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What’s New in Strava’s Global Heatmap?

Strava has updated their Global Heatmap. It now incorporates 1 billion activities and shows 6x as much data as the previous version of the heatmap.

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Smartphone App vs. GPS: “Which One Should I Use for MTB?”

With so many great GPS apps for smartphones available these days, many mountain bikers are asking themselves: “should I ditch my GPS unit and just use my smartphone on the trail?” And for those who don’t own a GPS yet but are considering purchasing one, answering this question will ultimately cost or save hundreds of dollars. Many …

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How Strava Is Using GPS Map Data to Help Mountain Bikers

Last year, Strava users logged 9.6 fitness activities per second. Think about it: in the time it took you to read that sentence, 50 rides, runs, and workouts were logged by athletes around the world. If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what Strava does with the data from those 300+ million activities, beyond the leaderboards and the kudos. Monitoring …

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Podcast: How Does GPS Work?

In this episode, Aaron and I talk about how GPS works and what that means for mountain bikers who use GPS devices for training and trail navigation.

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4 Ways To Use Strava that Don’t Involve KOMS or Leaderboards

Bob Ward wrote a great article recently titled, “Why Strava Sucks the Soul out of Mountain Biking.” I thoroughly enjoyed his article, agreed with his position, and thought that it was a very valid opinion to hold. In case you missed it, I’ve written about why you shouldn’t race your mountain bike before, and I think …

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