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Tag: Strava

  • PDX StravArt

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    Peter created this route and with the COVID-19 virus “Stay Home” in place the roads were clear enough to be save on a few places that are usually EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, today I just sprinted the heck out of them while lights were holding cars back so it was safe enough for an Urban Commuter experienced…

  • Strava Gets Safety Right

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    The part Strava totally got RIGHT, the users you are sharing with don’t need to be Strava users! Introducing Beacon Safer activities for athletes, peace of mind for friends and family. Beacon lets Premium athletes share their real-time location during an activity with up to three safety contacts.  

  • Sync Your Runs & Rides

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    I am trying tapiriik, an open source project, to automatically synchronize my fitness activities between Garmin Connect, Runkeeper, Strava and more.  Yes, I use Garmin Connect on my main machine which does Garmin and Strava, but I couldn’t resist adding Runkeeper and RideWithGPS.

  • A Strava Athlete to Follow

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    Steve Abraham (https://www.strava.com/athletes/1419435) is a British long distance endurance cyclist attempting to break Tommy Godwin’s 75 year old record for miles cycled in a year.  Tommy managed 75,065 in 1939. Steve hopes to top 80,000. Visit http://oneyeartimetrial.org.uk

  • How To Spot a Stravasshole

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    I laughed so hard, yes, I use Strava, as a premium member. I love Strava.   It isn’t their fault some folks behave like this. The trick is to still have fun and behave out there!

  • Strava Surprise! Your Personal Data Is Not So Personal

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    From ReadWrite.com, I was fairly surprised to find Portland purchasing my data.  In the old days of the Internet one asked and folks contributed.  how long until this is fed directly into the “machine” for “public safety” and bikes are tracked, just like cars.  Nitwits. You can be forgiven for believing that your personal data…

  • CopyMySports to Link Garmin Connect and Strava

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    I want to automatically copy by Garmin Connect information to Strava.  Trying CopyMySports Garmin Connect keeps my actual precise data and because of its method of calculating the information is more accurate than Strava.  The simple explanation is that Strava has to include phones and “non-Garmin” devices and so is slightly different.  But Strava is…