u/BlackHoleInd711

I built an app that automatically builds custom adventure rides

I built an app that automatically builds custom adventure rides

NOTE: I want to be honest right up front. I built this for myself, it worked way better than I expected, so I spent the last 6 months building it solo and I need beta testers. Also, it uses AI. Some people will not like that, and that is fair

Why I built it:

I love motorcycling and have been riding since I was 4. I'm 40 now. I used to rely on my dad's memory for which roads to take when I was a kid, and now that I'm an adult I don't really have many of my own. I've moved around a lot too, which doesn't help, because every new area means digging through forums just to start. I always find myself looking for that “holy grail” twisty dirt road and I keep ending up on the same old thing. I wanted a way to easily find new and fun routes, so I made TrackScout.net

What it does:

You tell it something like "3 days through southern Utah, mostly dirt, fuel every 100 miles" and it plans the route, sticks it on a map, and hands you a GPX file. The routing actually respects dirt and gravel instead of trying to dump you on the interstate. Fuel and lodging get marked along the way.

TrackScout Free Beta:

You can sign up for this free open beta on the site (TrackScout.net). I’m humbly requesting your feedback (feel free to comment on this post). Please let me know if there’s anything you like, don’t like, or wish was different. I can fix the issues very quickly.

Eventually there will be paid subscriptions to cover costs and make a small profit, but I plan to offer some kind of reward for beta testers at launch. I haven't decided what yet.

All that said, I want to keep it affordable. I am a rider too and I get it.

Thanks!

Alex

u/BlackHoleInd711 — 2 days ago
▲ 10 r/roadtrip+3 crossposts

I built an app that automatically builds custom adventure rides

NOTE: I want to be honest right up front. I built this for myself, it worked way better than I expected, so I spent the last 6 months building it solo and I need beta testers. Also, it uses AI. Some people will not like that, and that is fair

Why I built it:

I love motorcycling and have been riding since I was 4. I'm 40 now. I used to rely on my dad's memory for which roads to take when I was a kid, and now that I'm an adult I don't really have many of my own. I've moved around a lot too, which doesn't help, because every new area means digging through forums just to start. I always find myself looking for that “holy grail” twisty dirt road and I keep ending up on the same old thing. I wanted a way to easily find new and fun routes, so I made TrackScout.netWhat it does:

You tell it something like "3 days through southern Utah, mostly dirt, fuel every 100 miles" and it plans the route, sticks it on a map, and hands you a GPX file. The routing actually respects dirt and gravel instead of trying to dump you on the interstate. Fuel and lodging get marked along the way.

TrackScout Free Beta:

You can sign up for this free open beta on the site (TrackScout.net). I’m humbly requesting your feedback (feel free to comment on this post). Please let me know if there’s anything you like, don’t like, or wish was different. I can fix the issues very quickly.

Eventually there will be paid subscriptions to cover costs and make a small profit, but I plan to offer some kind of reward for beta testers at launch. I haven't decided what yet.

All that said, I want to keep it affordable. I am a rider too and I get it.

Thanks!

Alex

u/BlackHoleInd711 — 2 days ago
▲ 3 r/roadtrip+4 crossposts

TrackScout Updates

​It is hard to find where to go ride

  • You have done your research in forums of the area
  • You have poured over paper maps, buying BDR maps and etc.
  • You have joined a community and found people to ride with that are your Magellan's, your pathfinders...
  • You have purchased the best GPS equipment
  • You have enjoyed every moment getting lost and finding your own way, but maybe with anxiety
  • You have moved to a new area without knowing what to expect or the first place to take your bike
  • You are left with almost limitless options, not knowing which is suited to YOUR ride
  • You are nervous about finding yourself on quasi-legal or trespassing on private roads and trails

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This is why I made TrackScout! I love motorcycling. I have been riding since I was 4 years old, relying way too much on my father's memory and trying to permanently store my own navigation set. I am sure many of you have been there... I have lived in many places and ridden all over the country. I am always trying to find that perfect piece of twisty dirt road that can fill my day and not feel like the "same old thing" Or when I get ambitious and say I will be out all weekend and my distances have a longer reach.

(Ask me anything about TrackScout features, I will be happy to answer in time!)

Updates:

Routing & Route Quality

  • Background routing-failure messages in the chat window (fixed)
  • Pass cycleway (no motorized vehicle) warnings to the user on route creation (added)
  • Reject motor-illegal route segments; tighten community route abuse surface (added)
  • Waypoint flow rule (always sequential), satellite labels overlay, drop Google Maps button (fixed)
  • Default new users to Dual Sport bike + avoid highways (added)
  • Dirt-default routing, larger waypoint markers, video source pick, chat placeholder (added)

Map & Visuals

  • Custom Mapbox styles with bigger labels + halo for route readability- Fix route color, route glow, SEO branding (added)

Performance

  • Speed/hang fixes, Mapbox map migration, text input caching (faster storage) + streaming (chat outputs as it is generated, instead of all at once) (added)
  • Community / Scoreboard / Ratings- Re-enable scoreboard on desktop with one-time confirmed ratings- Scoreboard, route ratings, tooltips, settings redesign, rider profile preferencess (added)

Beta is still open! Try it FREE while you can https://trackscout.net/

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u/BlackHoleInd711 — 8 days ago
▲ 1 r/AdventureBike+1 crossposts

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trackscout.net

AI route planner for ADV riding

Open beta if anyone wants to break it

I've been working on this thing called TrackScout for a few months. You tell it something like:

>"3 days through southern Utah, mostly dirt, fuel every 100 miles."

…and it plans the route, sticks it on a map, and gives you a GPX.

The routing part uses BRouter so it actually respects dirt and gravel instead of trying to put you on the interstate. Fuel and lodging get marked along the way.

What I want from you

It's free right now. I mostly want people who actually ride to try it and tell me when it's wrong:

  • wrong road type
  • made-up trail names
  • fuel stop in the middle of nowhere
  • whatever else

That's the stuff I can't catch on my own.

^(Happy to answer anything about how it works or why I built it.)

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u/BlackHoleInd711 — 15 days ago