Strava app users - free or upgrade to premium ?

[Tiny01]

Evening all ..

Please bear with me on this one as was only made aware of this app on Saturday & had my first ride out using it on Sunday , with what I've seen of it so far it seems impressive & the auto pause / resume is kinda cool along with a few other features

Now I'm thinking is it worth the £40 odd quid to upgrade to premium & what are the benefits in doing so ?

And a few other points I noticed after "saving & sharing " my ride on Sunday id like answered if possible please

1, I really like the way some of the local routes / rides are broken up into segments , if premium would i be able to see the start point & the finish point of the segment on the map or is there an audible notification that it's approaching / finishing ?

2, who decides where the segments are & names them , I noticed yesterday that a few others had cycled the same route as I yesterday & it compares your time through the segment against there's being a little competitive I really like this part of the app .

Is anybody a premium member & is it worth it before I chuck £40 at it , love to hear your thoughts & thank you for taking the time to read .

 

[Supersuperleeds]

1.) I think this is possible but I don't know on which devices.

2) Any user can create a segment, but you do it on your ride data that you have uploaded.

My opinion premium isn't worth it.

 

[13 rider]

Another none premium user I get everything I want on the free bit. You can click on the map of a segment to see a rough start finish. The new garmins have strava live which let you now when starting a segment I believe it does this premium or not ?.

 

[Cuchilo]

Ive used strava for a few years and now have gone premium this year . Ive gone premium as i use the extra features it gives me to view heart rate and power readings from my self and other riders . It also allows me a 2 month free use of zwift . If i wasn't racing i wouldn't have bothered upgrading to premium

 

[Tiny01]

Another none premium user I get everything I want on the free bit. You can click on the map of a segment to see a rough start finish. The new garmins have strava live which let you now when starting a segment I believe it does this premium or not ?.

Yes I was clicking on the map after the ride & noticing the start / finish etc just be good to have it on the screen as you approach etc , all a bit new to me I must say but like to learn more about it , maybe the money maybe better put to a Garmin unit then

 

[Tiny01]

Ive used strava for a few years and now have gone premium this year . Ive gone premium as i use the extra features it gives me to view heart rate and power readings from my self and other riders . It also allows me a 2 month free use of zwift . If i wasn't racing i wouldn't have bothered upgrading to premium

Cool thanks sounds good , the segments can you see them on the map live or is there an audible alert do you know ?

 

[Mo1959]

Cool thanks sounds good , the segments can you see them on the map live or is there an audible alert do you know ?

A visual alert according to this, and it appears you also have to have a premium membership. Only certain Garmins work with it too. This should give you some info.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...te-for-edge-510-810-and-1000-computers-188811

 

[Tiny01]

Good read that thank you for taking the time to share appreciated

 

[Cuchilo]

Cool thanks sounds good , the segments can you see them on the map live or is there an audible alert do you know ?

I have the 1000 and the alert takes over the screen giving a detailed map of the start and also a virtual partner if you are following other people that have done the segment . I've turned it off as it annoys me .

 

[Tiny01]

Thanks Cuchilo - yeah just watched the video of the 1000 edge looks a nifty bit of kit

 

[Broadside]

I've used both versions, in my opinion the Premium version is not worth it. At £40 it's too expensive, if they made it £10 I reckon they would get huge sign up, but not at £40.

 

[kiriyama]

Free. I spend enough money riding the bike already!

You can make segments by logging in on the website. Can't remember the exact steps to do it. Off the top of my head. But there is a help section that should tell you how.

 

[HarryTheDog]

If your competitive premium is nice in that you can filter by age group and weight. I am of that leaning and know I can't compete against some 30yr old for a KOM but I can against some other 50 odd year old. I also like strava flyby, have been contacted by, and contacted other people on my commute route by using it. There is a little community on certain parts of my route via comments and flyby and I have only been using it since December. I dont know if you get flyby with basic.

 

[zizou]

If you are a BC member you can get a 2 month free trial of the premium

 

[Big Dave laaa]

Premium user here. The extra features such as HR and power monitoring are worth it for me but each to their own. It's a decent enough app in its free state