11 poststagged with “comparisons”
Strava is genuinely excellent at route planning. The heatmap alone has probably sent millions of cyclists down roads they'd never have found otherwise. But if you've ever glanced at the forecast before a Saturday club run, set off into a gentle-looking 15 km/h wind, and spent the final 30 km g...
·8 min read
Three apps. All promising to tell you how wind will affect your ride. But they solve very different problems, and choosing the wrong one wastes time, money, and possibly a Saturday morning into a 30 mph headwind.
·9 min read
Most free cycling route planners are generous until you actually try to use them. You draw a route, go to export it, and hit a paywall. Or you want to check conditions for next Saturday, and the forecast is locked behind a subscription. Or you're planning a ride 30 miles from home and discover...
·6 min read
If you've ever opened Komoot before a ride, glanced at the weather overlay, and still had no idea whether to set off at 8am or 10am, you're not alone. Komoot is a brilliant navigation tool. Wind scoring for departure decisions? That's a different job entirely.
·8 min read
You've checked the forecast, the wind looks manageable, and you head out, only to spend the first 20 km grinding into a brutal headwind that the BBC weather app never mentioned. Sound familiar?
·7 min read
You've got an hour's window this evening. The route you want to ride could be glorious or it could grind you into the tarmac. The map looks identical either way. So what's the "best" cycling route planner actually supposed to tell you?
·5 min read
You've checked the weather. It says "light winds, 15°C, partly cloudy." Sounds perfect. You head out, turn left out of your street, and within five minutes you're grinding into a 25 km/h headwind that the forecast said absolutely nothing about.
·6 min read
You've got a GPX file. Maybe you downloaded it from Strava, exported it from Komoot, or a friend shared a sportive route. Now you need a planner that actually accepts it, does something useful with it, and ideally helps you decide when to ride it.
·10 min read
Five route-specific cycling weather apps compared — from Tailwind GPS's hourly scores to myWindsock's power analysis. Find the right tool for how you actually ride.
·8 min read
Weekend riders don't need watt calculators — they need to know whether 7am or 9am is the easier start. An honest MyWindsock vs Tailwind GPS comparison for everyday cyclists.
·7 min read
Strava, Komoot, Ride with GPS, Garmin Connect, and Tailwind GPS — an honest comparison of every major cycling route planner category and who each one is actually for.
·9 min read