I decided to go with the ACA maps for the first time on my last tour, the Northern Tier. I was very pleased. Compared with the cost of the long ride, the map cost was very little, single digit percentage. And I sold them used after I got home. I just didn't feel like doing the planning for that route, so I took the easy way and threw some money at it instead. It really was an excellent route. Most local cyclists I met looked at the map and were impressed, too, most saying the company got the right route. There were very few exceptions. I met a few other cyclists, but in the middle of the country I often went a week or more between meeting others on bikes. It actually got pretty lonely out there. Once I saw the ACA map on a bike and it was like meeting a friend.