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zecanard
Kilimanjaro
Status: Gathering Kudos

Pretty straightforward request: please allow us to set a default Map Type (eg. Surface Type) instead of Standard. I train and explore in mostly rugged terrain, and I would like to convey that with a simple set-it-and-forget-it setting.

10 Comments
Status changed to: Gathering Kudos
Soren
Denali

Thanks for submitting your idea on enabling a default map type. It has been reviewed by our moderation team and is now open to voting.

millardjk
Shkhara

Take a look at ActivityFix (activityfix.com). I use it to set the map type for every ride to "gradient", and it happens automatically, without me having to think about it.

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Jim Millard
https://strava.com/athletes/millardjk
Silentvoyager
Kilimanjaro

We shouldn't have to use a third party tool for something like this. Strava should be more user customizable.

victoo
Mt. Kenya

I was looking for this setting for hours but it looks it doesn't exist. 

TimDuckworth
Mt. Kenya

How do I vote for this essential option?

zecanard
Kilimanjaro

@TimDuckworth Just click the Thumbs Up!

zecanard
Kilimanjaro

@millardjk Thanks a bunch for the suggestion—ActivityFix is really super powerful. Now I wish Strava would allow setting an activity to public via the API.

jmuzyka
Mt. Kenya

Seriously? This isn't a default option and we have to vote on it becoming one? That's silly....

zecanard
Kilimanjaro

The fact that this is already an option for 3D Maps on trail activities (for subscribers) leads me to believe it shouldn’t be a lot of work to expand this so we could pick a default map type for various activities.

AnttiL_MTB
Mt. Kenya

Very good suggestion. At least I can turn off the terrible 3D map off from trail activities.