Thread: Strava Changes
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Old 05-26-20 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sy Reene
Only the top 10 care about the leaderboard, right? That leaves lots of users unaccounted for that still use Strava anyway.
The top 10 leaderboard is completely useless in a lot of places. Most of the segments I ride have way more than the top 10 (so flagging is a waste of time) made up of people averaging 45mph uphill...

Originally Posted by johnd01
Other than they are not making money, what evidence do you have? What would you do differently
I have been paying for several years.
As others have said, why not give the option of watching ads while still getting it for free? Why not make it $1 a month, instead?

Also, as others have mentioned, they need free users to make the leaderboards interesting. It reminds me of free to play video games, where people who play like to complain about "free" players, meanwhile the games generally need a lot of players online to make them viable, so the free players are absolutely essential.
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