Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Strava Boards.ie Club

Options
1…1617192122…60

Comments

  • Options
    #542
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    -K2- wrote: »
    Knockmaroon Hill

    "This segment has been flagged as hazardous."

    Really?

    That was mentioned a few months back.
    Want to see it anyway? Here.


  • Options
    #543
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Lusk Doyle wrote: »
    A picture is up in our village of a fella who is very alike you as a recognised sex offender. They all know now why you avoid it!
    RT66 wrote: »
    I heard that everyone in the village looked alike so one pic was enough for the lot of them. :)

    I heard all the local fathers banded together to put up the photo after none of their kids, looked like THEIR kids :cool: You auld dog you.


  • Options
    #544
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    RT66 wrote: »
    I heard that everyone in the village looked alike so one pic was enough for the lot of them. :)

    Just as well I don't originate from there so!


  • Options
    #545
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,559 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    RT66 wrote: »
    That was mentioned a few months back.
    Want to see it anyway? Here.
    It's very easy to flag a segment when you are intending to flag a ride (as potentially done in a car) - I suspect that's what has happened here, looking at how much faster the "KOM" is than everyone else


  • Options
    #546
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,017 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    RT66 wrote: »
    That was mentioned a few months back.
    Want to see it anyway? Here.

    Jeez, that Eoin Morton lad doesn't hang around.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #547
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Lumen wrote: »
    Jeez, that Eoin Morton lad doesn't hang around.
    I'm not sure what's worse; That he drove to do a very easy spin in the hills, That he left his speedo on for the return journey, or that he did only 60km/h down the M50.


  • Options
    #548
    -K2-
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭-K2-


    seamus wrote: »
    I'm not sure what's worse; That he drove to do a very easy spin in the hills, That he left his speedo on for the return journey, or that he did only 60km/h down the M50.

    He clearly doesn't like toll bridges either


  • Options
    #549
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,056 ✭✭✭buffalo


    haha! Can we rename the thread to "stalking Eoin Morton" ? :pac:


  • Options
    #550
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,017 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    -K2- wrote: »
    He clearly doesn't like toll bridges either

    Haterz be hatin', studentz be rollin'.


  • Options
    #551
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    I had a few notifications when I logged in recently, and they were all of the "Uh oh!" type, ........."damn", I thought to myself !

    So I clicked in to see the damage, and it looks like someone is on a mission to get some KOM's !! So few km's, but so many KOM's........
    /weird :confused:


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #552
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    Morrisseeee wrote: »
    I had a few notifications when I logged in recently, and they were all of the "Uh oh!" type, ........."damn", I thought to myself !

    So I clicked in to see the damage, and it looks like someone is on a mission to get some KOM's !! So few km's, but so many KOM's........
    /weird :confused:

    Is he driving to those segments? :eek:


  • Options
    #553
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,268 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    You can report suspect KOMs. They remove them if they think they are dodgy.


  • Options
    #554
    C3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 3,742 ✭✭✭C3PO


    colm18 wrote: »
    Is he driving to those segments? :eek:

    Never mind "driving to" them ..... is he driving up them? :rolleyes:


  • Options
    #555
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    colm18 wrote: »
    Is he driving to those segments? :eek:

    That's what I thought initially, but I think he's just stopping/starting his GPS.
    Vladimir Kurtains wrote:
    You can report suspect KOMs. They remove them if they think they are dodgy.

    I don't think they're suspect, just a bit weird the way all the segments were 'attacked'. It's just a bit abnormal, ie. normally people go out for a cycle and take on a segment or two (or 10) :pac:
    So it looks like he was well informed and he's no beginner either (sure fair play to him!).


  • Options
    #556
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    C3PO wrote: »
    Never mind "driving to" them ..... is he driving up them? :rolleyes:

    if he is, he's driving a rubbish car :D


  • Options
    #557
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    It's possible he could be doing the segments as part of longer rides, then just uploading selected bits containing the segments to Strava, for privacy. (Easiest way with a Garmin = make a lap while riding, extract it with GTC, then upload that)


  • Options
    #558
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    nomdeboardie wrote: »
    It's possible he could be doing the segments as part of longer rides, then just uploading selected bits containing the segments to Strava, for privacy. (Easiest way with a Garmin = make a lap while riding, extract it with GTC, then upload that)

    You used to be able to edit the bits on the ride you wanted to put up before it was posted, not sure if its still available.


  • Options
    #559
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    CramCycle wrote: »
    You used to be able to edit the bits on the ride you wanted to put up before it was posted, not sure if its still available.
    Yes, think I've used that too


  • Options
    #560
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,734 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Morrisseeee wrote: »
    I had a few notifications when I logged in recently, and they were all of the "Uh oh!" type, ........."damn", I thought to myself !

    So I clicked in to see the damage, and it looks like someone is on a mission to get some KOM's !! So few km's, but so many KOM's........
    /weird :confused:

    He's using the iPhone App. I have used the Android app which is practically the same. You can basically view segments on the phone on a map, cycle up to start, start the clock, stop it at the end of the segment and upload it there and then to see if you got the KoM. Would be a handy way of going out and trying specifically to pick up KoMs. Would also allow you to go round and try again if you narrowly missed out.


  • Options
    #561
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,017 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Inquitus wrote: »
    You can basically view segments on the phone on a map, cycle up to start, start the clock, stop it at the end of the segment and upload it there and then to see if you got the KoM. Would be a handy way of going out and trying specifically to pick up KoMs. Would also allow you to go round and try again if you narrowly missed out.

    If there is a line, that sort of behaviour is well over it. :D


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #562
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭AIR-AUSSIE


    New Open Street Map Data and MapBox Maps coming to Strava

    This could be an interesting development. Apparently Google Maps are now too expensive... Didn't realise sites had to pay to use google maps...

    I've always liked the Open Cycle maps, definitely prefer them to the Google Terrain maps, wonder will these be included on the strava website.


  • Options
    #563
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,056 ✭✭✭buffalo


    AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »
    New Open Street Map Data and MapBox Maps coming to Strava

    OSM FTW. Or in non-acronym language, open street map is great. If you don't think they're great, use your GPS data to improve things in your area. Great initiative, and fantastic to see it work well in Ireland.


  • Options
    #564
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    But without a satillite view(?) it's not easy to choose segment ends or to identify the ends of existing ones
    (+The MapBox thumbnails don't even show the routes in my account now, although that may be a temporary glitch on Strava's part)


  • Options
    #565
    macnab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »
    New Open Street Map Data and MapBox Maps coming to Strava

    This could be an interesting development. Apparently Google Maps are now too expensive... Didn't realise sites had to pay to use google maps...

    I've always liked the Open Cycle maps, definitely prefer them to the Google Terrain maps, wonder will these be included on the strava website.

    A lot of the smaller roads in my location (rural Meath) are not shown on Open Cycle Map.


  • Options
    #566
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,559 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    macnab wrote: »
    A lot of the smaller roads in my location (rural Meath) are not shown on Open Cycle Map.
    You'd better move to Dublin then ...


  • Options
    #567
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,056 ✭✭✭buffalo


    macnab wrote: »
    A lot of the smaller roads in my location (rural Meath) are not shown on Open Cycle Map.

    Well once you ride them, you'll have a GPS trace. You can upload that to OSM, and then draw a road over it. Et voilà!


  • Options
    #568
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Strictly speaking you don't even need a GPS trace, you can just draw roads over the satellite view, but it helps if you know the area well.


  • Options
    #569
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    Just make sure you 'draw' the roads really wide, and hence negate the dredded GPS 'drift' :pac:


  • Options
    #570
    macnab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    Beasty wrote: »
    You'd better move to Dublin then ...

    ha ha, tried that, now back home where I belong. Now I just need to get the job to move to Meath too....but then my commute would be too short....swings and roundabouts:rolleyes:


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #571
    crumliniano
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭crumliniano


    Apologies if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it... I've just used Strava a couple of times (from iPhone) and I've found it doesn't agree with my polar 200. E.g. 1
    Distance: polar 46.9 strava 49.3
    Max speed: polar 49.3 strava 85.9
    Calories: polar 1974 strava 1010


    E.g. 2
    Distance: polar 39.7 strava 41.8
    Max speed: polar 43.9 strava 49.5
    Calories: polar 1552 strava 846


    I've never really trusted calorie measurements anyway but I guess the polar would be more accurate as it is reading hr and cadence as well as speed and distance. What about the speed and distance though, why the variances? The 85.9kph is definitely wrong by the way :)


Advertisement