![]() ![]() ![]() This apparently affects some routes in the Midwest more than others due to road classifications. When I asked RWGPS about it for another route that was about 70% inaccurate, they explain that certain road types are categorized as unclassified or residential, which automatically specifies them as paved. When looking at it closely, there are a couple minor stretches that are shown as paved that in fact are not. The route is 82% unpaved, but Ride With GPS shows 77%. One example of a typical minor inaccuracy is the recent Wilson’s Ramble above. ![]() Most of the routes are off between 5-30%, but there are some that have been a couple others that are significantly inaccurate. As we’ve found viewing most of our routes-many of which were meticulously documented with notes specifying where pavement starts and ends-the percentages are usually off. But, from my experience, it’s not 100% accurate, 95% of the time. Don’t get me wrong, the RWGPS Surface Type feature is a giant step for the application, and no doubt the best of its kind out there. Surface Types was designed to seamlessly take guesswork out of route planning. Knowing the surface type doesn’t just help route planners, it provides a better riding experience for everyone, and encourages folks to discover more places to ride,” said Zack Ham, Ride with GPS founder. “Our mission is to help users go on better rides, more often. We’ve been documenting surface type percentages in all of our original bikepacking routes since we launched our routes network nearly eight years ago, so it’s nice to see our partner Ride With GPS take it a step further. In short, the Surface Types feature breaks down the terrain visually on the map and by numerical percentages with the goal of showing riders what to expect on a route. The feature allows you to see whether a road’s surface type is paved or unpaved as you plan or view routes so that you can prepare accordingly. We’ve been playing with the Surface Types feature as a beta tester for over a month. This is something we’ve been waiting on for a long while. We’ve been beta testing it for a month or so now find details in the press release and our impressions here…Īs of today, Ride With GPS has officially unveiled an all-new Surface Types feature on both their web and mobile platforms. Ride With GPS just released its new surface types feature, which displays unpaved surfaces as a percentage and as dotted lines in their maps. ![]()
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