Originally Posted by
moppeddler
Maybe this is a silly question, but why do you need the Garmin AND Strava? Starva does everything you could want, especially if you pay the fee to upgrade. That's probably still cheaper than the Gramin. The only thing I can see that Garmin might do that Starva can't is display a map while riding. That, and Strava can eat up you cell phone battery pretty good. But then again, I don't have the Garmin, so maybe there are things I don't know.
I like how Starva maps your rides for you so I don't have to go to Map MY Ride and do it manually. I'm thinking about upgrading so I can use my HR monitor with it but haven't looked into the cost yet.
Strava gives you computed version of power and you can compete with other riders on sections. Garmin connect has better report functions and I have 704 rides entered that I don't care to import to Strava. Garmin training center has all my rides and is my backup/archive and is good for year to year statisics.