Strava Segments?

CyclingObsession
CyclingObsession Posts: 314
edited December 2012 in Commuting chat
Can someone tell me how the segments work. Do they take your average speed of that segment start to finish or your maximum speed in that segment?

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  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    Average speed, but the performance profile shows speed variations along it.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Your top speed at any one point in the segment is irrelevant, it's how long it takes you to complete the whole thing. That's why the leaderboard is sorted by time.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • CyclingObsession
    CyclingObsession Posts: 314
    That's what I thought, cheers
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Your top speed at any one point in the segment is irrelevant, it's how long it takes you to complete the whole thing. That's why the leaderboard is sorted by time.

    Also why some with some segments, the traffic gods have a large influence, best to see these as fun and not too serious.

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