Wanting to be the fastest on a particular Strava segment...

[potsy]

I expect that most reasonable people would probably have interpreted that comment in a similar way that I did.

I'm obviously one of the unreasonable ones as I took it as a bit of light hearted banter

 

[Upstream]

I'm obviously one of the unreasonable ones as I took it as a bit of light hearted banter

Haha... Not at all, you're one of the minority of reasonable people who saw it as banter

 

[Hont]

I'm not a fan of Strava for comparing against others (just because you know some are cheating or at least loading the dice in their favour), but I think it's a perfectly valid tool for comparing your own fitness on certain climbs/segments.

On an up and down course, the theory is to give more on the uphills than down as fewer of your watts are wasted moving air out of the way (due to the exponential effect of wind resistance v speed). By the same token if it's a significant downhill a better tactic is to get very aero rather than pedal. All of that makes pacing very difficult, though, and many TTers simply try to ride to a fixed output.

 

[jefmcg]

Change your sex of strava to female.

I had a QOM at 5mph (i must have been walking at the time, the segment was created some time after I travelled it, so I'm not sure)

 

[vickster]

Talking of evil people who come along and steal your QOM

 

[jdtate101]

I'm not a fan of Strava for comparing against others (just because you know some are cheating or at least loading the dice in their favour), but I think it's a perfectly valid tool for comparing your own fitness on certain climbs/segments.

On an up and down course, the theory is to give more on the uphills than down as fewer of your watts are wasted moving air out of the way (due to the exponential effect of wind resistance v speed). By the same token if it's a significant downhill a better tactic is to get very aero rather than pedal. All of that makes pacing very difficult, though, and many TTers simply try to ride to a fixed output.

Couldn't agree more. The introduction of segment goals (if you're a premium member) is exactly for the reason of stretching yourself on a segment/climb. I much prefer this now to Strava KOM bombing. What would be really useful would be to see a graphical representation of your avg speed over time, so you can see the trend going up or down. The power stuff is now really good and I can see improvement over last yr:

 

[HLaB]

The frustration with Strava is you steal someone's KOM/QOM and then the bugger goes out and wins it back as s/he was just out for a stroll the first time I get more satisfaction from faster average times and beating my previous bests...oh and enjoying the ride and not getting squashed by crazies!

I got an 'uh oh' yesterday lost a 19ish mph segment to a 21ish mph ride; clicked on the ride labelled as a 'relaxed training ride'!

 

[Garz]

I... 'relaxed training ride'!

Damn - must change my next one to read "Pootle on my fat tyred BSO"

 

[Rob3rt]

I have a life. However I do question how sad a person must be who, with an inability to post anything constructive, takes the time to post such a ridiculous comment!

I think Zofo was on the money, that was exactly my initial thought when I saw this thread, but then I wound my neck in, lol

On the plus side, at least the segment you are after is a mile long rather than one of these silly 0.1-0.3 mile segments!

 

[Garz]

I noticed some people create segments that peel off a main road after TL's onto a route to their home direction. This means the segment wont compare with the mainstream of riders as they continue beyond the lights.

I think they need to change the headings to some of these titles as 'KOM' is hardly apt for a descent or technical sprint.

 

[HLaB]

I noticed some people create segments that peel off a main road after TL's onto a route to their home direction. This means the segment wont compare with the mainstream of riders as they continue beyond the lights.

I think they need to change the headings to some of these titles as 'KOM' is hardly apt for a descent or technical sprint.

I've seen af few hill climbs that u'turn round a roundabout

 

[Bman]

Is there a way to find segments in my area without registering?

I will not register on a website just to find out if i want to use it or not!

 

[potsy]

Is there a way to find segments in my area without registering?

I will not register on a website just to find out if i want to use it or not!

There are segments everywhere, the whole of the UK's roads are one long strava segment

 

[VamP]

There are segments everywhere, the whole of the UK's roads are one long strava segment

Let's be fair...

Every bit of road has multiple segments now

 

[Bman]

Thats cool. I'd be interested in seeing if any of these segments are on stretches of road where I try to beat a PB already. I just didnt want to register (giving away personal info in the process) just to find the closest run is 50miles away

I might be persuaded to register