I've never cared for any of the paid features they advertise. I can analyze my rides on my own without Strava. I use it to track where I've been, get approximate TSS and calorie info if I'm on my gravel bike with no power meter, and check out where friends are riding. I also like checking out my segment times on various segments. Removing segment info is annoying, but I suspect it'll just be nice to have less to obsess over after a ride, once the annoyance of not having this option wears off.
Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
In general, how many people who have Strava, actually run strava (on their phone) while they ride?
All the years I raced I had a Joule head unit. Always raced with my phone with Strava recording just so I didn't have to wait til I drove home to upload. Some years I'd upload power data from training rides. The only reason not to use my phone was the power data, and I had that on my computer anyway. Now I have a Wahoo head unit that can upload through my phone, so I've stopped using my phone to record.
Originally Posted by
Rider_1
I think I have an idea of what Strava is, but I'm too lazy to Google it, so I'd thought I'd give the good folks here a chance to educate me. What is it and why do you like it? What does it offer that makes it so attractive?
Simply, it tracks where I ride and I can go back and see where I rode, how many miles I did last year, or the 4th week of 2017, or whatever. Also almost everyone uses it, so it's a social media for bike riding. Kinda like almost everyone uses facebook, therefore I never use SMS or ask for phone numbers anymore.