Anybody have thoughts on new Google Maps bike app?
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It's usually not really complete and will go out of it's way to put you on a side street even when the main road isn't dangerous. Better off mapping your own way compared to using it IMO.
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I like it for mapping out routes in areas that I know. I can then drag the line to my prefered route where necessary. I can tell that they keep updating it.
After my Sunday ride, where my computer stopped working at mile 33, I used Google Maps to estimate my total mileage. I was really surprised when the route that Google gave me would have included about 2 miles on a root-filled, sometimes-muddy dirt hiking trail. I ride the trail on my CX and mountain bike, but there are easy roads to get from points A to B without using this dirt trail. It's things like that that would make me think twice before using Google Maps as my sole source for biking routes in areas that I don't know.
After my Sunday ride, where my computer stopped working at mile 33, I used Google Maps to estimate my total mileage. I was really surprised when the route that Google gave me would have included about 2 miles on a root-filled, sometimes-muddy dirt hiking trail. I ride the trail on my CX and mountain bike, but there are easy roads to get from points A to B without using this dirt trail. It's things like that that would make me think twice before using Google Maps as my sole source for biking routes in areas that I don't know.
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