Strava discriminates against heavy bikes

[peterw_diy]

I decided to populate the Gear data for my account and add my longtail family bike. What says Strava?

“The weight must be at most 50lbs”

Ha. My longtail is probably 60 pounds all on its own, and when I ride it I generally have another 30-100 pounds of gear and non-pedaling passengers loaded on it. But sure, Strava, if you can’t conceive of an, um, “athlete” riding a bike heavier than 50 pounds, I guess that’s what I’ll tell you. You’ll think I’m pathetic for my uphill speeds. But you know what, it’s your fault. Suck it, Strava.

[KLizotte]

I wonder if they are trying to weed out ebikes?

[peterw_diy]

@KLizotte 71686 wrote:

I wonder if they are trying to weed out ebikes?

I certainly think they don’t want to be associated with those types. Or adults on trikes. The horror! This is a social network for athletes, people!

[dkel]

When I get my ELITE frame made out of beryllium, it will only way a couple of pounds, and Strava’s MINIMUM weight is 11 pounds…:rolleyes:

[jcpetrson]

@peterw_diy 71673 wrote:

Suck it, Strava.

That’s a lot of hatred for a free site.

[Rod Smith]

Tell me about it! Most of my miles are pulling a trailer (45lb), plus handtruck (15lb), Rubbermaid bin with supplies (15lb). Add bike with rack, lock, and bottles (34lb). Does heavy duty large Chrome backpack with radio and phone strapped to it count? More weight when I’m actually transporting large packages. I think I told Strava my body weight was 180 and they were asking for kilograms. Although I’m near the bottom on most segment leaderboards, my wattage is pretty high!

[Tim Kelley]

If you really want to be elite, you could just ride everywhere with a power meter and not have to worry about Strava trying to make estimates based off of rider/bike weight…

[mstone]

I’d actually love to see a bakfiets with a power meter. Suck it, racers.

[Tim Kelley]

@mstone 71767 wrote:

I’d actually love to see a bakfiets with a power meter.

A Stages crank that fits both a cargo bike and a cross bike makes sense to me.

[dasgeh]

@mstone 71767 wrote:

I’d actually love to see a bakfiets with a power meter. Suck it, racers.

I know a bakfiets you could install one on…

[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 71771 wrote:

I know a bakfiets you could install one on…

Wouldn’t your electric assist mess up the data?

[mstone]

@Tim Kelley 71772 wrote:

Wouldn’t your electric assist mess up the data?

One person’s “mess up” is another person’s “hilarious bar to set”. I recommend a hub power meter for best effect.

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 71772 wrote:

Wouldn’t your electric assist mess up the data?

What mstone said.

But as a serious question, would hub e-assist mess up a crank power meter?

And sometimes “we” turn off e-assist. And by “we” I mean “my husband”.

[Tim Kelley]

@mstone 71773 wrote:

One person’s “mess up” is another person’s “hilarious bar to set”. I recommend a hub power meter for best effect.

I would think that a hub based power meter would under report an e-assist bike, if the e-assist was front wheel based. (Is there such a thing a e-assist rear wheel that incorporates a power meter as well?)

[mstone]

I have no idea how an e bike works, and was assuming something like a motorcycle. It is a much harder problem to solve if the motor is in the hub.

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