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musa

Über Member
Location
Surrey
Anyone know if you can have 2 GPS apps using the data at the same time on an iPhone? I fancy seeing what this app is about/like, but dont want to is it means I have to not record my entire route on Runtastic.

With the iPhone you need to see of its runs in the background. If both do then you should be fine. Test it out
 

Hacienda71

Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
You can with a smart phone. My HTC will run Endomondo and Strava at the same time and it does not seem to have a detrimental effect on the battery.
 

buddha

Veteran
Blimey, I didn't realise there are so many 3rd cat hills in the South East.
Even I can ride most of them reasonably well, so this can't be right.
 

Andrew_P

In between here and there
Great run this morning, was going to take it easy but got involved with some SCR.

Pulled out of my road and saw a cyclist running pretty fast to my right I was still mentally set up for a soft run. at a pinch point doing a shoulder check he was hovering right on my rear wheel, so I thought I would let him go. Then once he had passed I decided I would try to hold him at 100 yards, which in itself was tough deffo a stronger rider but I do think he was at full tilt.

Caught him up at 4-5 miles having seen him (benefit of doubt) predict the changing of lights and he was much more aggressive than me through traffic. It has been a while since I have been overtaken but I have never witnessed so many right and left shoulder checks I assume looking for me, is that normal in SCR?

I deliberately never look much when I overtake other than at a normal shoulder check pinch points etc. It was the high level of checking that spured me on lol

Kept him at 100-150 yard again, then lost him through traffic & traffic lights at around 7.5 miles. Good rider helped me break a record on my old 14.8 route to work just clipped under 46 minutes.

If it was you, great ride!
 

400bhp

Guru
Caught him up at 4-5 miles having seen him (benefit of doubt) predict the changing of lights and he was much more aggressive than me through traffic. It has been a while since I have been overtaken but I have never witnessed so many right and left shoulder checks I assume looking for me, is that normal in SCR?

The shoulder cheking plus the assertiveness through traffic sounds like a confident rider to me, rather than looking for you.

I just couldn't resist having a go at a segment this morning, despite having a bit of a headwind and my rucksack on. Was reasonably happy with 5th place taking 59s. The Kom has 50s, not sure I could match that.
 

Nebulous

Guru
Location
Aberdeen
This is becoming a bit of a hobby with me, and my speed/ fitness is definitely picking up. I went out last night and did a storming run. I moved up from 7th to 2nd on a segment about 5.5 miles long. It has been ridden over 130 times by 31 people, so I'm pretty chuffed with that!
 

style over speed

riding a f**king bike
I love this applet - map multiple strava rides!

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gaz

Cycle Camera TV
Location
South Croydon
This is becoming a bit of a hobby with me, and my speed/ fitness is definitely picking up. I went out last night and did a storming run. I moved up from 7th to 2nd on a segment about 5.5 miles long. It has been ridden over 130 times by 31 people, so I'm pretty chuffed with that!
I wish it was that 'easy'..

I've got some KOM's.. one for example has been ridden over 3,600 times by more than 400 people.
 

Nebulous

Guru
Location
Aberdeen
I wish it was that 'easy'..

I've got some KOM's.. one for example has been ridden over 3,600 times by more than 400 people.

That's some pretty serious traffic Gaz. A big gap between you and the next person as well. Many of mine have less than 10 people. Some of them are quite serious club riders though. Here's my second place.

I'm a relative newbie though and am ridiculously pleased with the progress I've made, regardless of how it measures up!
 
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Nebulous

Guru
Location
Aberdeen
What amazes me is when I'm the KOM on a segment I never created but when I go into it, I'm the only person who has ridden it :wacko:

Strava creates it for you, if you've ridden it repeatedly or it is particularly steep. If you go into my segments, then created segments it shows you segments that have been created because you rode them, as well as ones you've intentionally made.
 
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