 19.8mph, slow for him but more realistic Its a similar story for the KOM but even more extreme, 44.2mph shown and 11mph in the details; I'm dubious of his top speed though but on the whole its looks to be another dodgy segment but outside the top two it seems reasonable

not that I'm in anyway a climbing goat but I`ve got nae chance round about my way with Craig and his band of merry men, on a lot of the climbs, I`m just happy if I get in the top20 . However there is a new kid in town who is starting to nick some KOMs of Craig and few others.......

 

[HLaB]

not that I'm in anyway a climbing goat but I`ve got nae chance round about my way with Craig and his band of merry men, on a lot of the climbs, I`m just happy if I get in the top20 . However there is a new kid in town who is starting to nick some KOMs of Craig and few others.......

Got notice that I'd lost a KOM to Craig just yesterday, somebody must have created a new segment in mid Fife (near Freuchie) but I was 17.7mph up the hill, IIRC he was 18.8mph and probably wasn't trying

 

[MrGrumpy]

aye he has been out kicking the @rse out of some of the local climbs!

 

[smutchin]

Grr! Did a cracking ride tonight and probably* set a KOM but my frickin' GPS had switched itself off for some reason!

*Since the evidence is destroyed, I'll say "definitely", thank you very much.

 

[Spartak]

Got a 5th place on last nights commute home

A short section along Filton Ave. 5 secs behind the KOM !!

http://app.strava.com/segments/3922908

I'll be trying for the KOM tomorrow evening