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Hi all, I joined Strava in the past year and enjoying it so far. It's great to see inline skating on the list, though the way it calculates calories burned seems a bit of a under estimate.  That aside. I've been trying to best my PR on a local climb and I noticed the top times seem to either be counted by those going down hill or if they're going up it certainly isn't without using a EV bike.  Is there a way to tag the direction of person and separate them into their own category if they're defending vs ascending.  Also allowing users to potentially flag if they suspect the leader on the board is using a EV bike? Excited to join the community -Andy

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New to Strava - trying to figure it out. Central AZ high desert region, mountain biking using Samsung Galaxy watch 4

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I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, I find the Strava challenges as a good motivation to get out and about. I have noticed that I am seeing less challenges and only ones recommended for me. Is there anyway if accessing more random challenges like there used to be? It may be that I am not a premium account holder.Hopefully someone can advise.Thanks 

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Hi, I'm evaluating the purchase of an annual subscription, I'm Italian, but I'm looking to move to Germany next year... I know that in Germany the cost of subscription is higher, and I'd like to know if my annual subscription purchased in Italy will be usable when (and if, I'm not 100% sure at the moment) I move to Germany... I've searched info regarding this matter (other country also) but I haven't found anything...Thank You

I've been using Strava for some time, but this is my first post to the Campfire Chat. I usually use my Coros watch and upload after training, however, in the near future I hope to do a multi month hiking trip. Depending on battery life I'll likely stick with using Strava to measure my hikes via the app on my phone. If my phones battery starts to die I'll likely use my Coros watch. My issue is that I won't be able to access the internet for days at a time. So I wonder, can the Strava app keep track of my hikes and upload them when i have wifi. If so how many can the app store?I could foresee myself needing to store 7 days of hikes, potentially with each day comprising about 12 hours of hiking. Many thanks in advance. 

A new user has appeared in my area in the last few weeks.  They have recorded quite a few activities, mostly as Mountain Bike Rides, and almost all have been flagged due to infeasible high speeds.  The speeds have been high enough to be dangerous to other road users - such as 60 mph on a street with a limit of 30 mph and today it was over 100 mph (for about a mile on a flat road) where the speed limit is 70 mph.  I worry that Strava might be used by people boasting about the high speeds they can achieve with motor bikes or cars.  Simply flagging such activities doesn't seem to be enough - can Strava do something to stop this reckless and dangerous behaviour ? I think I saw somewhere that Strava would remove accounts showing inappropriate behaviour, but I don't know how this works in practice.

My name is Nick, a long time Strava-er here to finally say hello!I remember a time before Strava, and I remember the period of time when I resisted using Strava, preferring to stick to manually writing down my daily ride statistics in a notebook and manually (well, with my TI-89 calculator, at least) calculating monthly and annual totals at the end of each respective time period. I remember when I finally gave in and made an Instagram account because, at the time, posting a picture to Instagram while actually in the middle of an activity was the only way to get a picture posted to your activity on Strava. After all this time and all of the iterations of Strava, I can truly say that I enjoy it. It has definitely had some hiccups, and I have had to personally take some mental health breaks from it, but for the most part, I believe Strava to be a great tool.After all these years, I have decided to stop thinking of all of the ideas I have that could improve my experience o

Hello and Welcome back to Tuesday Chat with Team Strava.   Today we have a special guest joining us; Welcome Jimi!  Strava employee, and cycling enthusiast, he's here today to talk about his experience using the Zwift training platform. Jimi:   I remember back when I first experienced winter as a cyclist. I put my bike on the trainer, put on some music, and stared at a wall or watched old bike racing videos. A lot has changed since those early days of training solo in my basement waiting for the weather to get better. The world of indoor cycling and virtual training has witnessed a game-changer for indoor riding and racing, enter Zwift. Combining the power of technology

Locked out my Strava can’t remeber password and email address is no longer in use oh and trying to get someone at Strava to assist is impossible!!

Hello - I'm Melissa. I'm from Michigan and I generally ride bikes of all sorts. I recently started volunteering for a Michigan bike oriented group. Looking forward to reading posts on this forum.

In looking to see if Strava was worth it, I couldn't dind a clear list of free ca paid features, but found an article about privacy and that I have to opt out of everything. Every. single. option. to allow or deny a privacy permission defaulted to sharing data except the health data option. I'm giving Strava a try to possibly replace Google's Fitbit before they completely butcher it. This privacy thing is a huge turn off. Is it worth staying if I stay on the free license? I'm just interested in biking, and maybe discovering new routes locally.

Happy Tuesday! We’re back with another edition of Cats of Strava!  Before we meet the Cats of Strava, did you know that we have a number of clubs dedicated to cats on Strava? If you like cats, have a cat or just like looking at cats, you may want to join these clubs and connect with other like minded folks. Here are a few to check out:  Strava Cat Lovers Cat Lovers Running Team - Cats Pro

Buongiorno a tutti,volevo un informazione,settimana scorsa feci 2 uscite in bici usando strava da telefono,salvo le registrazioni e tutto perfetto,segmenti e tutto...Le ultime 3 uscite improvvisamente caricando le attivita direttamente da telefono come le altre 2 della settimana prima,mi carica tutto ma non mi carica i segmenti anche se la settimana prima gli stessi li caricava..Se riuscite ad aiutarmi a capire grazie

HI everyone! So pumped to be here. My name is Rachel Johnson, I am the Founder and Managing Partner of a law firm and also the founder of @ahmi.health - a (chill) wellness brand and virtual health club. We have a super engaged community and love using Strava for our challenges throughout the year. Look forward to being here because would love for the option for Club challenges eventually!

Hello and welcome to Tuesday Chat with Team Strava! Have you ever wondered if you can use Strava’s power analysis features  to help increase your performance on your Peloton bike?  The answer is yes!   Here’s how to get started: All Peloton bikes measure power output (referred to as simply “output” on Peloton), and output is a key metric in the Peloton ecosystem.   FTP stands for Functional Threshold Power, w

We've seen it all, from frothy beers to dinosaurs to marriage proposals - Strava activities showcase our athletes' creative flex! Have you ever created one of your own or contemplated making one someday? We want you to share what you would like to create (or have created). What challenges do you think you might encounter, and how do you plan on actually carrying the activity out? Did I hear someone say they want to draw a shark by kayaking around their local lake? If you’re looking for a little inspiration for your activity creation, check out our feature of one of our most prolific artists on Strava. Please keep in mind that by sharing your art with the Strava Community, you are willingly sharing data re

Q:  Hello Will, thanks for joining us for a chat today! Please tell our Community Hub members a little bit about yourself.  A: Hello! I’m Will and I’ve worked on the Community Management team for just under 3 years now. I’m originally from Illinois but have also lived in Southern California and now live and train in Colorado. Before joining Strava I was a college cross country and track coach.  Q: How did you get into running, and what was the key decision factor for you to start running on a professional level?  A: My parents always encouraged me to have an active lifestyle since I was little so I was always spending time outside and pretty well did any sport offered at our small school growing up. Believe it or not the Presidential Fitness test was what really got me interested in runn

I'm trying to invite Strava members I follow to join the Strava club (group) I created; however, I'm having a couple of problems: Not all of my follows are found by the "Invite Athletes" function After clicking the "Invite" button, I'm getting an "infinite hourglass":  

Hello Stravarites! Like most of you (i'm sure), i'm a long term Strava user across multiple sports and activities including running, hiking, cycling, E-Mountainbiking, Analogue Mountainbiking etc.I have recently begun tracking a new activity.. ELECTRIC FLIGHT!As a part of my pilot journey, learning to fly in an ELECTRIC recreational aircraft, i have started logging my E-FLIGHTs with Strava. I'm hoping Starva can accommodate me and other electric aviators with an E-FLIGHT activity category soon so we can fine-tune our clubs and growing community of zero-emissions aviators.I'd love you see your comments or Kudos on some of my routes and images from the sky!

We're excited to introduce The Club Hub, a community for community organizers on Strava! This is a space for club builders and community organizers to engage with one another as well as with Strava staff from across the company. You are welcome to: Share tips and best practices to grow and engage with communities  Ask and answer questions as well as get advice from expert club builders and Strava Support Submit, discuss, and upvote ideas for what you would like to see in Clubs on Strava You can also expect to find the following: More tips and insights for Clubs, including new feature announcements and educational resources

“Moving across the country to a city where I knew no one, it was really important for me to find community. My first thought was to turn to sports, specifically running, since that’s where I’ve always found “my people”. Strava has played a crucial part in helping me build Pacific Beach Run Club from 3 people in 2020 to now over 200 weekly runners. Our commitment to running, and the ability to have friendly competition via club leaderboards has helped create friendships that will last a lifetime!”  – Todd B., Pacific Beach Run Club A club’s sport is an important cultural influence on its community. It’s the common interest, the beacon that brings athletes together; it also is one of the primary ways that athletes explore clubs on Strava. Once athletes join, it’s how they will compete, wha