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Posts in category Strava

Audioboo – Attempting to get a Strava KOM

Apr30
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
bont newydd

I’m always keen on trying new stuff. Audioboo is something I’ve been hearing more about, and I thought I’d have a go. It’s basically like twitter for audio recordings. Or an audio-only version of YouTube. YouRadio, perhaps.

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Posted in Cycling, Media - Tagged audioboo, commute, KOM

7 reasons why some Strava segments suck (do yours?)

Apr24
2013
17 Comments Written by Alan
segments

Segments are what make Strava so amazing. Except some aren’t. Here’s why.

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged cycling, garmin, king of the mountain, KOM, QOM, Queen of the Mountain, Sport

Strava +Youtube = Suffervision!

Mar08
2013
1 Comment Written by Alan
suffervision

There are so many great tools out there for interacting with your Strava data. Here’s one that works with your video footage too!

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Posted in Cycling, Video - Tagged suffervision, video

Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

Mar05
2013
4 Comments Written by Alan
Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

An experiment to determine if the Strava android app really does record faster segment times than a Garmin bike GPS.

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged android, apps, edge 800, garmin, gps, KOM

How to use Strava to plan your bike maintenance.

Mar01
2013
2 Comments Written by Alan
CCSP3

Strava users know all about tracking their mileage totals, but did you know you can track mileage on individual components? How many miles have you done on those tyres since you put them on? What about that chain, or the cassette?

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged cycling, maintenance, mileage, parts

The Strava basemile blast – more than just numbers

Feb01
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
snowride

Strava challenged people to ride as many miles as they could during January. Over 45,000 took part signed up from all over the world, and we rode a sum total of over 12 million miles.

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged basemile blast, January, motivation

Cheshire Cat Veloflow

Jan22
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
Veloflow Mow Cop

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could take everyone’s Strava data and display it all on a map? With Veloflow, you can!

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Posted in Cycling, Video - Tagged cheshire cat, sportive, veloflow, veloviewer

Strava – give us more achievements!

Dec01
2012
1 Comment Written by Alan
hardest-achievements

Strava leads the field in bringing elements of gaming culture into activities like running and cycling. But could it go further?

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged achievements, Call of Duty, cycling, gamification, KOM, road, Social Networking, Twitter

Auto sync your Garmin Connect data to Strava/Runkeeper

Nov19
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
GarminSync

Here’s a tool that syncs your Garmin Connect data to Strava. I know a lot of people still log their data to both sites, because the analysis of aggregated data is perhaps better on Garmin Connect, and of course Strava is all about the social aspect and the leaderboards etc. You know how computers in [...]

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Posted in Freeware, Garmin Edge 800 - Tagged data sync, garmin connect, Productivity

Strava BMC 79 mile challenge

Nov18
2012
3 Comments Written by Alan
bmc-79-mile-challenge-v1

To be honest, this the first Strava challenge that I thought was actually do-able. Most of them seem to require such an investment of time that they’re beyond the reach of anyone who, well, has a job, basically.

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Posted in Cycling, Video - Tagged Battlefield 3, Games, gamification, Global Positioning System, KOM, strava challenge, TED, Video Games
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colmcq@StravaTips re moronic segments, ones that go through traffic lights. Just why?
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