Strava now has unlimited uploads for free

Inquitus

Strava has recently lifted the 5 uploads a month limit for free users. Its a decent alternative to Garmin Connect and Ridewithgps.

The best feature it has is it analyses your rides to detect hills and then creates what are called segments. i.e. Howth Village Side or Howth Sutton Side. It then creates a leaderboard containing the times over the designated climbs of all riders who have submitted a ride which contains the segment.

Handy for a bit of fun, and to compare how you fare on certain climbs compared to other people. Its handy for a bit of craic and maybe some friendly boards rivalry!

I wouldn't use it for all my rides, but its a bit of fun to submit any of those over recognised Strava climbs, just to see how you compare to some of your peers.

Cookie_Monster

seems to have crashed totally though...

Inquitus

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

seems to have crashed totally though...

Works fine for me

Cookie_Monster

Inquitus wrote: »

Works fine for me

hmm... I can get the site fine, but when it goes to "https" for login stuff I get that "no can do" page...

Cookie_Monster

I think work was blocking it.

http://app.strava.com/segments/652231

at least I'm not last

I'm not sure I like the idea of the rankings, could lead to quite a lot of silliness

dastardly00

I haven't come across this website before, so I've just signed up and uploaded a couple of spins I've done. It's pretty cool, it gives a nice bit of info about the climbs (or "segments") that you've done, and the rankings make things exciting too.
Interestingly, it seems to categorise climbs slightly differently than MapMyRide. Climbs on Strava seem to have a higher average gradient and so are a harder category compared to MapMyRide (no more MapMyRide for me then, Strava FTW!) :cool:
Also, I've just downloaded the Strava Android App, I must give that a shot next time I'm on the bike.

triggermortis

I've just loaded all my garmin rides onto strava and I can't see much difference in this and the garmin site. Haven't had a good look at it all yet, just a first impression.
Don't know if I'll be entering anything on any leaderboards as I'm pretty sure I know where I'll be on there..

Inquitus

triggermortis wrote: »

I've just loaded all my garmin rides onto strava and I can't see much difference in this and the garmin site. Haven't had a good look at it all yet, just a first impression.
Don't know if I'll be entering anything on any leaderboards as I'm pretty sure I know where I'll be on there..

The only real benefit of this over the other sites is the leaderboards for climbs and the ability to compare yourself with your peers, or compete with your friends on said climbs.

Idleater

You also seem to be able to segment the uploads. Garmin connect has added courses and is promising more features so I'll upload to both. Besides this news is is so yesterday

triggermortis

Been having a closer look at a few things and it's giving me hassle trying to load someone else's route onto my garmin, ie I can't do it. Found a site that's supposed to change the file format for me but all I got was a screen of jibberish. To be fair, I haven't tried doing this with any other sites yet but I'll be looking into it later

seve65

Idleater wrote: »

..Besides this news is is so yesterday

maybe but the segment comparison is great for fun and competitiveness whether thats with yourself or others. Its actually very addictive, you will never look at a run of the mill ride up a hill you ride a lot in the same light, after it tells you when you get home youve hit a new KOM. The new sufferfest score is an amusing measure as well. The dashboard showing your recent rides and others who you follow is quite interesting as well. Seems like it more popular on the continent and in the States than here.

seve65

you can publish your own segments on your favourite bit of tarmac, then see how you do each time, and others if you make it public.:)

Cookie_Monster

the segment thing is a good bit of fun. maybe a bit reckless for downhills though

buffalo

Well Garmin is refusing to accept the upload of today's Randonee. Guess it's time to try Strava!

buffalo

Does anyone know why I appear at the top right here - http://www.strava.com/segments/luggala-climb-from-ballinastoe-652460 - but not in the list?

Chips Lovell

I can see you on the list.

Diarmuid

It's a pretty cool site , I like how you can compare and analyse the segments. You can try and figure out where you are losing those valuable seconds in the descents

buffalo

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

I can see you on the list.

Interesting... are you logged in as a user?

Chips Lovell

buffalo wrote: »

Interesting... are you logged in as a user?

Yep. I'm logged in as me.

It's acted funny on me before. For example, on my home PC I can't see leaderboards in Firefox, but can in IE. I can see them on Firefox on my work PC.

Also, the enter your weight to calculate power thing never seems to work for me.

buffalo

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Yep. I'm logged in as me.

It's acted funny on me before. For example, on my home PC I can't see leaderboards in Firefox, but can in IE. I can see them on Firefox on my work PC.

Also, the enter your weight to calculate power thing never seems to work for me.

Dang, I can see me on the list as a user, but not when I'm logged out. I'm trying to figure out if it's a privacy thing. I want all the world to hail me as leader of the Luggala ascent!

At least until the next time Diarmuid goes up it.

But yes, very nifty site, though I've hit a few bugs already.

Inquitus

buffalo wrote: »

Dang, I can see me on the list as a user, but not when I'm logged out. I'm trying to figure out if it's a privacy thing. I want all the world to hail me as leader of the Luggala ascent!.

There's nothing wrong with Strava is there? This is just a ruse to shout about you being KOM on Luggala

BrookieD

had a bad time trying to sign up to that site but got there in the end, will try it out tonight on my cycle and see what happens

Cookie_Monster

oh dear, I'm last on that climb

Dermot Illogical

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Also, the enter your weight to calculate power thing never seems to work for me.

It didn't work for me either until I used my HRM.

shaungil

This app is deadlyhas totally re-invigorated my commute!

seve65

Yes its great, been using since May. Possibly as time goes by it might not be quite so addictive as one's times plateau a bit on regular routes and as one gets older and slower...possibly...probably...definitely !!!

The number of new users seems to have increased dramatically in the past month which is upping the standard of some of the KOMs.

shaungil

well a few of us from Swords have signed up and the slagging has commenced. Most are on Boards too.

Will expect to see some commuters in full TT gear. :eek:

Diarmuid

Knowing the Swords guys, they are probably commuting in the car with the Garmin on the dashboard....

Dermot Illogical

shaungil wrote: »

This app is deadlyhas totally re-invigorated my commute!

Was looking at your times on it with mouth open! >>> :eek: <<<

sean_d

Diarmuid wrote: »

Knowing the Swords guys, they are probably commuting in the car with the Garmin on the dashboard....

Speaking of same, can anybody vouch for this guy's (sole) ride?
51kph average from Taylor's to Lamb Doyle's with a VAM of 4536 is seriously impressive

Raam

Diarmuid wrote: »

Knowing the Swords guys, they are probably commuting in the car with the Garmin on the dashboard....

Icksnay on the rkay

shaungil

Diarmuid wrote: »

Knowing the Swords guys, they are probably commuting in the car with the Garmin on the dashboard....

Bring it on

Raam

Diarmuid wrote: »

Knowing the Swords guys, they are probably commuting in the car with the Garmin on the dashboard....

Actually, didn't you do one in the car, and subsequently now have the KOM?

Diarmuid

Raam wrote: »

Actually, didn't you do one in the car, and subsequently now have the KOM?

yeah, my last attempt on the hill climb route. And I didn't even beat the top two times!!

Chips Lovell

sean_d wrote: »

Speaking of same, can anybody vouch for this guy's (sole) ride?
51kph average from Taylor's to Lamb Doyle's with a VAM of 4536 is seriously impressive

That's a descent.

Raam

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

That's a descent.

Looks like an ascent to me.
http://app.strava.com/rides/999226#18406430

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Looks like an ascent to me.
http://app.strava.com/rides/999226#18406430

It came up as something different the first time I clicked on it.

ryan_sherlock

What has happened is that the person who entered the segment had very dodgy ascent data - I ride up there a good bit - it is NOT 8.8% average => VAMS are way off.

I get a gradient of 3.2% average when I look at it in Ascent...

I have flagged the segment for fixing.

buffalo

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

I have flagged the segment for fixing.

Sweet, didn't know you could do that.

Inquitus

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

What has happened is that the person who entered the segment had very dodgy ascent data - I ride up there a good bit - it is NOT 8.8% average => VAMS are way off.

I get a gradient of 3.2% average when I look at it in Ascent...

I have flagged the segment for fixing.

51.7kph average is still not credible though surely?

Cookie_Monster

Inquitus wrote: »

51.7kph average is still not credible though surely?

no, not unless he was holding onto something

seve65

Inquitus wrote: »

51.7kph average is still not credible though surely?

No not uphill anyway. The guy has another segment averaging over 50k...
http://app.strava.com/segments/700436

Idleater

shaungil wrote: »

Bring it on

Link from Strava

Cookie_Monster

Or cheat your way to a wall of unbreakable trophies and enjoy all the fortune, women and power that come with internet cycling fame.

sweet!






:P

shaungil

Idleater wrote: »

Link from Strava

Diarmuid is someone questioning your integrity?

Idleater

shaungil wrote: »

Diarmuid is someone questioning your integrity?

Diarmuid didn't set a KOM to his fridge did he?

That has to be the best cheat

kennyb3

Anybody know what the story is with getting old rides up? Have a forerunner 305 and only uploading from late July onwards. Basically sayiong empty beside the others even though they are there

seve65

kennyb3 wrote: »

Anybody know what the story is with getting old rides up? Have a forerunner 305 and only uploading from late July onwards. Basically sayiong empty beside the others even though they are there

Dont know about that, but if its a small number u can always export from the garmin training centre to tcx files and upload to strava from there.

Lusk Doyle

seve65 wrote: »

Dont know about that, but if its a small number u can always export from the garmin training centre to tcx files and upload to strava from there.

Or else email the same to strava if you have lots and no time (patience). They do it for you.

kennyb3

Loads of data from june to mid august, so cant be arsed. I ll just use it going forward

Its also annoyingly picking up 100 odd km of running

Lusk Doyle

kennyb3 wrote: »

Loads of data from june to mid august, so cant be arsed. I ll just use it going forward

What's the matter? Scared your past performances won't get you any imaginary medals