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  • October 30, 2018 at 2:38 pm #29091
    2xthirteen

    Hey all. I’m pretty new here so first a little intro… I’m from northeast USA. Years ago I used to commute via bike almost regardless of the weather (ok, I skipped riding when roads were too icy/snowy) and loved MTB’ing. Fast-forward 9 years, 1 house, marriage, 2 kids and barely any riding :/ In July I picked up a Specialized Allez Sprint Comp and haven’t looked back (picture in the pinned photos thread). I recently added a used trainer for those days when I can’t get outside. Early morning rides make getting up a lot easier.

    So what’s the point of all this?
    I love Strava, but I can’t stand that it doesn’t have weather conditions as part of an activity. So I built a service to automatically add them and thought others might find it useful. 

    What’s my angle?
    I’m hoping to get enough users that random donations offset the cost of running the service. That’s it. Apologies for the shameless plug.

    The service is here: https://klimat.app
    It can also be found in the Strava app marketplace, https://www.strava.com/apps/visualizer

    I’d love any feedback you all have.

    Best,
    Scott

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  • October 31, 2018 at 1:27 pm #930541
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    cdean
    kil0ran wrote:
     

    Turns out that my local PBs weren’t wind-assisted which proves that it was Shiny/New syndrome – they were set on the first ride of an old bike I’d upgraded to Ultegra Di2. Still haven’t got near those times despite being nominally being fitter now than I was then!

     

     

    Solution = another component upgrade or new bike 😉

     

    @OP great idea and app, thanks!

    October 31, 2018 at 1:07 pm #930539
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    kil0ran
    Daveyraveygravey wrote:
    2xthirteen wrote:
    kil0ran wrote:
    Just started using it, I think you might be on to a winner. Certainly created a buzz when it pops up on feeds, that’s how I found it. Useful for identifying all those wind-assisted PBs!

    Could you partner with Relive.CC – would be cool to add weather graphics to their post-ride flybys?

    I guess there’s no practical way to add weather to past rides? The data is probably available – possibly Accuweather?

    🙂 thanks.

    Partnering is a cool idea I hadn’t thought of, thanks! Adding it to my todo list.

    You can add weather to past rides. You just need to update them in Strava and Klimat will process them. I’ve added a period to the title before to get them to process. One of my todo’s is to add a ‘catchup’ feature that will add weather to all your old activities, but it isn’t at the top of my list.

     

    Seems a great idea!  I’m an old so-and-so, how do you update an old ride?

    Find it, click the Edit button (pencil icon), make a small change (e.g. to title) and save it. Give it a few mins and it should update – just worked on a couple of mine.

    Turns out that my local PBs weren’t wind-assisted which proves that it was Shiny/New syndrome – they were set on the first ride of an old bike I’d upgraded to Ultegra Di2. Still haven’t got near those times despite being nominally being fitter now than I was then!

     

    October 31, 2018 at 12:49 pm #930537
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    Daveyraveygravey
    2xthirteen wrote:
    kil0ran wrote:
    Just started using it, I think you might be on to a winner. Certainly created a buzz when it pops up on feeds, that’s how I found it. Useful for identifying all those wind-assisted PBs!

    Could you partner with Relive.CC – would be cool to add weather graphics to their post-ride flybys?

    I guess there’s no practical way to add weather to past rides? The data is probably available – possibly Accuweather?

    🙂 thanks.

    Partnering is a cool idea I hadn’t thought of, thanks! Adding it to my todo list.

    You can add weather to past rides. You just need to update them in Strava and Klimat will process them. I’ve added a period to the title before to get them to process. One of my todo’s is to add a ‘catchup’ feature that will add weather to all your old activities, but it isn’t at the top of my list.

     

    Seems a great idea!  I’m an old so-and-so, how do you update an old ride?

    October 31, 2018 at 12:42 pm #930535
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    kil0ran
    2xthirteen wrote:
    kil0ran wrote:
    Just started using it, I think you might be on to a winner. Certainly created a buzz when it pops up on feeds, that’s how I found it. Useful for identifying all those wind-assisted PBs!

    Could you partner with Relive.CC – would be cool to add weather graphics to their post-ride flybys?

    I guess there’s no practical way to add weather to past rides? The data is probably available – possibly Accuweather?

    🙂 thanks.

    Partnering is a cool idea I hadn’t thought of, thanks! Adding it to my todo list.

    You can add weather to past rides. You just need to update them in Strava and Klimat will process them. I’ve added a period to the title before to get them to process. One of my todo’s is to add a ‘catchup’ feature that will add weather to all your old activities, but it isn’t at the top of my list.

    Thanks for the tip, will give that a go. I’ve got this one ride from a while back containing virtually all my local PBs, would love to find out if they were wind-assisted.

    I’ve just set up a monthly donation 🙂

    October 31, 2018 at 12:01 pm #930533
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    PRSboy

    Great idea- signed up.

    Great idea- signed up.

    Now how about an app or website that can look at local segments (or even saved routes) and determine which could be go-go or no-go based on wind direction… 

    October 31, 2018 at 8:23 am #930531
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    AfterPeak

    On this I wish they would

    On this I wish they would break down segments into times of the day. I want to compare my route to someone who has done it at the same time of day not someone that that done it in the dead of night

    October 30, 2018 at 9:05 pm #930529
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    OR_biker

    Awesome!  Just connected it. 

    Awesome!  Just connected it.  Really like the concept.  And a +1 from me to connect it with Relive 🙂

    October 30, 2018 at 8:54 pm #930527
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    hawkinspeter

    I’ve often thought it would

    I’ve often thought it would make sense to have wind strength/direction information included with Strava, so count me in.

    October 30, 2018 at 6:28 pm #930525
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    2xthirteen
    kil0ran wrote:
    Just started using it, I think you might be on to a winner. Certainly created a buzz when it pops up on feeds, that’s how I found it. Useful for identifying all those wind-assisted PBs!

    Could you partner with Relive.CC – would be cool to add weather graphics to their post-ride flybys?

    I guess there’s no practical way to add weather to past rides? The data is probably available – possibly Accuweather?

    🙂 thanks.

    Partnering is a cool idea I hadn’t thought of, thanks! Adding it to my todo list.

    You can add weather to past rides. You just need to update them in Strava and Klimat will process them. I’ve added a period to the title before to get them to process. One of my todo’s is to add a ‘catchup’ feature that will add weather to all your old activities, but it isn’t at the top of my list.

    October 30, 2018 at 6:17 pm #930523
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    kil0ran

    Just started using it, I

    Just started using it, I think you might be on to a winner. Certainly created a buzz when it pops up on feeds, that’s how I found it. Useful for identifying all those wind-assisted PBs!

    Could you partner with Relive.CC – would be cool to add weather graphics to their post-ride flybys?

    I guess there’s no practical way to add weather to past rides? The data is probably available – possibly Accuweather?

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