05-27-2016, 12:33 PM
Strava has an app that you put on your phone and it records your ride via GPS and then you can post it and there are lots of people using it so you can compare speed and whatnot with other riders on popular segments. You can also upload files from garmin and other gps devices too. I don't use strava to plan routes but I think it has that feature on the website now. It's popular among roadies for analyzing performance and comparing oneself to other riders in the area. The heatmap is wicked if you're riding out of town and looking for popular areas to ride; assuming the popular routes are nicer/safer/etc.
I use ridewithgps.com to plan routes, it uses google's map system instead of opemaps but I like the interface and have years worth of data there. I can also upload GPS files to that site as well as manually draw a ride and then record that if you wanted to keep track of distances and stuff... I have a garmin now to record rides and it works as a speedometer too. Old ones are pretty cheap but a smart phone works just as well for that kind of stuff.
I use ridewithgps.com to plan routes, it uses google's map system instead of opemaps but I like the interface and have years worth of data there. I can also upload GPS files to that site as well as manually draw a ride and then record that if you wanted to keep track of distances and stuff... I have a garmin now to record rides and it works as a speedometer too. Old ones are pretty cheap but a smart phone works just as well for that kind of stuff.