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I think this is fair. Strava summit is a cheap subscription, and running a very cheap sport to participate in. Segments in my experience appeal to spreadsheet h

I think this is fair. Strava summit is a cheap subscription, and running a very cheap sport to participate in. Segments in my experience appeal to spreadsheet heads who get a kick out of meaningless drilling down into data[0]. I imagine most casual runners are not that. In many ways I can see this making Strava more appealing to casual runners, as for people starting out on a fitness journey, the last thing you want to see is how much slower you are than other people. 0: https://twitter.com/stravawankers https://twitter.com/stravawankers

markus92 6y ago
Afaik Strava is more used by cyclists which is a more expensive sport. Everyone who is sort of serious uses it.
- fredley 6y ago
  Here in the UK at least it's very popular with the running community, although I remember a few years ago it was definitely cycling-first. Would be interesting to know what the breakdown is by activities, users' primary activity type.
  - kingosticks 6y ago
    I can't give you that stat but there are some great numbers showing a trend away from single-sport users at https://blog.strava.com/press/strava-releases-2019-year-in-sport-data-report/ https://blog.strava.com/press/strava-releases-2019-year-in-s... (download the zipped report at the top)
  - runnr_az 6y ago
    Same with the USA. “If it’s not on a Strava, it doesn’t count.”
- notatoad 6y ago
  it definitely started out cycling-focused, and i'd say a higher portion of cyclists use strava. but i'd be willing to bet there are more runners than cyclists using it as an absolute number - the running market is huge compared to just about any other sport, so even a relatively small portion of runners can account for more users than every single sort-of-serious cyclist.
alteria 6y ago
Interesting take, and it does track with my experience as a data nerd. Also, my first time looking at myself on the leaderboards was throughly depressing
- chihuahua 6y ago
  Leaderboards in popular areas are likely to be depressing. I've found some joy in tracking down Strava (cycling) segments in more out-of-the-way places and trying to post good times there. On one occasion I drove 90 minutes to the start of a 1-hour segment just to ride it and get the KOM.
  - jrockway 6y ago
    I got KOM on a traffic circle in Brooklyn. I've never leaned my bike over so far in my life, it was very fun. A few weeks later someone beat my time with an average speed of 120mph. Guess they didn't have a WAAS-enabled GPS.
    - chihuahua 6y ago
      You can flag that 120mph ride and it will be removed. At least Strava responds to flag requests.
KurtMueller 6y ago
Cycling on the other hand - an activity I really enjoy - can get suuuper expensive. I enjoyed challenging my friends to Strava segments, even if I was mostly slower than any of them.

markus92 6y ago

Afaik Strava is more used by cyclists which is a more expensive sport. Everyone who is sort of serious uses it.

fredley 6y ago
Here in the UK at least it's very popular with the running community, although I remember a few years ago it was definitely cycling-first. Would be interesting to know what the breakdown is by activities, users' primary activity type.
- kingosticks 6y ago
  I can't give you that stat but there are some great numbers showing a trend away from single-sport users at https://blog.strava.com/press/strava-releases-2019-year-in-sport-data-report/ https://blog.strava.com/press/strava-releases-2019-year-in-s... (download the zipped report at the top)
- runnr_az 6y ago
  Same with the USA. “If it’s not on a Strava, it doesn’t count.”
notatoad 6y ago
it definitely started out cycling-focused, and i'd say a higher portion of cyclists use strava. but i'd be willing to bet there are more runners than cyclists using it as an absolute number - the running market is huge compared to just about any other sport, so even a relatively small portion of runners can account for more users than every single sort-of-serious cyclist.

alteria 6y ago

Interesting take, and it does track with my experience as a data nerd. Also, my first time looking at myself on the leaderboards was throughly depressing

chihuahua 6y ago
Leaderboards in popular areas are likely to be depressing. I've found some joy in tracking down Strava (cycling) segments in more out-of-the-way places and trying to post good times there. On one occasion I drove 90 minutes to the start of a 1-hour segment just to ride it and get the KOM.
- jrockway 6y ago
  I got KOM on a traffic circle in Brooklyn. I've never leaned my bike over so far in my life, it was very fun. A few weeks later someone beat my time with an average speed of 120mph. Guess they didn't have a WAAS-enabled GPS.
  - chihuahua 6y ago
    You can flag that 120mph ride and it will be removed. At least Strava responds to flag requests.

KurtMueller 6y ago

Cycling on the other hand - an activity I really enjoy - can get suuuper expensive. I enjoyed challenging my friends to Strava segments, even if I was mostly slower than any of them.