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Bicycleinfo CyclewayFinder. Bike Route Toaster. Bike Trails. Map of bike trails in Australia Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, etc ...

Bike Trails

Use the pulldown list, very bottom left to select a place in Australia. Different places show different layers. Try Melbourne then Sydney. The on and off road path information is also available for use in Google Earth: Cycling infrastructure in Australia Router Use at your own risk. Time by Bike You can use the Time by Bike layer to estimate travel times at different speeds. Maps Use the controls on the left to zoom and pan the map.

OSM - parts of Australia When these two layers are activated, on road and off road paths are shown, in blue and green respectively. Melbourne Bike Share Shows station locations plus the number of bikes and empty docks at each station. Permalink The permalink, bottom right, can be used to bookmark the current view for the next time you visit this site. Zoom On some layers the information displayed or the visibility of the information depends totally on the current Zoom level. F11 key Technology. OpenCycleMap.org - the OpenStreetMap Cycle Map. Bicycles & Bike Parts Online. Price Beat Guarantee. The science behind Specialized Body Geometry. Bike fit – it’s something many of us often hear or talk about, but the truth is, few can claim to have it right.

The science behind Specialized Body Geometry

In years past, buying a new bike would include a ‘fit’, comprising of a little back-pedalling, a quick adjustment of the saddle height and maybe a tilting of the bars. Thankfully, those days are long gone. On top of the work of independent bike fitters, we’re now seeing numerous brands market the benefits of bike fit, or their bike fitting systems, claiming the Holy Grail of speed, performance and comfort – all while preventing dreaded injuries. We recently met with the doctors and experts behind Specialized’s Body Geometry Fit – arguably the industry’s most loudly marketed fitting solution. Specialized may cop plenty of flak on social media – and, when it comes to the bike behemoth's fitting services, some argue they're just another a platform to sell products from. Where it all started Yep, blood flow is one measurement taken during saddle design at Specialized.

Competitive Cyclist. DARREN COPE » Cycling Software. Cycling Software What software can you use while on the bike?

DARREN COPE » Cycling Software

Can software help you train better to improve your cycling? How can I log my rides and compare myself over time or to other riders? All excellent questions, which I share. These questions inspired me to do some research, and the result is this list. Since cycling can be a very numbers-based sport, it’s no surprise that there is a proliferation of software packages available to the athlete.

I’ve attempted to break the list up into useful categories, but of course much of this software crosses categories, so it’s debatable where best to put some items! Analysis Web-based.