Niel1 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Strava counts for NOTHING in life! Absolutely ZERO! Who cares where you place on a segment? The faster everyone realizes it... the better for us all.
-cK- Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 I once made the mistake to point out to an oke his ride was obviously done by a car from a certain point and asked the oke to please crop the ride. The reply I got was that I was disrespectful and it was rude and offensive for doubting his ability. Well if you stand still for more than 40min in the middle of nowhere and then pull away uphill at almost 100km/h you can go do the TDF my friend. Moral of the story, now I just flag suspicious rides because getting P!$$ed at an oke trying to sell me that BS is just not on...
Mada3400 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 i once got 3 KOMs at tokai it was a great ride! got a shuttle and everything i got them removed by sharing the ride on facebook and saying how amazing i am at riding a 15kg trailbike up a hill that dirt roadies race up
BSG Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Strava counts for NOTHING in life! Absolutely ZERO! Who cares where you place on a segment? The faster everyone realizes it... the better for us all.Agree, I only use my recorded rides for challenging myself to see where I've done better. I used to struggle with hills bigtime and on my last two rides on same routes I've decreased my time and increased my speed on certain hills.
blondeonabike Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 To me strava is a tool that helps motivate me to push myself harder. Some segments I nail because I use them for my intervals. I don't have the money and time to race much so I "race" on strava when the time suits me and it costs nothing. It is my bike, my fun and my motivation. I won't be ashamed. Im a proud strava-(add whatever suffix you like here).
Mada3400 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 saying strava counts for nothing is like saying that the Olympics (of course when i say Olympics, i mean every competitive thing ever done of the sake of competition) is pointless. skip to the end if youre too lazy to read the next 5.5 lines i don't care about cricket, but whenever people talk about it i dont give them a lecture about how it doesn't actually matter. thing is though, it matters to them, if i were to force me opinion about cricket on the people talking about cricket it doesnt devalue cricket, it devalues their opinion, which means i value them less, and now since ive told them i think the things they care about are stupid they value me less... the end result is no body wins. the moral of the story is that if people are talking about something you dont care for, dont say anything, if you have nothing useful/nice to say, then say nothing. EDIT:those rules obviously change when you're being sarcastic are intentionally causing ***
Barker Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Does anyone cycle just for fun anymore? No GPS, Heart rate monitors, smart phones, cycle computer, power meter or any other monitoring crap app? Just the open road, scenic surroundings, wind in your face and a water bottle? Mountain Bikers your **** don't count ok! We all know you guys are the hippies of the cycle world and are probably more often than not the happiest bunch among us.When i am just out having fun with my family on the bikes i dont have any gadgets on. When i am cycling by myself it is exercise and that is what i want to measure and record. Not every workout on the bike involves strava segments or speed. I cycle and train for diffrent things on diffrent days. My sunday rides usually involve some strava segments but not the entire route. So ja im a 36 yr old man that regrets not starting sooner with cycling. I put in 3 short 10-20km training sessions a week and do a 60-100km long one on sundays. I also cycle roughly 5km with family every 2nd evening and if i feel upto it i cycle the 30km into work on fridays and back. Does that make me a weekend warrior? Yes i guess so...but that does not mean that i cant go and buy the best bike that i can afford or buy the most expensive gadgets on the market to make my cycling as pleasurable and memorable for me. Same with strava. I am cycling to please ME and no one else. Strava is an awesome tool and a little compitition doesnt hurt anyone.
goya-goya Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 I think all you slooooow fat guys shouldn't even look at strava... It's like a poor guy dreaming about a car he can't afford. No disrespect to financially challenged people. .. cause they don't complain whenever someone has something they can't afford!
Pikey Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Motivates me to beat me!couldnt agree more... But more fun when it's not on though.
johannrissik Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 To me strava is a tool that helps motivate me to push myself harder. Some segments I nail because I use them for my intervals. I don't have the money and time to race much so I "race" on strava when the time suits me and it costs nothing. It is my bike, my fun and my motivation. I won't be ashamed. Im a proud strava-(add whatever suffix you like here). "Stravagette" is the term, emancipating women, one KOM at a time.
Li Mu Bai Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 This is just a point less rant. YUP How do one get rid of these fake stats from strava? Notice that some dude completed a segment on my route in 25sec 105kph avg - not that i care about that specific segment but it just dilutes the value of strava. Does it REALLY matter Already have hard enough time believing some of the stats on strava. sigh* more imporant things to worry about, like which socks to wear with my Santa Cruz
Guest notmyname Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 I am a strava whore. I love pushing myself to go one better and it's great for monitoring kilos on new parts.
cpelser Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 What is a KOM?Something that happens when you feel very very happy.
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