Questions tagged [planning]
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Power and climbing speed
I live somewhere very, very flat (bridges are the biggest hills around) and I'm planning some hilly routes for a bike holiday. I have a decent idea of how much power I can produce, but less sure how ...
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Bike touring: looking for climb per day boundaries
I am planning a trip to the balkans through the mountains.
The total distance I want to travel is not a lot, but there is a lot of climbing and I am trying to get a better grasp on the limits the ...
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Do you need to change your rear derailleur if you want to upgrade your bike from 7 to 9 speed?
Well i was thinking thats is it ok if you use your stock rear derailleur if you upgrade you cogs/sproket?
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How to find routes [closed]
I've frequently travelled to school by bike in the last few years. Now I would like to start riding my bike just for fun, i.e. not only to get somewhere.
The problem is that I don't know how I can ...
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Find out where long distance/endurance riders stopped to sleep, from spot trackers?
I'd like to participate in Tour divide.
One of the hard part is planning where to sleep.
Especially hard when you have to research those from abroad. (I'm from south korea)
I realized they carry a ...
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Finding DISTANCES on longer bike/hike paths
I want to bike along the Oxford Canal for several days. I need a way to determine distances to plan for where to sleep and eat.
Mapping apps tend to tell you where to go instead of telling you about ...
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Is there a route-planning tool that clearly indicates tunnels?
I'm planning a ride (Strava route) in the Alps, and I know there are some tunnels in the area. Coincidentally by taking the old road I'm planning to avoid the ones I know about.
I'd like to have a ...
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Touring on meal replacements (Soylent or alternatives). Anyone tried? Thoughts, impressions?
Has anyone tried going on a bicycle tour fueled by meal replacements like Soylent or alternatives?
Can you carry more food like this, could it give you more range, or open up areas of the map that ...
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Resources for finding cycling partners [closed]
I'm currently preparing to cycle the TransAmerica Trail next year, but don't have anyone to go with yet. Although I've been cycling for a couple years now, I'm still quite unknowledgeable when it ...
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Cycling into tunnels with claustrophobic person
you are cycling in pair
you may need to travel through tunnels (lenght can vary from few hundreds meter to about 7 kilometers)
your travelmate is claustrophobic, therefore tunnels are a challenge for ...
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Cycling into tunnels
I am planning a long trip in Japan (about 1400 km) in a hilly/mountain region. I already know there will be no cycling path and then I will have to share the road with cars. This is allowed by local ...
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Itinerary suggestions for a weeklong trip along New York and Vermont Borders
I'm starting to plan a weeklong trip in July in Northen New York/Central Vermont. I want to find a place where I could establish a basecamp: set up my tent and leave my car, and then bicycle different ...
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Is it possible to find the actual GPS coordinates of roads, rather than the surface they're on?
I'm planning to do a bike trip, and it would be useful for me to know how much of actual climbing I would have to do. I wasn't quite sure to post it on travel.se or bicycles.SE, as it's also partly ...
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What should I plan for on a sea-to-summit ride on Mauna Kea, Hawaii?
I've driven up to the visitor station but not up to the summit - what are the road conditions like beyond the visitor station, where can you refill water, and should I prepare for anything beyond a ...
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Detailed resources for planning backcountry/primitive tours?
Are there any resources out there with details for specific backcountry/primitive tours, such as water sources, itineraries, camping spots, route difficulty, etc?
I'm a hiker/camper who just bought ...
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The Value of a Chair on a Touring Trip
I'm going on my first big touring trip (2 weeks – that's big for me). I've found some nice light-weight camping chairs and I'm wondering if it's worth investing in one.
Two basic options seem to ...
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Is there a cycling equivalent to Naismith's rule
After doing some training rides on courses without bigger ups and downs where I didn't make significant elevation gains, a recent ride was in more rough terrain. Of course, the relief changes the ...
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Is it possible to predict when roads will have less traffic?
I'm planning a two day trip down the UK country roads. I'd like to time and plan my route so that I'll have a pleasant ride. Is it possible to tell which days of the week would see the least traffic? ...
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Topography aware route planning
I'm in San Francisco and hills are crazy (think ~40° slope) and I would like to avoid taking many such hills (both when going down and up).
Are there Google Maps-like apps that can take this into ...
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What iOS / iphone app can give me turn by turn navigation of a pre-planned route?
What iOS / iphone app can provide turn by turn navigation of a pre-planned (mostly on road) route (stored in GPX or TCX file)? Voice features are nice, but not mandatory. I've found many apps that ...
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How can one estimate the length of a commute? [duplicate]
How can a cyclist, new to commuting by bike and not all that experienced in riding, estimate how long a commute will take?
Answers will of course vary, and actually riding the commute will tell the ...
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Route mapping tool - INSERTING a point
I'm kind of frustrated by this, because after long time of internet searching, I found none that would satisfy my needs.
The problem is that I want to HAND-DRAW my route by first clicking it's ...
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Resources for finding dirt roads for planning gravel grinding rides [closed]
What are good resources to use to find dirt roads, fire roads, gravel roads, or disused paved roads for planning a gravel grinder or ultracross style ride.
Any particular atlases, online mapping ...
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How would the "pros" bike this commute?
I've been putting up some pounds and have a bike gathering dust at home =D
I normally commute by bus or carpool, but would like an opinion from some more seasoned bikers on how you'd tackle this ...
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What is the best web application to create cycling cue sheets for future rides
I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, ...
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What is a good formula to translate a Google Maps cycle time estimate into a reasonable trip time for very long distances?
I want to get to San Francisco from Los Angeles. I've looked at a number of options, including cycling. I have never biked such a great distance before, so I consulted Google.
It says that the trip ...
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Pass in the Alps that can be crossed by mountain bike?
I'm looking for a pass in the Alps that I can cross with my mountain bike. I know that if there's a road, I could just use it, but my question is a little bit more special.
I'm looking for a pass ...
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How to estimate how long a tour will take? (UK to Greece)
If someone of moderate cycling abilities, and pretty good fitness tried to cycle to Greece from eg. London; how long would it take approximately. Assuming around 8 hours of cycling a day?
And please (...
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How to find the vertical height between any two points? [closed]
Is there any source in the Internet that allows me to calculate the vertical height between two arbitrary points?
Im thinking of something like the calculate route function of Google Maps. But ...
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How to plan routes for touring?
I am a bit lost even to find the shortest safe way to the nearest city. How do you choose your routes for long journeys? Do you need to do compromises very often or change plans?
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