iPhone/iPod touch app for bikers – Greatest Road

[dpifko]

Hi all,

Babysteps saw my posting on this new iPhone app on advrider.com and suggested I post here. Thanks for the heads-up, Babysteps.


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Introducing GREATEST ROAD, an app for iPhone and iPod touch that helps motorcyclists find great places to ride based on recommendations and comments from other riders. For about the price of a bandana or a single, good map you get immediate, constantly updated access to the all of the roads and rider comments.

I’ve been working on the app for a few months, and it’s now available from the iTunes app store in most Apple-supported countries.

Full details are at http://greatestroad.com/ , but I’ll fill in a few bits below.

The link to buy is at http://greatestroad.com/GetApp/ (requires iTunes, or you can go there on your iPhone/iPod touch).

Some key elements:


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Pop open the app, pick an area you’re interested in, and see a bunch of great roads right on the map. All of these roads have been added by other riders. Tap on any stretch to find out more.

See how other riders have rated a stretch overall and in terms of fun, twistiness, scenery and road surface. Look at a view of the stretch and see its length and surface type. Tap the map to zoom in on the stretch full screen.


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Read Comments to find out about the road or discover timely hazards. Add your own Ratings or Comments.

More:

* Send any stretch to friends with iPhones/iPod touches
* Email any stretch as a GPX to a Garmin/TomTom gps
* Complements Google Maps, TomTom, Navigon, Motion-X Drive, and other iPhone apps. Greatest Road will help you find roads. They will help you ride them.
* Works with iPhones and iPod touches with iPhone OS 3.0 or higher

If you have any comments or questions, PM me, post here, visit our twitter feed (http://twitter.com/greatestroad ) or post on the GreatestRoad.com forums.

I built this app because I wanted to see the good roads on a map. I didn’t want to have to pull from all the gpx files to *pick* a good road, and I was tired of getting directions I couldn’t follow because I hadn’t been in the area before.

I also wanted to get recommendations from other riders, including recent condition reports.

I hope the app scratches an itch for you. I’m looking forward to your feedback, be they kudos or suggestions.

Daniel Pifko
Founder,
Greatest Road Software

[aer0]

much in the way of NZ raods on this?

[dpifko]

Not a lot, since we just started out and since all the roads are entered by individual bikers. Now that we have a bit of interest we'll get some more stretches together to put in. One of my partners is coming down to NZ in the next couple of months, so we have a vested in interest in both adding roads we can find and asking kindly for local bikers to start sharing roads this way.

[boomer]

give it to me for free and i'll update ya maps north island anyhows

[dpifko]

I'd love to. I really would. But Apple only arranges for "promotion codes" for the US. I can't even give out codes to my fellow Canadians ;-(

[zeocen]

Downloading it now, will definitely update it when I have time with some of my favourite roads! Such a great idea!!

[zeocen]

I couldn't wait, I had to test it out - I did a very small Maraetai coast route just to see how it all went. This is a fantastic app and well worth the price, if it takes off in NZ, the piddly $10 will be paid back in great riding! Only downside was the 100char limit on the review, I was going to go on and mention how my local eatery at Maraetai's chef was a fellow biker but it cut me off, I can understand why though.

Love it :)

[dpifko]

We're lengthening the comments to 400 characters in the next version, due out inside of 2 weeks. I agree - I want to find out about the food along the way too!

[6ft5]

just downloaded it, will keep adding rides

[dpifko]

Thank you. I really do hope you enjoy it. Drop me a line here or on http://greatestroad.com/ if you have any comments/requests/suggestions/kudos ;-).

Daniel

[dpifko]

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To help you bikers load up your shiny new iPhones, iPads and iPod touches with the best motorcycling stuff, the Greatest Road app is on sale from now until the beginning of January.

Get the Greatest Road app for only $ 2.59 . Visit http://greatestroad.com/GetApp for more info.


In the past year, other users have contributed rides all over the world. There are now over 3000 routes and over 4000 comments. We expect that will grow a ton in NZ too, especially now with riding season going on.



If you haven’t seen it before, Greatest Road helps bikers find great places to ride based on recommendations from other bikers. It works in 50+ countries. There’s no recurring fee – just the (now ridiculously low) up front price.

Greatest Road has more 5-star reviews in the App Store than any other biker navigation app.


Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.



Good riding,


Daniel

[dpifko]

CRANK OUT THOSE MILES!

Delivering on its promise to provide the best Social Navigation applications on all platforms, SocialNav, Inc. today announced the availability of Greatest Road for Crankphones.

Greatest road is compatible with both the iCrank and all CrankDroid phones.


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Solid Phones, Solid Performance

Using the same, community-generated approach to sharing rides as in other SocialNav apps, this version allows you to find or add your own routes around the country and the world. Use the touch-steel interface to design the route, and the crank to give a 1 to 5 bell rating for how fun, twisty, or scenic the ride is.


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At Home or On The Road

Use the app at home or get a RAM-HORN mount and attach the phone to your bike for easy, en route navigation. Always know where the best places are, even when you're flying down the tarmac.

Go check it out now at http://socialnav-inc.com/crankphone.php