La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

Good points there. I'm sure Strava are well aware of the issue, but probably have decided that it's more trouble than it's worth to try to deal with it. Even if there are times and power outputs that are clearly bogus (like 700W at 70 bpm, or just power outputs that would be improbable in a pro rider at any bpm).

EDIT: I tried to flag the two fastest times but they can't be flagged as they are 'already resolved'. So clearly the lad who cycled down the M50 to get to Three Rock is happy with his KOM.

Speaking of elevation gained, I began using the Strava base map data for elevation earlier this year. Previously I had a Garmin 520 which tended to add a few metres too many at times (especially on windy days). I've been using a Wahoo for most of this year and it tends to be quite miserly on metres climbed and windy days affect it to lesser degree than the Garmin.

I don't do as many hills these days compared to few years ago so metres up aren't of any real concern to me but I find that using the Strava data keeps ride data relative and consistent.

I have noticed that every time I start my 1030 a small message appears saying something along the lines of 'elevation calibrated to current location'

I should rescind my membership of this forum, I finally passed my driving test at the grand old age of 47 on my 5th attempt. It only took 17 years... 🙄🤪

Basically I'm so used to cycling everywhere that I never practised driving enough to pass previously. I live in a suburban environment pretty much 10km from anywhere I needed to get to in a hurry. Cycling any distance certainly doesn't phase me either so I never really saw the benefit of driving to go places.

Anyway I'm proof that an old dog can learn a new trick.

Now to start moaning about fuel costs, road tax and ninja cyclists. I'll get me keys - the Motoring forum is over there....

Got this from Strava this morning:

We know that bad leaderboard data is no fun.

You give a segment your best and think that the elusive crown might be yours. But you head to the leaderboard only to find that the fastest activity – and the one keeping you from the top of the podium – seems off, due either to faulty GPS data or incorrect activity type.

We hear you, and we’re working to fix it. Here’s how we’re tackling the issue:

Identifying incorrect activity type – If an athlete misclassified their activity (i.e., ride for run, e-bike for bike, etc.), Strava will now suggest that they change the activity type to reduce the amount of miscategorized uploads you encounter on leaderboards.

Partial activity exclusion – Strava’s auto-detection tool used to exclude an entire activity if a single segment effort had bad GPS data. We’ve upgraded the tool to enable partial exclusion, so if one segment effort has bad data, the rest of the activity will stay intact and remain eligible to compete on other segment leaderboards.

Retroactive leaderboard cleanup – Our team is making the effort to check historical leaderboard data so that all efforts you see there are legitimate. But because GPS technology has evolved over the years, scrubbing older activity data warrants different solutions than more recent ones. This work is ongoing.

We’re committed to fair competition, and to ensuring that segment leaderboards are accurate, reliable and fun. Thanks for your patience as we continue to work toward removing invalid efforts from Strava, and for continuing to help us in flagging the efforts you see that don’t look right. You can continue to do so from the web.

Just had to collect something in Airside Retail Park, near Swords. Just out of curiosity, because I may have missed something, how are you supposed to get back to the road to Santry when you approach the Airport roundabout coming back south on a bike? The road seems to pull you towards the motorway, there are no pedestrian crossings that I could see, and the cycle track on the other side isn't two-way. I managed it alright, but it required a lot of looking around and concentrating, and walking across a grass median. Just wondering whether I missed some obvious way of getting through

"total control over the process in a womb-like personal environment" - I'm not sure you have 'total control' in the womb ...