Expand Gear selection for other activity types

[MattS_bsb]

The additional activities that STRAVA has added has significantly outpaced the options for gear.  Regardless of activity type, the only gear types that can be added to your profile are shoes and bicycles; while shoes are likely being worn for something like skateboarding, or rowing, that's not the primary equipment for that sport.

Gear types I'd like to see (at a minimum):

- board (skate, snow, paddle, surf, kite)

- rower (indoor, canoe, kayak, crew)

- skate (roller, inline, ice)

- Other (elliptical, stair-stepper, skis)

- Additional Weight

[MattK]

Just wanted to +1 this for Kayaks. I think if they wanted to test the feature to just let people enter the name of the Kayaks brand and the specific Kayak model and the length if they don't want to maintain an exhaustive list. 

[Ewan]

Yeah your never going to be able to maintain lists of all kit ever made (it’s logistically impossible) , but I’d love to be able to do something as simple as typing in my paddle and choose vessel (kayak, canoe, SUP) this would be cool as I could see individual mileages.

[MattS_bsb]

@Ewan yeah there are way too many permutations of fitness equipment (even when it comes to types of running shoes), but the idea was to just have some sort of basic accountability, even if it's typing in the type of equipment.  I was fortunate enough to speak with a STRAVA rep about the community hub as a whole and was assured that they do in fact read all the inputs, but are limited in resources for coding changes.  So fingers crossed that this idea makes the cut one day!

[aefisch]

I do Nordic walking and would like to be able to note if and which poles I use on my walks. I was excited to see an option to add 'gear', but disappointed to see that this is limited to shoes and bikes.

Trail runners and hikers also use poles and it is helpful to track how they impact your performance.

[Noah_Noah]

Would be nice to have the option for enabling distance on any activity, as well as shoes/gear.

for example: if I’m recording a pickleball game, I select walking or running so my outdoor distance is captured. Then after the mileage is recorded, I change the activity to pickleball. At that stage I don’t have the option to select the shoes I was using. 

[stevebroyles]

I'd like to track different boats in water activities and/or boards/kites/wings in appropriate activities (like surfing/kiting/etc)

[imrimt]

As an avid rock climbing, I would love to see the ability to associate a shoe (gear) with a rock climbing activities. Right now you can only do run/hike/walk. Additionally, it would be nice to have a reminder if you have had the shoes for more than 1 year (or have used it for x number of sessions).

[FatalKeystroke]

Inline skates need regular wheel replacement after a certain amount of usage. The Strava app can track the distance skated and has a section for tracking the distance a pair of shoes or bike is used for, but I cannot track my skate wheels usage which would be a tremendously helpful feature to skaters using the app. 

[Brian3]

I would love the addition of “additional weight”!

[Dvtwister]

Thanks to @Jane  for sending me here. We would love to see a backpack or rucksack gear for hiking so that we can better calculate the effort and calories of the additional weight. 

- Proud GoRuck Owner 

[danalallen]

One more vote for adding backpack/rucksack (including WEIGHT) and to track increased calorie burn (and slower pace) accordingly.

[robocall]

My subscription ended well over a year ago... Why would I subscribe to an app that does not meet my need? I ruck. I hike. I carry lots of weight over long distances. But Strava, in its current state, does not work at all for this. I guess they are too busy addressing "bigger" sports like table tennis.

I subscribe to apps that meet my needs.

[peagee]

Definitely need 'added weight' gear option for rucking

[MichaelP]

Please have an “added weight” section!! It completely changes the nature of the activity 

[Fk]

Sunglasses can degrade over time. It would be great to track sunglasses like I do my running shoes.