Hello @doogle66 

Thanks for posting about this.  Since "ride" and "E-bike ride" are two different sport types on Strava, it's not possible to create a goal that contains just those two sport types.

A workaround though, would be to set a goal and select the "All Sports" option for the goal.  If you do that, any type of activity you upload to Strava will count towards that goal.  This should work well if rides and E-bike rides are the only sport types you upload.  If you also upload other sport types (for example run or walk) keep in mind that these will also count towards that goal.

For more information on e-bikes on Strava, including tips and tricks, please visit our blog post.  

I hope that's helpful, please let us know if that works for you.

Are “virtual rides” a different sport to “rides” and “e-bike” rides as well?

I’m not sure that I am clear on reason for the distinction. I do all three types of ride, as well as other sports that involve mileage. Is it because e-bike rides are classed as a different sport because some types of e-bike require minimal levels of effort, ie no pedalling effort? I use my e-bike for commuting and it provides some assistance on steep hills to compensate for the weight of what I am carrying (and the bike), and there’s nothing easy about these rides - my heart rate is well elevated, I feel like I’ve done a ride, but I am not a sweaty mess at the other end. Also, would this not also discriminate against those riding some sort of assisted bike due to health or age reasons?

Why can’t all ride types just be grouped within “rides” for progress stats etc?

Hello @Gar-Williams 

Thanks for posting about this.  Virtual rides have separate segment leaderboards from regular outdoor rides, but Virtual rides will count towards your ride profile stats. This includes the year-to-date (YTD) stats, histogram, and your last four weeks, among others. However, Virtual Ride activities will not count towards the Biggest Climb statistic on your profile.

E-bike rides do not count towards general ride totals shown on your profile.   E-Bikes must use the "E-Bike" activity type in Strava.   However e-bikes will show up on your profile stats as separate total.  

For more information on e-bikes on Strava, including tips and tricks, please visit our blog post.  

I hope that's helpful.  Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Jane 

Thank you for responding an sorry for tardy response. I guess another recommendation would be to have replies to posts appear in your notifications?

Your fix sounded like a good idea except My Goals doesn;t seem to have that option. I can click on Set a Goal but all drop down shows me is set a power goal or something to do with segments. If instead I go to section on left it just has 3 headings for settinga  goal -bike run or swim. I used the bike one and thats the one that only records non-e-bike rides. How do I get to this set goal for 'All Sports"?

Thanks

I would agree. If you're measuring mileage it seems they all count (they do in Profile i think but not towards Goals). I think its so they can keep all the leaderboards, KOM's etc separate but I'm pretty sure there is simple enough fix to that that a software developer could write!

@doogle66 - You have to use the mobile app to set the goals.  The web app is terrible and has very little functionality.  The mobile app is much more usable and has the options to set goals for all different types of activities or "all sports" as you were looking for.  In the app, click on your profile (the little person in the bottom right), then click on the progress tab and then "See All Your Goals" at the bottom of the goals sections.  From there, just click the "+" sign to create a new goal.  

Sorry Jane but this does NOT make any sense at all!

It simply looks to me that someone in Strava has something against e-bikes. All Ride = all types of ride! It does include mountain bike but not e-mountain bike. I’m sorry but I struggle to understand. 
I’m a paid user but simple things like this make me stop paying. 

Hi I find it strange that my e-bike kms don't go to my weekly total when my virtual ride does. I ride road, mtb and trainer so I would like to see my total kms.

I’m with the OP on this. I have a road bike, gravel bike, pedal assist e bike, mountain bike and another road bike indoors hooked up to Zwift. As a premium Strava member I expect all rides to be shown in the weekly ‘all ride’ graph and in fitness and freshness scores. I don’t see why the e bike is excluded from the ‘all ride’ tally. 

Im see plenty of push back on this for no good reason. 

strava should rectify this situation instead of saying reason why it isn’t all rides as the counting of virtual rides and real world rides makes a mockery of the excuses.

I've just spotted this thread and I have a similar issue. Ebike rides don't seem to count in to my annual mileage tally. Am I missing something, or has Strava determined that my ebike rides don't count? I don't understand this. Its not like I'm knocking some non-assisted rider off a leaderboard. I just want a record of my mileage. Distance tallies still matter to ebike riders, and our rides are still human powered, just assisted.... 

Jane, thank you for the explanation.  I think everyone understands how it works now and as your users/clients, we're requesting that an option is introduced to have e-bike rides included in the goal's total.  

All sports will include: bike, e-bike, walk, hike, run, swim, kayak, rowing etc.  We are asking for an option to combine all bicycle rides (road, MTN, gravel, e-bike, virtual) into one riding goal

Hi Jane,

I hope this reply finds you well. On the IOS app, in the "Profile" tab > in the "This week" section > with the "All Ride" filter (selected by default) our e-bike rides are not showing in the weekly distance total. I can understand E-Bikes, virtual, and traditional cycling are all different. However, any activity's distance should display with the "All Ride" filter selected. Yes E-Bikes simplify riding, however they are still a sport and mileage should be displayed. We are all avid cyclists and would appreciate the total mileage displayed. I've been using an E-Bike while recovering from four broken ribs, by no means is an E-bike ride easy and I would appreciate my, or anyone's effort to be displayed as we are all doing an activity. Please investigate this matter. 

Hello all, hoping to bump this topic to the top of the forum again. I messaged support and got this response back: "E-bike, Handcycle, Velomobile, and Wheelchair activities do not count towards Ride and Run goals". Almost ADA discrimination. Nonetheless, the support rep was talking about "Goals" rather than the overall weekly total. Its my understanding all the posts in this thread are in regards to e-bike riding distance not counting in the overall weekly distance summary. Goals are 100% different. See picture attached. My point is that wheelchairs, e-bikes, walking, as well as all forms of exercise efforts should be counted in the weekly distance total. I am riding an e-bike while I recover from 4 broken ribs. I am putting in effort and it is disheartening, almost to where I don't want to pay for this app anymore, when I look at my profile and it does not show the 100+ miles I rode my e-bike last week without manually selecting "e-bike ride" instead of "All Ride". Hoping @Jane11 can pass this thread to the idea table. In the photo attached, I have over 100 miles not displayed in the last week, and the week before.  

Flysolow makes exactly the right point here: my issue with Strava is not about setting goals, its about how the app calculates and shows distance totals. I want my ebike rides to count towards the weekly/annual distance stats. An ebike ride is a ride. There's an implict bias here towards those 'athletes' who are lucky enough to be able to do all their cycling unassisted. 

Hi @flysolow 

Thanks for your comments on this.  You are correct that E-bike cumulative totals are not shown in the "All Ride" totals on your profile, but we do display them as a separate total.

Looking at the screenshot you posted, you would need to select the "E-bike ride" button to see the total of your E-bike distance.  

We do have an existing idea submission on this topic on our Ideas Board.  I would encourage you to add your vote (kudos) and any additional comments there.  

Thanks again for your input.

Jane. I don't accept your reasoning. This is typical of Strava's "head in the sand" attitudes that has stopped me from taking out a paid subscription. For me, personally, I'm not worried about goals - I don't use them... all I want is for my personal distance total to include not only  my bike, virtual but also my e-bike totals. It would be very easy to classify all my e-bike rides as "Bike" but that would certainly screw up leaderboards.  

This is a perfect solution! I actually like it better because now I can see total miles and then non Ebike miles separately. Thank you!