Murphy'sLaw wrote:
J Gers wrote:
NY Post is mentioning Strava in their articles today: http://nypost.com/2014/09/20/central-park-cyclist-veered-into-wrong-lanes-before-tragic-crash/
His blazing speeds are uploaded — precise to the 10th of a mile per hour — onto a competitive running and cycling Web site.
“New Chain, brakes and RD(7800gs),” he had boasted earlier Thursday on the Strava site, referring to a new rear derailleur for his bike. “All systems go.”
Hours before he slammed into Tarlov, Marshall had logged 32.2 miles of cycling during a predawn spin through the park, the site says — and listed his top speed for that ride at 35.6 mph, well over the 25mph speed limit for bikes and cars.
His maximum speed during five sprints on that same downhill stretch of West Drive during his Thursday-morning ride was 28.9mph, his data on Strava says.
"5 sprints" + "downhill" @ 28.9 mph max = blazing speeds???
On a mtb, perhaps.
Fantastic journalism, NYP.
This is in no way to make light of a terrible accident.
Just the ridiculous, inflammatory, shoddy reporting of same.
I bet he deletes his account soon