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Bike maintenance: How to get ready for spring in 6 simple steps
Whether you have cycled through winter (good for you!) or have yet to dust off your bicycle for its spring debut, it’s important to get your bike ready for the new season. After you’ve planned your favorite routes, you also want to ride them with an awesome...
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Create route collections you won’t forget
We love how enthusiastically the Bikemap community creates new routes (1500 every day!), which is why we want to give you a better way to organize them. If your profile is overflowing with created, saved and updated routes, this is for you! As a Premium member, you...
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How to save data usage and battery life with offline maps
Ever lost your data connection or run out of battery while out on your bike? Lots of cyclists know this problem just too well. We’ve received countless requests from our users asking for the option to save routes for offline use. After all, you want to enjoy the...
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Stay on track with Bikemap’s new offline navigation
When you’re out riding a new route there is so much else you’d rather give your attention to than staying on track. After all, there’s terrain to react to, other cyclists to look out for and scenery to enjoy. It’s easy to miss a turn when you’re navigating busy city...
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8 great cycling benefits you should know
As anyone with a bike will know in their bones, cycling is good for you. But what exactly – apart from a great time – happens when you head out to exercise on your bike? We set out to answer that question for you. Here are 8 things regular cycling does for your body*:...
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Meet an all-new Bikemap: Presenting the future of cycle route planning
Working on a whole new Bikemap has been so exciting for the whole team. After you’ve achieved it, it always seems easy. While we are busy celebrating, we nearly forget what was behind this relaunch: blood, sweat and tears (or beers in our case). Not to mention a good...
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We want your best bike pics!
Bikemap has always been shaped by its community and this should not change in the future. That said, we want to feature your pictures on the new Bikemap website! What’s in for you? Your picture will be featured on the #1 cycle route collection in the world and...
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Out now! New Bikemap App for Android
Good news for all Android users! The new Bikemap App is out and now available for all Android devices. Time to hit the road and ride! A short time ago we launched the Bikemap App for iOS and were stunned by the massive amount of positive feedback. Clearly the Android...
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Get the new Bikemap App for your iPhone and iPad
Whether you cycle through stunning landscapes or explore fascinating cities all around the world: the Bikemap App is an awesome companion on your bike tours. Good news that the new app for iOS is now released! The new 4.0 version comes with an all new design and...
read moreRoute editor update: Create long-distance routes easily
Bikemap’s community is full of users cycling around the world who are creating routes that run through whole continents. Though Bikemap’s route editor enabled the possibility to set a route point every 200 km even that length still posed challenges for...
read moreSneak Peek #4: Meet Bikemap’s new route editor
The route editor is the heart of Bikemap. More than 1,500 routes are created daily by our cycling community and it’s stunning to see this figure rise even further. Whether you draw, upload or edit a route, it all comes down to the route editor. So while puzzling...
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Sneak Peek #3: Destination Guides
Today I am especially excited to announce one of the most awesome updates of Bikemap next: Destination Guides! Soon curated guides on Bikemap will show you the most stunning routes in the most stunning cycling regions. Based on community ratings and recommendations we...
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Explore an all new Bikemap
Bikemap has always been shaped by the needs of its users and also will be in the future. That’s why we’ve started the Bikemap Next Preview Program (as previously announced on the blog). With the official launch of Bikemap Next getting closer we want to...
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Sneak Peek #2: What are you searching for?
From user routes, official bike paths to destinations, there is much to find on Bikemap to plan your cycling tours and make them an unforgettable experience. In light of this we are excited to share another sneak peek into Bikemap Next: the all-new omni-search...
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Announcing Bikemap Next
Announcing Bikemap Next Say hello to the future of Bikemap by Tobias | Oct 9, 2015 | Bikemap next, Press It’s a humbling and amazing thing to work on Bikemap, which is used by over 15 million people in over 80 countries of the World. From leisure cyclists to...
read moreLess is more: Bikemap drops some languages
On the basis of major performance and quality improvements, often the term ‘less is more’ totally hits the mark. This is why we’re continuously running performance optimizations and cleaning up contents that do not match our quality standards. On the...
read moreFresh Feature Friday
We’ve recently released a bunch of new features and bug fixes, including: Optimized elevation data Altitude values are now more precise throughout Bikemap, both on route pages and while creating a route in the route editor. Add Wikipedia POIs to your...
read more5 reasons why biking makes you happy
Not only does biking save you money and keeps you fit, it also makes you happy by boosting your endorphin and energy levels. Though every biker already knows that, still nice to see that science comes to the same conclusion. For more scientific biking facts check out...
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