Before you read on..... We aware some people may find this silly or unimportant and there are bigger issue to worry about in the world and that is true. However, the Strava community is huge. Millions of people all over the world getting themselves out there, clubs, teams or individually, from the average Joe to discipline leading professionals, all having fun and training hard to improve themselves and their results. Strava helps to achieve this with data and a history of improvement to follow. Strava also shows you who is the fastest on each segment created, which is what makes Strava stand out from the rest, without Stava segments its just another data app....... and so the problem begins!

Are you tired of achieving KOM / QOM greatness only for it to be whipped out from under your feet by your local K/QOM thief ? Help to make a change by signing this partition.

By choice or by accident, Strava K/QOM's and segments are being corrupted by E-bikes not selecting the correct category for the activity.

E-bikes are great fun and make riding more accessible for many riders who before couldn't achieve what they wanted to achieve, 1- just getting out there. 2- a KOM ! 

Ironically, it is now the riders who could achieve such proud moment that cannot due to being out performed by a machine.

It is demoralising to leave your heart on the floor with the taste of blood in your mouth and vomit in your stomach to find that your effort was not only futile in time but also swamped by the sheer number or riders now recording incorrect data and leaving leaderboards looking like their are hundreds of Olympic quality athletes in every postcode.

Strava has the option to flag riders who look to have selected the wrong category. However, the huge amount of numbers are impossible to sort out for a humble user, and with a monthly OR annual subscription of your hard earned money, this should be fixed accordingly.

Efforts should be rewarded in every walk of life. Cheats and mistakes should be corrected.

 

Suggestions for Strava;

1. Segments and KOM - have 2 leaderboards, 1 with HRM and 1 without HRM.

2. Keep personal data but clear segment data every 12 months to clear any data that may have been corrupted. Give people a chance to chase the KOM they used to have without feeling it is futile.

3. Keep an historic leaderboard of the top 10-20 KOM times 'ONLY' in a separate leaderboard 'KOM legends board'. This could be easier to monitor incorrect data for both Strava and for users to flag riders. HRM must be used.

BE APART OF THE CHANGE AND GIVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO CHASE THE ACHIEVEMENT.

The 3 suggestions are not what the change should necessarily be, but the change is needed.

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