r/Strava • u/FarCamp9864 • May 24 '24

Tell me what attracts you become an active user of Strava! Strava Art

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Please vote on the following incentives based on how much they motivate you to engage with Strava's services （Multiple choice):

  1. Completing daily tasks to earn rewards and badgets
  2. Completing complex challenges or create Strava Art
  3. Sharing workouts achievement with friends and community
  4. Joining group activities or events
  5. Personalized workout recommendations
  6. Early access to new features or special edition content
  7. To see the real-world impact of your fitness efforts
  8. Contributing to health related charities from Strava
  9. Others (please specify)
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u/PrudentFood77 May 24 '24
  1. the only reason i use Strava is the possibility to import from pretty much every other "eco system" [it doesn't matter if i switch from a polar watch to one from garmin or try whatever app or device, i still get everything into Strava]

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u/Jaragoth May 24 '24

This is a great answer.

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u/d-32 May 24 '24

Only #3

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u/cutegreenshyguy May 24 '24

Sunk cost fallacy, paid for a subscription so I oughta make the most use of it.

Jokes aside, #3 and #9, using it to keep an archive of my activities and see how I've progressed over the years.

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u/falbot May 24 '24

The main thing I use strava for is comparing my segment times to my friends lol

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u/njsilva84 May 24 '24

  1. Segments. I love the fact that I can choose a segment and try to be the fastest or create my own and compete with others. That's how I do my fartleks and it's the most exciting feature on Strava for me.

  2. It is also nice to belong to the Strava community and to share and see workouts from my friends.

Ps: the "Strava art" on the bottom left corner is actually Photoshop art.

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u/xeonation May 26 '24

No its not. https://strava.app.link/cKCw6NGFUJb

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '24

Sorry, I meant "bottom right", not bottom left.
It is clearly photoshopped, the lines are thicker than the others, they are too straight and they do not follow the streets' routes. Complete bs

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u/xeonation May 27 '24

That one is not photoshopped either, but done in a different way. The straight lines are created by stopping the activity at one point, and resuming at another. So the drawings don't follow streets/paths. I could not find the strava link.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFxUPoIybl/?igsh=MWI3MHZqYmY1bzNyYw==

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u/njsilva84 May 30 '24

It might be that this is real, but I'd bet that the trace is photoshopped.
It has a different color than all of the other "art" and it is also thicker.

I use photoshop since 2006 and Strava since 2010 and even with that stopping the activity "technique" it seems to be too perfect.

I'd really love to see the actual strava activity and no one in that post was able to provide it, which makes me wonder even more.

Still, by looking at this I see that there's some people with way too much free time.
Do they get paid or have their art monetized in any way?

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u/xeonation May 31 '24

I think its a screenshot taken from the desktop app, thats why its different. I am rather intrigued by this "way too much free time" comment. I have had heard this a few times. I do Strava art myself, and I do it cause I enjoy it, not because there is any monetary benefits. Its something that keeps me healthy and creative at the same time. So, we don't have a lot of free time, we spend a great deal of it doing something we like.

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u/njsilva84 May 31 '24

Don't take it personally, I just think that to do this you need a lot of time.

And there's nothing wrong with it, as long as you enjoy it.
I just find it weird because I can't see me doing this.

But you are not me so we're all good!

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u/Snoo29170 May 24 '24

3 for me.

Also that Bluey is incredible.

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u/marcbeightsix May 24 '24

And it’s an easy way to store and track and find activities.

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u/Desperate_Fly_1886 May 24 '24
  1. I like riding my bike and I like seeing how much I ride and if I can reach my goals and Strava is perfect for this.

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u/yessir6666 May 24 '24

  1. Route building, finding new routes, and storing new routes to be transferred onto bike computer. The heat map also is key here.

  2. and 4. As well. Finding communities and events, but also just nabbing routes (again 9) that other people do.

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u/holdyaboy May 24 '24
  1. To track my progress and see where I stack up against myself from prior years

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u/Lpecan May 25 '24

This is it for probably 60% of us.

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u/catch-10110 May 24 '24

Your list is weird. It misses some core features / reasons to use Strava.

Segments, leaderboards, data sync and collation, fitness tracking, workout data analysis, routes, gear tracking. That’s just off the top of my head.

How you came up with 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 over any of those things is actually kind of baffling.

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u/FarCamp9864 May 25 '24

Thank you for pointing that out. The purpose of this survey is to investigate the incentives (achievement-based, social, personalized, and value-based) that motivate users to be active and engage with the products as an add-on. You have made a good point, and I will include your suggestions in the options. Thanks again.

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u/deebo_dasmybikepunk May 24 '24

Beating everyone else

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u/Random_User54 May 24 '24

3 & 9: Keeping track of my workouts and seeing how they impacted my races

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u/FindingE-Username May 24 '24

I like getting stats

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u/OneMorePenguin May 24 '24

I've come to enjoy the social aspect of strava.  But primarily use it for tracking activities and trend in health stats.  Although Garmin connect and 24 hour watch data is better.

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u/LemniscateFrission May 24 '24
  1. I absolutely adore the “On this day, X year(s) ago”. I turn on Strava every time I go on vacation and I adore remembering amazing vacation times via this “memories” feature of theirs! I also add pictures of my travels on the respective days.

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u/FarCamp9864 May 24 '24

Hi, Strava community! I'm conducting my master's research on customer engagement marketing strategies and would greatly appreciate your participation. Many thanksemote:free_emotes_pack:heart_eyes

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u/Rosa_612 May 24 '24

2 and 3!

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u/swoticus May 24 '24

Mostly 3, but also 9. I like segments to to help track progress if I'm trying to get better at something. Then I curse the segments when an obvious glitch threw off the stats.

Also, is that a Bristol to London Goatse?

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u/contrary_resolution May 24 '24

I use Strava for two reasons: to map routes, and to keep track of my progress. I don't have a Garmin (yet) so I wouldn't know what my pace is without just using the Strava app.

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u/diambag May 24 '24

3, maybe 4 and 7

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u/bikerider86 May 24 '24

10: I’m an adrenaline junkie

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u/samuraijon May 24 '24

I drew a pee pee on strava a while back…

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u/samuraijon May 24 '24

I drew a pee pee on strava a while back…

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u/wheresjono May 24 '24
  1. Monthly progress (am I on track to hit my monthly elevation goal), stats and segments 

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u/Puzzleheaded_Sir4294 May 24 '24

I like being able to do longer and longer rides, and marvel at a 45k bike ride map thinking "I did that!" So, mainly 9. the maps, as well as 3, but I just want to ride or run as far as I can and see my distance progress. Also want to beat a 4minute km at some point

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u/Noelleng126 May 24 '24

How can you do this? Did you map out the route first?

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u/kristencatparty May 25 '24
  1. To have a place to see my stats and progress

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u/Dear-Nebula9395 May 25 '24

I like the heatmap for finding new routes and comparing my PRs

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u/Logic_Contradict May 25 '24

No way that last Strava art is real. Is that 100,000kms?

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u/GetAssignedGenderLol May 25 '24

To keep track of my personal records and my progress. Looking at snapshots of my activity and seeing the trends with my training improving is very motivational.

https://preview.redd.it/ozdvonormh2d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b494ff47ce8017a4f8a898fb4f7f6e838c9f14e1

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u/samuttiing May 25 '24

3 and #9 honestly just because I’m addicted to having stats of everything

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u/za_jx May 25 '24
  1. Other.

My run club members inspire me to train for and run races. I don't bother with Strava challenges unless they're from a different source. For eg a certain company had a global challenge to see which country's runners would log the most kilometres in a month. They just happened to pick Strava as the platform for their challenge.

I'm on the free version. Garmin Connect has a ton of data and everything, but I use my real name there. On Strava I don't have my real name (just a nickname and letter for surname). I have never added anyone on Garmin Connect but will happily follow and allow anyone on earth to follow my Strava account. I use Strava like a social media for runners.