This is SPOT ON. Haha!!
Yeah, even for summit. Been on that since the beginning.
I donāt know Garmin connect but what you describe is basically my experience. Like the Polar flow ecosystem which keeps things under extreme lock and key (which is a real shame since that is probably the best activity app iāve used beyond apple health)
If I upload the file directly to strava it doesnāt forward either. It forwards any data from my apple watch or iphone so long as it was made with the Strava app.
I mean, in the grand scheme of things this is a minor ānuisanceā in that I could always just upload the data to apple health with the healthfit app. That works perfect and fine.
But since I used Strava primarily to sync such data, that use case is out. And since I ride mostly indoors and non competitivelyā¦I have very limited use for strava at this point.
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Really donāt know the Garmin ecosystem so I canāt comment on that sorry.
But if everyone here could go and help request for a direct apple health feature for TR, Iād be super happy
Edit: The request I made is here
TR will sync direct to TP
Yupā¦thinking of spending my Strava money on that tbh.
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Iām speculating that Strava lost a chunk of funding and had to urgently look at how to fund their most expensive feature(s). Hence why theyāve given zero notice to devs about the API changes. I canāt think of any other reason why theyād give their API consumers zero notice.
Iāve become more ambivalent towards Strava over the past few years, but would definitely not want to see them go out of business.
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yes, Strava segments are fun and I do like seeing epic weekend rides posted by friends. Hard to imagine a world without Strava.
speaking of which just saw this:
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MSN Messenger.
Polaroid.
Toys R Us.
Blockbuster.
RCA.
Etc.
I rode my bike pre-strava and Iāll ride it post-strava. Life goes on.
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Althoughā¦
MSN Messenger ā we have other types of messanger like fb and google.
Polaroid ā we have our cellphones
Toys R Us ā Amazon
Blockbuster ā Netflix
Maybe in the future:
Strava ā TR
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Hard to imagine because if Strava disappeared tomorrow it would be missed. Nothing to replace it at the present, at least in my corner of the world.
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Some other company will replace it.
For free? Probably notā¦
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sure but like I said if Strava went āpoofā and disappeared tomorrow I would miss it. Just saying it is hard to imagine not being inspired everyday by seeing friends doing bad-ass feats of athleticism 
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Not really. Strava only made us think we needed strava. We donāt. Iām not sure any serious athlete relies on strava for much of anything. As otherās have said, itās a social platform disguised as a performance tool.
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^ see above, Iāll just agree to disagree. āWeā donāt think Strava is necessary, its not oxygen or food or shelter, āIā simply enjoy seeing so many people doing feats of athleticism on roads Iāve traveled and want to travel.
My Strava feed is filled with daily inspiration, so refreshing and why I stay away from most social platforms.
Like last nightā¦ heading back into town I missed out on an epic ride with people I enjoy including a bad ass lady thats been going to Kona for 20 yearsā¦ 26mph at 231W that would have been a fun ride back from the river (the local young stud was pulling at 360W)
ride on my forum friends!
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I guess since Iām fairly anti social Iām in the definitely wouldnāt miss Strava camp. I pretty much would rather jump in front of a bus than go on a group ride lol.
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A note from the Strava founders.
For what itās worth Iāll keep subscribing.
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What existential nonsense is this? of course weād miss it. Itās something many of us have used and enjoyed for years.
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Strava is something most of us use every time we run or ride. I can justify that subscription a lot easier than many others I pay for.
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I donāt zwift anymore but I could see them tweaking the ācompanionā app or create a clone of it in some way with more social like features and steal some strava users.
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The Z companion app already has a lot of similar social functionality. āRide onsā, comments, virtual photos, PRs and achievements, race results, etc.
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