Wolfman
Speeding Up
- Jul 31, 2007
- 631
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I was looking around MapmyRide, going over old routes, routes I'd mapped but never had the chance to explore or ride, and trying out some new routes.
As I was looking around, I noticed routes from other TCC members that were nearby. As I flicked through these routes, I then found myself checking the community section to see if there was a specific TCC Group list of rides. There wasn't.
Actually, I was wondering if such a group list on MMR would be a nice idea, or alternatively a sticky thread of nominated routes. These could be sorted by category such as
- beginner/easy
- intermediate
- advanced
or by area:
- Chiba
- Yamanashi
- Kanagawa
- Chichibu
and could also provide reference to the the main river routes out of the city.
Such a resource would draw on the accumulated knowledge embedded in TCC providing a codified resource that would allow people to easily select from a menu of identied routes that they could then sample at their leisure.
When I first started riding, even though I was reading TCC I had no real idea where to go in Tokyo so ended up pottering along Omekaido out to Okutama all the time. Actually, Omekaido through Tokyo is perhaps one of the most miserable roads around with high levels of traffic and lights every ten or so metres. Such a resource would enable people to bypass this kind of negative learning experience, and present clear signals on the range of rides and routes available.
Even though the information is already there, you often have to know what you're looking for, such a resource would probably make ride route identification quite a bit easier.
As I was looking around, I noticed routes from other TCC members that were nearby. As I flicked through these routes, I then found myself checking the community section to see if there was a specific TCC Group list of rides. There wasn't.
Actually, I was wondering if such a group list on MMR would be a nice idea, or alternatively a sticky thread of nominated routes. These could be sorted by category such as
- beginner/easy
- intermediate
- advanced
or by area:
- Chiba
- Yamanashi
- Kanagawa
- Chichibu
and could also provide reference to the the main river routes out of the city.
Such a resource would draw on the accumulated knowledge embedded in TCC providing a codified resource that would allow people to easily select from a menu of identied routes that they could then sample at their leisure.
When I first started riding, even though I was reading TCC I had no real idea where to go in Tokyo so ended up pottering along Omekaido out to Okutama all the time. Actually, Omekaido through Tokyo is perhaps one of the most miserable roads around with high levels of traffic and lights every ten or so metres. Such a resource would enable people to bypass this kind of negative learning experience, and present clear signals on the range of rides and routes available.
Even though the information is already there, you often have to know what you're looking for, such a resource would probably make ride route identification quite a bit easier.