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I knew about them before but hadn't checked them out:- http://labs.strava.com/heatmap

Nice to find those "bridleways" you'd never noticed before!

In reply to Bob:

That map is fascinating. Being able to make my own heat maps for all time and for each year was one of the main reasons I went Premium on Strava.

In reply to Bob:

The Fly-by function is also cool:

http://labs.strava.com/flyby/

In reply to Bob:

Thats quality, in Rostock there are a few loops I did 3 or 4 times a week.. they stand out alone.. really odd loops in the forests.. There's one in Rostocker Heide that me and a mate would run on a weekly basis, no other trails are highlighted, they aren't sign posted.. just fire breaks.. so very random who runs them...

In reply to Bob:

That is both awesome and worrying because if you zoom right in, you can clearly see which houses have enthusiastic bike owners in them.

I have often worried about just how much location information Strava gives away so publicly. You can see where someone lives and works and at what times they are making that commute.

In reply to ByEek:

Just looked after your post, unless you're the only house at the end of a road I think you'd be doing pretty well do find the house with the bike in from that map. I couldn't zoom in enough and the resolution must be in the order or 10 or 20 houses or more on a road. It does not show a little tail to one house so I wouldn't worry too much.

Toby

In reply to Toby_W:

I think you can combat the issue in the privacy settings as well.

In reply to mbh:

Would you say premium is worth it?

In reply to ByEek:



There is a setting under Privacy called "Hidden Locations" that makes it possible to hide your exact home, work, etc, location

In reply to ChrisJD:



Ah this is fantastic. Just plugged in my last race and watching how I managed against others. Excellent stuff.

In reply to The New NickB:

I am not sure. It depends how much you like looking at your own heat maps, which I really enjoy, and on whether you find it useful and/or interesting enough to get leader boards broken down by age group to be willing to pay a bit for it. At my age I have found it quite a gee up to see how well I am performing locally (in this fun kind of way) against others like me, to see who they are, and to see how fast some of them can shift across the terrain I use.

There are also two other features available only to power meter users that are no use to me

In reply to IainRUK:

Errr... You do.

Edit - just re your post Iain, I guess you haven't put those runs on strava. Perhaps your mate has?