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  • May 22, 2015 at 8:38 am #24055
    NickGolledge

    Following on from the interesting topic of riding with club or riding on your own, for those that ride on your own and like to find new routes do you use a bar mounted map holder, or stop every junction to get the map out like I used to? now I have a cheap method of using 2 rubber bands and attaching the photocopied map to my left arm so I can read it but am thinking that a bar mounted holder might be better. Would appreciate any thoughts.

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  • May 22, 2015 at 2:43 pm #846977
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    Yorkshie Whippet

    Mixture of just ride along
    Mixture of just ride along and see where it goes, check Map on Garmin to see where road goes there and then. To plotting route prior and following directions.

    May 22, 2015 at 2:03 pm #846975
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    Beatnik69

    It’s hard to get lost in
    It’s hard to get lost in Northern Ireland. If you do find yourself on a road you don’t know pretty soon you’ll come across a road sign pointing to somewhere you do know.

    May 22, 2015 at 1:30 pm #846973
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    crikey

    Just go out for a ride and
    Just go out for a ride and see where you end up.
    Use road signs; that’s what they are for.
    If you get really lost, ask for directions.
    If you get wet feet, you’re probably in the sea. đŸ˜‰

    May 22, 2015 at 1:29 pm #846971
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    CXR94Di2

    I like garmin
    I like garmin connect/communicator to create routes, just drag the turn points to create a desired route. Upload and away you go.

    I plotted a seventy mile quiet road route in a few minutes. Use with Google maps to see street view and elevations makes it super easy. I spotted on one route I created it went up a 20% hill by seeing the sign post on street view

    May 22, 2015 at 12:57 pm #846969
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    southseabythesea

    When I’m looking for new
    When I’m looking for new routes, when not just blindly following my instincts, I plan the route out using a map or google maps the night before. I write down significant place names and junctions to look out for, which I stick to my stem with tape. If I was doing a cross ride in a large off road area I sometimes put an OS explorer map in my back pocket just in case.

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