StravaReviews of strava.com

I am not very tech savvy, but about a year ago I acquired a secondhand smart 'phone and signed up to monthly (i.e. non Pay As You Go) 'phone tariff. As a keen runner since 2pm on the 11th September 1988, I thought it time for me to fully join the tech infested running age and get the free Strava app that those in my Running Club were using. Alas, it did not seem to be available, so I signed up to an annual membership. I found it very baffling but that's normal for me with technology. I was once a very competitive runner. If I was more than a few seconds off my PB on my morning run I would fret! Old age and the effects of a bug having destroyed part of my lungs has changed that, and I am now just an enthusiastic plodder who knows his limitations. My needs are simple and limited these days, All I need to know is the distance run, the time it took and the elevation climbed. Strava does offer this, and much, much more. I do not need the much, much more and I am totally baffled by it - but I am paying for it handsomely. A year on and a little more tech savvy, I looked into other options that might suit my needs. I found one on google store (which is not reviewed by the running press because there is nowt in it for them) tried it out, found it met my needs - and its free! I have cancelled my Strava subscription. Strava may be the best option for enthusiastic, tech savvy runners, but for those with more limited needs, tech abilities or budgets, there are more suitable options out there.

Unglaublich das Strava es nicht schafft die ebiker die anderen die koms kaputt fahren zu löschen oder zumindest zu entfernen. Das muss doch auffallen das da jemand mit durchgehend 55km/h fährt und das im Bergischen.Einige wurden von mehreren ebenfalls bei Strava vertretenen Bikern gemeldet. Nix passiert! Ich habe meinem Mann geraten die Mitgliedschaft zu löschen.

Es una pena que haya gente que se hagan visibles con récords de segmentos absolutamente tramposos

This is a decent as a free app but they hide good stuff behind a paywall. That's fine, because it's a reasonable business model and you can't expect to get something for nothing but the cost of the subscription is very high and for me unjustified because the mapping is absolutely hopeless. I feel guilty using the free services of Ride With GPS, whose mapping is not flawless but is miles ahead of Strava. If they ever drop the free version, I will miss out on the inter action with other riders, which is it's USP but I will never subscribe because of the cost and poor mapping.

Impossible d’arrêter l’abonnement. Ce sont des escrocs

Strava is a great concept. They deserve huge credit for what they've created - especially for cyclists. But F! For God's sake, invest in more server time on Amazon or whichever Cloud server infrastructure you use. I'm a paid user of Strava, and I expect better service than they provide. If you earn a KOM, It takes hours for Strava to process the leaderboard updates. Unacceptable. Step up your game, or stop charging us so much. Your quality is weak.

Watt/HRR/speed never corollate with Garmin or TrainingPeaks values - annoying. Shut down of "fly by" is a huge mistake

Good app, awful customer service system. It took weeks to resolve a basic problem. Each email takes 3-5 working days to get a response, and in my case the support agent took two of those emails to ask the same question twice (adding 10 days to the resolution).