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 How can I change my signature and profile
Login in the RoadBikeRides home page and click on Edit Profile then Edit Signature on the left hand menu. See below. Home => Edit Profile => Edit Signature (on the left hand menu.)
- Why isn't the elevation profile showing up?
Sometimes the Ride Elevation may not load when selecting a bike route you wan to view. Don't worry the ride profile is there. There are a couple of things you can do to get the ride to reload and come up. Click on the Refresh button on your web browser to refresh the page you are on. or Or pre ...
- Steps to creating a route
STEP 1: Become a member and login STEP 2: Click on the Submit A Ride button STEP 3: Click on the Start Drawing button STEP 4: Select the Editing Interface Preference you want when creating a particular ride. STEP 5: Draw route and click on the NEXT button which is located on the bottom lef ...
- How do I download a ride and get the ride on my Garmin as a course?
There is a cool feature on RoadBikeRides.com and that is the ability download a ride from RoadBikeRides.com and move it over to your Garmin. When on your Garmin all you have to do is save the ride as a course and your Garmin will tell you exactly were to go and you will NOT get lost. How awesom ...
- How can I sort through the bike rides based on ride name, location, distance, difficulty and rating?
When searching for rides in a state you can easily sort through the list of rides by ride name, location, distance, difficulty and rating. Above is what the the sort tool bar looks like. Simply click on any of the above items arrow and you can easy sort through the list. For example let’ ...
- I have a question about my Garmin and need support?
For help with your Garmin and support please visit these links: www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/home/support/searchsupport www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/home/support/supportcontact
- Will RoadBikeRides.com automatically create the written ride directions when creating a bike route?
Ride directions are automatically be created if the Follow roads (auto route) function is selected within the Preferences. You must check the Follow roads (auto route) checkbox before you start creating your route. When you "submit" the map the ride description page appears and the "Ride Direct ...
- How can I Convert any file format to the file format of my choice?
A cool converter utility to convert trackpoint files. Choose a file, upload it and get the converted result. Simple! Google Earth (KML and KMZ), PCX5 tracks and Waypoints, GPX tracks, routes and Waypoints, GPX for Garmin Streetpilot, Garmin Course (CRS and TCX), GeoRSS, Logbook, NMEA, OVL (ASCI ...
- Elevation Ascent / Descent seem to be wrong!
Our ascent and descent calculation algorithms don't count every small elevation change at every point. We filter out 'noise' in the underlying data consequently the total ascent and descent we cannot guarantee to be 100% accurate.
- What is KML?
KML Tutorial KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. KML uses a tag-based structure with nested elements and attributes and is based on the XML standard. All tags are case-sensitive and must be app ...
- What is GPX?
GPX (the GPS Exchange Format) is a light-weight XML data format for the interchange of GPS data (waypoints, routes, and tracks) between applications and Web services on the Internet. Click here to learn more about this data format and about sites / programs that can convert your GPS unit's output.
- How to Download A Ride?
If you use a Garmin or another type of GPS unit and find a ride you would like to save to your Garmin this feature is for you. First select a ride and within the Ride Tools click the Download Ride button pictured below. Next some download file options will appear as seen below. Select the fil ...
- How to Rate a ride?
Above is what the 5 star rating system looks like. The ride above has a 5 star Rating. Rating a ride is very simple but you MUST be logged in as a member to be able to rate a ride. So first login then find the ride you would like to rate. Simple click on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th star to ra ...
- How to edit a ride
If you submitted a ride and would like to edit the ride you must first be logged in. Next find the ride you would like to edit and select the ride. Then click the button above located in the Ride Tools section and edit your ride map and or the ride information. Note: you can only edit rides y ...
- How to comment on a ride
Help RoadBikeRides.com by commenting on rides you did to let members know if a ride is worth doing. Simply click on the above button to give other members highlights of a ride. This function is within the Ride Tools portion of a ride you have selected. Or you can scroll to the bottom of the p ...
- How to email a specific ride to a friend
Found a ride you would like to share with a friend? Within the Ride Tools click the above button to email the ride URL to your friend. Note: sometimes the email ends up in the junk email folder so you may want to let your friend know the email is on its way. If it is not in their ‘in box ...
- How to print a ride
The Print This Ride feature is located within each ride under the Ride Tools. If there is a ride you would like to print out and take with you on a ride, simply click the button above and the ride will be saved so you can print the ride out. Be patient when using this feature. The ride map has ...
- What Is The RoadBikeRides.com Site All About?
RoadBikeRides.com is the premier Internet site for researching and sharing road bike rides across the United States. It is our mission to provide you with a wide variety of quality road bike rides all over the country, so you feel at ease on a ride no matter how far from home you are. Our detail ...
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