ericmark
Senior Member
- Location
- Llanfair Caereinion, Mid Wales.
I started at services, well Dobbies garden centre, electric folding mountain bike, need electric at my age 70+ and route
Not really the best, clearly I went wrong a few times, starting here
but without google would not have found the paths, but here
ended up on unmade road, the net result of the hills it took me up, was the battery ran out before I reached Welshpool. It says I cycled 27 miles, but Shrewsbury to Welshpool only 20 miles, using main roads, I was lucky it ran out before Golfa bank, so waited in Pub to be collected, but it seems I need to reconsider using Google maps, at least when only listening to instructions. And also do some thing so I can pedal easy at 16 MPH, the gear ratio means I can't turn feet fast enough.
Before moving it was easy, I knew were the hills were, and most or the routes, specially avoiding steep hills. Maybe I set Google up wrong, the street names are good when there are names on the street, but not known of a road called 44, I will guess it was part of the 44 cycle route. My problem is the battery hangs on the handle bars, so not room to fit a device to hold my phone.
Not really the best, clearly I went wrong a few times, starting here
Before moving it was easy, I knew were the hills were, and most or the routes, specially avoiding steep hills. Maybe I set Google up wrong, the street names are good when there are names on the street, but not known of a road called 44, I will guess it was part of the 44 cycle route. My problem is the battery hangs on the handle bars, so not room to fit a device to hold my phone.