Adventure Cycling... Does anyone subscribe?
11-30-10, 11:06 AM
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It's on my Christmas list...
07-21-11, 09:24 PM
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Just a follow up not that I had my free membership for a while. The first magazine didn't impress me much on top of that I was bombarded with commercial touring advertisements. But the other magazine issue I got have been more interesting and I enjoyed reading them. Especially since most articles focus on touring and not promoting ACA routes or their commercial tours.
I did purchase the Lewis & Clark Section 1 map because I was curious, we did ride part of the Katy trail as a family this summer, and I'm somewhat familiar with the area. It's an ok map but they could be much better. The maps from https://www.esterbauer.com/international.html are awesome and I'm probably spoiled from them. Yes, they are not US maps.
The worst shortfall of ACA maps is that they don't have a description of their routes on their website. For each map/section they should have a description of what kind of road your riding, elevation change and landscape to expect, and other things so one can decide if you'd might like the route. Once I have to do research elsewhere for the route (forums, google, etc) then it becomes less and less worth for me to purchase the ACA maps.
Still, I enjoyed their magazine and have renewed my membership just for that for another year. We'll see if it keeps me entertained and I'll renew again.
I did purchase the Lewis & Clark Section 1 map because I was curious, we did ride part of the Katy trail as a family this summer, and I'm somewhat familiar with the area. It's an ok map but they could be much better. The maps from https://www.esterbauer.com/international.html are awesome and I'm probably spoiled from them. Yes, they are not US maps.
The worst shortfall of ACA maps is that they don't have a description of their routes on their website. For each map/section they should have a description of what kind of road your riding, elevation change and landscape to expect, and other things so one can decide if you'd might like the route. Once I have to do research elsewhere for the route (forums, google, etc) then it becomes less and less worth for me to purchase the ACA maps.
Still, I enjoyed their magazine and have renewed my membership just for that for another year. We'll see if it keeps me entertained and I'll renew again.
07-22-11, 08:55 AM
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I dunno...Considering the length of, say, the Lweis & Clark Route, I would say this is a pretty good summary:
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...rk.cfm?pg=more
Here are two other examples:
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...st.cfm?pg=more
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...=more#virginia
Gives me a general idea of riding conditions, terrain, landscapes and sights.
It would not be practical to include detailed data for every mile of every route.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...rk.cfm?pg=more
Here are two other examples:
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...st.cfm?pg=more
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...=more#virginia
Gives me a general idea of riding conditions, terrain, landscapes and sights.
It would not be practical to include detailed data for every mile of every route.
