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[400bhp]

I understand that, but my flagged rides are those with no GPS errors.

Have you contacted strava to ask them to un-flag your ride?

 

[willhub]

Have you contacted strava to ask them to un-flag your ride?

Yeah.

 

[400bhp]

and?

 

[potsy]

Got a couple of pb's today, nice ride to work and back on the Secteur instead of the laden CX.
Knocked 5 seconds off one segment, and 3 off another, little steps

Nearly forgot to mention, that 5 second improvement moved me up past fossy, gb155 and my fast colleague, just Mr Edwards to get past now

 

[Hacienda71]

Nearly forgot to mention, that 5 second improvement moved me up past fossy, gb155 and my fast colleague, just Mr Edwards to get past now

Is this new avatar cos you is now a racing snake?

 

[SoloCyclist]

Right. I planned a 100 mile ride for today. I've been choking to get under 5hrs for this distance but I chose a more hilly ride than normal. So wasn't too hopeful. The only segment I decided to go for a decent time on was Dukes Pass in the trossachs ( got7th/239 over and 10th/250 up it). Now I used google maps to plan the ride and it came in at exactly 100.1miles. I needed some lozenges for a lurking sore throat so stopped at the local shop then started strava and off I went. Now I did the ride in 4hrs 58min 14 secs. But Strava showed 98.3 and an avg. speed of 19.8mph. I "sprinted" up and down the main drag at the end to complete the 100mile. ended up doing 101.1 and averaging 19.9.

Questions: Which is more accurate Google Maps or Strava/iphone GPS? Can I claim a sub 5hr 100 mile?

Be kind, you know what I want to hear :-) http://app.strava.com/rides/17650777

 

[gaz]

Right. I planned a 100 mile ride for today. I've been choking to get under 5hrs for this distance but I chose a more hilly ride than normal. So wasn't too hopeful. The only segment I decided to go for a decent time on was Dukes Pass in the trossachs ( got7th/239 over and 10th/250 up it). Now I used google maps to plan the ride and it came in at exactly 100.1miles. I needed some lozenges for a lurking sore throat so stopped at the local shop then started strava and off I went. Now I did the ride in 4hrs 58min 14 secs. But Strava showed 98.3 and an avg. speed of 19.8mph. I "sprinted" up and down the main drag at the end to complete the 100mile. ended up doing 101.1 and averaging 19.9.

Questions: Which is more accurate Google Maps or Strava/iphone GPS? Can I claim a sub 5hr 100 mile?

Be kind, you know what I want to hear :-) http://app.strava.com/rides/17650777

Google maps won't take into account you taking corners shorter / longer. and thus the distance won't be correct. Just like if you ride exactly the same route to work each day, you probably won't do the same distance.

 

[SoloCyclist]

Google maps won't take into account you taking corners shorter / longer. and thus the distance won't be correct. Just like if you ride exactly the same route to work each day, you probably won't do the same distance.

Bah! Not what I wanted to hear. Crossbar again then

 

[Hacienda71]

Bah! Not what I wanted to hear. Crossbar again then

Whatever it was, damn good ride there

 

[doctornige]

Oh dear. I just uploaded all my historical ride data (including the first, short tentative rides when I was hopelessly unfit) and have discovered an epic downhill segment that I could probably nail. My latest quick time on this TOP SECRET segment was recorded while being chased down the slope by a tour coach, and it put me third with only 10 seconds to gain form KOM. That's tomorrow morning accounted for then.

 

[SoloCyclist]

Whatever it was, damn good ride there

Thanks Hacienda, I'm sure if I had revisited one of the other flatter routes I've done in the past I would have smashed it but I'm glad I did this one. No regrets.

Edit: Thanks for the Kudos Gaz. That's the first I've had :-)

 

[400bhp]

Oh dear. I just uploaded all my historical ride data (including the first, short tentative rides when I was hopelessly unfit) and have discovered an epic downhill segment that I could probably nail. My latest quick time on this TOP SECRET segment was recorded while being chased down the slope by a tour coach, and it put me third with only 10 seconds to gain form KOM. That's tomorrow morning accounted for then.

The Brickworks then.

 

[400bhp]

Read the comments, hillarious.

http://app.strava.com/rides/17530095#321024795

 

[doctornige]

The Brickworks then.

heh. No. Never seen a Reisenbus on that!

 

[gaz]

Read the comments, hillarious.

http://app.strava.com/rides/17530095#321024795

Hahaha.