What Are Your Map and Route Go-To Sites?

Hey guys,

Please share your favorite map and route sites and tools you currently use.   I know there are former discussions, but technology changes so fast, I wanted to start a new discussion.

This is research for the new website.

Thanks! 

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Permalink Reply by David Lieb on August 27, 2014 at 5:27am

I have been known to have both Strava and Endo running during club rides. Not a problem on my old iPhone 4S or my new Galaxy S5. I love the Strava segments, but their accuracy has never impressed me. 

Permalink Reply by Rich S on May 13, 2015 at 10:45am

Is anyone else frustrated by the updated Google Maps when planning a bike route? It's not as user friendly as it was and I no longer have the option to revert to old maps. 

It's a just a few little things but they add up enough that I'm going to try some other map routing sites. 

  • Blue route line is now so thick that you can't tell if it's a bike route unless you move the route off
  • Every time you alter your route you have to re-select "Show Bike Paths" 
  • After altering a 40 mile route 7 or 8 times it returned an error that I could no longer alter the route
    • I've ran into that error only a couple times before with old maps and only after at least 20 or more route alterations
  • It no longer displays the distance between stops, just the total route distance on routes with multiple destinations
    • You have to click details in order to get the distance between stops on routes with at least one destination between Start and End
  • If you email yourself an altered route and click on that with your mobile phone the map it displays is the default map with none of the alterations
  • It's SLOW!!!  At least it feels like it's slower than it was to load maps when moving or zooming in/out.

There's a few other things but I think I've ranted enough. Might give endomondo or ridewithgps a try. I don't need route guidance. Just a good site where I can design a route. 

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on May 13, 2015 at 11:38am

Serge,

I would agree with you... I use Ride with GPS for almost everything. If I'm going somewhere unfamiliar I then use the Google Maps app to Navigate. So far it has done a great job.

Tom

Permalink Reply by Rich S on May 13, 2015 at 12:28pm

I agree that the Google Maps app is great once you're out riding. It's just annoying that Google Maps in a web browser has gone backwards in terms of route planning ahead of time. 

Permalink Reply by Adam on June 4, 2015 at 6:08am

Google Maps for commuting. If I'm doing a longer ride or a tour, I use RideWithGPS. They allow you to download the route onto a device. You can also print turn by turn directions which is helpful if you're touring. 

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