Strava Boards.ie Club

Hungrycol

I downloaded the App to my iphone last week and am having great fun with it so far. Leave work, switch it on and away I go. Tis only when I get home I realise there are segments of road that other people have recorded as an "Achievement", which I guess you can do on a Garmin. Still it's nice to see a few famillair names in the list of achievements and their times. I don't know when the segments begin and end as my iphone is in my pocket (don't know if it tells me anyway) so have to go all guns at place where I think there might be KOM's. Some of them times are mad and I think they're either on a motorbike/car or drafting a bus or someit. Of course if you're doing a road route that's raced on and Strava recorded previously you'll never get near the KOM, right.

Makes me want a Garmin even more now but this will have to do until I get a buyer for one of my kidneys.

colm_gti

Hungrycol wrote: »

I downloaded the App to my iphone last week and am having great fun with it so far. Leave work, switch it on and away I go. Tis only when I get home I realise there are segments of road that other people have recorded as an "Achievement", which I guess you can do on a Garmin. Still it's nice to see a few famillair names in the list of achievements and their times. I don't know when the segments begin and end as my iphone is in my pocket (don't know if it tells me anyway) so have to go all guns at place where I think there might be KOM's. Some of them times are mad and I think they're either on a motorbike/car or drafting a bus or someit. Of course if you're doing a road route that's raced on and Strava recorded previously you'll never get near the KOM, right.

Makes me want a Garmin even more now but this will have to do until I get a buyer for one of my kidneys.

A garmin won't tell you when you're hitting a segment either

Go on to the main site on your computer and explore for segments, so you know where to kill yourself to get a KOM in future, and spend the other parts of the spin doing as little work as possible.

bbolger

A new challenge for any artists out there...

http://blog.strava.com/stravart-5068/

manafana

bit easier stateside with their straight roads, and blocks.

Roger Hassenforder

manafana wrote: »

bit easier stateside with their straight roads, and blocks.

Theres an idea for a competition, who can draw best/rudest picture on strava!

Lumen

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Theres an idea for a competition, who can draw best/rudest picture on strava!

http://app.strava.com/runs/penis-exhibit-a-5010275

on_the_nickel

I call it "Hippo smiling at an angle".

http://app.strava.com/rides/14323613

and "Hippo...nonplussed"

http://app.strava.com/rides/13726292

Roger Hassenforder

Lumen wrote: »

http://app.strava.com/runs/penis-exhibit-a-5010275

surely someone here could draw a better nob than that!
something for the weekend....

davenewt

Quick Q lads, sorry, I just joined Strava... you can't create (or browse for) complete routes, only segments - is that right? So if I wanted to plan a route I'd have to use another site like bikehike.co.uk ?

manafana

davenewt wrote: »

Quick Q lads, sorry, I just joined Strava... you can't create (or browse for) complete routes, only segments - is that right? So if I wanted to plan a route I'd have to use another site like bikehike.co.uk ?

well you could just look at segments and see what route people took to get their or just follow people on boards and see their rides.

Heres my last one:

http://app.strava.com/rides/18457785

davenewt

Might just join the club then, so I can follow you crazy lot cheers

miju

just joined there

davenewt

...and I'm in

t'bear

I just joined also. Side question, tried to transfer my Endomondo history through FB which worked OK, but about 10 or 12 gpx files did not upload correctly, they appear random and Strava doesnt give a reason for the error.

How best to get these in? Email (to Strave) them or create manually?

Cheers

AIR-AUSSIE

The best way to do it would probably to download all your routes from the other website and upload them manually to strava.

seve65

manafana wrote: »

well you could just look at segments and see what route people took to get their or just follow people on boards and see their rides.

Heres my last one:

http://app.strava.com/rides/18457785

OR see the "Rides on this segment"
http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/segmentDetails.php?segmentId=app.strava.com%2Frides%2F18457785%23335576692

Its got a kom notifier (which i havent used) but seems like a good idea if you are a few places away. Obviously strava gives those 'uh oh' mails if you actually did have the kom before.

t'bear

As there are not too many missing I will take your advice and upload manually

Maciej_D

miju wrote: »

just joined there

Me too :-)

Happy cycling!

Cyclepath

Hungrycol wrote: »

Makes me want a Garmin even more now but this will have to do until I get a buyer for one of my kidneys.

I got my Garmin 410 with HRM for about £139 on Amazon. It's worth keeping an eye out for them as they do sell off older models cheap. The edge series designed for bikes are grand but unless you need navigation maps, they're pointless.

Also I think you can plan courses on the Garmin Connect website that correspond to the strava segments and upload them to your watch so that way you'd get notifications

Morrisseeee

seve65 wrote: »

OR see the "Rides on this segment"
http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/segmentDetails.php?segmentId=app.strava.com%2Frides%2F18457785%23335576692

Its got a kom notifier (which i havent used) but seems like a good idea if you are a few places away. Obviously strava gives those 'uh oh' mails if you actually did have the kom before.

That link is cool, especially the 'Additional Details' tab and then the 3D profile for a particular climb, eg. Mahon falls & Tickincor which are both on the SKT160km this year.

Dubba

I'm liking the 3D profile in the 'Additional Details' too.

Probably the steepest in Cork, Temple Hill:
http://www.hobart10000.com/segment-gradient.php?SegmentID=699323&xStep=100&yStep=20&f=9.7&FitGradient=true&Angle=10

Steepest I've done, Almifi Coast, up to 33% in parts :eek:
http://www.hobart10000.com/segment-gradient.php?SegmentID=1530861&xStep=100&yStep=20&f=11&FitGradient=true&Angle=10

Anyone else got some savage steep stuff?

maloner

Anyone else got some savage steep stuff?

Not climbed it but this lunacy was in the Giro Del Trentino I think. Someone posted a video in here somewhere of the eurosport commentary. Crazy stuff

http://www.hobart10000.com/segment-gradient.php?SegmentID=731479&f=0.6&xStep=1000&yStep=200&FitGradient=true&Angle=10

http://app.strava.com/segments/731479

shaneward2004

http://app.strava.com/challenges/bicycling-australia-every-second-counts

Completed

jimm

Cyclepath wrote: »

I got my Garmin 410..........

Hey, that's cool. Now if you could get them in Black and Pink.....:)

wowitskev

Just joined Strava (and the boards-ie club). I have a feeling this is going to be a time sponge from now on!

rich.d.berry

wowitskev wrote: »

Just joined Strava (and the boards-ie club). I have a feeling this is going to be a time sponge from now on!

Me too. Joined a week ago and heading out later for first group ride with Garmin. Can't wait!

davenewt

wowitskev wrote: »

Just joined Strava (and the boards-ie club). I have a feeling this is going to be a time sponge from now on!

I noticed a couple of "segments" demanded my attention after I finished my ride yesterday.

I didn't pay them much attention. Didn't click through to examine each one of them in more detail, nothing like that. Of course, I don't care about where I place on those segments, especially not vs other members of the boards club. That would be silly.

On a completely unrelated topic, anyone know if Met Eireann has a page on its website that predicts the time and direction of strong winds for certain roads in the Dublin area? Just curious. :rolleyes:

jimm

Got this in the post this morning.

Now, do I get it sewn onto my Boards jersey sleeve or not? Don't want to look like a boy scout!!!

CptMackey

Just after joining strava there. It should keep me motivated for the winter training. 1 question tho, I have seen segments in my area that I want to have a go off. I have an edge 500. Do I just cycle thru the segment on a spin and it will pick off the segment on strava site or do I need to start it recording at the start of the other guys segment?

alanjgalbraith

CptMackey wrote: »

Just after joining strava there. It should keep me motivated for the winter training. 1 question tho, I have seen segments in my area that I want to have a go off. I have an edge 500. Do I just cycle thru the segment on a spin and it will pick off the segment on strava site or do I need to start it recording at the start of the other guys segment?

Yes, Just record your entire ride, and Strava will match up all the segments you pass through when you load the activity when you return home...