Strava.com - Put your money where your mouth is

kevess

notsoblue wrote:

There are too many duplicate segments out there.... Somebody seems to have used a divining rod to plot the GPS coordinates of this one: http://app.strava.com/segments/759215

Somebody with a vested interest perhaps? Shenanigans...

Can we have "Official" SCR segments associated with the group?

Agree on the "official" segments - can't work out the one mentioned; it's been ridden 18 times by 13 people yet shows a ride from 2010, it reckons I've ridden it once and where are you NSB?

jzed

itboffin wrote:

Too be fair ive been eating & drinking this year like a world champ ;-)

Docs tomorrow for more tests then its heads down for Devon training gulp!

You got one of these?

http://oopsmark.ca/gear/bicycle-gear/bicyle-wine-rack-1-black/

jzed

notsoblue wrote:

There are too many duplicate segments out there.... Somebody seems to have used a divining rod to plot the GPS coordinates of this one: http://app.strava.com/segments/759215

Somebody with a vested interest perhaps? Shenanigans...

Can we have "Official" SCR segments associated with the group?

That aimed at me? Its not my segment - in fact its annoying as its now ignoring me on the proper Millbank Sprint (North). Theres also a Royal Lights to CB lights segment that it won't pick up either.

Wrath Rob

I've had a look but I can't see a way of doing it. The "official" Embankment segments are the ones I'm doing the weekly report on, I'm sure these are of little interest to those not on our routes though.

Still, if you end up top of some random segment I don't think you can really complain, can you?

rjsterry

notsoblue wrote:

There are too many duplicate segments out there.... Somebody seems to have used a divining rod to plot the GPS coordinates of this one: http://app.strava.com/segments/759215

Somebody with a vested interest perhaps? Shenanigans...

Can we have "Official" SCR segments associated with the group?

The segments posted on this thread, and in particular the elevation info, are doing nothing to alleviate my general scepticism of bike-based GPS. Height info seems to be ±20 feet; in central London, that's the difference between up hill and down hill.

notsoblue

JZed wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

There are too many duplicate segments out there.... Somebody seems to have used a divining rod to plot the GPS coordinates of this one: http://app.strava.com/segments/759215

Somebody with a vested interest perhaps? Shenanigans...

Can we have "Official" SCR segments associated with the group?

That aimed at me? Its not my segment - in fact its annoying as its now ignoring me on the proper Millbank Sprint (North). Theres also a Royal Lights to CB lights segment that it won't pick up either.

Its a bit funny how it ignores some riders on certain routes. I'm sure it'll improve as the code behind the site does though.

notsoblue

rjsterry wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

There are too many duplicate segments out there.... Somebody seems to have used a divining rod to plot the GPS coordinates of this one: http://app.strava.com/segments/759215

Somebody with a vested interest perhaps? Shenanigans...

Can we have "Official" SCR segments associated with the group?

The segments posted on this thread, and in particular the elevation info, are doing nothing to alleviate my general scepticism of bike-based GPS. Height info seems to be ±20 feet; in central London, that's the difference between up hill and down hill.

GPS is pretty bad at judging height from what I gather, but devices like the Garmin 800 (and I think the 500) have barometric altimeters so they tend to be more accurate. I suspect that the routes with poor altitude data were recorded from the Strava phone app.

veronese68

I think NSB is right about altitude. My climb to work varies from 0 to 312feet. Using an iPhone. I think I climb about 6 feet in reality.

Wrath Rob

Many website's like Garmin's Connect one allow you to apply elevation correction which uses a database of height information against latitude/longitude. As has been said, GPS is not so great at elevation.

Bassjunkieuk

I want a "block user" option, the same guy who was mentioned a few pages back for a ridiculously fast time up Brixton Hill has appeared top on another of my segments with a 35.6mph average!

http://app.strava.com/segments/765844

2nd place on there looks almost doable on a TT bike....

roger_merriman

Veronese68 wrote:

I agree with Headhunter about things outside your control. Slowing down for dog walkers and deer has an effect, then filtering past traffic is a lot slower than riding along with moving traffic. These are my excuses and I'm sticking to them.
On the other hand I was surprised how little difference not trying makes. Friday evening I just pootled due to feeling a bit rough, then had a chat whilst riding along with a mate. Not too much slower. This morning I was very slow due to feeling rough and outside influences.
I've still only got myself to race. I want to beat my motorcycle times on the bicycle. I might do a lap of the park when I feel a bit better.

Bushy park is quite slow going, if it's good weather loads of walkers etc! takes me almost 30mins door to door some 20 mins or so are the park, i do like the park though.

dhope

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

I want a "block user" option, the same guy who was mentioned a few pages back for a ridiculously fast time up Brixton Hill has appeared top on another of my segments with a 35.6mph average!

http://app.strava.com/segments/765844

2nd place on there looks almost doable on a TT bike....

And it came on a ride where he topped out at 80kph...

Wrath Rob

Just filter by SCR to remove him. That's what I've done to get the SCR Top Rider list.

Unless you're uber-competitive and want to be top of all of the segments for all time

Wrath Rob

I thought this morning's Millbank run might be fast. Straight to the top of this week's leader board 8)

So, what segment is next :twisted:

Wrath Rob

I just noticed that JZed has broken the speed of sound. I know that he's fast but something's amiss here: http://app.strava.com/rides/1778181#28580167

itboffin

I like the concept but the site UE leaves a lot to be desired, not easy to navigate and a lot of the data upload is frankly tosh, unless of course myself and the other riders really did a lap of RP @ 70+mph :shock:

jds_1981

I've noticed it seems to calculate all lap routes wrongly.

jzed

Wrath Rob wrote:

I thought this morning's Millbank run might be fast. Straight to the top of this week's leader board 8)

So, what segment is next :twisted:

Mmmm - if you look at my commute yesterday morning I did a 1:01 - its just not showing up. And given that your average speed was slower on the commute in yesterday I think I'll have that KOM.

itboffin

Anyone else entered the main KOM comp? I'm at 108k ft atm but alas I rarely record my commutes with the garmin so that figure is a very low est at best, damn!!!

jzed

itboffin wrote:

Anyone else entered the main KOM comp? I'm at 108k ft atm but alas I rarely record my commutes with the garmin so that figure is a very low est at best, damn!!!

Around 250k I believe - I thought your commute was hilly :?

itboffin

Over 3200ft a day is hilly just some of us don't record every trip ;-)

It's not a comp you know

Wrath Rob

JZed wrote:

Wrath Rob wrote:

I thought this morning's Millbank run might be fast. Straight to the top of this week's leader board 8)

So, what segment is next :twisted:

Mmmm - if you look at my commute yesterday morning I did a 1:01 - its just not showing up. And given that your average speed was slower on the commute in yesterday I think I'll have that KOM.

If its not showing up, it doesn't count. Anyway, you've got the all time speed record of 930mph, so I don't think you can really complain :twisted:

jzed

Wrath Rob wrote:

JZed wrote:

Wrath Rob wrote:

I thought this morning's Millbank run might be fast. Straight to the top of this week's leader board 8)

So, what segment is next :twisted:

Mmmm - if you look at my commute yesterday morning I did a 1:01 - its just not showing up. And given that your average speed was slower on the commute in yesterday I think I'll have that KOM.

If its not showing up, it doesn't count. Anyway, you've got the all time speed record of 930mph, so I don't think you can really complain :twisted:

Well I got a good run of the lights at that point so could get up to full speed. Heart rate was at 195bpm and was a little worried about braking.

It is showing just under a duplicate Millbank section. Can't work out how to swap it.

Bassjunkieuk

Wrath Rob wrote:

I just noticed that JZed has broken the speed of sound. I know that he's fast but something's amiss here: http://app.strava.com/rides/1778181#28580167

That whole top section looks perfectly legit, it's well known cycling is the fastest way to get around London and this just proves it ;-)

roger_merriman

Wrath Rob wrote:

I just noticed that JZed has broken the speed of sound. I know that he's fast but something's amiss here: http://app.strava.com/rides/1778181#28580167

looks like a fault with the code, as every one seems to be doing improbable speeds mind you a segment that short in a underpass is perhaps asking for trouble.

UndercoverElephant

Wrath Rob wrote:

I just noticed that JZed has broken the speed of sound. I know that he's fast but something's amiss here: http://app.strava.com/rides/1778181#28580167

Chapeau, JZed!

Paul E

I got just under 70mph on the embankment whilst in the river, which I thought was quite impressive

UndercoverElephant

Paul E wrote:

I got just under 70mph on the embankment whilst in the river, which I thought was quite impressive

*Cough* Speedboat *cough*

Flyingbogey

I'm confused, had a go at Balham Hill this am and recorded a faster average speed but slower overall time compared to my best. How does that work? I may have looked like I was trying as well, it's just an illusion.

UndercoverElephant

Flyingbogey wrote:

I'm confused, had a go at Balham Hill this am and recorded a faster average speed but slower overall time compared to my best. How does that work? I may have looked like I was trying as well, it's just an illusion.

DDD must have been having a crack at it and had skewed the space/time continuum with the Power Awesome, making the segment longer momentarily. It's the only explanation.