E-bike Strava chasers

[Long Wheel Base]

Have you joined a club/group recently?

Hmm ja, Some peter sagan fan group. I reckon you spot on. Thanks

[Mongoose!]

Lately I have been getting kudos from very random people that don't follow me. Some of them are local but don't live anywhere near me and some are from other countries. Anyone else getting this? How do people actually check rides of people they don't follow? Most of my riding is done alone so its not even like I am with someone they know.

 

"other countries"  =  Zwift maybe?

[Grayskull]

Hmm ja, Some peter sagan fan group. I reckon you spot on. Thanks

says a lot about Sagan fans 

[MTBeer]

Welcome to the world of 'Likes for Likes'. You'll find it on any social media platform (and yes, Strava is basically social media). 

yes but you can't feed hungry children with a Strava like

[Duane_Bosch]

Hmm ja, Some peter sagan fan group. I reckon you spot on. Thanks

It's like Instagram. They are giving you kudo's in the hope that you start following them. The more people follow you the more of a b@d@ass you are. It's fake ego stroking masturbation.

 

Personally I don't want anyone following me coz then they'll see how utterly pathetic I am. 

[Long Wheel Base]

"other countries"  =  Zwift maybe?

It's guys that live in other countries, mostly European countries.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Just got flagged

Like a 3 min segment

My avg bpm 170

Average power just over 400 megawatts

 

Jealousy makes people nasty ????

[Puncture Kid]

It's like Instagram. They are giving you kudo's in the hope that you start following them. The more people follow you the more of a b@d@ass you are. It's fake ego stroking masturbation.

I believe the correct term is "Circle-jerk"

[Long Wheel Base]

says a lot about Sagan fans 

haha

[Long Wheel Base]

It's like Instagram. They are giving you kudo's in the hope that you start following them. The more people follow you the more of a b@d@ass you are. It's fake ego stroking masturbation.

 

Personally I don't want anyone following me coz then they'll see how utterly pathetic I am. 

lol well it ain't working and they gooi me plenty kudos. I am not interested in following someone I don't know/know of. Your pics on IG recently were lekker, I was very jealous.

[mecheng89]

Lately I have been getting kudos from very random people that don't follow me. Some of them are local but don't live anywhere near me and some are from other countries. Anyone else getting this? How do people actually check rides of people they don't follow? Most of my riding is done alone so its not even like I am with someone they know.

Check your privacy settings periodically. I'm quite paranoid about it so only people whom I personally know follow me. 

If you train alone then set your FlyBy to private as well. No one can see your ride but you can see theirs if they aren't hidden as well. 

 

Strava has become far too "social" for me. But if that's the direction they want to take, so be it. Useless to analyse your rides. GC (Garmin Connect and GoldenCheetah for that matter) do a much better job. King of Mountain should be renamed King of Segment, since many KOMs here are nowhere near mountainous. 

[Ferro]

Lately I have been getting kudos from very random people that don't follow me. Some of them are local but don't live anywhere near me and some are from other countries. Anyone else getting this? How do people actually check rides of people they don't follow? Most of my riding is done alone so its not even like I am with someone they know.

 

Also received a few lately and they are mostly European based. Happens mostly after riding an event.

 

Edit: I have never threatened a single KOM so don't know why they would bother to follow me so probably just an ego thing as mentioned above.

[mecheng89]

I see the pros hide their HR and PWR data. How can you do that? 

[Jewbacca]

I also don't get guys who upload Strava when they went to gym... 

 

Stationary bike.... 1hour, 0km and a little orange dot with a tiny wobble where you got off to pee or have a chunder.

 

I was asked the other day 'Do you even still ride bikes? Your Strava account is so inactive?'....

[Patchelicious]

I also don't get guys who upload Strava when they went to gym... 

 

Stationary bike.... 1hour, 0km and a little orange dot with a tiny wobble where you got off to pee or have a chunder.

 

I was asked the other day 'Do you even still ride bikes? Your Strava account is so inactive?'....

 

For some its a fitness tracker and those sessions add to your CTL

[Paddaman]

I see the pros hide their HR and PWR data. How can you do that? 

Strava volunteers too much information for competitive athletes to be comfortable with it.  As a joke I showed a club member what he had posted on Strava during a three day club competition.  I analyzed his performance against mine, compared HR rates during the day's stage and speculated on recovery rates after each attack.  (Basically I showed how this data could be used to plan the next day's race, right down to when and how hard to attack to ensure that he blew properly).   Needless to say he stopped posting his results for the rest of the event.