[Closed] Too fast for Strava? "Please explain why this activity should not be flagged."

Get power data

Tell them about the clear skies.

Worst humblebrag evah

Short segments are pretty pointless. GPS inaccuracies and the recording frequency can make a big difference to the recorded time.

400 m ain't that short and it was faster at least! (+ more tailwind uhrrr).

They heard your free hub irregularity , penchant for skinsuits and decided you weren't welcome

They heard your free hub irregularity , penchant for skinsuits and decided you weren’t welcome

Lul. 3 pawl freehub is one the way..did get a used TEAM SKY jersey on ebay.de, faster than the t-shirt of my first attempt at least. If anyone wants a 54t ratchet + freehub lmk.

Good numbers there our kid.
Strava must have their hands full with all sorts of bollox segment times so they prob just didn't realise who you are. Explain to them you're not a desperate fantasist, you are YoHandsome, rider of repute and they'll put it right.

Provide a link to the segment so that we can scrutinise said claims.

What device type was this recorded on?

Link to segment??

Wanting a kom with help of a tailwind ? Cheating innit 😉

Everyone in the top 10 are tailwind cheating though, so it's kinda fair 😉

Recorded on my Pixel 3 XL phone like the prev runs (Garmin 520 plus arrived today, 4 iii powermeter arriving later this week).

Provide a link to the segment so that we can scrutinise said claims.

What do you want to see? anonymity on the internet something something..woops only 3% grade - mixed it up with the shorter version of the segment that's 4% 310 m where i averaged 53 kmh.

So you want us to help your defence but you won't provide the evidence in support of that?

Hmm ...

It's not even 400 metres either.

How many people have ridden it usually tells the tale.

You beat the KOM by nearly 20% (in terms of speed) - fine if it's some back alley that 20 people have ridden. If it's a normal sort of road with 1000 names on the leaderboard then we have ourselves a measurement problem.

Ok ok i just had to change my username from my real name..

short https://www.strava.com/segments/23383924
long https://www.strava.com/segments/17299911 (actual KOM 25s not showing up)

Ride where i got 25s https://www.strava.com/activities/3322366402

I've had the same before - I simply pointed them to my many other KoMs and sent over a pic of me in lycra. They backed off pretty quick then !

It’s not even 400 metres either.

But I rode faster than I said 👼

You beat the KOM by nearly 20% – fine if it’s some back alley that 20 people have ridden. If it’s a normal sort of road with 1000 names on the leaderboard then we have ourselves a measurement problem.

1457, but I disagree, the wattage of the top 3 isn't very high, not that hard to beat by 20% in good conditions with aero-ish gear if you're sprinter-esque. I'll do it again with the Garmin + heart rate + power 😉 Can probably get it lower if you hit the start of the segment at 65 km/h.

I’ve had the same before – I simply pointed them to my many other KoMs and sent over a pic of me in lycra. They backed off pretty quick then !

Powermove. Will start sending them nudes next.

Don't know. Doesn't seem unreasonable as its only a small hill and you could get a flying start.

It's only happened to me a couple of times. Last time I sent them a link to the national hill climb results 😉

Like who gives a cr@p, really? Strava is for Muppets. 😉

you went a 4km ride just smash a lame 400m kom? Its not a hugely impressive.
You really wear team sky tops? Poor lad. You're all whats wrong with cycling.

you went a 4km ride just smash a lame 400m kom? Its not a hugely impressive.
You really wear team sky tops? Poor lad. You’re all whats wrong with cycling.

So you admit it's a little impressive?!? 🤣

What's wrong with team sky?!

you seem to desperately seek validation

You do make me feel validated 💕

Its just not impressive.

A lot of people can go out very short rides doing what you do feeling fresh and sprinting along very short segments just to look cool with a kom.

Look at the person in second place. He got that time during a 42 mile long ride where he averaged 19.9mph Thats much more impressive than your results.

I've looked at your Strava logs and you don't actually seem to do all that much cycling, at least not while using Strava anyway.

Go on a 60 mile ride tomorrow, try average at least 19mph and include that segment towards the end of your route. Maybe you're super fit and fast and will smash it, maybe you wont. Point is no cares except you.

Best of luck

I’ve looked at your Strava logs

Warms my heart.

I just started using Strava (and recently got a roadbike etc, you can trace my journey through my ST profile next 😘).

But come on, the third place result is not at all impressive (either) regardless of being part of a longer 198w average.. ride: 573w for 29 seconds?

60 miles?? who got time for dat? Someone doing cycling correctly presumably.

TBH most of strava's users seem to be over the initial thrill of "KOM sniping" these days, doing pointless short rides solely to sprint for the lead on a random short segment.

KOMs feel a bit meaningless these days I'm more interested in interesting places people I know are riding and if they've undertaken a significant mileage...

60 miles?? who got time for dat?

Unfortunately lots of people at the moment...

If you've got time to argue with strava over a KOM you probably have time to plan and execute a longer ride...

Edit: I've also just strava-stalked you, your biggest ever ride is 17 miles? And so far this year for almost 83 hours of riding you've only clocked up 56 miles and less than 1200ft of climbing?!??

I'm not that bothered about competition, even on strava, but these ain't big dick swinging numbers. A cheeky KOM doesn't really hide the fact that you barely seem that interested in riding a bike, just interweb props. And buying power meters and other new toys won't magically imbue you with awesome cycling prowess either...
Ride your bike, clock up some miles ignore the leader boards.

Understand your privacy concerns as a kraut.

One reason why it may be flagged is because it looks like you're breaking the law travelling faster than the 50km/h speed limit and Strava doesn't want to encourage illegal activity. They disable segment leader boards on 'dangerous' bits of trail too.

This is an MTB forum, go ask your question on a lycra site

I got flagged for a 6th place which was a bit insulting... I'm hoping they flagged everyone in 1st to 5th also, otherwise have to assume that they knew me, and mh lack of abilities, and didn't believe I could get 6th place on a BMX pump track whilst riding my CX bike, beating Ruaridh Cunningham in the process 😁😎

...actually how do you respond to a flag anyway? I can't even find it now

A 25 second segment is a waste of time due to inaccuracies with GPS/recording.

The real news here is that you averaged 13mph on a ride of 6 miles. Were you stuck in your lowest gear?

Edit: I’ve also just strava-stalked you, your biggest ever ride is 17 miles? And so far this year for almost 83 hours of riding you’ve only clocked up 56 miles and less than 1200ft of climbing?!??

Just had a look and for me, that is a primary indicator of something dodgy. Barely any miles in the last year, then BOOM! KOM.

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Now, if I see a KOM and check the user's profile and see this (from a local KOM holder)...

I'd be thinking, "yeah that's probably legit..." (this guy has ridden 1900km this year along...).

Yours? not so much.

Wow, that ride does look awesome. Wish I had trails like that near me.

This is an MTB forum

Punchline of the day! 😂

SurfMatt, is that you?

Wow, that ride does look awesome. Wish I had trails like that near me.

So that’s what the back of the Nationwide Swindon looks like.

I got flagged for a 6th place which was a bit insulting... I'm hoping they flagged everyone in 1st to 5th also, otherwise have to assume that they knew me, and mh lack of abilities, and didn't believe I could get 6th place on a BMX pump track whilst riding my CX bike, beating Ruaridh Cunningham in the process 😁😎

Bet there isn't much else in your trophy cabinate.
Cracking ride that.

The real news here is that you averaged 13mph on a ride of 6 miles. Were you stuck in your lowest gear?

you do know the difference between a sprinter and an endurance specialist?