Discussion
We were talking KOM snatching earlier, I was sat there pretty thinking no one has ever done that to me. D'oh.
http://www.strava.com/activities/133036601
http://www.strava.com/activities/133036601
Fourmotion said:
We were talking KOM snatching earlier, I was sat there pretty thinking no one has ever done that to me. D'oh.
http://www.strava.com/activities/133036601
what is the point of that?!http://www.strava.com/activities/133036601
I realised this morning, this new flyby tool could easily be used by bike thieves. They drive around with Strava running, see an expensive bike, find out who they are, where they live and even a description of the bike so they can see how much it's worth.
I think I might get my privacy zones set up!
/tinfoilhat
I think I might get my privacy zones set up!
/tinfoilhat
I realise that and I knew of Strava leading to bike thefts in the past, but this new tool makes it much easier to track exactly who just went past you. Anyway, with privacy zones it shouldn't be an issue, and I guess most bike thieves are opportunists that won't go to that much trouble.
okgo said:
People have eyes though, nothing stopping a thief on a moped or in a car cruising Richmond Park til they spot what they want and then following them home to return in the night.
That's reassuring. Not even the most desperate burglar would find me that appealing at the top of my local hill, all out of breath and in the lowest gear going. Puts you at risk tho okgo, sailing up the north face of the eiger in the big ring. Better get a chastity belt just in case =)http://veloviewer.com/segments/6647645/athlete/409...
https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.553599,-1.933993&...
This segment has apparently been flagged.. but i cant find it again on strava to try and unflag it.
the reason im confused is that this entire segment is on a road with a huge mostly unused bus lane and stop way before the traffic light at the end of that road.
anyone know how to challenge a flagging? or should i just create another segment with the same name in the same place ?
https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.553599,-1.933993&...
This segment has apparently been flagged.. but i cant find it again on strava to try and unflag it.
the reason im confused is that this entire segment is on a road with a huge mostly unused bus lane and stop way before the traffic light at the end of that road.
anyone know how to challenge a flagging? or should i just create another segment with the same name in the same place ?
Hmmm. All this talk of veloviewer, and I thought I'd have a crack at it. I'd seen several peoples's linked activities, looking cool, with lots of other random cyclists moving about.
So. I picked one of mine, entitled "Went to see a stage of the Tour of Britain". (That's surely going to be busy, right?)
This Veloviewer is taking a long time, I thought. So I went back to Strava, and re-pasted the activity URL, but same again. Just a 'loading' screen for ages.
Puzzled, I tried another activity, in the Surrey Hills, which I thought would be busy. Nine other riders, worked just fine. So I thought I'd have one last try with the 'Tour of Britain' ride. Whereupon I realised what the problem was. The activity pre-dated the arrival of my ebay Garmin, and had been manually uploaded. No wonder it wouldn't 'load' - there was no GPS data for it to work with.
So. I picked one of mine, entitled "Went to see a stage of the Tour of Britain". (That's surely going to be busy, right?)
This Veloviewer is taking a long time, I thought. So I went back to Strava, and re-pasted the activity URL, but same again. Just a 'loading' screen for ages.
Puzzled, I tried another activity, in the Surrey Hills, which I thought would be busy. Nine other riders, worked just fine. So I thought I'd have one last try with the 'Tour of Britain' ride. Whereupon I realised what the problem was. The activity pre-dated the arrival of my ebay Garmin, and had been manually uploaded. No wonder it wouldn't 'load' - there was no GPS data for it to work with.
Its getting a bit tedious now
My local main climb out of town is approx 4km long with an obvious start point and a side road joining it after about 500m
There is only one possible turn off until you hit the top
It has 19 segments associated with it!
Its taking longer and longer to upload and process rides
Ive starred my favourite segments but still have to look at a gazillion other duplicated ones with each ride
Can I filter just so that I see my own favourites????
Im asking as it seems an obvious one now but I cant see how to do it
cheers
CoolC said:
Woohoo, bagged my first ever KOM 
Admittedly, only 3 other people have ridden it and it's no mountain. But it is a 5 mile segment on the windy fens.
Link?Admittedly, only 3 other people have ridden it and it's no mountain. But it is a 5 mile segment on the windy fens.
So that I can go and
ETA: I think I've found it. Alistair? Dunston to White Horse segment?
There's some aviation history round that way fella. Waddington, Coningsby, Woodhall Spa, East Kirkby.
Edited by yellowjack on Monday 5th May 20:45
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