Today I wanted to step in and give you an overview of Strava. Strava is what we are using exclusively on Bike198 to upload our recorded rides from our Garmin GPS units on road and mountain bike rides. With Garmin Connect’s recent reliability issues and their switch to Bing maps, we went on the lookout for a service that not only was more reliable, but provided more services and features than just displaying our statistics. After some looking around and talking to other bikers, we came across Strava and it has turned out to be exactly what we were looking for.
Strava has some unique features such as segmenting, competitions, bike setup and best efforts that separate it from the other services in this category of websites. I didn’t feel that screenshots and descriptions could really do it justice, so below is a video screen-cast looking at the service and the unique features over several of my rides.
Sign up for Strava by clicking here.
Sign up for Strava by clicking here. If you are looking to pick up a Garmin 500 or Garmin 800 soon, you can purchase it on the Strava store and get a free years worth of their premium service.
Already using Strava? Connect with me by clicking here for my profile.