How to Navigate on a Bicycle Tour ( + Best FREE Apps for Navigation )
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- How to Navigate on a Bicycle Tour
In this video I'm going to explain all about the simple and cost free way we've navigated on our World Bicycle Tour. I'll show you how to use the applications, and share lots of extra info on the advantages and disadvantages of our approach!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 - Why did we cycle East?
2:31 - Smartphone vs. GPS / paper maps - comparison
5:41 - Which apps & How to use them
11:50 - The advantage of combining these apps
12:38 - Two bonus App tips
13:25 - Our phone mount
13:45 - Final tips / Safety
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Hi Everybody! I hope this information was useful for you? If you have any suggestions for a better navigation experience while out and about please leave them in the comments! Have a great day!
Very excellent information on the apps
Thank you so much 😊
Hey guys thank you for the insights on your planing and apps.
I would recommend having a look into Brouter in combination with osmand. Brouter is a free project that allows for extremely versatile bike routing as you can customize the routing rules in an unmatched degree (you dont have to - there are also presets). As a result you will get fantastic routing which can even be done only on a smart phone.
brouter.de/ for Infos
Definitely check the website version brouter.de/brouter-web or brouter.m11n.de/ which are great tool for planning a journey Ina very simple way.
(It is also possible to run a local version on your own PC)
You can use the Brouter app on your phone in combination with osmand. You will need to add the Brouter routing in osmand. After this you will get unbelievable good routing results completely offline - no connection needed.
Yes it is a bit tricky to setup but I it's worth it.
If you have questions I will try to help as good as I can.
Mapy cz , is pretty good it's on the play store for android also iphone and pc are covered , all map downloads for everywhere are free.....and its standalone gps mapping that doesn't need a connection to operate once the parts of the world your after are downloaded....covers cycling hiking cars and boating , details good as well.
@@b57ecv mapy.cz jsou dobré, ale nejde kombinovat dopravu, tj kousek na kole, kousek autem, kousek pěšky. Můsí se k vůli tomu zadat mnoho bodů, v mobilu blbost, na PC to jde. Mapy.cz mají výborné mapové podklady, na větší trasy pro plánování v mobilu používám ale Locus map pro - 200kč.
Great tip Christian, we will check it out!!🙏
Nice video. But hey, you've got an older geezer here who only has used paper maps touring for 35 years now since 1986. I've just completed 22,000 kms around Europe this year using pages ripped out of an old road atlas I bought in a flea-market for €1. I travel without technology, never had a mobile device, and still have great fun. I'll let you into a secret: When you stop in a village or town square and take out your paper map it's guaranteed someone will come to you to offer help, and this usually leads to a great experience staying with that person. Younger bikepackers using tech rarely get this happening. When you are staring at a iphone nobody is going to intrude in your private moment. Tech may be good, but it alienates you from the locals and the experiences they are willing to share with you. That's what I've experienced anyway ;-)
Great to hear about your experience, we've been using paper maps in the past on hiking expeditions. We love to gaze at a map, and fantasize about the beautiful landscapes that we will encounter... We can imagine when using paper maps that people even more feel like helping out. Thanks for the secret tip! 😉
We did though also experience that quite often, as many people like to start up a conversation just because we look like we're on a big tour (all packed & bagged).
Nice share , thats good opening to the people around, thank you so much
These are really helpful tools and tips. Even three years later, they are still working > never too late 😉
I am absolutely thankful you showed the process of route planning on the programs you use. That is incredibly helpful! Thank you!!
Great tips, thanks for sharing. Having a solid route plan must be really important for out of town touring. I usually just use Google maps bike for simplicity, but I mostly ride in my home city. If anything for a new route far from home I'll check street view to get an idea for the high traffic areas.
Quadlock is great! Added to that, they were founded in Melbourne, Australia!
For planning, I use Ride with GPS. Very useful!
I use Komoot and then sync it to my wahoo and sometimes to my garmin watch. What I like about Komoot is you choose the terrain based on the type of ride your doing. It also tends to keep you away from busy roads 👌
We tried but haven't yet have much experience with Komoot. We need some more investigation into that ;)
Komoot is just amazing and I happily pay the yearly fee. I love the day by day planner for longer trips and I also like that it shows you restaurants/shops etc including public water fountains. The weather predictions I also find very accurate. 👍
Ditto here..we used Komoot on a Rhone River tour last year. When using turn-by-turn navigation, it occasionally got confused ("turn left-turn right-make a u-turn") but only in complicated intersections where GPS precision was probably an issue. We paid for the world map offline upgrade but not the premium service and it works fine.
This was useful and fun to watch. I just downloaded both apps and will use them for my next bike trip to see how they work for me. Thank you!
Nice Johnny, hope it works for you!
Thank you. A well presented and informative video. Looking forward to seeing you both on the bikes again. 👍
Wow,,,, Finally somebody that shows and explains how to navigate with your phone 👍👍👍👍👍And in plan English 🤗🤗 Thank you 😊
Well done. Great way to integrate good functionality by combining apps. 👍
Thank you Maudi. A very useful and inspiring video. It whetted my appetite to do more bicycle touring.
Maudie, I've watched quite a few of the great videos that you and Eric have provided! They're wonderful to watch! This video was interesting in the way you put your trips together. Carry on & Happy Trails to you both!!
Thank you Robert 😊 Wishing you all the best!
Thank you so very very much for this all-new information for me! So valuable to get the right maps and how to find them and use them safely! Wishing you safe bike touring and please stay blessed every new day! Best regards from Sweden! 💯👍👍👍❤
Precious information to enable me to plan my bike route. Thanks a lot.
Thanks :)
Hoi Maudi, bedankt voor het delen! Super om te zien hoe andere fietsers het aanpakken!
Ja, dat vinden wij ook. Jullie hebben ook een kanaal zie ik, leuk!!
Very useful, honest and straightforward content. Thank you.
You're welcome and thank you too :)
Thank you... This looks so wonderful!
Thanks for posting this, I had gone down a totally different route but the apps you use definitely look well worth checking out. I really enjoyed the laid back presentation style - it was very clear and easy to understand.
Thank you David! Great to hear it was of some service to you. All the best
I also use bike maps as well as, here in the UK, Journey planner on the Cycling UK app. I also find Google handy for street view, it gives you an idea of what to expect. Thanks for the informative vid 👍
Yes, I forgot to mention that but that's certainly a good way to check out the condition of a road 👍
It is useful. Thank you! I love the bike route maps. I've been trying to find stuff online, but this is the first I've heard of these options. Thanks!
Thank you too 😊 All the Best, E&M
Thanks for sharing. I have just been using Google maps. But this seems to be a lot better. Again thank you.
Great info. Thank you. Love to you both ❤
Yet another outstanding video. When I ran a road group C. 2009, the best we could find was Ride W/GPS, it was still in Beta, but it was fast for route planning and had good detail . I still use it at home . One issue was that sometimes the satellite would mess up the turns on the direction (cue) sheet. Ex., A right turn would become a left . So not cool. BUT we audited the map before sending it to the riders, some would just print the cue sheet. God forbid we messed up, oh the screaming!!! They acted like we were in Vietnam , crossing the Laotian border, about to die. And this was CT, USA. I wonder if the current apps still have that satellite glitch , as it's still an offshoot version of Google technology..
I have resisted the smartphone thing so far, but if I toured like you guys, I'd have to cave. I worked in the cellular industry for 8 years and it drove me crazy , even before smartphones. I cringe when I think about hearing Siri on a bike. Most of my tours are local overnighters right now. Oh and I still think you guys should come here to USA and do the Continental Divide dirt road tour. Rave reviews .
Interesting to read, we haven't experienced anything like that with any of the apps we've used. Beyond a doubt, technology has improved immensly since then.
We've heard great things about the CDT, it will certainly be high on our list if we'll ever make it there 😊
Super nuttig, dankjewel! Mooie reizen hebben jullie gemaakt!
First of all. What a nicely done and professional video. By now I guess I shouldn't be surprised. All your videos have been outstanding. I have been waffling in-between what system to use and your video timing was perfect. Playing with the apps now. Take care and stay safe, Al
Hi Al, nice to see you again! 😀 And great to hear you got something out of it... Take Care! E&M
Excellent information. Thank you.
very informative and useful for long distance cyclists, thank eric n maudi
Great video. Really gives me somethings to think about and consider.
Zeer informatieve video en heel prettig gepresenteerd. Top!!
Love from India💚you are so inspiring...and I loved all of ur videos
Thank you so much, for sharing these fruitful information, I am planning to do a route in the Tahat mount (Tamanrasset, Algeria)
Well done. Thank you. Super informative.
Thank you for sharing! Very inspirational!
Thank you Rena 😊
Very helpful. Thanks. I like using an Android tablet because you can see more context, legibly, than on the small phone screen. I keep the same map files on my phone, as backup, which I generally keep turned off. Samsung tablets for delivery people, which have great GPS, are rugged, waterproof and have replaceable batteries. See you on the road!
Very helpful...Good information...Great job...Thanks!!!
Super useful video! Thank you very much for sharing this and don't forget to smile today :)!
This was a great video, thanks for the navigation tips.
Very good information. Will check outthe two programs highlighted.
This video is the single best I have ever watched. Thank you so much! xxx
Thanks!
Great information. Thanks!
Great to hear! Thanks :)
Thank you! Very useful video.
Thank you for this video. It is going to be very useful for me. I like your presentation and the way you put this video together.
highly recommend this purchase!
Really useful and helpful information.
Thanks for posting.
Great presentation. You are both totally relaxed in front of the camera. Really useful info in this video. Thanks for posting
Thanks for letting us know 😊 All the best!! E&M
Wonderful video Mau Di. Thank you so much. A pleasure to watch with the music and background, and was giving me helpful information that I desperately needed. You have a wonderful personality and your boyfriend is very lucky! Good journeys to you wherever your life takes you.
Thank you! I consider myself very lucky indeed! Best wishes
Hi Eric and Maudi. Thank you again for another very informative and useful video. I had been meaning to ask you about which mapping apps you use, especially after watching one of your more recent videos when I was very impressed by the really beautiful cycle routes you were using. By chance this video randomly appeared on my RUclips list today So now I'm looking forward to trying out your recommendations.
Thank you for this very interesting video! I was waiting for a long time to see this!! You make it sound so easy :-). I cycle a lot in Germany and have done so in the Netherlands. Always with my phone and the App Komoot, which is similar to what you showed.
BUT, wenn I think back to some of the places you went to.... WOW.... just with a phone....I think that is very brave.
There are some interesting solutions from Garmin and others, that you can steer from the phone, but have a more "weather resistant" and rugged device for your Bike. But then ... I guess it's one more piece of equipment to take care of, to charge, and to learn and remember how to best use.
Thanks again, Frank
You sum it up quite nicely Frank, as you say, it's another piece of equipment... But I certainly agree that, if you want a rugged and reliable device, a GPS is the way to go.
Great video, lots of useful information!
Thank you! That's very helpful. We've been using Google Maps so far and it's pretty good, but often underestimates the distance and sometimes chases us up mountains to avoid tunnels or wants to send us on highways. We'll try out the app you recommended for our next ride! It's also good to know that you did all this cycling without a gps device, as we thought about it, but they're just so expensive...
Great to hear :) Hope this works for you too! All the best, E&M
I find that Komodo is more detailed than bike maps. Some great advice in this video. Thanks
Very Informative, Thanks.
Very informative, thanks Maudi 🙏👍. Taker care Eric & Maudi 🤴👸
Why am I not doing this too. Amazing people you both are... I Love your spirit :-)
This was very helpful. Thank you
Very Helpful. Thanks ❤
Great to hear :) Thanks
Very useful, I hope to use it sometime. Is on my bucket list ☺️
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for all thèse information. We will definitly look on thèse application. Seems interesting. See you soon on Utube.
Wonderful. Thank you.
Agreed Useful and informative 👍👍
Watched the ads in full 😉😆
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge 🥂
Graci 🙏
Very useful, thanks!
You too Lance :) All the best, E&M
Hartstikke bedankt voor de informatie.gtoet..Jos
Mooi te horen 😊 Groet van ons!!
Hello maudi and Eric... Thank you for this informative video
thanks for explanation now i can plan my new road, please more films like this
Thanks for the info. I was looking for a user friendly app in 2019 while doing ev6 that helped find campsites. I couldn't find one then. I'll be bookmarking this video for when we can travel again after Covid.
That's great, I'm glad it was helpful and I hope you're able to get on the road soon!!
Brilliant, thanks.
Thanks.. great video..i will use this..
Thank you for sharing
good job. thanks for sharing this.
Your Welcome Kaset T :)
Very well explained 👌🏻maps me is great ....and quad lock too 👍🏻.....🙂✌🏻
Love it! Tanks😘
Thanks, it is a great help!
Thanks Jairo!!
Another great video have been following your journey from day one some great videos and not only are you beautiful but so well spoken. I am also a touring cyclists solo not as luck as your great partner ,Take Care and stay safe. Hope we can get back on the road soon.
Very useful and easy. Thanks !!!
Great to hear :) Thank you!
Hi Maudi, thanks for nice video and sharing good information, for future trips if you two think about Asia you may consider Hainan Island, it is in South China and best time for biking is winter time from November to February, around 20 degrees (positive), island has beautiful beaches and countryside, no factories so very clean air and flat roads.
Sounds great Leandro 🙏
Cool.
I travel on bicycle 12 years.
3 year in Thailand.
great to watch ,thankyou
It's very fantastic, good Luck
Hi Maudi, that was a very interesting video about navigation thanks. Right at the end of the video you show a wet-weather scene. I am interested to know how you guys handled wet days, how to stay dry, is it even possible, setting up camp at the end of a wet day on wet ground, etc. Would be interesting to know the tips and tricks which you developed during your travels! Best from Munich, Oschi
Hi Oschi, great suggestion. We will add it to our 'video ideas list'... In short... With really bad weather we try to shelter somewhere... and depending on the temperature we just cycle on, sometimes it's nice to cool off... But definitely some proper rainwear with good ventilation possibilities is something we would recommend for a long tour!
Love you guys
😊
Thank you for all the tips!!! hope you can visit the Philippines and do a tour here.
Thanks! We would love to some day :)
It,ll take me a while to figure out how to use various navigational apps in the best way for me. There are so many to choose from for starters. Currently looking at those you mentioned and a few others. So far, it looks like I’ll be sticking with a few as each app has something slightly different to offer.
This is a very, very well made video. Also the video is very interesting. Thank you. RS. Canada
Thank you too Richard! All the best, E&M
I use MapOut (~ $ 5) for accurate offline bike maps (OSM based). Ideal for quickly modify the current route. My phone is in airplane mode most of the time, or even turned off. I use a Wahoo roam to display the route: decent autonomy, works when it rains, when it snows, when you sweat like a pig. The Strava route planner is also quite useful: it shows where the local cyclists - if any - are actually going. Usually it is not the highway. I used paper maps in Iceland, Scotland and France. It was highly sketchy with the rain and wind. It's heavy too. If a portion of the map is missing, you often see yourself pushed on the heavy traffic road. Never do that.
Interesting about the local cyclists, could be a great way to experience some less touristy parts of the area!
Dank voor jullie ‘after the journey advices’ leuke serie. Ik ga vanavond een navigatie cursusje op de smartphone volgen. Ik kreeg daarbij de volgende info: “Vergeet Google Maps, maar ook de populaire offline navigatie-apps zoals Maps.Me en Komoot bieden minder goede kaarten - en minder functionaliteit! - dan de navigatie-apps die ik tijdens de cursus gebruik (iPhone: Pocket Earth en MapOut, Android: OsmAnd).” Ik ga het een bekijken. Dat plannen ziet er wel goed uit.
Ja dat klopt ook zeker wel, maps.me is niet heel uitgebreid. Voor ons was het goed genoeg! 👍 Inderdaad, veel andere apps bieden een hoop meer informatie wat soms heel goed van pas kan komen!
that was brilliant thanks a lot!!
Thanks Tinker Bell :)
Nice production again guys 👍🏻 not a fan of maps.me myself, prefer OSMAnd, so much more powerful imo. Bike map looks decent and similar to ride with gps, will have a look.
OsmAnd is so good. I've used that thing also for navigation in remote areas while working on Canadian-US border. It's super useful to start tracking or providing directions. It relatively convenient for in the field editing and sharing too.
Gotta love the fact that you can save as much data as you want directly on your phone in regards to raster maps such as satellite and the fact that everything works offline, even search option.
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Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Best wishes, E&M
veryyyyy goodddd thx guys
Have subscribed to your channel..... Amazing videos like always.
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Awesome thank you :-)
Ty💞
Perfect.
Thanks 😊
Nice dear👍
Thanks Mauri and Eric very helpful, i use google maps which is ok but.... oh and Kamoot
very vise explanation regarding navigation, got Teasi GPS but on phone is quicker where is good reception , my tip would be to that lightweight flex solar panel and power bank, thank you
Thanks
Thank you Emmanuel 😊 All the Best, E&M
Great info and presentation m 👍o and I use a smartphone the s10+ as it has a big screen.