Strava Issue

Wanderer78

Hi folks,

I'm just wondering is it possible to have information posted by other users on strava, deleted?

I'd like to be able to have whole routes deleted.

Thanks

Wishbone Ash

You can delete any activity or make it private.

TheBlaaMan

All you can do - if you were on a particular spin - is delete you own ride, or use the privacy function to 'hide' parts of it - as far as I know anyway. You can also change your name/details if you want to avoid a connection to something.

Wanderer78

Wishbone Ash wrote:

You can delete any activity or make it private.

These are routes and data created by other users. I'm not really a user of the site but these routes are starting to cause problems

07Lapierre

What kind of problems?

Wanderer78

07Lapierre wrote:

What kind of problems?

I don't really want to go into it on a public forum. Thanks

07Lapierre

Contact the person who posted the strava routes and ask them to delete them?

Macy0161

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

All you can do - if you were on a particular spin - is delete you own ride, or use the privacy function to 'hide' parts of it - as far as I know anyway. You can also change your name/details if you want to avoid a connection to something.

I think the privacy function only works at the start/ end of a spin (or run). When activities have gone past locations I have set for privacy, they show, even if the privacy zone is in place for the start/ end.

Wanderer78

07Lapierre wrote:

Contact the person who posted the strava routes and ask them to delete them?

Is there an actual way of doing that via strava?

TheBlaaMan

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Is there an actual way of doing that via strava?

Why should there be? It's not your info to delete - put yourself in the position of the poster of the ride and question how you would feel.

Sorry, but I dont think you can expect any success on this unless there is a hugely overriding legal or safety issue involved.

Welcome to the world of not-so-social media.......

07Lapierre

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Is there an actual way of doing that via strava?

Ah, so the person who posted to Strava is unknown to you? In that case, no.

Wanderer78

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Why should there be? It's not your info to delete - put yourself in the position of the poster of the ride and question how you would feel.

Sorry, but I dont think you can expect any success on this unless there is a hugely overriding legal or safety issue involved.

Welcome to the world of not-so-social media.......

sorry folks, im not willing to share the greater issues on a public forum but you might understand it more from my perspective if you had the full info. you d be surprised of the idiocy, ignorance and selfishness of some social media users. they eventually wreck everybody's fun. even though i understand why people are posting on strava my position above still stands. people were asked not to post online, but still do so. there are actually legal and safety issues at play here, but the law isnt on our side for this one. thanks for your help folks

Staplor

Seriously it's a line on a map, what's the issue?

Wanderer78

Staplor wrote: »

Seriously it's a line on a map, what's the issue?

i cant go into it, sorry, but i do suspect the users think in this simplistic way as well

CramCycle

Is it a MTB or CX issue using routes that the club or person who set them up does not want made public?

Follow the rider who is posting the stuff up, find the ride you have an issue with and post up a comment on that route explaining the situation, or by asking them to contact you via FB, boards or some other route.

You could also just report the ride and have it pulled, but you will have to report every single one of them.

Staplor

This kinda smells like trolling

Indricotherium

Wanderer78 wrote: »

sorry folks, im not willing to share the greater issues on a public forum but you might understand it more from my perspective if you had the full info. you d be surprised of the idiocy, ignorance and selfishness of some social media users. they eventually wreck everybody's fun. even though i understand why people are posting on strava my position above still stands. people were asked not to post online, but still do so. there are actually legal and safety issues at play here, but the law isnt on our side for this one. thanks for your help folks

I know a fella whose house is adjacent to popular piece of Strava-art in the shape of a giant phallus. I can only imagine what that must do to the property prices along his road, So I can feel your pain Wanderer78.

RossieMan

Is this the stupidest thread of the year here to date? What an idiotic topic. You want help, but want to give no information? How can anybody advice you?

Sounds like your classic trail that's not a trail but people use it case.

Wanderer78

Staplor wrote: »

This kinda smells like trolling

:rolleyes:

strangely enough, some info posted on social media can cause negative effects to other people. people really need to use their brains before posting. this has the potential to wreck the hard work of others

Plastik

Smells like MTB trails issue.

Leroy42

Wanderer78 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

strangely enough, some info posted on social media can cause negative effects to other people. people really need to use their brains before posting. this has the potential to wreck the hard work of others

Something, something, strava, something, issue, help me, don't ask questions.

Of course the other poster doesn't understand what you are talking about, you haven't told anybody what you are talking about.

Some person, not you, did a cycle and posted the route up on Strava. For some reason, you don't like the fact that a part of the world is now on Strava, although it was already on Googlemaps and others for years.

Or is it that on this route the other person took so many of you KOM's that its just easier to delete the whole route?

Or another, that the route is a loop around your house or a loop you want to keep secret?

Boards.ie, and in particular, IMO, the cycling forum is always here to help but you need to want help as well.

Wanderer78

Leroy42 wrote: »

Something, something, strava, something, issue, help me, don't ask questions.

Of course the other poster doesn't understand what you are talking about, you haven't told anybody what you are talking about.

Some person, not you, did a cycle and posted the route up on Strava. For some reason, you don't like the fact that a part of the world is now on Strava, although it was already on Googlemaps and others for years.

Or is it that on this route the other person took so many of you KOM's that its just easier to delete the whole route?

Or another, that the route is a loop around your house or a loop you want to keep secret?

Boards.ie, and in particular, IMO, the cycling forum is always here to help but you need to want help as well.

yes, maybe social media is a really bad idea for humanity. chomsky's use of the term 'atomisation' truly is perfect. thanks for your help

Don't Chute!

Indricotherium wrote: »

I know a fella whose house is adjacent to popular piece of Strava-art in the shape of a giant phallus. I can only imagine what that must do to the property prices along his road, So I can feel your pain Wanderer78.

I can only assume/hope you are joking?

robyntmorton

As you are unwilling/unable to give info to allow us to advise you, all that can be said is that if you feel you have a legitimate reason for its removal, make your case to Strava.

Otherwise, if it is a public route on public land or a public road, accept that these things can't be controlled, and get on with your life.

OleRodrigo

Wanderer78 wrote: »

yes, maybe social media is a really bad idea for humanity. chomsky's use of the term 'atomisation' truly is perfect. thanks for your help

It was Michel Houellebecq who popularized the concept of 'atomisation', really good book.

He might have been a bit more cheerful if rode his bike more, though ( and kept his rides private on Strava )

Wanderer78

OleRodrigo wrote: »

It was Michel Houlellebecq that popularized the concept of 'atomisation', really good book.

He might have been a bit more cheerful if rode his bike more, though ( and kept his rides private on Strava )

that looks like a fantastic read. thank you:)

C3PO

CramCycle wrote: »

Is it a MTB or CX issue using routes that the club or person who set them up does not want made public?

Follow the rider who is posting the stuff up, find the ride you have an issue with and post up a comment on that route explaining the situation, or by asking them to contact you via FB, boards or some other route.

You could also just report the ride and have it pulled, but you will have to report every single one of them.

I'm guessing that the OP is referring to unauthorised MTB trails that are attracting attention because of their presence on Strava?

I'm sorry OP but I'm reminded of the legend of King Canute attempting to hold back the tide!

Leroy42

Wanderer78 wrote: »

yes, maybe social media is a really bad idea for humanity. chomsky's use of the term 'atomisation' truly is perfect. thanks for your help

Right, so its social media you have a problem with, not Strava then?

Still didn't give any information though. If, as has been alluded to, they are illegal trails or the like, report the users to the council/garda.

on_the_nickel

Indricotherium wrote: »

I know a fella whose house is adjacent to popular piece of Strava-art in the shape of a giant phallus. I can only imagine what that must do to the property prices along his road, So I can feel your pain Wanderer78.

What part of the phallus is making the biggest impact on the property prices?

Junior

on_the_nickel wrote: »

What part of the phallus is making the biggest impact on the property prices?

#

Stop being a ball bag.

OleRodrigo

Indricotherium wrote: »

I know a fella whose house is adjacent to popular piece of Strava-art in the shape of a giant phallus. I can only imagine what that must do to the property prices along his road, So I can feel your pain Wanderer78.

Thats nuts

CramCycle

Leroy42 wrote: »

Right, so its social media you have a problem with, not Strava then?

Still didn't give any information though. If, as has been alluded to, they are illegal trails or the like, report the users to the council/garda.

Presumably because either a) they are illegal and they don't want to highlight their use to others, therefore making the tolerance of them less likely as numbers increase or b) the club has set up sections, ramps and other obstacles at great time and expense and then you have others who contribute nothing spinning along and wrecking them without offering or attempting to help out with their maintenance.

cython

Indricotherium wrote: »

I know a fella whose house is adjacent to popular piece of Strava-art in the shape of a giant phallus. I can only imagine what that must do to the property prices along his road, So I can feel your pain Wanderer78.

What a load of bollocks :pac:

tuxy

CramCycle wrote: »

Presumably because either a) they are illegal and they don't want to highlight their use to others, therefore making the tolerance of them less likely as numbers increase or b) the club has set up sections, ramps and other obstacles at great time and expense and then you have others who contribute nothing spinning along and wrecking them without offering or attempting to help out with their maintenance.

If this is the case the op could have explained without giving the location away. Although maybe someone digging through his previous posts may have been able to narrow it down.
Still why even ask if you can't give enough info obtain useful advice?

Beasty

Staplor wrote: »

This kinda smells like trolling

If you have a problem with a post or poster report it and leave the modding to the mods

Any questions PM me - do not respond to this warning in-thread

Thanks

1bryan

I'm intrigued by what this issue could be. Do people actively seek out routes/segments on Strava before heading out for a spin? I normally do it the other way around. Head out, upload, then check the segments.

It would be one thing getting the offending segment deleted. It would be another stopping it from being re-added. Then there are plenty of people who don't really use Strava at all and just head to routes they know.

Good luck to the OP on this. I've no doubt their reasons are valid and genuine. Seems like a bit of a task getting it done though.

tuxy

1bryan wrote: »

I'm intrigued by what this issue could be. Do people actively seek out routes/segments on Strava before heading out for a spin? I normally do it the other way around. Head out, upload, then check the segments.

On solo spins I will sometimes go routes that I've found have interesting segments. I will then push hard on the segments as a type of interval training, it just makes it a little bit more interesting. And of course if you can beat a friends time that's fun.

Wishbone Ash

1bryan wrote: »

I'm intrigued by what this issue could be. Do people actively seek out routes/segments on Strava before heading out for a spin?...

It may be an issue with routes and Strava segments being created on private property. People who previously may not have been aware of the existence of particular route may be more inclined to give it a go when they see a Strava segment.

(Someone has created about a dozen Strava segments through my employer's private property. Since the segments have appeared, there has been an increase cyclists around the place.)

CramCycle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It may be an issue with routes and Strava segments being created on private property. People who previously may not have been aware of the existence of particular route may be more inclined to give it a go when they see a Strava segment.

(Someone has created about a dozen Strava segments through my employer's private property. Since the segments have appeared, there has been an increase cyclists around the place.)

The big risk there being that while some people may not have noticed a few cyclists, or may simply not have cared about the odd few, a larger footfall may lead to increased annoyance due to increased land usage and land damage, even if minimal.

magicbastarder

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It may be an issue with routes and Strava segments being created on private property. People who previously may not have been aware of the existence of particular route may be more inclined to give it a go when they see a Strava segment.

probably/possibly not the OP's issue, as it's possible to explain this scenario without giving away any details.

tuxy

If the OP approached me about removing strava rides but took the attitude he has taken in this thread I'd be posting my strava in every possible location.

Daroxtar

"Oh hi boss.... No, I'm still sick.... No, can barely walk....errr no, that's not my picture on your friends Strava.... Nope, definitely not me. I don't even know what an Alpe D'Huez is"

Wishbone Ash

While we're on the subject, is it possible to remove the start time on a Strava activity? (I'm presuming the answer is no).

Whatwicklow

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

While we're on the subject, is it possible to remove the start time on a Strava activity? (I'm presuming the answer is no).

I looked into this before and for a simple thing seemed impossible for Strava to code.

TheBlaaMan

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

....is it possible to remove the start time on a Strava activity? (I'm presuming the answer is no).

I may be wrong but I would think that this is data that comes from the recording device, Garmin gps etc, so it is at that point that you need to modify the data before it ever gets near strava. Trying to edit the .fit file info from the garmin would be where I would start.......

buffalo

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

I may be wrong but I would think that this is data that comes from the recording device, Garmin gps etc, so it is at that point that you need to modify the data before it ever gets near strava. Trying to edit the .fit file info from the garmin would be where I would start.......

And if you don't have a start time, how do you know how long it took to get to the second checkpoint, and therefore what speed you were going at? There are all sorts of problems with removing the start time from an activity.

h_orse

Segments has stopped on my strava. I emailed strava and i got silly reply back. I mailed them again. I got a ticket to say action completed from strava. I still have no segments plus im a premium customer.

Any advice....?

CramCycle

I think the phrase is digital doping.

Wishbone Ash

buffalo wrote: »

And if you don't have a start time, how do you know how long it took to get to the second checkpoint, and therefore what speed you were going at? There are all sorts of problems with removing the start time from an activity.

Should have clarified that I was referring to removal of the displayed start time which appears above the activity title.

buffalo

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Should have clarified that I was referring to removal of the displayed start time which appears above the activity title.

What's the use case? If someone wanted to hide what time they were cycling at, why on earth would they put it on Strava?

Chuchote

From the obvious nervousness of the OP, I would guess that we're talking about a stalking issue here - and a Strava user making a route easily identifiable by giving it a name.

OP, I assume that you've blanked out an area 1km around your home in your Strava stats so it's not identifiable?

You can, of course, use Strava purely privately (as I do) so you can yourself keep track of your own cycles and see how you're doing in terms of pace and climbing and so on. This might take some of the fun out of it if you like cycling as a social or semi-social activity, but it's certainly what I'd do if worried about personal safety.

It is a bit nuts that you can't edit your times or remove them; if you're easily identifiable on a social media site and it's essentially waving to the burglars, stalkers and other unpleasanters and saying "Hi! I go out for my cycle and leave the place empty at 5pm every night!" - well, not a great idea.