Using the Route Builder in Strava every week to organize rides has made one friction point very clear: the number of clicks required to complete simple actions keeps increasing.
Example: 3 clicks vs 1
Heatmaps tab → Global → Done
This flow could easily be a single step. Instead, it interrupts momentum and pulls you out of the creative process of building or refining a route.
When planning rides regularly — especially across multiple regions — small UX inefficiencies compound fast. For a paid service, this level of friction feels unnecessary.
Suggestions:
• Reduce multi-step confirmations where possible
• Allow one-click toggles for heatmap modes
• Add keyboard shortcuts (or clearly communicate them if they already exist)
• Enable quick toggle hotkeys for route path on/off
• Use the existing left-side white column more efficiently for fast-access actions
Route building should feel fluid. Right now, it feels procedural.
For those of us organizing rides weekly, these extra clicks add up and noticeably slow down workflow. Improving interaction speed would significantly elevate the experience for power users.
