[6841iam]

Long time strava user here.

I really wish Strava would do a better job helping you discover new routes around you for activities that you do. I'm a long time user who uses it for Mountain biking and short runs but I've never selected a route because Strava told me to. If you are a PM at strava there's so much you can unlock with all the user's activity data you are sitting on.

They aren't doing nothing of course. I can see their product efforts are focused on 1) growing the user base 2) growing paid subs.

[peterbraden]

They're really not doing much. I just let my premium membership lapse because they have so few extra features.

Trying to make a facebook news feed doesn't do anything with their current data which is their strength.

I really wish they'd up their game.

[kingosticks]

Exactly this. I recently cancelled my renewal after years of justifying the payment as the best way to support a service I like but I don't miss any of the premium features at all. I think I only ever use one or two and rarely.

[stadeschuldt]

One of my coworkers proposed a better way to utilize Strava's data for finding good routes: https://medium.com/@vovabilonenko/strava-activities-map-6cbc...

[outericky]

i often build my routes utilizing the global heatmap. especially in new places. Yeah, it'd be great to get suggestions based on where I am, but the heat map helps tremendously to discover places to run/bike.

[matthiasb]

The best way I know to find new routes in my city is to join a local strava club and see where others are running. If I travel, I rely on the Segment Explorer but I agree it is not perfect.

[abkfenris]

Trailforks seems to be working in that direction.