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Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by bigsassy »

bradhe wrote: post #10

"and even when a buddy is riding near you" Holy crap that sounds scary! Is it safe to receive push notifications while you're riding a motorcycle? I would assume it's more dangerous than driving a car so... "Income will be generated through marketing tools businesses can use to reach riders in their area" Sounds like a pretty solid idea! Do you have a particular in with these companies or something? The chicken/egg p…

1) Haha! Actually, the idea is your friend would schedule a ride, say a couple days from today. You would be notified he's riding in a few days, at which point you can decide to join him. Three Rides would send a new ride to both of you, with a convenient place to meet before hitting the good parts.

2) Yup. I have a couple advisors with 30 years of experience in the mid-atlantic region. Next week I'll be going with one of them while they travel around their territory, talking to dealerships as well go.

And yeah, I have no idea how to get them onboard with no customers yet (and to be frank, no substantial product).

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by Mamady »

As an avid biker I can tell you this is an awesome idea!

There are already a lot of ride-outs happening, most of them are organized through forums - this makes things difficult and not 'realtime'. An site/app like this would really hit the spot.

If you ever need feedback from a biker, I would be happy to lend a hand.

One thought - you should allow users to give their email to get an update when their city is supported (Im in London, UK).

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by bigsassy »

Mamady wrote: post #12

As an avid biker I can tell you this is an awesome idea! There are already a lot of ride-outs happening, most of them are organized through forums - this makes things difficult and not 'realtime'. An site/app like this would really hit the spot. If you ever need feedback from a biker, I would be happy to lend a hand. One thought - you should allow users to give their email to get an update when their city is supporte…

You're right. I should have a sign-up form for people outside of the given area. Good idea.

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by cullenking »

tchock23 wrote: post #8
diginux wrote: post #2

It'd be cool to do the same thing, but for bicycle routes!

You beat me to it! That's exactly what I was thinking... I would love to have a site just show me great rides for cyclists.

Check our site out - http://ridewithgps.com

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by cullenking »

I like the idea, and I hope you focus your efforts on a mobile application. Having a good ride database is definitely cool, but there are existing ride databases out there (EveryTrail, RideWithGPS). What there isn't though, is an adhoc notification system for going on rides. What would be really cool to have is a mobile app that notified me when someone was going to start a ride in my area. As a motorcycle rider myself, I don't often plan on going riding a couple days in advance, I just get the itch to get out and go and will usually take off within 30-60 minutes from getting that itch. If I could, using my phone or the site, declare I was leaving on a ride and have that published, and anyone in the area also subscribed to the area could consume it (be notified automatically), that would be really cool. I would focus more on connecting people than on mapping. From my experience with ridewithgps, motorcyclists are more social hungry than data/map hungry, so I think you'll find better traction with this approach. Obviously you want to keep up with the mapping portion so you can have your marketing ideas work out, but I wouldn't make it the foreground of the user experience.

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by bigsassy »

cullenking wrote: post #16

I like the idea, and I hope you focus your efforts on a mobile application. Having a good ride database is definitely cool, but there are existing ride databases out there (EveryTrail, RideWithGPS). What there isn't though, is an adhoc notification system for going on rides. What would be really cool to have is a mobile app that notified me when someone was going to start a ride in my area. As a motorcycle rider myse…

I was hoping you'd post here, considering you're also kind of in the same space and bootstrapping like me. This is some really great advice you've given me, and I think I will focus on the mobile app before improving the route generating portion of the project.

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by cullenking »

cullenking wrote: post #16

I like the idea, and I hope you focus your efforts on a mobile application. Having a good ride database is definitely cool, but there are existing ride databases out there (EveryTrail, RideWithGPS). What there isn't though, is an adhoc notification system for going on rides. What would be really cool to have is a mobile app that notified me when someone was going to start a ride in my area. As a motorcycle rider myse…

Some more specific feedback to the actual site, not the concept. The routes need more content - maps are important, but without ideas of what I am going to encounter, descriptions, titles, categories, it's not too helpful. Categories are important as well, because there are so many different styles of riding. Out on my dualsport, I don't care if I hit bad pavement (I might actually WANT bad or no pavement). On my R6, I want the smoothest pavement possible with the best banked turns.

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by ashishg »

cullenking wrote: post #14
tchock23 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You beat me to it! That's exactly what I was thinking... I would love to have a site just show me great rides for cyclists.

Check our site out - http://ridewithgps.com

awesome! Are users picking it up?
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