Changes coming to Strava

[johnniecakes]

I pay for strava, mainly for the breadcrumb feature that allows my wife and the kids to see where I am anytime. I know I could run 2 separate apps to do the same thing but $79/yr isn't worth the hassle. Everything down loads from my Hammerhead at the end at the ride and no fiddling about

[jimoots]

Originally Posted by Turkle

This all seems highly speculative. Typical YouTube influencer behavior or whatever. Find a couple sentences in a change of T&C email somewhere and boom, you have outrage bait for a 13-minute video.

This guy's product reviews are useful, but my goodness, come on now.

Intervals.icu have already made changes so that any Strava imported rides can't be viewed by a coach (or third party).

Which means anyone with a Wahoo isn't able to use Intervals.icu with a coach.

I get what you're saying, but this feels real.

[Likes2ridefar]

I missed the email or maybe didn’t get it. I don’t notice any impact but I have one follower and only use it to compete with myself and create snap to routes using the heatmap. I’ve discovered many excellent routes with almost no effort using that feature.

[unterhausen]

I finally watched the video, and apparently this breaks trainerroad and zwift until January. So that's annoying.

Originally Posted by Philster

Maybe Strava woke up to the potential for privacy leaks from these other apps. Maybe they see the potential for profit leaks also when it comes to training AI. As usual, Strava botched the roll out with no sensitivity for users and partners.

These changes apparently are centered around stopping leaks of private data. Although they also want to corner the market on AI analysis. What they have now is a joke though.

I have always made fun of Ride With GPS for wanting to be strava, but they may finally get their wish. Only problem is that I doubt they can replicate leaderboards and segments. Hopefully they don't take on investors they can't placate, like strava did.