How To Never Get Lost While Cycling Again

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The fear of getting lost whilst out cycling can often stop us from exploring outside of our normal routes but what if I told you there's a way that you can plan brand new routes and you can find out ahead of time everything you will be faced with? Well, we've put together 5 tips and tricks with the help of Komoot to ensure that you never lost while cycling again.

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00:00Discovering new places is one of the best parts of cycling, which is why today you find me out

00:13in the lanes just above Reading, which is 20 miles west of London, somewhere where I must say I've

00:18never ridden before. So it's fair to say my inner explorer is very happy. To help me on this

00:24adventure into the unknown, Komoot have come to the rescue with five tricks to ensure that we can

00:29all get the most out of our riding, whether we're riding on road or off it. And a couple of these

00:34features are brand new to the platform, so let's get into them.

00:43First up, Komoot have just introduced a brand new feature called Trail View. Now, how Trail View works

00:50is that it takes the best user submitted pictures of the trail itself and drops it on their Trail View

00:55map as green dots so you can really see what the trail is like. This means at a quick glance,

01:01you can see how steep, rocky or smooth the trail actually is and whether or not it's going to fit

01:07your level of riding. The best part about this is that it really adds a new dimension to route planning,

01:12especially for those of you that are planning off road routes, because being able to see what

01:17the trail is really like is something that actually you can't get anywhere else. So where I think this

01:22comes in especially useful is if you're planning a route in a new country where you may be completely

01:27unfamiliar with the geography. Next up, Komoot have recently built in Google Street View into the

01:38platform. So similar to Trail View, at the touch of a button, you can see what parkour you're going

01:44to be up against. Now, I love this because it means that you no longer have to keep switching between tabs

01:50and it makes the process a whole lot quicker. The best thing about it is that it really speeds up

01:54your ability to look at different route options within Komoot itself, which for me, massive bonus.

02:07When out riding in a new area, it's not always super easy to know where the local bypasses are,

02:12but with Komoot's detailed map overlays and a variety of options on how you want to build them up,

02:18it is very easy to see that granular data that Komoot has to offer.

02:24They've also made it easier to orientate yourself when the satellite layer is active, because let's

02:29face it, when you're trying to navigate a new area, you're often working off different landmarks. So

02:34being able to see these makes the route planning process a whole lot easier.

02:38Now, this next tip may actually be one of my favourites because it really allows you to get

02:46right into the local knowledge and that's of course, Komoot's highlights tool. Now, the way that it works

02:52is that it drops a whole load of red dots onto the map area. Now, this could be anything from a cafe,

02:57some really nice flowy single track or potentially just a really well-stocked shop. Now, when you click on

03:03one of these dots, it's going to tell you exactly what it is that's there and why you should know

03:07about it. So again, you're just building up a really deep knowledge and really tapping into that

03:12granular data that's on Komoot. This means that you can proactively build in cafe stops and past shops

03:18to ensure that you're not going to ride on an empty stomach because nobody enjoys doing that for miles

03:23on end. It also means you're going to be able to find the best roads with either the best tarmac or the

03:28best views that otherwise you may never have known were there in the first place.

03:39My final tip to ensure you get the most out of a new area is actually just to trust Komoot. Once you

03:45input your start point and your end point and your desired discipline, be that road cycling, mountain

03:50biking or gravel riding, Komoot will pull all of this together and then work out the best route for you

03:55and your bike. Once Komoot has plotted the route, it will display a pretty detailed bit of information.

04:01One being the elevation profile, so you'll see how many big climbs there are and it'll also break down

04:06the different surface types that you'll be riding on. So if there's any surfaces there that you don't

04:10want to be on, all you have to do is simply drag the route to an alternative and Komoot will do the rest.

04:17So there we have it. Those are my five tricks to make sure that you can get the most out of riding in

04:21any new environment with the help of Komoot. If you've got any tips or tricks, do drop them down

04:26in the comments. If you enjoyed the video, drop it a like, subscribe to the channel for more content

04:30and I'll see you again very soon.

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