Jun 05, 2013 at 05:15 PM
Anyone see this? Apologies if reposting...
Strava
Jun 05, 2013 at 06:02 PM
Love it!normanzo said:Anyone see this? Apologies if reposting...
Jun 05, 2013 at 09:53 PM
That is so fetch !
Jun 07, 2013 at 09:50 PM
I read that and suddenly think Strava is now cool instead of uber-fredly
Jun 09, 2013 at 02:10 AM
so, I was finishing up my ride on 9W today. Riding solo, tapping out a high tempo, went hard over stateline, hard over the next hill, motoring the false flat before the scout camp. As I'm riding the false flat I pass three guys, one with a tri' bike, riding what looked like endurance pace.
I go over the scout camp entrance and keep going. Figure I'll start picking up the pace.
Then my spidey sense tingles.
I look back.
The three guys noodling are now going full gas wiht the tri' guy teeth bared and giving it his all.
I jump on. They're not smooth in the least so I hang back, let them do the work. One guy in particular, on a Dogma with Campy EPS ($17k bike) can't decide if he should ride straight behind the guy in front of him, to the left, or to the right. I try to let the others take his wheel. but they don't.
They're really killing it. Making all the lights. Getting sloppier. As we do the rise by the gas station in englewood cliffs, the EPS guy is out of the saddle going for it, super sloppy. He hits a pothole and his seat bag tumbles off.
Me: "Yo, dude, your seat bag fell off."
EPS: "Uh...I'll go back for it later, I'm going for a Strava."
He and the other two are beating their bikes for all they can. The get to the light at Palisades ave and pull the plug.
No idea if he went back.
Jun 09, 2013 at 03:05 AM
Nice coverage on that segment attempt JP. That could make for an interesting diversion... be a Segmentality Searcher, like a storm searcher, except you go out to video and report on goofy guys going for segments.
n.b. Please don't film me.
Jun 09, 2013 at 01:08 PM
Jun 09, 2013 at 04:28 PM
I feel like this just about sums these guys up:mugwump said:so, I was finishing up my ride on 9W today. Riding solo, tapping out a high tempo, went hard over stateline, hard over the next hill, motoring the false flat before the scout camp. As I'm riding the false flat I pass three guys, one with a tri' bike, riding what looked like endurance pace.I go over the scout camp entrance and keep going. Figure I'll start picking up the pace.Then my spidey sense tingles.I look back.The three guys noodling are now going full gas wiht the tri' guy teeth bared and giving it his all.I jump on. They're not smooth in the least so I hang back, let them do the work. One guy in particular, on a Dogma with Campy EPS ($17k bike) can't decide if he should ride straight behind the guy in front of him, to the left, or to the right. I try to let the others take his wheel. but they don't.They're really killing it. Making all the lights. Getting sloppier. As we do the rise by the gas station in englewood cliffs, the EPS guy is out of the saddle going for it, super sloppy. He hits a pothole and his seat bag tumbles off.Me: "Yo, dude, your seat bag fell off."EPS: "Uh...I'll go back for it later, I'm going for a Strava."He and the other two are beating their bikes for all they can. The get to the light at Palisades ave and pull the plug.No idea if he went back.
Jun 14, 2013 at 02:55 AM
I just uploaded that ride into Strava. EPS is Mauricio Sanchez. He now has the KoM for Kiku to Palisades avenue. I'm second by 15 seconds. Also thanks to his group, I'm now third in the KoM for Kiku to Clinton ave. by 5 seconds.mugwump said:so...EPS: "Uh...I'll go back for it later, I'm going for a Strava."He and the other two are beating their bikes for all they can. The get to the light at Palisades ave and pull the plug.No idea if he went back.
I shouldn't have sat up when he was thrashing all over the road. I should have attacked him.
Jun 14, 2013 at 03:09 AM
mugwump said:I just uploaded that ride into Strava. EPS is Mauricio Sanchez. He now has the KoM for Kiku to Palisades avenue. I'm second by 15 seconds. Also thanks to his group, I'm now third in the KoM for Kiku to Clinton ave. by 5 seconds.mugwump said:so...EPS: "Uh...I'll go back for it later, I'm going for a Strava."He and the other two are beating their bikes for all they can. The get to the light at Palisades ave and pull the plug.No idea if he went back.I shouldn't have sat up when he was thrashing all over the road. I should have attacked him.
Sounds like its time for operation "reclaim the Kiku run"
Jun 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM
It would have been hilarious if you yoinked their Strave KOM at the line.
Jun 14, 2013 at 12:41 PM
i believe we discussed this at Hot Bird, but Kissena needs to form a later-night/early morning train and take all the bridge KOMs from brooklyn to manhattan. paceline, away!
Jun 14, 2013 at 03:22 PM
Anybody who posts this as their Strava photo probably deserves to have at least one KOM taken away... I mean, he might be the nicest guy in the world for all I know... but we should try and shatter it anyway.
Jul 04, 2013 at 06:43 PM
anyone else noticed that the alpine / ranger station climb segments have been dropped on strava? the last couple of times i have ridden the segments, they've not been picked up -- even when i look through the hidden list.
yeah i know it's fredly to notice this.
Jul 04, 2013 at 06:57 PM
@Mark
They'll pull "dangerous" sections - not sure how they manage uphill vs down but if people are bombing the Alpine climb that might explain it. I'd just write them and ask.
Jul 04, 2013 at 07:26 PM
Anyone can flag it as dangerous and it automatically (?) gets removed. Only takes one person clicking once
Jul 04, 2013 at 09:13 PM
No, I think it takes more than one person. Somebody at Strava has to agree.Brendan Rigby said:Anyone can flag it as dangerous and it automatically (?) gets removed. Only takes one person clicking once
Jul 07, 2013 at 09:17 PM
Jul 07, 2013 at 10:25 PM
Is there a mountain between Stuyvesant and 72nd?
Jul 23, 2013 at 09:32 PM
Here is a plea against Strava "doping" and a rif on The Stig. 
http://youtu.be/x5b6-UAPvpg
http://youtu.be/x5b6-UAPvpg
Aug 09, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Now this is a great idea:
The fact that you cannot type in a location in Strava and see a “heat map” for what’s been ridden most today, this week, this month, this year, but instead see a leaderboard of many dumb segments for these same time periods is, well, it is a shame.
culled from the comments of the following rant:
Aug 09, 2013 at 06:59 PM
They're working on it. Or, at least, they did it once
I think I see you racing in the park!
Aug 13, 2013 at 02:24 PM
I want one feature, and one feature only; turn on my device and show me on a map who of my "friends" is out already and close...
Aug 13, 2013 at 02:54 PM
It's amazing to see the heat from the GWB to Piermont ride.Bruce van-Schalkwyk said:They're working on it. Or, at least, they did it onceI think I see you racing in the park!
Aug 13, 2013 at 03:17 PM
^ What you're seeing there is a phenomenon called Fred Warming.
Aug 13, 2013 at 04:02 PM
I've often thought it would be cool if there were some way to see daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards for
popular segments. In many ways, this would be much more fascinating/social/useful than the absolute KOMs that are currently visible. A KOM is neat, but wouldn't you rather see who's been out hammering recently, or how you stack up on a given day? Heat mapping might be one way for Strava to automatically decide which segments should become eligible for this treatment (or at to get the ball rolling while they amass further computing power).
popular segments. In many ways, this would be much more fascinating/social/useful than the absolute KOMs that are currently visible. A KOM is neat, but wouldn't you rather see who's been out hammering recently, or how you stack up on a given day? Heat mapping might be one way for Strava to automatically decide which segments should become eligible for this treatment (or at to get the ball rolling while they amass further computing power).
Aug 13, 2013 at 04:09 PM
that's a good point, Former Neighbor Joaquin.
something else i've thought about is that rides you do with others shouldn't get you a KOM as a solo effort. i was riding some random roads upstate last week and noticed that the KOM on one segment was actually 2+ guys riding together and, based on their speed, probably doing a bit of effort sharing. not to mention that the lap times i set in PP during races are much faster than i'd ever manage on my own. so now my "personal record" in PP is a completely irrelevant number that i can never ever personally obtain all by my wonesome.
Aug 13, 2013 at 04:09 PM
^that's a good one
Aug 14, 2013 at 11:25 PM
I'm snagged a strava KOM over here in little rock arkansas.... I might be fat from BBQ but I can still drag myself over a 4 minute climb.
Aug 15, 2013 at 01:07 AM
Jersey Mike,
I'm friends with Matt Heitmann. I'm going to tell him you took it and he'll come over from Switzerland to grab it back.