STRAVA NUTTERS !!!!!

[airider]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 13 February 2014 at 20:57

[TKF]

anonymous said:

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[P-Jay]

Well.... that's a lot of information there.

I used it once, just to test it out on my Mountain Bike, anyway, wet muddy day, riding solo not really the best recipe for outright speed - but a quick review showed me top 6% on my favourite descent, which I was happy with.


For about a nanosecond, then my head was swirling with "maybe I'm not as good as I think I am" because whilst I was top 6% I was waaaaaay off the place of KOM, 10mph average over a savage section of trail, they were averaging my max speed - that's just not possible, the margin of error there is tiny, there's no run-of and mistakes will end in much pain and suffering, but never the less I started plotting where I could shave a second here and a second there.

Then it dawned on me, I wouldn't be happy unless I was KOM, top 5% still wouldn't make me happy - and I was digitally racing pro riders, half my age on brand new, beautifully maintained bike - Strava was only going to make me unhappy and / or very badly hurt. I uninstalled it.

[JQ]

You joined Pistonheads specifically to tell us this?

[will_]

lepetitoeuf said:

Awful trolling.

Is it?

In my view Strava is a curse which encourages bad riding and risk taking.

A bit like being able to easily guess which drivers are on their phones it's often easy to identify riders who are more focused on Strava than the road.

[47p2]

Fantastic first post

[okgo]

Bore off OP

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[davepoth]

You might as well do what the KOM has done, and buy a moped.

HTH.

[d8mok]

I've ditched strava since I purchased my edge 200. It's so much nicer being able to chase myself rather than all the segments on strava.

[ecsrobin]

airider said:

After searching the net for other examples of strava nutters I came across many posts from piston heads, hence my comments. I have not simply joined to comment on this.

Ohh sorry I forgot your not entitled to an opinion thesedays!!

I posted this as I feel I can't be the only guy who feels like this. Riding head down and carelessly is never good

Did you lose your KOM or............

your on a 1 man internet craze to get everyone to stop using strava and ride sensibly?

You should start an e-petition people on facebook love them..........

[TKF]

We like Strava and we like spelling. Might not be the best place for you.

Maybe go cry on a YouTube comments page?

[Grandfondo]

Just joined Strava and downloaded 2 years worth of data and have 2 KOMs without knowing where the segments were just out pedaling!
Quite a few top 10s also but now I know where the segments are maybe a bit more effort will be given!

If KOMs are so important to people maybe a bit of racing would get a bit of perspective!

[Some Gump]

People riding like dicks isn't strava's fault - it just makes them more noticable.

Imo, strava is still the best new thing to have happened since they made brifters...

[superkartracer]

will_ said:

lepetitoeuf said:

Awful trolling.

In my view Strava is a curse which encourages bad riding and risk taking.

No... thats Dogging buddy.

Strava is

[KeithR]

Strava is a love/hate thing for me. I deleted my account a while back because I got sick of the pressure I put on myself every time I went out, and still do to an extent. But for all the horrid reasons I deleted it, I created a new one!

Moral of the story is, don't take Strava too seriously. It's a bit of fun and one of many training tools in the box.

I confess to not always eating my own words though, like last night when I attempted a flat half mile segment. I pushed to within an inch of my life and actually felt a bit sick. However when I got home and uploaded the ride, it was clear I completely mis-judged where the segment started and ended. I was livid! Haha!

[superkartracer]

KeithR said:

it was clear I completely mis-judged where the segment started and ended. I was livid! Haha!