Is it worth paying for the Premium Strava service? I cycle mainly for commuting and leisure. Nothing competitive. I use the free Strava and sometimes wonder what the extras are and then whether they’re worth paying for.
Good questions. I also use the free Strava and get frustrated at the inability to correct errors. Before I had my Android phone I had a crappy Microsoft/Nokia, but there was a free tracking app on there that (for me at least) produced seemingly errorless results. Strava's maps nearly always have spikes coming off of them.
I don't use it so much to keep a track of my walks, though I do did for some longer ones. I use it in conjunction with PhotoLinker to geotag my photos.
Have been seriously considering trying other apps instead.
I'm grandfathered in on the old Premium, and not on the new summit service, I think summit is confusing, and wouldn't give up Premium.
Use Strava as a place to put stuff, I use Workouts on Apple Watch as it's a better experience on the device, and then Strava now can pull all the info out of there into the app.
Nah not worth it in my opinion if you're just commuting and cycling for leisure. The free app has pretty much everything you need for that.
Its perhaps worth it if you care about training plans, power goals and like to keep track of your training in general.
I will say my experience with it is on the computer and using it as a place to log my training (or lack of) from my Garmin, so I can't comment on the apps ability to record actual activities as I've never used it for that.
P.s hope ya managed to get ya bike serviced @iainment
Nah not worth it in my opinion if you're just commuting and cycling for leisure. The free app has pretty much everything you need for that.
Its perhaps worth it if you care about training plans, power goals and like to keep track of your training in general.
I will say my experience with it is on the computer and using it as a place to log my training (or lack of) from my Garmin, so I can't comment on the apps ability to record actual activities as I've never used it for that.
P.s hope ya managed to get ya bike serviced @iainment
Coincidentally I dropped my Tour de Fer off today to get serviced. Will get the Sirrus serviced next week.
Thanks all for your Strava comments. I think I’ll stick with the free service.
Nah, it's not worth it. I get it for free as part of a deal I have for coaching riders, but it's pretty pointless. The analytics aren't good enough for anything serious (and the free version of Training Peaks has better analytics anyway) and all the rest of the stuff you get is gimmicks (segment leader boards filtered by age, route planner etc)
BTW, the reason you get crappy traces on maps is because the GPS chips in phones are tiny compared to the ones on a dedicated GPS like a Garmin or Wahoo. The app you used to have probably used a 'snap to roads' feature (there uses to be a site you could use to do that for your rides on Strava but they took access away when they changed 5th r API)
And now Strava has changed what is free and what is not. So several features I like are now at a cost! The annual fee is not that bad so I guess I’ll subscribe.
I use Strava a lot, and it is certainly one part of what keeps me motivated to cycle/makes me feel sad that I am distinctly average at it. Didn't have the premium service, but have paid for it since the announcement.
For me I feel its worth the relatively small outlay in cost for the amount of use I get out of it.
And now Strava has changed what is free and what is not. So several features I like are now at a cost! The annual fee is not that bad so I guess I’ll subscribe.
I pay for strava, simply as a way to keep the service going. I have no idea how much money they make but the fact that I've used it for years means I'd like to keep using it (mainly as a repository of all my rides) so don't mind giving them £50 a year (or whatever it is) to ensure that there is a business there.
Haven't used Strava/Fitbit etc, but wondering if anyone knows - as well as mapping your runs, can you work towards a virtual run? e.g. working towards a marathon, or 100 miles, or Lands End to John O'Groats etc etc
Haven't used Strava/Fitbit etc, but wondering if anyone knows - as well as mapping your runs, can you work towards a virtual run? e.g. working towards a marathon, or 100 miles, or Lands End to John O'Groats etc etc
I've not done it myself you can download your Strava files and put them in to Excel (or pretty much anything for organising data/text). You might want something easier but as far as I know Strava's interface counters reset each month so it's hard to track anything that isn't confined to that period.
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I don't use it so much to keep a track of my walks, though I do did for some longer ones. I use it in conjunction with PhotoLinker to geotag my photos.
Have been seriously considering trying other apps instead.
Use Strava as a place to put stuff, I use Workouts on Apple Watch as it's a better experience on the device, and then Strava now can pull all the info out of there into the app.
Its perhaps worth it if you care about training plans, power goals and like to keep track of your training in general.
I will say my experience with it is on the computer and using it as a place to log my training (or lack of) from my Garmin, so I can't comment on the apps ability to record actual activities as I've never used it for that.
P.s hope ya managed to get ya bike serviced @iainment
Thanks all for your Strava comments. I think I’ll stick with the free service.
BTW, the reason you get crappy traces on maps is because the GPS chips in phones are tiny compared to the ones on a dedicated GPS like a Garmin or Wahoo. The app you used to have probably used a 'snap to roads' feature (there uses to be a site you could use to do that for your rides on Strava but they took access away when they changed 5th r API)
The annual fee is not that bad so I guess I’ll subscribe.
For me I feel its worth the relatively small outlay in cost for the amount of use I get out of it.