Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

Bike touring, I always have a paper map in my map case on top of my handlebar bag. Sometimes a local road makes a lot more sense than the electronically suggested routing, I think electronic routing prioritizes state and federal roads over local or county. Nova Scotia map, below.



And when you get on a really busy road with inadequate shoulder, a paper map comes in really handy to find an alternative, it is much bigger than a GPS screen.

I remember the Flickstand, but I do not recall ever owning one. That and tire savers were a common thing on our tubular tires half a century ago.