Cycletravel why use it.

[mjr]

You may not have noticed, but those active on tour tend to post in the travelogues section. The touring section seems mostly about before we go.

There are also bad people like me who just go quiet on tour, enjoying it, and never quite write up the travelogue. Where's yours?

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[roubaixtuesday]

Simple answer We have one rule when going on tour book first and last days accomodation. Who wants a routine or schedule, that's for at home or work. Cycletravel and Komoot are for people who are afraid of the unknown.
Perhaps this section of the forums is dying, lots of questions but few active on tour. Is it because some think that they can't be bothered with criticism , a telling off or advice that they don't need.🥱

What actually do you want from a routing app that you're currently missing?

Your posts make it clear you're very dissatisfied with what you have but give no clue as to what you want!

 

[Brandane]

Who wants a routine or schedule, that's for at home or work. Cycletravel and Komoot are for people who are afraid of the unknown.

Which begs the obvious question.....
Why were you trying to use CT in the first place?

 

[a.twiddler]

The way I see it, I get to experience the adventure twice; once at home and once on the bike.

Three times! Also when you write about it afterwards and re live it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

......Especially when the person who invented CT (if that's the right word when it comes to techie stuff. Started or developed, whatever) is a well known member of this forum.

I didn't realise that, despite being a very happy end user.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Three times! Also when you write about it afterwards and re live it.

Or just once. I've spent a lot of time planning routes up to my friend's place in Scotland. I know I'll never find time to actually do it, but it's the next best thing.

 

[a.twiddler]

There's a lot of enjoyment to be had from just planning. Sometimes, though, you can plan a route to the nth degree and what you find on the ground doesn't look like what you expected, especially if you get off the beaten track.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The problem is Cycletravel can't even find where I am.

Really, or maybe you just need training and help in how to use it. But where’s the adventure in knowing how to use something?

 

[Brandane]

I didn't realise that, despite being a very happy end user.

For those of us who enjoy the many benefits of cycle.travel, we have @Richard Fairhurst to thank.

 

[presta]

I never used anything like this because I didn't carry any tech with me, and I didn't even book accommodation in advance let alone plan routes. My route planning was partly sitting with a map the evening before, and partly whilst on the move. Quite often my destination planning was done on the move too.

Sometimes I found I'd missed something I would have liked to see (such as the plaque commemorating Mallard's speed record), but other times I stumbled across delights that I never knew existed (like Caen Hill locks).

 

[Vantage]

Simple answer We have one rule when going on tour book first and last days accomodation. Who wants a routine or schedule, that's for at home or work. Cycletravel and Komoot are for people who are afraid of the unknown.
Perhaps this section of the forums is dying, lots of questions but few active on tour. Is it because some think that they can't be bothered with criticism , a telling off or advice that they don't need.🥱

Some people need routines and schedules. Many people are afraid of the unknown. It's called being human.
Why do you need to book a first and last days accommodation? Surely a battle hardened, world renowned, expert touring cyclist like yourself can survive without the luxuries of a hotel/tent/campervan etc. Why do you even have tech with you like a GPS and mobile phone? Can't you wander the earth free of these freedom killing devices?
One last thing, cyclechat is a mostly UK populated forum. It's been winter here. Few people tour in the cold and wet weather.

 

[presta]

I didn't used to book accommodation in advance because I didn't want the risk of losing it all if I couldn't hack the mileages I'd committed myself to in advance. That might have changed if I'd found myself sleeping in a bus shelter, but I never did. There were numerous occasions when I had to go somewhere other than where I had in mind when my choice of hostel was full, but the only times I came close to having no bed were when I was walking the South West Way, although taxis are easier with no bike if I'd ever needed one.

I had a bed in one house and breakfast in the house next door once at Braunton.

 

[Sallar55]

Really, or maybe you just need training and help in how to use it. But where’s the adventure in knowing how to use something?

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Have a look at the Photo thread ,your bike in front of something interesting.😲

 

[Sallar55]

A picture is worth a Thousand words and everyone has a different mindset. Why tell your story to people who may go and do your tour only to be disappointed.

You may not have noticed, but those active on tour tend to post in the travelogues section. The touring section seems mostly about before we go.

There are also bad people like me who just go quiet on tour, enjoying it, and never quite write up the travelogue. Where's yours?

🚲👍

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Have a look at the Photo thread ,your bike in front of something interesting.😲

Diversion tactic. Have you learnt how to use Cycle travel as a result? You’ve had a good moan about something because you don’t know how to use it.