^ I bet! Need to come out, ride flag and confirm how mediocre I am.
Yeah -- living in Boulder, ever getting anywhere near the top of any leaderboard is never going to happen, so I used Strava just for me from the beginning. It's nice for seeing improvement (or not ) year over year, or just having a general idea of how much you got out this summer, etc etc etc. I also really like to see what my friends are getting out and doing, because my friends do some pretty good rides.
I find most people who do not like strava are actually afraid in seeing how slow they are.
I find most people who do not like strava are actually afraid in seeing how slow they are.
Not sure about finding it on the app but here is the link.I'm trying to search for Pugski on my Strava app but can't find it. I'll join. I like running Strava to track my speed to see how I'm improving throughout the season.
Funny. I find that most people who obsess on Strava are much slower than they think they are, needing to turn fun rides into races, but never entering an actual race.
Maybe an east coast/west coast dichotomy?
I could actually see it being fun with this group, but I will probably remain a "ghost".
Okay so this is (probably) going to sound stupid, but I've never looked into Strava.
I'd like to know more about it and get on board. Perhaps this will motivate me to get on the bike more.
I'm guessing that I get the app and turn it on on my phone when I ride??
Will I need a fitbit or apple watch or something like that?
Josh, can you upload our square logo for the club on Strava?
Not singling you out but I always hear this "strava turns fun rides into races" - but nobody ever has explained to me how somebody else can make you pedal your bike harder than you want to? Do you ride a tandem and the stoker is a strava freak? if so, I get it. If not, let them go. It's really easy.
I kinda know how a group ride is going to shake out by the folks milling around prior to the start. I make my choice as to how I hard I want to ride by how I feel. I saw a bunch of masters road racers that are headed to nationals this AM, figured out pretty quickly that the front would a bit uncomfortable and not be "fun" - so rode in the second pack. Sat up a little just before the climb to grab something to drink and eat - but we all regroup at top. No big deal - I pedal my bike they pedal theirs.
In the end join or not is up to you. I thought if we joined we could see each others ride - but I guess we have to be following each other too. oh well.
Instinctive competition. If someone passes you, you want to pass them.
Just as serious, a reason for keeping up is that riding with a group is easier with drafting. Plus if you are on a long ride, you may not want to be left behind for the security of riding in numbers.
So others can amp up their 'fun' ride with Strava thus dragging along at a race pace those that don't want to race but don't want to be left off the pack, either.
I don't ride with groups anymore. When I raced mt. bikes in ME, I'd go on the team rides and as I was racing, the competition was nice and fun. Now that I don't race, going out with guys that push just for the sake of leading isn't fun. I ride with guys that are fine with waiting or I ride alone. Fortunately I've only hooked up with laid back riders, so 'race paces' haven't been an issue.
I signed up. Now to actually get on my bike.
Funny. I find that most people who obsess on Strava are much slower than they think they are, needing to turn fun rides into races, but never entering an actual race.
Maybe an east coast/west coast dichotomy?
I could actually see it being fun with this group, but I will probably remain a "ghost".
well obsessing and using are different things. I also NEVER go for segments on groups rides, heck to be honest besides some downhill segments on my locals trails I almost never actually go balls out for segments anymore. Last time I did was to beat Epic on his own trail https://www.strava.com/segments/5373721