Strava 'Bagging'

SenseiSpud

JGSI wrote:

Just to remind everyone, please do not take Strava seriously.... it is sometimes so blatantly ridiculous!
http://app.strava.com/athletes/67985
(5/10 minute power outputs)

Wow! That's impressive! :roll: Three times what mine is.

john1967

nweststeyn wrote:

Hit them as fast as you can.

thanks, that explains why im allways 10 secs behind after 5 meters :roll:

ShutUpLegs

john1967 wrote:

just out of interest are you supposed to start segments from a standing start or do riders hit the start as fast as they can.

Standing start, counting down 5,4,3,2,1......

jibberjim

Skintosh wrote:

I meant is that possible for ANYONE to keep up 40mph over a 0.75 mile or so section on the flat.

Nice try though

It certainly is possible with the right wind conditions and in a group. But the end of that ride is clearly in a car...

skintosh

jibberjim wrote:

Skintosh wrote:

I meant is that possible for ANYONE to keep up 40mph over a 0.75 mile or so section on the flat.

Nice try though

It certainly is possible with the right wind conditions and in a group. But the end of that ride is clearly in a car...

I have never had a noticeable tailwind down that segment, there are a load of houses at the start of it, on a 90 degree bend so that stops wind from getting down there

RoadMeridaBen

Did a bit of KOM hunting myself today, took 4 KOM's in my 20 mile ride missed out on the 5th because i misjudged where there segment finishes (already my kom anyway though) http://app.strava.com/rides/20288168

http://app.strava.com/rides/20288168#364279722

http://app.strava.com/rides/20288168#364279711

http://app.strava.com/rides/20288168#364279696

Absolutely hate that damn climb and have no plans to do it again anytime soon, tried it yesterday out of the saddle most of the way and was about 30 seconds down on todays time, tried it in the saddle all the way today even the 18% bit and was 30 watts up on yesterdays attempt (need to sort my gearing out as a 39 - 23 combo is a struggle at that gradient seated)

And the last one fairly easy http://app.strava.com/rides/20288168#364279726

again the segment finished later than I thought as I clocked 412 watts from the bottom the the top on my garmin

dw300

Big scary numbers! Nice ride Ben.

ShutUpLegs

^^
Top Kom'ing

Almost scary how people go out to beat their own KOM's

SenseiSpud

Not an amazing one, but just got this,

http://app.strava.com/segments/1819152

LangerDan

Meh - you're all rubbish. Leaving your Garmin running while in the car is so lower-class. Do this properly and leave it on when you're in your private jet. ....


http://app.strava.com/rides/20044757

SenseiSpud

LangerDan wrote:

Meh - you're all rubbish. Leaving your Garmin running while in the car is so lower-class. Do this properly and leave it on when you're in your private jet. ....


http://app.strava.com/rides/20044757

ROFL, that's awesome! :twisted:

LangerDan

SenseiSpud wrote:

LangerDan wrote:

Meh - you're all rubbish. Leaving your Garmin running while in the car is so lower-class. Do this properly and leave it on when you're in your private jet. ....


http://app.strava.com/rides/20044757

ROFL, that's awesome! :twisted:

Well it wouldn't be Lance if he wasn't trying to take every advantage.....

alihisgreat

Went out today.. flat 38 miles in the wind. 18mph average. got 1st on a segment (out of Bikeradar strava club members anyway -> actually something like 14th against the whole leaderboard.)


p.s. I hate the wind, I hate the quality of the roads.. and above all I hate the lack of hills in Cambridgeshire... can't wait to go back to uni.

daveski12

Just joined the group on Strava.

Only have one KOM and thats only because it starts in work's car park - http://app.strava.com/segments/1436160

Pross

BigMat wrote:

derbygrimpeur wrote:

If it's geniunely dangerous, flag it. I've flagged a few segments that go through lights, or have right hand turns.

Why flag it? Pretty much every segment in London would need flagging on that basis. Surely people can see for themselves if they need to stop for a light / oncoming traffic? Only reason to flag as dangerous I can see would be if there are tight blind bends, or if its an inherently dangerous road like a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder or something.

You only have to look on this thread to see how seriously Strava can be taken. Do you really think people wouldn't take dangerous risks and jump lights to get their name in lights at the top of the leaderboard? I can't see what pleasure anyone can get from that sort of segment anyway - it's not a challenge, just who has the best traffic conditions.

Pross

I've got to go and work in Skegness for a few weeks so as I'll be on my own I intend taking the bike with me. I've just been looking at Strava segments in the area and the steepest is listed as 0.6% over a 1.5 mile length! I think I'll have to get up into the Wolds to make it worthwhile.

bigmat

Pross wrote:

BigMat wrote:

derbygrimpeur wrote:

If it's geniunely dangerous, flag it. I've flagged a few segments that go through lights, or have right hand turns.

Why flag it? Pretty much every segment in London would need flagging on that basis. Surely people can see for themselves if they need to stop for a light / oncoming traffic? Only reason to flag as dangerous I can see would be if there are tight blind bends, or if its an inherently dangerous road like a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder or something.

You only have to look on this thread to see how seriously Strava can be taken. Do you really think people wouldn't take dangerous risks and jump lights to get their name in lights at the top of the leaderboard? I can't see what pleasure anyone can get from that sort of segment anyway - it's not a challenge, just who has the best traffic conditions.

Ignore it then. If people want to take risks that's their choice. Leave the segment for those of us with enough brain cells to ride it safely. Its all a bit "nanny state" flagging a segment because it goes through a set of lights isn't it? Maybe I'm biased because most of my cycling is in an urban environment, but that approach would wipe out so many of the segments that make up my various commute routes and which serve as a really useful motivational tool to encourage me to use teh commute as a training exercise.

RoadMeridaBen

Last KOM of the week from me!

http://app.strava.com/activities/20388682#365759197

SenseiSpud

My third KOM today. :P

http://app.strava.com/segments/1821643

RoadMeridaBen

SenseiSpud wrote:

My third KOM today. :P

http://app.strava.com/segments/1821643

Got to say, that is a crap segment lol

dw300

132 members in the BR Strava Club now!

robklancs

I took an easy one a few days ago with my 2 year old in the bike seat on my work bike

http://app.strava.com/rides/20261227#363970733

SenseiSpud

RoadMeridaBen wrote:

SenseiSpud wrote:

My third KOM today. :P

http://app.strava.com/segments/1821643

Got to say, that is a crap segment lol

I'm not a climber, so none of mine are impressive in that respect. :oops:

vs

http://app.strava.com/segments/976929

one impressive sprint: 0.4 miles @ 3.9% ave (max 10%) @ 32.9 mph

thecrofter

3 pr's today, I even included a proper hill for meridaben.

http://app.strava.com/rides/20609847


Moving slightly off topic, I've been usin Endomondo for over two years now and I knocked 46 secs of my best 10 miles, which has stood for a couple of years

SenseiSpud

Just got another (unimpressive) one. 8)

RoadMeridaBen

thecrofter wrote:

3 pr's today, I even included a proper hill for meridaben.

http://app.strava.com/rides/20609847


Moving slightly off topic, I've been usin Endomondo for over two years now and I knocked 46 secs of my best 10 miles, which has stood for a couple of years

alihisgreat

http://app.strava.com/rides/20556467

club run with St neots CC today. Good fun with Group 2, easy pace.. but I did blow up on the stretch home as a result of my solo efforts to 'win' the 3.4mile 'race' into St Neots at the end of the loop.

Missed out on a top 10 by 2 seconds: http://app.strava.com/rides/20556467#369072400. Annoyed by that as I eased up at the end when I knew I'd 'won'

Ands

Skintosh wrote:

jibberjim wrote:

Skintosh wrote:

can someone take a look at this ride and see if they think it is done in car.

I'm all for girl power but 40mph on the flat? is that possible?

http://app.strava.com/rides/14279575

My wife has lead me out on a completely flat road dropping me off at 60kph, she certainly could've come off my wheel that day had we been reversed. So don't see why it's impossible at all.

You need to re-assess the speed of "girls". Are you the sort of guy who just can't be passed by one so just ends up killing yourself drafting 'em whilst they're out for a pootle?

haha

I meant is that possible for ANYONE to keep up 40mph over a 0.75 mile or so section on the flat.

Nice try though

She took the QOM on that last segment off me on that very ride you posted. It never occurred to me that it was done in a car. Looking at it, it seems she went off from the lights at the Springbrook and up to 38.5kph in 3 seconds! :?

dw300

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Missed out on a top 10 by 2 seconds: http://app.strava.com/rides/20556467#369072400. Annoyed by that as I eased up at the end when I knew I'd 'won'

Have you learned nothing from this years Vuelta?! :P