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by tmp538394722 1482 days ago
Very nice!

I haven’t looked into the code yet, but I’m especially interested in the routing bit.

As a cyclist I’m almost always disappointed by google, apple, and Valhalla. The cycling directions from these systems are usually better than nothing, but almost always have one or two dangerous or ridiculous segments.

I’ve never tried to solve it myself, only day dreamed.

Any insights?

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You might want to look into https://cycle.travel/ (my site!), https://brouter.de/brouter-web, Komoot or RideWithGPS - all do OpenStreetMap-powered bike directions.

Getting bike routing right is really challenging, partly because often there genuinely isn’t a good route, and partly because standards and infrastructure (and OSM mapping practice!) differ from country to country. I love the challenge and the feedback from users when it works well, but it’s a massive task.

I just did a quick test of cycle.travel using the last couple trips I took, and it’s pretty good!

It’s anecdotal, but definitely better than what I’m seeing with Val halla / google / apple.

Can you share any details about how your route finding works?

Headway uses Valhalla. Most of what I'm doing with this project is the config to bring up the entire stack easily.
> As a cyclist I’m almost always disappointed by google, apple, and Valhalla

Have you tried the OSRM bike config? (The one you find in https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/blob/master/pro...)