[Organon]

With the new Local Legends feature I wonder how many more people will now record a bit more regularly on Strava. My commute is via a busy route straight into the city. I tend to take the long way home and do Strava in the evenings and at weekends. My fastest commute is never going to trouble the leaderboards as I ride cold and slow in the morning to avoid needing a shower. Now there was that one time I was running late for a 7am start on a Sunday morning, which I wish I had recorded as there was practically a hurricane pushing me up the road. I know that is very unlikely to happen again, but if I am recording every commute I might get some laurel wreaths.

Would the ongoing nature of this competition attach some people to record more? Or is the rolling 90 day total just mean you don’t care? Do you record everything or just see short rides as clutter?

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[Organon]

Um, recording to the nearest

Um, recording to the nearest KM? Not the most accurate log. I hope you round down as much as you round up. #13Parsecs

[Simon E]

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

I record everything – I’m trying (and failing badly!) for 10,000kms so I need every metre!  I went to a mates house to borrow his ebike for my daughter, that got me another 1,000m.

I just looked at the Local Legends near me, I’m hugely behind some people on roads I think I ride a lot, so not sure how much interest it will have for me long term.

I wouldn’t worry about it. Strava are just looking for new ways to keep people interested in their product, it’s not compulsory.

I keep a record of my annual mileage using a spreadsheet. All my commutes are logged, I enter the 1- or 2-letter routes used each day (between 11 and 36 km each way) and it updates the total on the summary page.

Rides are recorded in another tab. If I go for a ride on the commuter bike (no computer) I use google maps to work out the distance. I don’t include short trips into town ~3 miles each way, I don’t go often enough for it to make much difference. TTs are added manually but only the distance raced unless I ride out to an event.

[Awavey]

Between a third and nearly
Between a third and nearly half of my yearly miles are commute miles…not so much this year though 🙂 but why wouldnt you record them,they all count,one of my friends I saw gained a local legend on a route I didnt think they rode that often so I’m not sure quite how it will work until I see it in action for myself.

[IanEdward]

I record everything just on

I record everything just on general principles, am chasing a completely arbitrary yearly total (have set my eyes on 10000km) but also like to keep track of my hours, I’m prone to silly injuries but also over-enthusiasm so need to be careful not to suddenly start doing 15 hour weeks if I’ve only been doing 8 hours weeks etc.

What I like about Strava in general as it gives some rides a bit of silly purpose, good if you might otherwise just have been ambling. Try for that local KOM? why not. Do another loop of a local road to try and sneak a local legend? why not. It’s all miles and (hopefully) fun.

Same with training, I like trying to do lots of easy base miles at the moment because it’s as good as reason as any for that drizzly, early morning circuit of a familiar 1hr loop. Better to get out than stay at home and if ‘training’ says I need to get out then I’m more likely to do it, and, inevitably, enjoy it.

[Daveyraveygravey]

I record everything – I’m

I record everything – I’m trying (and failing badly!) for 10,000kms so I need every metre!  I went to a mates house to borrow his ebike for my daughter, that got me another 1,000m.

I just looked at the Local Legends near me, I’m hugely behind some people on roads I think I ride a lot, so not sure how much interest it will have for me long term.

[Kapelmuur]

Not a commuter but all my
Not a commuter but all my rides start from the same place and use the same roads for 3/4 miles until I get to where I can have a choice of routes.

I guess I’ll become a legend by default on those initial miles.

[mdavidford]

EddyBerckx wrote:

EddyBerckx wrote:

Isn’t cycling more about exploring new routes etc and so on?

I quite like the Heatmaps for this reason – I’m less interested in the ‘heat’ aspect, and more in the coverage (and gaps). Can’t say the Local Legends holds any particular appeal.

[EddyBerckx]

I log everything anyway..
I log everything anyway…just because.

I don’t quite get this new feature. Isn’t cycling more about exploring new routes etc and so on? This rewards people doing the same boring routes every day!!

…which means it’ll reward me as that’s exactly what I do. But still, feels like they’re getting a little desperate to get people to engage with the platform.

[TheBillder]

Record everything is my
Record everything is my choice. It’s all distance and I don’t do enough. It also helps to check lifetime of consumables as I tend to note a new chain etc.

Not sure about the local legends though. People who commute through the worst weather will do a segment once a day and they’re worthy of respect. So there will be a few 65-65 draws (assuming 5 day weeks) on a lot of segments plus a few enthusiasts who game the system and ride around in small loops until the novelty wears off.

I do get it for rural climbs though. One of my friends is already LL on a hilly road I often avoid, so chapeau to her. And when club rides restart I’ll be getting dropped on climbs even more often.

[Simon E]

I don’t have a Garmin. But if

I don’t have a Garmin. But if I get one I’ll not be bothered about recording commutes, even when I’m giving it some beans, only longer rides.

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