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The only feature/reason why I still use strava is to send my wife the URL that will tell her exactly where on the map I am (beacon text). I'm guessing there are probably other open source solutions to this problem I have just not looked.
Looks good and I will check it out. The only feature/reason why I still use strava is to send my wife the URL that will tell her exactly where on the map I am (beacon text). I'm guessing there are probably other open source solutions to this problem I have just not looked.
I'm an avid cyclist and I pay for Strava premium. I really like a lot of the things Strava offers and also have a lot of dislikes. I've thought about making a competing product and also offering it for free or at least much cheaper. It sounds easy at first, but there is so much Strava does. When you go in depth, no wonder Strava is an actual company and not 3 geeks and their spare time. For serious athletes, Strava o…
I'm an avid cyclist and I pay for Strava premium. I really like a lot of the things Strava offers and also have a lot of dislikes. I've thought about making a competing product and also offering it for free or at least much cheaper. It sounds easy at first, but there is so much Strava does. When you go in depth, no wonder Strava is an actual company and not 3 geeks and their spare time. For serious athletes, Strava o…
One of the best things about Strava which is the case for most social apps, is that the majority of people are using Strava. So I get to see all of my friends and colleagues riding, as opposed to each of us being on separate networks.
It looks like a cool project but I'd not describe it as a "free Strava" as the most common features of Strava are free and the value of it is the community. Getting motivated by seeing your friends finish activities seems to be the biggest selling point (apart from supporting a lot of different sports, not specifically mountain biking) of Strava.
One of the most useful features for me, comparing my performance on segments over time, is no longer free on Strava. They give you a greyed out portion of the list showing the last two visits with a link to subscribe.
What are the key differentiators to get me to use this over Strava where people already are? A quick look and some MTB specific metrics like hangtime? A killer feature for Strava (or anyone in the social activity game) would be allowing me to setup social rides with my followers/friends. For example, I plan on doing this loop at 8am Saturday - and anyone who follows can hit ‘+1’ and let me know I’ll join. Where I liv…
I started a https://www.mygeargarage.com Initially it was for tracking all sorts of gear you use in your activities (because strava only tracks bike or shoes). I then added workouts, and challenges (but then strava added custom challenges...). My workout component allows you to share the url with friends and they can RSVP, you can add the route and stuff. But I don't have a ton of social features, mainly because I bu…
I don't like the idea of strapping my phone to the frame like that. I bought an Apple Watch so that I didn't need to take my fragile phone with me.
Also, Strava's watch app is very basic and boring, so I use a different app to record "Workout-doors", and then sync my activities to Strava for the Social Network aspect of it.
I suspect it'll be impossible to compete with Strava for the Social Network ability, but I think there is room for the apps that record your activities and give better real-time and post-activity stats.
Strava is a lot more than mountain biking, or even biking. Most of the people I know/follow run or hike. Some of them may also bike or mountain bike. I regularly see virtual bike rides, skiing and swimming too.
Strava supports Ride, Run, Swim, Walk, Hike, Alpine Ski, Backcountry Ski, Canoe, Crossfit, E-Bike Ride, Elliptical, Handcycle, Ice Skate, Inline Skate, Kayak, Kitesurf Session, Nordic Ski, Rock Climb, Roller Ski, Row, Snowboard, Snowshoe, Stair Stepper, Stand Up Paddle, Surf, Velomobile, Virtual Ride, Virtual Run, Weight Training, Windsurf Session, Wheelchair Workout, and Yoga.
Strava is also about more than KOMs or segments. For me, I don't really care about segments these days. I do care about routes. I really like the heat maps, and the start points that they've added recently. I like finding new places to hike or trail run. The SF Bay Area is an amazing place, and I can always find some interesting trail I haven't been on yet. There's a lot of room for improvement in the route building, finding, sorting, and organizing.
related: https://intervals.icu/ Gets data from strava.
Also gets data from Strava (and so much more, mostly free).