Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
Yeah just use free services. The best policy is to get something for nothing and expect more. Us that are paying members of Strava and the like don't mind paying for the freeloaders out there. @ $59 a year Strava may or may not be worth it to you. If the power data is "almost-useless" so be it. Might it be better to simply state that in your opinion the power data presentation on Strava was not worth it for you?
No need to be so sensitive unless you own a piece of Strava. Strava extracts value from the 'freeloaders' you refer to and they are happy to provide the service they do. I've used Strava for a couple of years together with Golden Cheetah for tracking power. I upgraded recently to Strava's premium service. I ended up looking at a heat map and not much else so I cancelled the premium service.
I agree that Strava is a poor substitute for Golden Cheetah as far as managing power.