potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Both arms/shoulders are stiffening up nicely, won't be doing any weight lifting for a while, can just about pick my sausage sarnie up
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400bhp
Guru
Questions:
Why are there hidden segments?
Is there an inbuilt bullshit meter? I am second on this segment (which is hidden incidentally), quite a bit back from 1st yet am recorded as KoM? 1st is very fast on that stretch.
Why are there hidden segments?
Is there an inbuilt bullshit meter? I am second on this segment (which is hidden incidentally), quite a bit back from 1st yet am recorded as KoM? 1st is very fast on that stretch.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
I have created two segements, one I had to keep going back and editing it as it was not collecting the right spots ended up doing it with Streetview, on the third edit it became "Hidden" Another segment started out as a locked segment (for use by me only) but made it public and it is a hidden one, I think the latter is the most common reason that and it it overlaps another segement. I think Strava will have to start to show the Segement creator as a couple of mine are silly, The first creation was to try and get 100% of the hill rather than the first tiny bit which was the original segement.
I did a 20 miler 90% of it the first time segments on my Strava logs, only got 4 PR's out of 15 Segments, was rather expecting 15 PR's as it was the first time for most of them. Did my first Cat 4 as well and came in a respectable 7th http://app.strava.com/segments/942199 and 8th on the second part http://app.strava.com/segments/1369696 Which I was pleased with.
I did a 20 miler 90% of it the first time segments on my Strava logs, only got 4 PR's out of 15 Segments, was rather expecting 15 PR's as it was the first time for most of them. Did my first Cat 4 as well and came in a respectable 7th http://app.strava.com/segments/942199 and 8th on the second part http://app.strava.com/segments/1369696 Which I was pleased with.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Not sure why they are hidden, but if you 'unhide' them they are shown next time you click on the ride.
Maybe there are segments that people don't want to be seen on? Or have no interest in competing on?
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Sounds like a challenge to me :P My time on that climb is crap at the moment.
There is one just a few roads along that is also a good climb http://app.strava.com/segments/1450128
Andrew_P
In between here and there
It was the route of the least evil!!
My commute takes me out over the downs at the lowest point, A23 etc. and as I am planing on doing a few more rides that do not involve going to work I thought I would have practice ride heading east, and picked that way, going to do Stoats Nest and maybe Marlpit next. I really want to start practicing hills because any of the decent scenic routes will be hilly, other than heading out towards work.which will be pretty boring. Not sure about West never feels that natural to me heading over towards Epsom but might give that a try. The other flatish exit point for me would be north towards Croydon but that does not sound like much fun!
I was quite surprised by the lack of riders on Purley Downs Road when I got back and uploaded it!!
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Nope.. it is a hill off the beaten track so not many know about it.
I found my favourite local hill, Elcombe Hill is in one segment, disappointingly though the segment creator has include the gentle downhill bit before the climb and stopped the segment half way up the hill, just when it gets interesting, the section that catches you out if you have over done it on the lower part of the climb.
endoman
Senior Member
- Location
- Chesterfield
Couple of decent segments for me today, only to find KOM's at 74 mph, and 36 mph, great achievement to do it in the car!
Andrew_P
In between here and there
To be fair a lot of it is Strava linking to the Phone or GPS that did the ride, I tried to do a segement and on the Google map it looked perfect created it and it missed out the top of the hill and started too early. In the end I used street view to create it.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Just re-create it as it should be and call it 'Elcombe Hill - The Real Climb'
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Could have got the KoM on thisone today, was flying had to ease off car turning right and then the lights turned red, had I known how close I was I could have made it 6 seconds quicker. Prime example of how commuters have the edge, I caught the perfect weather and wind conditions.
http://app.strava.com/segments/1498730
http://app.strava.com/segments/1498730
