Strava kudos from strangers WTF????

[Gambatte]

Why the hell do I get Strava kudos from strangers?????
I mean, people I've never ever met, no common friends, no common clubs, nothing.
Sometimes I even get kudos from someone living thousands of miles away.
I don't mind, but I do find it very odd to say the least.
Are they scam? Or what?

[Gambatte]

I'm not elite, never been, not even sub-elite. I can't even be bothered to race any more. I'm just a very average cycling and running enthusiast, approaching 50.

[noel]

Maybe you're good looking on your profile picture.

It doesn't happen to me

[Gambatte]

Maybe you're good looking

Of course I am. And every hot bird dreams of me in her wildest fantasies.
But still.... Strava kudos? From random blokes? What for?

[molehill]

I have never had any use at all for Strava until a few months ago.
Being somewhat older and taking up cycling I was out for longer and longer in very remote forestry areas, I usually had little idea of where I might go or for how long. I am also planning on a road bike so will go even further next year. Sat at home is my wife, now 70, starting to worry if I was not back - had I fallen off the bike, bonked, heart attack, mechanical problem 15 miles from home? I don't have a mobile and there is random signal.

Talking to a friend and some research I found that Strava linked with a clever phone and I can be tracked from home on the computer, so that is the plan. Except we haven't bought the phone yet, but that is on the list of "to do".
I have found Strava quite fun chasing segments uphill (friends times) and it certainly has pushed me harder, but not sure this is entirely a good thing as I try and attack far too much when I should be taking it easy.

[JohnK]

I have never had any use at all for Strava until a few months ago.
Being somewhat older and taking up cycling I was out for longer and longer in very remote forestry areas, I usually had little idea of where I might go or for how long. I am also planning on a road bike so will go even further next year. Sat at home is my wife, now 70, starting to worry if I was not back - had I fallen off the bike, bonked, heart attack, mechanical problem 15 miles from home? I don't have a mobile and there is random signal.

Talking to a friend and some research I found that Strava linked with a clever phone and I can be tracked from home on the computer, so that is the plan. Except we haven't bought the phone yet, but that is on the list of "to do".
I have found Strava quite fun chasing segments uphill (friends times) and it certainly has pushed me harder, but not sure this is entirely a good thing as I try and attack far too much when I should be taking it easy.

Molehill before you commit to strava it could well be worth your while checking out Viewranger :-

https://my.viewranger.com/


Live tracking (Very accurate I find and reliable), OS maps, Routes and UK based etc etc for a lot less money.

Have fun

[Hank]

I've always assumed it's a weird social media kind of thing where they hope by giving kudos/following you you'll then reciprocate and it will look like they're excellent wonderful people with lots of friends. I ignore it. For no apparent reason I have a couple of followers from Germany and the US. If you're reading, hi Mike Mangione and Frank Amrheim! (Who are you?)

[Gambatte]

I've always assumed it's a weird social media kind of thing where they hope by giving kudos/following you you'll then reciprocate and it will look like they're excellent wonderful people with lots of friends.

This is the most plausible I can think of. Like having many facebook friends, or LinkedIn contacts. Not necessarily evil. But very weird.

PS. I hope I'm still ok with following Chris Froome and Kilian Jornet, never mind we're strangers...

[molehill]

I've had a Strava gadget for bike and running for 11 weeks (I don't subscribe, just the free recording)and I still only have 3 followers, that I know, who give me kudos - when they are suitably impressed with my efforts and remember.
I feel like Moley no Mates .

[Llani Boy]

I've had a Strava gadget for bike and running for 11 weeks (I don't subscribe, just the free recording)and I still only have 3 followers, that I know, who give me kudos - when they are suitably impressed with my efforts and remember.
I feel like Moley no Mates .

That's what happens when you spend so much time in the forestry. No one can see you!