Default Activity When I Go To Record

[iiszach]

Greetings! It is not easy to find where to post or where to get help. Hopefully someone has some guidance. I use Strava for cycling probably 95% of the time but one time I went hiking about 3 months ago and decided to record it. 

Now whenever I open the app to record it starts with hiking and no matter how many times I switch it to biking it never stays there on subsequent rides. Any ideas? Fixes? 

Thanks! Also a direct contact to Strava would be nice too. 

[lmt]

Is there any way to set the default to e-bike?  I use my Samsung Galaxy watch to track my e-bike rides but it does not distinguish between e-bike and regular bike so all of my activities appear as a ride, rather than an e-bike ride.

[wbsherwin]

Hi.  Is there a way to set the default sport to E Bike ride?  I have to change it manually and it is a pain.

[Marxmyth1]

If i wear my Apple Watch I can select any sport. If I forget my watch and have only my phone, I open the app and “Ride” shows and I have no way to change it. I have to edit later. 

[Leigh_G]

Hi,

why can't I set my default sport to my sport - walking?

[rjsdotorg]

I tried the suggestions again, and only a delete/reinstall worked.

Also odd that the web only shows ["cycling", "running"] as Default sport options.

[Velocipede]

Mine is stuck on gravel ride. My profile default is "cycle". Deleting and reinstalling the phone app did not help. 

[ldk2023]

I had the same problem, but found a different fix:

I set the Default Activity in Settings > Display Preferences IN MY ONLINE ACCOUNT at Strava.com (that setting does not appear anywhere on my phone app)

Then I logged in from my phone using the same account and the default activity preference was set properly.

Silly, but worked and maybe a bit more satisfying than deleting and reinstalling the phone app.

[Ezza]

Thanks, this fixed it, log out of app then in again after changing default activity on the website settings

[rjsdotorg]

This did work - one has to remember to log out of the app and log back in.

The preference is apparently only loaded at login (not pushed/checked) which is why reinstalling works as well of course.