Originally Posted by Mithrandir

I see literally no benefit in Strava Premium for myself.

1) I'm on beta blockers, which lowers my heart rate dramatically, therefore all "suffer score" calculations aren't going to be anywhere near accurate or useful.
2) I don't have a power meter, and I can tell right away that their power estimations are way off; it says I spike up to 1,500 watts sometimes. Yeah right. Given how windy it is here 9 months out of the year, I just don't see how any of their estimates can be useful.
3) I seem to be one of the only people in the area that actually use Strava anyway. Almost every segment I try out I'm in the top 5, and also dead last. I have a few KoM's, which is so utterly ridiculous it's funny, but there's absolutely no reason for me to filter my results by group; I'm 100% certain I'm the only 30-40 year old 400 pound cyclist in the area attempting category 3 and 4 climbs.


It does amuse me when I look at segments in California and see up to 1,000 people on the board. That's ridiculous, I can't imagine seeing that many cyclists around (yes I know it's not all at once).


http://app.strava.com/athletes/154287