Which is rubbish, most of my rides have been indoors this year with no speed/distance data so when I create a Strava route for 30 miles it estimates I’m gonna take something like 14 hrs to complete it!
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I’m going to be spending quite a bit of time in the future on the road in our RV exploring New Zealand.
I’ll have my road bike in the boot (and maybe the MTB too) and would like to get out for a ride when the opportunity arises (read leave pass given).
I’m trying to think how to avoid the wheelspin of spending a whole lot of time trying to work out a route to ride in places I don’t know well… How useful is Strava Route Builder to quickly identify a well trodden route used by local riders using the Heatmap functionality? Ideally i would like to just choose a time I have available and it comes up with route options to consider.
If not Strava Premium Route Builder, then what do people use and recommend?
Can’t comment on NZ but having moved to a new country last year, I’ve found the heat maps pretty useful to identify routes and then double checking with Google street view to make sure I’m not heading somewhere totally unsuitable. Particularly useful for finding routes through busier towns where there are no easy ways around. Not so keen on the automated route creation but it gives some possibilities if you’re willing to spend the time editing the route to your own preferences.
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