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This has probably come up before.
I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
MC Bodge said:
This has probably come up before.
I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
Search google for strava needs a polish. Then run your activity through it. Might sort it out.I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
budgie smuggler said:
MC Bodge said:
This has probably come up before.
I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
Search google for strava needs a polish. Then run your activity through it. Might sort it out.I used my works-provided Samsung S3 Mini with Android Strava App for a run. I normally use an iPhone.
The Samsung failed to recognise any segments or achievements. The recorded running pace oscillated a lot and some of the km splits seemed wrong. The splits were up and down over the course of a flat section of constant effort.
Many of the roads I was running on had tree cover, though.
Is the S3 Mini (a poor phone generally) particularly bad for GPS or is this just likely to be the tree cover being an issue? The iPhone had detected segments on a similar route a couple of weeks ago when the tress were probably slightly less leafy.
Do dedicated GPS watches perform significantly better than phone apps?
Thanks!
Recently got completely beasted on a segment by some random..
this is the ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/296237359#696285...
and the segment is lords decent.
She gets the QOM so it really doesn't effect me at all. ( except my pride )
but i'd really like to know if I was I beaten fair and square?
I know how much it hurt to get this KOM and i really don't want to gain a carbon/aero addiction just to re-establish my dominance!
this is the ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/296237359#696285...
and the segment is lords decent.
She gets the QOM so it really doesn't effect me at all. ( except my pride )
but i'd really like to know if I was I beaten fair and square?
I know how much it hurt to get this KOM and i really don't want to gain a carbon/aero addiction just to re-establish my dominance!
Silver940 said:
Got in her car at 9 miles by the looks of it.
Being 5 miles from Swinley Forest it happens loads near me. Someone goes for a spin around the trail centre, sticks the bike on the roof of the car and forgets to turn Strava off and then drives 50 miles back home picking up KOM's all the way! Hat's off to the bloke who came up from Southampton a few months ago and rarely dipped under 100mph once he got on the M3 and headed home......FrankAbagnale said:
Used Strava for the first time last week and am a big fan of the analysis it does on different sections.
I am going out tonight and am going to smash every sector and overall time. I won't sleep until i've beaten the times.
If you like the analysis stuff, just wait until you link Strava to VeloViewer... I am going out tonight and am going to smash every sector and overall time. I won't sleep until i've beaten the times.
MadDad said:
Being 5 miles from Swinley Forest it happens loads near me. Someone goes for a spin around the trail centre, sticks the bike on the roof of the car and forgets to turn Strava off and then drives 50 miles back home picking up KOM's all the way! Hat's off to the bloke who came up from Southampton a few months ago and rarely dipped under 100mph once he got on the M3 and headed home......
Haha! My brother done this once when he'd been showing his mate strava then drove home. The King of the Mountain he de-throned on one section messaged him a load of abuse and told on him to strava. marky911 said:
MadDad said:
Being 5 miles from Swinley Forest it happens loads near me. Someone goes for a spin around the trail centre, sticks the bike on the roof of the car and forgets to turn Strava off and then drives 50 miles back home picking up KOM's all the way! Hat's off to the bloke who came up from Southampton a few months ago and rarely dipped under 100mph once he got on the M3 and headed home......
Haha! My brother done this once when he'd been showing his mate strava then drove home. The King of the Mountain he de-throned on one section messaged him a load of abuse and told on him to strava. yellowjack said:
marky911 said:
MadDad said:
Being 5 miles from Swinley Forest it happens loads near me. Someone goes for a spin around the trail centre, sticks the bike on the roof of the car and forgets to turn Strava off and then drives 50 miles back home picking up KOM's all the way! Hat's off to the bloke who came up from Southampton a few months ago and rarely dipped under 100mph once he got on the M3 and headed home......
Haha! My brother done this once when he'd been showing his mate strava then drove home. The King of the Mountain he de-throned on one section messaged him a load of abuse and told on him to strava. Did the Police speed? Sadly, no. Despite it being a 'cropped' activity on Strava, I found the full ride data on Garmin Connect, and there was, as far as I can see, no evidence of speeding by the Police Transit van. Peak speed was 60.3mph, on the NSL dual carriageway section of the A30. For all the lower speed limit sections, they were well inside the speed limit, although they may have got on the gas a smidgin early heading out of Hartley Wintney.
I was travelling at 14.1 mph, cadence 73rpm, HR 160bpm on the approach to the roundabout. When I entered the roundabout, and reached what appears to be the point of impact, I had slowed to 8.3mph, at 53rpm, and 162bpm. I then sharply altered direction and continued at 8.3mph diagonally forward and to my right, that presumably being my airspeed on my brief flight across the roundabout. HR was 162bpm, cadence down to 13rpm at that point, and then my HRM data stops, presumably when my bike (and the Garmin) were taken off the road, out of sensor range. It's quite sobering now, 15 months later, looking at data graphs and a GPS trace and piecing together what happened. I've still got no memory of the actual impact, nor of the immediate aftermath. I never did hear anything more from the Police regarding any charges against the driver. I presume the fact that I've not been summoned to appear as a witness for the prosecution means that no charges were brought.
I don't know if this link to the ride data will work... https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/5692197...
I was travelling at 14.1 mph, cadence 73rpm, HR 160bpm on the approach to the roundabout. When I entered the roundabout, and reached what appears to be the point of impact, I had slowed to 8.3mph, at 53rpm, and 162bpm. I then sharply altered direction and continued at 8.3mph diagonally forward and to my right, that presumably being my airspeed on my brief flight across the roundabout. HR was 162bpm, cadence down to 13rpm at that point, and then my HRM data stops, presumably when my bike (and the Garmin) were taken off the road, out of sensor range. It's quite sobering now, 15 months later, looking at data graphs and a GPS trace and piecing together what happened. I've still got no memory of the actual impact, nor of the immediate aftermath. I never did hear anything more from the Police regarding any charges against the driver. I presume the fact that I've not been summoned to appear as a witness for the prosecution means that no charges were brought.
I don't know if this link to the ride data will work... https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/5692197...
Very well behaved weren't they.
Took a while to get my confidence back after being knocked off a year or so ago in South Warnborough. I know all about that though. Just a bruised hip elbow and bike needed a new mech and wheels straightened. Police didn't even go and speak to her. She did pay for the bike damage though - I think the hand delivered letter did the trick
Joined British Cycling after that so hopefully would have so legal help should anything happen again.
Took a while to get my confidence back after being knocked off a year or so ago in South Warnborough. I know all about that though. Just a bruised hip elbow and bike needed a new mech and wheels straightened. Police didn't even go and speak to her. She did pay for the bike damage though - I think the hand delivered letter did the trick
Joined British Cycling after that so hopefully would have so legal help should anything happen again.
Just had a massive bunch of KOM losses come through to my notifications this morning from a load of segments in Swindon (Moved to London 6 months ago). All from one guy, and looking at the dates all last year when he did the rides which is odd. I set them all last year when I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now. Feel like paying them all a visit and putting them well out of his reach.
whatleytom said:
Just had a massive bunch of KOM losses come through to my notifications this morning from a load of segments in Swindon (Moved to London 6 months ago). All from one guy, and looking at the dates all last year when he did the rides which is odd. I set them all last year when I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now. Feel like paying them all a visit and putting them well out of his reach.
LOL I'm Swindon based and had exactly the same thing yesterday! KOM lost notifications, from the same guy! Bit odd, as he took them last year and I had notifications at the time! Unfortetely 3 kids have taken their toll and I'm not as stong as last year, plus im usually on my work snotter bike which has no chance of KOM on the road (actually I think my only KOM left was set on it!)Gassing Station | Pedal Powered | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff