Cycle routes - how do you find yours?

[Ming the Merciless]

Awww, cute! This one still believes in Santa the reliability of weather forecasts!

A few hours out, the wind forecast doesn’t appreciably change. We are not talking about a forecast weeks out. If it says strong SW for next few hours, you’re not going to get strong NE in 2 hours. Weather systems don’t flip like that.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I can zoom in to a scale of 40 inches to the mile using Bing maps in OS mode

Hmm, you sure you can zoom down to approx 1:1500 in OS map mode?

 

[Mike_P]

The OS app has acquired a route planner but I get only get it to draw a straight line between the selected points

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The OS app has acquired a route planner but I get only get it to draw a straight line between the selected points

Follows the tracks in OSMaps, what subscription have you got?

 

[Mike_P]

Follows the tracks in OSMaps, what subscription have you got?

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Do not have a subscription, just the free to use landranger mapping having bought the printed ones
Selected road cycling but its as the crow flies.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Do not have a subscription, just the free to use landranger mapping having bought the printed ones
Selected road cycling but its as the crow flies.

Subscription it’ll follow tracks , roads etc

 

[mjr]

A few hours out, the wind forecast doesn’t appreciably change. We are not talking about a forecast weeks out. If it says strong SW for next few hours, you’re not going to get strong NE in 2 hours. Weather systems don’t flip like that.

Maybe not, but even forecasts a few hours ahead still struggle to predict the exact timing and effect of sea breezes and land breezes.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Maybe not, but even forecasts a few hours ahead still struggle to predict the exact timing and effect of sea breezes and land breezes.

You don’t need exact, just the general direction which doesn’t change in any meaningful way. You’re overthinking this.

 

[mjr]

You don’t need exact, just the general direction which doesn’t change in any meaningful way. You’re overthinking this.

I'm not. I'm not the one planning rides based on the forecast wind and risking overextending myself if the sea breeze comes early and makes it blow 180° ̇to forecast!

Play it safe and be ready to ride in awful weather or wait it out.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm not. I'm not the one planning rides based on the forecast wind and risking overextending myself if the sea breeze comes early and makes it blow 180° ̇to forecast!

Play it safe and be ready to ride in awful weather or wait it out.

Where did this sea breeze suddenly come from, apart from your imagination!

 

[mjr]

Where did this sea breeze suddenly come from, apart from your imagination!

The clue's in the name 🤣🤣🤣