Tyre route planning

[JamesMio]

Originally Posted by Bibio

i dont like the motogoloco for the same reason i dont like the new gmaps and that is, it looks like a kid has drawn the route line with a crayon and the screen is bloated and cluttered.

i have recently taken the GM route you posted and then dropped it into TYRE as i wanted to reconfigure the route.

tyre has some nifty functions that i personally cant live without (i will be mega pizzed when tyre dont work with gmaps).

1. drag and drop route alteration with the option to save with a waypoint name i type.
2. manual renaming of waypoints is very very simple.
3. the list of waypoints is not cluttered.
4. auto fill of the route with more waypoints. this function is simply superb due to the problems with spaznavs deciding what route it thinks you should take. so adding lets say 80 waypoints to a 300 mile route will keep you on the route that you chose.

i dont know about other people but i rename my waypoints in order of what they are. i will for instance place a waypoint at a garage for a fuel stop so i know exactly where it is and to remind me to fill up there. next up is lunch/dinner/coffee stops are done the same way as the fuel stops so i dont have to go hunting for somewhere when i get to the destination. i usually make my breaks at a garage or a cafe. the rest of the waypoints are named just that so i know that they are of no importance. my garmin shows the name of the upcoming waypoint on the top bar so when i glance at it i know its time to stop or carry on.

my tyre list would look something like
01.Start
02.Waypoint
03.Waypoint
04.Waypoint
05.Break-Fletchers ''or name of cafe i'm visiting''
06.waypoint
08.Fuel
09.Waypoint
10.End

so on and so on. i do not use the name of roads. if there is an interesting landmark/view i want to see near on my route i will make a detour and mark the waypoint Landmark-Waterfall for instance.

now i personally think that what you and your team have done with the motogoloco route planner is fantastic but you did ask why i think tyre is better... lol

Awesome - cheers big yin!

[Bibio]

one more thing i would like to add for people looking at this thread is Whatgas. if your planning on a long journey its a god send as you can then alter your route to include fuel stops instead of getting low on fuel then having to look for a petrol station via the spaznav which is sometimes a hit or miss.

just zoom in on the whatgas site to view more petrol stations in the area of interest.

[Geodude]

Yeah been using that quite a while Bibs, its really useful

[NTECUK]

Has Moto Go got it's act together with android yet.
New phone so looking for a nav app

[Heorot]

I looked at whatgas for my local area and almost all the prices were out of date and incorrect. I tend to use petrolprices.com.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Heorot

I looked at whatgas for my local area and almost all the prices were out of date and incorrect. I tend to use petrolprices.com.

i dont use whatgas for prices i use it for showing me where the petrol stations are. since i have tyre pro i now use POI's which come up on the map.

[L3nny]

Originally Posted by NTECUK

Has Moto Go got it's act together with android yet.
New phone so looking for a nav app

Was on a ride a few weeks ago and the leader was using this. Not used it myself but he said he sold his Garmin as this was better

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gator&hl=en_GB

[NTECUK]

Um was hoping I could import the Ride Mag routes from the Moto Go website straight into the phone.
My trusty Tom Tom to the rescue I guess.