[DVBC] ride routes

[Mike Keating]

Sounds good. Note that I have Topo USA 6 and a companion GPS so we also have
that as an option. I think I already have a few rides in Topo. 

-----Original Message-----
From: dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org
[mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hartrum
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:04 PM
To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
Subject: Re: [DVBC] ride routes

It would be hard to equal the easy and flexibility available in creating
routes with Bikely.
That being said there is no reason we can't have a committee to create the
routes on Bikely.
>From Bikely we can extract a PDF cue sheet that can reside and be
downloaded from our own web page.
There can also be a PDF version of the overall route map for download.
There could then be a secondary link that will take you to Bikely from our
web site if you need to use the live interactive route map.
In any case the start point would be our DVBC web site with title listing of
rides and possibly a link that takes you to that route on Bikely.

How about if the committee puts up a few trial routes working with our DVBC
website designer and then get member feedback on how best to continue on?

It would also be interesting to see if there is anyway to have Bikely link
back to our DVBC site if someone does a search for routes in our area.
Essentially what Google does with sponsor links from search result pages.

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Dave Hartrum
dhartrum at mac.com

 
On Tuesday, April 08, 2008, at 08:24AM, "Drew Knox" <agknox at gmail.com>
wrote:
>If the goal is to help the club, then putting our club's ride leaders'
>routes on Bikely is not the best way to go. A much better value for the
club
>would be making and posting cue sheets on the club website. Posting on
>DVBC would provide a unique value proposition that attracts interested
>riders to the club's primary public interface which in turn helps boost
>regular ride participation and awareness, drive membership, and increase
>event attendance. Putting the same information on another website
>potentially undermines that unique value that we can offer.
>
>Creating cue sheets is a good and valuable project. We have
>started discussions and are planning a major revision of the club's
>website on which cue sheets will have a prominent place. Let's just try to
>maximize the return on effort and benefit to the club.
>
>Drew
>
>
>
>
>On 4/7/08, ira at craftech.com <ira at craftech.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ummm, I think we've got something going here. And we seem to have a
>> committee. Do you guys want to set up an in-person meeting along with
>> anyone else interested or just discuss it via email. Can anyone answer
>> Mike's questions? Maybe talk about it while on a ride, thats my favorite
>> place to meet.
>> Ira
>>
>> > Count me in, too. Awhile back I floated the idea of cataloging rides in
>> > Topo
>> > USA but there wasn'y much response. Does Bikely have enough detail that
>> > Topo
>> > would offer little or anythin additional?
>> >   -----Original Message-----
>> >   From: dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org
>> > [mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org]On Behalf Of Dave Hartrum
>> >   Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:26 PM
>> >   To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
>> >   Subject: Re: [DVBC] ride routes
>> >
>> >
>> >   I would be willing to work on the Bikely archive of club rides as
>> well.
>> >
>> >
>> >   Dave Hartrum
>> >   dhartrum at mac.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >   On Apr 6, 2008, at 5:38 PM, smitt542 at comcast.net wrote:
>> >
>> >     I would be willing to volunteer for a Bikely project. Do we need a
>> > committee? Tom
>> >       -------------- Original message --------------
>> >       From: "Ira Josephs" <Ira at dvbc.org>
>> >
>> >       Just so you all know, I had 6 riders on my CU at Selene ride
>> > yesterday. Some in shorts and some with several layers. Mostly it was a
>> > little chilly, but when the sun came out it was hot. And we ran in to a
>> > group of 40 or 50 that said they were a Tri- clinic from Healthplex.
>> >       Today, Don and I started out in the rain at 10:30 and saw no one.
>> > Went
>> > to the Bagel Crust in West Chester and back via 926 and the Bonkers
>> Route.
>> > By the time we got back the roads were drying and we saw some racer
>> types.
>> >       So, recently, 2 cyclists asked me if I had maps/cues for local
>> > rides.
>> > I used to have 2 big folders that I was trying to give away for the
>> club's
>> > use. So does anyone remember getting them from me?
>> >       I also referred them to my CU ride on Bikely. Does anyone have a
>> > list
>> > of the rides we have on their? This could be a great resource and a
nice
>> > project for the new board.
>> >       Ira
>> >
>> >
>> >     From: "Ira Josephs" <Ira at dvbc.org>
>> >     Date: April 6, 2008 3:00:50 PM EDT
>> >     To: <dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
>> >     Subject: [DVBC] ride routes
>> >
>> >
>> >
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