Strava KOMS are being hijacked by motorbikers going as fast as 112mph

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Strava KOMS are being hijacked by motorbikers going as fast as 112mph
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Speeds as high as 112mph have been spotted by motorcyclists uploading activities to the popular ride-sharing app cycling

"I am getting emails constantly now [every time a KOM gets taken]. Motorcyclists seem to be regularly using Strava for road and off-road, with blatant speeding obvious to see," Matt told us.

"It was e-bikes, then trail motorbikes and now road motorbikes seem to be using it, but I have no idea why. I put a tweet out and mentioned the local police, but no reply yet. Matt also suggested police forces could use Strava as a tool for catching speed-limit-flouting motorists uploading evidence of their law-breaking.

The Ride activity type is for conventional human-powered bicycles riding outdoors. Do not use this activity type if your activity includes data recorded while driving a car, motorcycle, pacing a vehicle, using an electric bike, or another electric-assisted vehicle, using a non-traditional bicycle with full fairings or aerodynamic modifications including velomobiles, or using a GPS simulator programme for virtual riding.

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