Silly STRAVA Racing

[Supersuperleeds]

Nice!

Which challenge is it?
I can only see The Extender challenge still open for cycling on Strava.

Its too flat around my local area to really hit the climbing challenges unless I go up and down the same few hills several times.

I really need to find a nice hill by me to hit to really challenge myself.

http://www.strava.com/challenges/vueltaskelta

For some reason it isn't (or wasn't) appearing on the challenges page, I got it when it popped up on my dashboard that someone I know had joined it.

 

[BSRU]

http://www.strava.com/challenges/vueltaskelta

For some reason it isn't (or wasn't) appearing on the challenges page, I got it when it popped up on my dashboard that someone I know had joined it.

You actually do more climbing as Strava always considerably under calculates height gained compared to any other logging sites I use, especially when you use the elevation correction feature.

 

[Frood42]

http://www.strava.com/challenges/vueltaskelta

For some reason it isn't (or wasn't) appearing on the challenges page, I got it when it popped up on my dashboard that someone I know had joined it.

Thank you

Although I have only done 712 metres so far since it started, so I am looking at 714 metres a day to complete it.
Which considering at the best I do 461 metres during my commute, I don't think is really going to be a target for me this month, I shall stick to the distance challenge for now and will have to do it another time.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You actually do more climbing as Strava always considerably under calculates height gained compared to any other logging sites I use, especially when you use the elevation correction feature.

I know, my gps unit and ridewithgps are normally pretty close together on height climbed, Strava normally knocks around 30-35% off what my GPS says, for example, this mornings ride my GPS said just over 1,800 feet, Strava knocked that down to 1,500 feet on upload and then down again to 1,200 feet after it recalculated. I want to bag another 800 feet on the way home, so I will have to ride 1,200 to secure it!

 

[BSRU]

I know, my gps unit and ridewithgps are normally pretty close together on height climbed, Strava normally knocks around 30-35% off what my GPS says, for example, this mornings ride my GPS said just over 1,800 feet, Strava knocked that down to 1,500 feet on upload and then down again to 1,200 feet after it recalculated. I want to bag another 800 feet on the way home, so I will have to ride 1,200 to secure it!

1,800 to 1,200, that's nasty, it is a difficult enough challenge already without loosing so much.

 

[HLaB]

I know, my gps unit and ridewithgps are normally pretty close together on height climbed, Strava normally knocks around 30-35% off what my GPS says, for example, this mornings ride my GPS said just over 1,800 feet, Strava knocked that down to 1,500 feet on upload and then down again to 1,200 feet after it recalculated. I want to bag another 800 feet on the way home, so I will have to ride 1,200 to secure it!

Lol, Strava keeps on crashing on me (cr@p IT) but I'd be surprised if Strava was even able to knock 30% of my GPS for my ride yesterday.

Edit: I managed to get the Garmin Connect and strava up, the both say 446 ft for 31.6miles, I'm surprised its actually that much

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just been playing with the gps and there is a setting that lets you record the elevation data either from GPS or the map data. Is currently set to GPS, going to switch it to map data for the ride home and see what happens.

 

[gaz]

Strava now do heatmaps for premium members

 

[mrBishboshed]

Does Strava also under calculate the calories? I am fed up having to keep manually working them out when I get back from my ride for my record book.

 

[Spartak]

3 KOM's & a 5th place on this mornings early commute ( 04:30 ).
Its great when the roads are clear & good conditions
Need to have a rest now !!!

 

[Stonechat]

Does Strava also under calculate the calories? I am fed up having to keep manually working them out when I get back from my ride for my record book.

It's surely only an estimate.

 

[Hacienda71]

Strava now do heatmaps for premium members

Where is that function Gaz?

 

[Rob3rt]

Strava now do heatmaps for premium members

And what use is this new feature? lol! I can think of much more useful things they could have spent their time and resources on!

 

[400bhp]

And what use is this new feature? lol! I can think of much more useful things they could have spent their time and resources on!

The information was already out there via another website. I suspect they just bought the rights/employed the geezer that set it up?

What use is it? It's a bit of fun, a la STRAVA

 

[Frood42]

Does Strava also under calculate the calories? I am fed up having to keep manually working them out when I get back from my ride for my record book.

It is an estimate, but I find it always under calculates quite a bit when compared to my GPS device (which I have an HRM hooked up to - but again even with an HRM it is a guesstimate).

I prefer to use Endomondo for the calories stuff (as I can sync it with FitBit and MyFitnessPal), it is not completely perfect, but always much closer to my GPS device than Strava is.