Strava Ride Art

[sethpo]

Boeing sees your Strava art and raises you a 747 flight plan….

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Via: http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/1/30/5362510/boeing-seahawks-flight-photos

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@sethpo 76109 wrote:

Boeing sees your Strava art and raises you a 747 flight plan….

Via: http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/1/30/5362510/boeing-seahawks-flight-photos

Man, I wish I could sit in a nice cozy cockpit and draw, instead of freezing, dodging cars, waiting at lights, and wondering about some of the neighborhoods I’ve seen! :p

[eminva]

Happy New Year!

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(The hyperlink above will take you to the Strava entry).

[ShawnoftheDread]

^^Alphabet Pony^^

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@eminva 76280 wrote:

Happy New Year!

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Eminva,
There is so much I like about your 15+ mile Strava horse! I admire your excellent use of streets to create your drawing, especially the mane, the ear, and the tail. I understand the patience and precision needed for the backtracking required to create the legs and tail. I enjoy the gestural angle of the rear legs and the whimsical hooves on the front legs, all delivered with playful yet credible lines. This is larger and more complex than your first creation (the pig) plus this horse has the vertical orientation which, in my opinion, is the mark of a superior Strava drawing. I can’t wait to see what’s next!

[Fast Friendly Guy]

Elephant
Feb 1, 2014
http://www.strava.com/activities/110483201

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Drawing: 7.7 miles
Full Ride: 38.6 miles

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Between the planning and the practice rides, this drawing took a few days to accomplish. The ride/drawing itself is close to 8 miles in length but the full ride (from home and back) was closer to 40 miles. I excluded the drawing from my BAFS tally, because it’s already included in my full ride. As I’m sure you know the base of the Washington Monument is surrounded by a 12 foot high construction fence. You should have seen the looks on their faces, as I repeatedly explained (first) to the uniformed armed gate guard, (then) to the construction foreman in his trailer (and finally) to the National Park Service officer when I explained I wanted them to open the gate for me so I could ride my bike with GPS around the base of the monument because I needed it for the eye of my Strava art ELEPHANT!

I got my tires, rims, and shoes muddy crossing the mall and cutting the corners around museums…The sacrifices we artists must make for our work!

[Fast Friendly Guy]

Dreams of Spring!
20.4 miles (drawing only)
47.4 miles (Full ride)
January 20, 2014
http://www.strava.com/activities/107291305
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My second drawing on Strava.
Dreams of Spring is a lot friendlier than my first drawing of that scary self-portrait that was supposed to be Mr. Smiley but looked more like a JACK-O-LANTERN.

[Fast Friendly Guy]

Bike Arlington–Strava Writing
Dec 30, 2013
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http://www.strava.com/activities/102866148
Drawing Only 13.1 miles
Full Ride: 53.2 miles

Except for forgetting to do the bottom of the “B” and one short wrong turn on the “o”, this turned out pretty much the way I planned it. Hey, I wonder…If I created a Strava segment for ‘Bike Arlington’ would I have a KOM? Next time I’m making the “B” a little bigger!

[Fast Friendly Guy]

If you haven’t tried Strava Art, you’re missing out on a great way to ride the roads when the trails are ‘ruts of death’, plus it’s fun and creative! Kudos to eminva, americancyclo, and dasgeh for joining in on the fun! Would you like to do it, but are afraid to try? No worries! It’s all for fun, plus if you want, I and (I’m sure) the others would be happy to share tips!

Let’s collect everyone’s Strava drawings in this thread. I’ve collected my early stuff and re-posted it here. Everyone do the same and then document your future Strava Art creations in this thread!

Format:

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Title:
Date:
Image file showing the drawing
Strava Ride URL
Miles: Drawing Only
Miles: Full Ride
Comments, Explanation, Stories..

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eminva: Need your pig? dog?
dasgeh: Need your hobby horse
american cyclo: Any besides yellow submarine?

[ShawnoftheDread]

@Fast Friendly Guy 76299 wrote:

eminva: Need your pig? dog?
dasgeh: Need your hobby horse
american cyclo: Any besides yellow submarine?

Liz did the horse, too.

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@ShawnoftheDread 76300 wrote:

Liz did the horse, too.

Of course, the horse… but it’s already posted on this thread, and we’re trying to collect the drawings not posted here yet !

[eminva]

@Fast Friendly Guy 76299 wrote:

eminva: Need your pig? dog?

It’s not much to write home about, but here it is:

http://www.strava.com/activities/107823107

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“Pig? . . . Or Dog? . . . I’m No David P.” on January 20, 2014. 2.2 miles

Liz

[Fast Friendly Guy]

It’s a hit with me! Can you provide title date and mileage info?

[Fast Friendly Guy]

It’s a hit with me! Can you provide title date and mileage info?

[vvill]

From a fellow Rusty Stud: http://www.strava.com/activities/110202022

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