Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
To begin with they have been offering GPX digital files since 2020 if not earlier.
You are just showing an example of “spurious correlation”. It would be amusing if you didn’t actually believe it. It’s after reading a thread like this that I wish I had a career as a investment advisor.
You sound like someone defending Kodak's sorry response to the digital revolution. Kodak tried to release digital products: too late, too crap, poor imitation of far more innovative competitors, tried to lean on their legacy patent portfolio which nobody cared about anymore. Eventually went bankrupt.
Have you actually attempted to use the ACA's GPX files as a digital replacement for the maps? I have, once. Never did it again. A waste of money.
They need an interactive online version of their maps, with a modern interface and comprehensive ancillary information, and a downloadable GPX file alongside so both can be used simultaneously in parallel. The GPX file to load onto the GPS unit, and the interactive resource for reference during the ride.
Oh wait, that's exactly what Bikepacking.com offers, which is why Bikepacking.com is eating the ACA's lunch.
Womp womp...
Here's an example:
https://bikepacking.com/routes/newfoundland-trailway/
- Adventure Cycling Association (ACA): ~ 673,000 monthly visitors.
- BIKEPACKING.com: ~ 1.36 million monthly visitors (May 2025) and ~1.86 million (August 2025)