Bike Route Toaster

Andrew_J
Andrew_J Posts: 142
edited January 2009 in Workshop
Is it just me or is BRT not 100% working all week when i click on the second point it hangs whilst trying to retrieve the elevation data, i know the site is free so can't really complain, its just i wanted to plan a route for saturday and have been unable.

Does anyone have a recomendation of an alternative site/product?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    http://www.bikely.com
  • kevin69
    kevin69 Posts: 87
    bikehike.co.uk
  • bobalob
    bobalob Posts: 18
    Just got a garmin 705 so I've been playing around with these sites a bit. I tried BRT but it does seem a bit clunky. Bikehike seems much easier to use but doesn't have many saved routes.

    So for planning routes I'd use Bikehike but for riding pre-saved routes I'd download the routes from bikely then upload them to Bikehike and add coursepoints there.
  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    Does Bikely work for anyone? I get a blank screen.
  • Andrew_J
    Andrew_J Posts: 142
    yeah i got blank screen !!!

    Just created a route on bikehike seems good, my only question is when creating a route is it using course points or track points? i think it is course points
  • SCR Pedro
    SCR Pedro Posts: 912
    I've just tried Bikehike. Why didn't I know of this before?!?

    The elevation profile tool is brilliant. You can click on any part of the profile and it pinpoints it on the map. Now that is useful.

    Pedro
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  • kevin69
    kevin69 Posts: 87
    the elevation tool is the main reason i switched from brt,
    although brt does have the tool to estimate how long your route will take.
  • bobalob
    bobalob Posts: 18
    Course points. It also, rather handily, gives you a running count of the number of course points on your route so you don't exceed the maximum of 100
  • Andrew_J
    Andrew_J Posts: 142
    cracking site hate to say it but think i am converted, sorry BRT
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    I've always used gpsies, but this bikehike thing looks pretty useful.
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    +1000 for bikehike.co.uk

    I used to use mapmyride.com but it's full of adverts and slow. Bikehike does the same without the fuss, faster. Brilliant 8)
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    does bikehike download course notes like toaster does? i,e Turn Left Onto Edgware Road?
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    The elevation info is woefully inaccurate on anything that uses google maps,i`m afraid.
    Smarter than the average bear.
  • neil²
    neil² Posts: 337
    The fuse seems to have blown in the toaster at the moment, I agree.

    I think that toaster gives the same results as straight google maps with the 'avoid highways' option ticked (at least it did every time I tested it).

    I'm finding that mapmyride is buggy at the moment, making my routes loop back on themselves. :?

    Will give bikehike a go. Having a quick look it looks perfect for what I need! :P
    The Riddler
    The GT
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    antfly wrote:
    The elevation info is woefully inaccurate on anything that uses google maps,i`m afraid.

    I've found that, but I've found bikehike more accurate than mapmyride, which is odd if they both use the same source :?

    Total ascent and total descent are usually several hundred feet out, on rides which start and end at the same place.

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