Hey Strava users
03-02-12, 06:21 AM
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03-02-12, 12:05 PM
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I need more cowbell.
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Posting to Strava seems like it would be like riding naked.
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03-02-12, 03:50 PM
#29
Don't mince words
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I've been using Strava consistently since they opened it up to more than 5 uploads/month. I like having all my riding and running stats in one place, and collecting PRs and QOMs.
I've been using Strava consistently since they opened it up to more than 5 uploads/month. I like having all my riding and running stats in one place, and collecting PRs and QOMs.
03-02-12, 04:24 PM
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As has been pointed out, our club, now 16 members strong, has by far the best looking logo of any on Strava.
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03-03-12, 09:47 AM
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Dude,
You *should* put a link to your Strava club in your BF signature.
I signed up for Strava about a month ago, and I tell ya, it turns every little ride into a "contest"...discovered several segments on my commute routes, and it inspires me to crush my newly found opponents...
You *should* put a link to your Strava club in your BF signature.
I signed up for Strava about a month ago, and I tell ya, it turns every little ride into a "contest"...discovered several segments on my commute routes, and it inspires me to crush my newly found opponents...
03-03-12, 11:21 AM
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What? You don't like my "date a zombie" line?
Anyway, good advice.
Anyway, good advice.
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03-03-12, 02:46 PM
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I like the segments feature. I have one KOM, just a short little climb. Don't tell any of the youngsters in the area ... I had a pretty good wind assist that day.
03-03-12, 05:46 PM
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It appears you need a GPS computer to use Strava. That leaves me out until next year...
03-03-12, 07:21 PM
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03-03-12, 09:18 PM
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You can enter rides manually, but if you post great numbers no one will believe you 
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03-04-12, 07:06 AM
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I'm in from Groveland, IL. It will be awhile before I start adding rides due to knee surgery but I hope to get some in by the end of the month. 
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03-04-12, 10:39 AM
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Like that's a bad thing?
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
03-04-12, 10:39 AM
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NV is now on the map!
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
03-04-12, 10:50 AM
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03-04-12, 08:03 PM
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just keep riding
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03-04-12, 08:17 PM
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I have a new game. I check my fellow 50 plus strava posts, and see how many times I need to zoom out on the map before I can tell where they are in this great big ol' world.
03-04-12, 09:54 PM
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I lost interest when I saw the line "compete against friends." I'm done competing. I'm more interested in cooperation these days.
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03-04-12, 11:21 PM
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just keep riding
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No need to take it as a competition no matter how they choose to market the thing. I see it merely as a way to share our rides with friends. No competing on my part.
03-05-12, 10:01 AM
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Just kidding.
It need not be competitive. As an older bent rider, the only time I'm KOM is if I'm the only one who has ridden the segment.
The nice thing about the segments is, if you are concerned about times and stuff, that it is more accurate than the final "average moving speed". My average moving speed is affected by how many people are concerned about whether I come to a dead stop at a stop sign. As I have 3 miles of residential riding until I hit the open road, my average moving speed is not very helpful.
OTOH, last week my legs felt good and I went after one of my training loops and cut something like two minutes off my previous best for a 5+ mile loop. I felt pretty good about that.
But there are times you just have to rein it in and forget about setting all time speed records.
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03-05-12, 12:12 PM
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That's what I love about it the most. Seeing where other people in my area ride gives me new places to consider for myself. Places that I would not think of otherwise. And, even if on the same area, new routes.