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Strava Live Segments

  • 13-08-2015 2:57pm
    #1
    Jawgap
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    Switched them on today......

    ......will be switching them off tonight.

    My cycle was haunted by boardsies all of who were a lot faster than me on a lot of segments :cool:


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  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Switched them on today......

    ......will be switching them off tonight.

    My cycle was haunted by boardsies all of who were a lot faster than me on a lot of segments :cool:

    What version of garmin do you have?


  • #3
    Unknown Soldier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭Unknown Soldier


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Switched them on today......

    ......will be switching them off tonight.

    My cycle was haunted by boardsies all of who were a lot faster than me on a lot of segments :cool:

    Tried them one morning myself. Turned them off when I got home.
    Like yourself on the two segments that came up it was two boardsie that I was against. I don't think they had the KOM so it was because I follow them on Strava? godtabh was one of them, Crocked the other.

    It's actually just a gimmick as far as I am concerned. Garmin probably get to harvest Strava's segments and Strava don't care because they still have that market cornered but they are now getting out there to a much wider audience than before and maybe even getting a few premium members out of it to.

    You also have to "Favourite" the segment. It doesn't just pop up all segments you are going over.

    Then you have to wonder about the accuracy. I used to run my phone and a Garmin with two separate Strava accounts and they'd both differ on segments. Garmin set to "Smart" or "1 Second" Mode?

    Segments are for fun as far as I am concerned and can provided a bit of useful interval type training!


    If you're "into" segments or a few then chances are you know all you need to know already without a toy distracting you AND draining your battery.

    There is only one segment I play with from time to time and I know within the first 100 meters whether its worth even bothering to continue with the effort.

    I'll get you one day Ryan Sherlock, ya bleedin whippet!


  • #4
    Stokolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Stokolan


    The only thing I use segments for is to track my own fitness. I have some set up so I can see how I'm progressing.


  • #5
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    godtabh wrote: »
    What version of garmin do you have?
    Must be the slow version:
    Jawgap wrote: »
    My cycle was haunted by boardsies all of who were a lot faster than me on a lot of segments :cool:



    :pac:


  • #6
    godtabh
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    Unknown Soldier wrote: »


    I don't think they had the KOM so it was because I follow them on Strava? godtabh was one of them, Crocked the other.

    So how does that work? Rather than competing against the KOM you compete against your highest placed follower on strava?

    The garmin segments are crap. The strava version sounds similar but you have named competition.


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  • #7
    Unknown Soldier
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    godtabh wrote: »
    So how does that work? Rather than competing against the KOM you compete against your highest placed follower on strava?

    The garmin segments are crap. The strava version sounds similar but you have named competition.

    No idea how it works. I'm guessing a lot of it. Won't be looking into it either.

    Sorry!


  • #8
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    godtabh wrote: »
    What version of garmin do you have?

    4.10 on an Edge 1000


  • #9
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    godtabh wrote: »
    So how does that work? Rather than competing against the KOM you compete against your highest placed follower on strava?

    The garmin segments are crap. The strava version sounds similar but you have named competition.

    Looks like you compete against your highest follower or the best time recorded by anyone in a 'club' you are in. I'd prefer if you could compete against your PB or the next best time recorded by someone else.

    Failing that, I may just unfollow a truckload of people :D


  • #10
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Failing that, I may just unfollow a truckload of people :D
    You simply have to be a little more careful when choosing your "friends" on Strava......


  • #11
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Beasty wrote: »
    You simply have to be a little more careful when choosing your "friends" on Strava......

    There are no friends on strava


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  • #12
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    godtabh wrote: »
    There are no friends on strava
    Got to disagree - if they know their place (some way behind me) I'll befriend anyone .....


  • #13
    ht9zni1gs28crp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭ht9zni1gs28crp


    godtabh wrote: »
    There are no friends on strava
    Never a truer saying :D


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