I just use the basic Strava. I've tried the premium a couple of times but never saw any value in it. I wouldn't pay extra for live segments as I pretty much know where any segments I care about are.
I just use the basic Strava. I've tried the premium a couple of times but never saw any value in it. I wouldn't pay extra for live segments as I pretty much know where any segments I care about are.
Im a happy premium subscriber... not because i value any of the features from the premium package but because i feel i must support their great service altogether. I would be happy if they include ads in the basic package and make the premium cheaper (while keeping it ads free)
No, because the Premium Account costs only around 0,18 euro cents per day.
If i get a well designed platform for this price it is worth to pay. No one likes to work for no money.
it's even cheaper per hour :rolleyes:
for me Premium had no real advantages sofar... that's why i'm asking.
I was a satisfied user of Garmin Connect (old version), and synced with Strava free, and that's all free.
I see friends get more and more active on Strava, so maybe it's moving to that platform.
For 50 euro's I would like to have more features, let's say... more than the current difference between free and Premium.
@Greg: live segments are nicer than coming home and see what you have done.
it's a real (but not so accurate imho, in the forest) race against someone else, and it's really encouraging to go faster...
Im a happy premium subscriber... not because i value any of the features from the premium package but because i feel i must support their great service altogether.
+1
I was never planning to pay for any tracking software (as I used many) but I was so pleasantly surprised by Strava, that I started paying
But if money is an issue for you (though how you afforded 520 then?) the only real benefit you will miss is the live segments. And I used live segments for 3-4 rides, and completely turned them off. There are far more negatives than positives:
- New screen pops up, hiding all your relevant information like heart rate, cadence, power, etc.
- Makes lots of disturbing sounds: when you near the segment, when you start the segment, when the virtual partner finishes the segment, when you finish the segment
- Picks up segments that are not in your direction and then gives lots of warnings about leaving the segment!
- Gives wrong results. There is a warning about this, that the site results matter, not what your garmin thinks you've achieved.
Yes, it is motivating to see how far off the KOM/PR you are, but you will see the same information offline in the strava app, when sitting comfortably in your chair. When giving 100%, I don't have the processing power or nerves to watch it!
Either way, if you are going to attack a segment, you know where it starts and ends, and you give 100%. You can check the result later.
Here is an alternative (the reason I started typing the previous post altogether):
Create a route including the segment(s) you want to challenge
Add waypoints where the segment starts and ends
Upload the course to the device. When you want to attack a segment, ride the appropriate course.
