That’s exactly why I’ve started building something new behind the scenes on BikingWithC: a place where I can collect the routes I’ve actually ridden myself. Not as a dry list, but as something genuinely useful for those days when you simply want to go ride.
Why I want to make this
The more I plan rides for myself, the more I notice how fragmented everything feels online. A GPX file here, a forum comment there, maybe a YouTube tip, maybe something buried in a Facebook group, but rarely all in one place in a way that feels truly easy to use.
On top of that, it’s also getting harder to find this kind of thing completely free. And even when you do find something, it’s often not that good: dead-end streets, private roads, weird loops, or routes that keep sending you in circles without really giving you a memorable ride.
And sometimes that’s exactly what you want: not a full evening of research, just a good ride. Especially on those days when the weather suddenly turns and you want to leave quickly.
What I have in mind
My idea is to build a routes section on BikingWithC with rides I’ve actually done myself, each one with the kind of context I often missed:
- what the ride feels like,
- why it’s worth saving,
- what kind of day it suits,
- and which parts I’d happily ride again tomorrow.
So not just: here’s a route. More like: here’s why this is a ride you’ll want to keep for later.
