Strava.com - Put your money where your mouth is

Dellsinho

Looking for a bit of Strava support here, something's confusing me:

Does anybody know why you don't get given a PR when you ride some segments for the first time? I've had a look on other forums (gasp) for the answer and many have mentioned that you don't get achievements for the "hidden" segments (unpopular ones), but even on unhidden ones I haven't been awarded a PR.

This came up after a few new rides I've been on recently where I've ridden loads of new segments, but they haven't been recorded as PR's. Odd.

Has anyone got some light to throw?

cyclingprop

Are you just looking for a pat on the back for going somewhere new?

Dellsinho

nope

tetm

Dellsinho wrote:

I've been on recently where I've ridden loads of new segments, but they haven't been recorded as PR's. Odd.

Has anyone got some light to throw?

You only get a PR when you beat your own time, thus you won't get a PR until you've ridden a segment at least twice and bettered your own time.

Dellsinho

tetm wrote:

You only get a PR when you beat your own time, thus you won't get a PR until you've ridden a segment at least twice and bettered your own time.

Thanks for that, makes sense. I've only just started uploading club ride data onto Strava, and just assumed any new segment would become a PR!

Ta

okgo

pitchshifter wrote:

okgo wrote:

I should probably try it on my good bike, reckon the KOM is within striking distance.

Is it possible in the big ring? I can't remember as I did it so long ago. I know a running club that go up and down Knightingale Lane for training :shock: That doesn't sound like fun.

I was in the big ring yes.

bigmat

I usually do Dark Hill in the small ring. On a compact. I feel weak... :oops:

pitchshifter

BigMat wrote:

I usually do Dark Hill in the small ring. On a compact. I feel weak... :oops:

Depends on how fast your legs are going though

okgo

Don't worry Matt, Sunday isn't too hilly

bigmat

okgo wrote:

Don't worry Matt, Sunday isn't too hilly

My climbing legs have gone awol - really struggled on the climbs yesterday. Hopefully I'll be nicely rested before Sunday!

okgo

Its a good circuit, break has stayed away the last few times.

I've got a 25 on Saturday so hopefully won't feel too shit.

stuj15

Hello 15mph tailwind you sweet, sweet thing. No KOMs but enough juice to keep SharkySurfers on his toes.

Anonymous

PR on dark hill. Only 54s as I don't think I realise where it ends. I absolutely smashed this one though:
http://app.strava.com/segments/1120620
does Dark Hill carry along the flat at the top? I didn't realise it ends so far along
SCR KoM here:
http://app.strava.com/segments/1250065.

Dropped a few seconds for the sawyers climb, too in spite of the headwind. Not too bad after Box Hill yday

cjcp

pitchshifter wrote:

BigMat wrote:

I usually do Dark Hill in the small ring. On a compact. I feel weak... :oops:

Depends on how fast your legs are going though

Dark Hill in the 50, but Nightingale in the 34: I'm fairly sure I'd stop and fall sideways if I attempted it in the 50.

dhope

Lost a KOM I didn't know I had overnight. Balham Back Streets (SJ Atomic?)... James Freeman's territory though so expect he'll hoover that up once the racing season is done. Picked up 2nd from SE10 to London Bridge though, and the 26 seconds to first is doable with kind lights or gears I reckon.

jzed

A 3rd, 4th and 10th on CS2 yesterday. Bit disappointed I only placed 18th on Bow flyover, need to find 4 seconds, which is going to be hard as can't imagine averaging 36mph over it. Did slow on the crest so maybe if I'd carried speed over might have shave a second or two.

Sharkyssurfers

JZed wrote:

A 3rd, 4th and 10th on CS2 yesterday. Bit disappointed I only placed 18th on Bow flyover, need to find 4 seconds, which is going to be hard as can't imagine averaging 36mph over it. Did slow on the crest so maybe if I'd carried speed over might have shave a second or two.

you need a bloody good tailwind to wind it up on the bow flyover, and your wits about you with the traffic lights at the bottom

Sharkyssurfers

stuj15 wrote:

Hello 15mph tailwind you sweet, sweet thing. No KOMs but enough juice to keep SharkySurfers on his toes.

ie just been pootling really for this journey* I will have to try harder now.

* I cannot acknowledge or deny I was really pootling

stuj15

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

* I cannot acknowledge or deny I was really pootling

I really thought I'd done enough on the London Rd segment for KOM, but I'll settle for joint 2nd with you.

Sharkyssurfers

stuj15 wrote:

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

* I cannot acknowledge or deny I was really pootling

I really thought I'd done enough on the London Rd segment for KOM, but I'll settle for joint 2nd with you.

I will have to have a real stab at that, its going to be quite hard to catch the KOM up unless there is a epic tailwind, my legs were screaming after half a mile, plus you have to time it right with the buses and potholes.

bigmat

JZed wrote:

A 3rd, 4th and 10th on CS2 yesterday. Bit disappointed I only placed 18th on Bow flyover, need to find 4 seconds, which is going to be hard as can't imagine averaging 36mph over it. Did slow on the crest so maybe if I'd carried speed over might have shave a second or two.

Bow flyover is on the route to/from Hog Hill. You therefore get some very fast groups heading over it, particularly heading back into town. Within 4 seconds of the KOM is good going!

vermin

For anyone that might be interested, I just asked Strava to correct the messed up data for Hillingdon. No more domination of the leaderboard by people cycling at over 50mph. Unfortunately, it does little to improve my standing.

Edit: the table keeps changing atm, so presumably they are still working on getting it right.

flimflam_machine

500 miles logged on Strava since I started recording my rides in mid-June. 170-odd miles per month is hardly epic but not too bad considering it's only my commute.

Blandiblub

Cycled in to work today for the first time since Saturday (was at work) and notice that my Strava recording is all skewy. The GPS hasn't tracked very well at all, although the times look about right for the journey (just short of 13 miles). Think I read about some issues recently - same thing?

Kinda annoying to get to work and check for trophies and get nothing cos it's cocked up (it's not because I was slow this morning either!!).

hegyestomi

Just email them and they will sort it out in a couple of days: it happened to me where somebody mentioned that I had a KOM but wasn't appearing in my results.
There are bunch of very helpful people at strava .

vermin

*** BOOM ***

45 seconds.

That's how you do Dark Hill.

http://app.strava.com/rides/22503928#402125245

8)

(Ok, willy-waving over. Sorry for any offence.)

cjcp

Git.

Chapeau.

Git.

veronese68

Great. I'm no longer 2092nd. I'm now 2171st. Where does a chap buy a JATO rocket?

Blandiblub

hegyestomi wrote:

Just email them and they will sort it out in a couple of days: it happened to me where somebody mentioned that I had a KOM but wasn't appearing in my results.
There are bunch of very helpful people at strava .

Ta. Weirdly, I've also noticed that the 'total number of rides' in the Android Strava app is decreasing! I thought I was going mad but did my ride home yesterday as usual and my total rides went from 17 to 16! (only recently started using it...). I've just totted up the individual rides shown and it's 22.

Sharkyssurfers

another two in the bag this morning, the 2nd one I wasn't even pushing for, I think its more a luck of the lights on that one