It does not help.  I have had the same issue for about the same amount of time.  My default sport has never changed from cycling and is still listed that way.

I did an e-Mountain Bike trial day 6 months ago and whenever I go to record it defaults my activity to e-Mountain Bike Ride.

I ride a road bike, walk, or run, and the profile settings Bryant refers to has "Running" and "Cycling" as the only options. 

I want my default activity to either be the last one I recorded or "Ride". E-Mountain Bike isn't even in the list of my top activities, so why does it appear as the default every time?

I have an iPhone 12, latest version of Strava (15 Feb 2023 update)

It doesn't help - mine is stuck on Canoe for a year.

This does not help. It makes no difference. Whenever I start to record an activity, it always defaults to Walk, but I've only done Run or Trail Run for ages! This is a software fault that needs to be rectified.

I have the same problem, in app when I want to record it is always on Hiking. I change my settings on the website and in the App to Cycling but it keeps on Hiking default. 85% of the time I am cycling or playing soccer. I don't like to hike 😞

Please help!!

The only thing that worked for me was deleting the app and reinstalling it. Immediately, it defaulted to Run, as I had set it to. Worked a treat.

Thanks! You are my hero for today! i won't loose any data? Except my FTP and weight. also i have to reconnect all my devices again. Thinking out loud at the moment..

You won't lose any data. It's stored in the cloud anyway. Not sure about FTP or weight - part of your profile, surely?
It was such a simple thing that annoyed the bejeebers out of me, so I'm glad to finally have it fixed. Hope it works for you too! 🙂

Yes, same here! Such a simple thing but so annoying. Many thanks, I will smile to every grasshopper I see today!

I am having this problem too and do not have any option for Default Sport in Display Preferences, or any other menu. Please advise. Small but very annoying problem.

only one solution, delete the app and reinstalling it. Problem will be solved. Read my thread with Grasshoppper

Dear Bryant, the default does show as the correct activity in my profile preference settings; it just won't actually default to that activity when using the app (my preferred activity is cycling; at some point the app switched to walking and I can't get the app to switch the default activity back to cycling - been trying for over a year). Super annoying that I have to manually change which activity every time I go to record. I guess I have to delete the app and reinstall it, per Grasshopper's tip, but please understand that your fix does not address the problem.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Very annoying. But your fix does not work for me. It was the first thing I tried. 

Hi,

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

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

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. 

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.

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.