EasyCrank
Über Member
- Location
- Bristol, UK
Hey everyone,
In the last couple of months, Google released their latest addition to their world famous Maps feature, The cycling directions button!
That's right, now if you're trying to find the quickest, most direct or most suitable rout for your dual wheeled journey you need but click onto the Google Maps site and click the bicycle button. This to me sounds a great idea. You can look over your rout before you head out, making sure the roads are all suitable for your bike, your ability and for cycling in general.
You can get an accurate idea of how far a cycle it is and if you really want it you can print out a nice image assisted step by step directions sheet (though quite how you are supposed to use these whilst on a bike I'm not quite sure).
However, have any of you used this feature yet? Google themselves claim it is still very much in the beta stage and warn that you should use it with caution. Has anyone had some bad experiences, or pleasant surprises when using the google bike directions feature?
In the last couple of months, Google released their latest addition to their world famous Maps feature, The cycling directions button!
That's right, now if you're trying to find the quickest, most direct or most suitable rout for your dual wheeled journey you need but click onto the Google Maps site and click the bicycle button. This to me sounds a great idea. You can look over your rout before you head out, making sure the roads are all suitable for your bike, your ability and for cycling in general.
You can get an accurate idea of how far a cycle it is and if you really want it you can print out a nice image assisted step by step directions sheet (though quite how you are supposed to use these whilst on a bike I'm not quite sure).
However, have any of you used this feature yet? Google themselves claim it is still very much in the beta stage and warn that you should use it with caution. Has anyone had some bad experiences, or pleasant surprises when using the google bike directions feature?