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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by seneca on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:37PM (#34373542)
I think you hit it dead on. This is design by committee and organizational dysfunction.

Strava has been flailing for years now, dropping much used features and just generally antagonizing its customer base. It's a wonder they're still around and as widely used as they are. Just goes to show how many bad decisions you can absorb as a market leader, I suppose.

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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by chairmanwow1 on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:38PM (#34373555)
What is a good alternative? I want some analytics / tools for training specific distances.
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by camel_gopher on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:38PM (#34373562)
TrainerRoad is outstanding for structured training. Doesn't have the social aspect.
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by oezi on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:40PM (#34373582)
Intervals.icu
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by mbesto on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:45PM (#34373654)
https://intervals.icu/ - for the lazy

The app is incredible if you're a data junky and very serious about performance. Strava is more sexy about maps and sharing though.

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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by InCityDreams on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:04PM (#34373858)
Intervals has maps and can be shared. I'm already in a couple of groups. Getting more people to jump across may be easier, now. Thanks strava.
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by amateurdev on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:42PM (#34373617)
If you're a Garmin device user, the app is pretty good! I only recently started using their app more often and barring the social aspects, I dont think Strava offers me anything more. HR zones, recovery etc are all already in the Garmin app whereas its paid on Strava.

I guess for those who want routes/segments might gravitate towards Strava but I use a fairly standard set of routes so I dont value in that either.

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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by ohyoutravel on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:45PM (#34373648)
SmashRun https://smashrun.com/ if you do only running activities. It’s great. Though while I pay for that, I also pay for strava since 2012 and will continue to do so. Disagree with grandparent post, I think strava has become better and better over time and I find it more engaging and useful than before.
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by stephencoyner on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:50PM (#34373704)
Agreed it would seem there is a lack of product vision at this point
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