Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Just be aware that people wind up finding what they're looking for. Meaning: do you want to be faster overall, or faster on certain segments? (Either one is ok.) I have a couple of private segments in my Garmin, they're short sprints, I really need to be improving my 60-180 minute power. But that's my fault not the segment's.
I'm in the same boat. I have a couple of private segments in GC that I use to compete against myself. I find it interesting to see where I've set PRs and where I've dogged it.
GC does everything I need. I don't have the time, or the patience for that matter, to compile trip reports in both locations. I started entering data in to GC before Strava was around and I'm too lazy to change my ways now. For users who like the social aspect of Strava, and are invested in racing their buddies and maintaining friends lists, then the $5 a month seems like a small price to pay. Just my random thoughts.