(06-03-2016, 12:52 PM)Canard Wrote: I don't think anyone was suggesting the Region is using Strava for bike data, we were just talking about biking apps.
I've really been enjoying using Strava the past week or two, although the interface is confusing and I don't understand most of the symbols or little trophies and all that. Sometimes a little black bar comes up that starts to fill in and all I can figure is its some kind of "frequent route" that its pulled from the global pool. The help file isn't very.I wish there was a "Getting Started" type thing that assumed you knew nothing about what it was.
Strava is really geared toward athletic cyclists (and runners) for lack of a better term, as opposed to leisure cyclists. The trophies mark your performance on a particular segment. A segment is simply a stretch of road or trail that you might be interested in tracking performance on. It might be a particular hill, or a long stretch of road with no lights or stop signs where you can really just pour on the gas and go. It tracks your individual performance from ride to ride (the medals), but also your performance against other cyclists. If you get a gold crown, it means you have the KOM (King of the Mountain) for that segment. Basically it's gamification of biking, as if it weren't fun enough on it's own.
Strava's explanation: https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/arti...s-Glossary
I don't use the app (Strava syncs with my watch), but most likely the black bar is related to the segments mentioned above. Perhaps showing you how much of the segment you've completed?