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Strava Ride Cards

Posted by Michael Horvath on September 30th, 2009
Strava Ride Card

Strava Ride Card

It has happened to us more than a few times. We’ll be out on a ride and cross paths with another cyclist riding with a GPS device. We tell them about Strava but we know the chances of them remembering to go to our site are understandably slim. They are focused on their ride, not on a sales pitch. “Strada??” we hear. “It’s S-T-R-A-V-A dot com, it means ‘to strive’ in Swedish.” “Oh, ok– sounds cool. I’ll try to remember to check it out…” 10% probability at best. Maybe you have had similar experiences.

To help spread the Strava gospel we now carry Strava Ride Cards (see left). The intent is to have something to hand to the rider  on the road without having to seem like you are selling something. The cards enumerate a few of the many benefits of a Strava membership and can be slipped into a jersey pocket by the recipient for later. They are waterproof with rounded corners and sport Strava orange. They are cool, if we may say so ourselves.

The best part is that we printed up a bunch of these ride cards so we can share them with some of our members. They can easily be personalized with your Strava athlete ID or vanity url turning the cards into a way to earn rewards on Strava and a convenient way to introduce yourself to another cyclist. It’s fine to stay anonymous, too. If you would like to request ride cards, just email support@strava.com and let us know your mailing address.

Instructions for ride cards:

• They are waterproof and have rounded corners that will not get snagged on jersey pockets—ride with them!

• Write your athlete ID number or Strava vanity url at the bottom after the printed text “strava.com/athletes/”  (optional). Use ball point pen or a permanent marker making sure to let the ink dry before use.

• Hand them to friends or riders you meet

• Recruit members—get rewarded by Strava

• They are reusable…tell folks to pass the cards on… and on… you get credit for any new member who indicates your athlete ID or vanity url when they register at strava.com

Questions or comments: support@strava.com

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