Silly STRAVA Racing

[VamP]

Is his watts so much lower due to tailwind or fitness?

I can only speculate, but being fitter doesn't mean you ride at lower watts, it means you can ride at higher watts. His (or mine) power meter might be out, there might have been tailwind for him, I had slight headwind, and I am guessing he was on a TT bike, as this road is a tester paradise. He might also have been in a bunch.

Edit: His wattage is really low for that speed though, so either TT bike or a bunch. Or the mother of all tailwinds.

 

[benborp]

Unfortunately there was a 25 second gap between me and Russ Downing so a couple of others have since managed to get between us. Nice while it lasted though.
http://app.strava.com/segments/1278140

 

[benb]

I couldn't care less whether someone cheats at a Strava section.
I am not in the slightest bit bothered how many KoMs I have (just as well, as I have 0!)
I only care that, every so often, I get a PR. The only person I am in competition with is myself.

 

[gaz]

And who says the dopers are always ahead of the testers!!

Though some iphone and Polar devices can leave a similar pattern on the odd occasion. This might lead to people flagging every speed graph that isn't smooth as silk.

It shouldn't create regular spikes like that. And if you look at the legend on the graph, the spikes are a difference in around 5mph. So not small jumps.

 

[Andrew_P]

I couldn't care less whether someone cheats at a Strava section.
I am not in the slightest bit bothered how many KoMs I have (just as well, as I have 0!)
I only care that, every so often, I get a PR. The only person I am in competition with is myself.

I keep on telling myself that too! Trouble is most of my cycling is on the same route so PB are getting harder to come by!

 

[fossyant]

Strava Segments all over Clayton Vale MTB trails....hmmmm tomorrow !

 

[gaz]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emMY4prGaK4

 

[benb]

Ooh, I got a KoM today.
I know I only just said that I don't care about that, but I lied.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Ooh, I got a KoM today.
I know I only just said that I don't care about that, but I lied.

Good luck - Strava has you now.

 

[lejogger]

Ooh, I got a KoM today.
I know I only just said that I don't care about that, but I lied.

Good luck - Strava has you now.

It's not until you get that first KOM that you can really understand what prized possessions they become!

A sustained month of commuting on carbon and some experimentation with routes has finally got me onto a second page of the blighters.

It's like a shot to the heart when that damn 'Uh oh' notification pops up on my phone.

 

[on the road]

Wait till you get one of your rides flagged, then you know you're doing something right.

 

[VamP]

Wait till you get one of your rides flagged, then you know you're doing something right.

What, like driving with your Garmin still on?

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

What, like driving with your Garmin still on?

Yeh i have a KOM along a cycle path which is parallel to a dual carriageway. Needless to say i am flagging a ride every week or so as some twit has driven past at 70mph with the iphone app still on!! I am seriously considering letting the next numpty keep it!!

 

[Edwardoka]

There's nothing worse than putting in a KOM-worthy time only to find that someone else also rode the segment that day and took a ridiculous chunk of time out of yours. That's happened on more than one occasion

 

[Judderz]

Some twit has driven past at 70mph with the iphone app still on!!

Another reason to get a Samsung