RowToTri wrote:
So there's a Strava segment on this descent in the Boulder area - it is steep with some blind turns on dodgy asphalt. Speed limit on the road is 35mph. It ends at a stop sign. Oncoming traffic turns left in front of you without a stop sign and descending traffic from the right turns right in front of you also without a stop sign. The person on this segment is the only one with a stop sign. The cars coming down the hill to your right can't see you at all until you arrive at the stop sign.
The guy who holds the KOM on this blew through this stop sign at 48mph. He hit a top speed of 58. In order to slow to a stop on this descent you have to be on the brakes waaaayyyy out or you are not stopping. He has the KOM only by risking his life and the lives of others on that road.
Would you flag this under the "other" category and describe the situation?
Strava was once cool, then all the flagging of segments and KOMs started. What is safe for one might not feel safe for others. Maybe he had friend at the stop sign showing him there were no cars, who cares? maybe his iPhone GPS had some massive hiccup.
I stoped using Strava and paying for it long time ago, totally useless app for people with too much time. All this captain kudos BS is pathetic, wow look I rode Epic 10km today, I'm exhausted and so fit now, can't move my legs... OMG you rode 40km it impossible I will flag your ride...
There is some phase of encouragement when you are new to it, and that is great, but if one would stop and think it is useless app using big data god knows how and in what way.