Strava...You OK?

Strava...You OK?

Author: DC Rainmaker & DesFit October 16, 2024 Duration: 52:49

Ray and Des chat about all things Strava from recent "quirks" on the platform as well as all the new features launched this year.

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// Chapters //

0:00 Strava's Strong Start to 2024
1:54 Routing Issues
11:54 Read-Only Forums
15:50 Removing Links
22:21 Killing FatMap
25:14 Quick Edit and Home Page Ordering
33:36 Athlete Intelligence
38:10 Segment and Leaderboard Clean-Up
48:23 Ray's Flashback to 2015

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