Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

Prior to Strava, I became a member of BikeJournal, where I manually logged my rides. It was, and still is, a whole community. Yep, they still have competitions for stuff all the time. Before computers, I kept up with club members the hard way - reporting our mileage to each other when we showed up for rides, and old-fashioned 'pick-up' races. Strava may not motivate me, but being part of a community (like this one?) can make things more enjoyable.