Guides for road cyclists

Getting routes onto your bike computer, and finding roads worth riding.

Routes and Garmin

• How to send a cycling route to your Garmin Garmin Connect, the phone app, or a USB cable, step by step.
• GPX vs FIT vs TCX Which file to use, and why a GPX track beats a GPX route.

Safer roads

• How to find bike-friendly roads Shoulder, traffic and pavement: what to look for and where to check.

Where to ride

• Fall foliage bike rides in New Jersey Eight quiet road loops for October, north to south, and when the leaves usually peak.
• Road bike loops in New Jersey Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren, Morris, Hopewell and the Pine Barrens, region by region.
• Road cycling in Monmouth County, NJ Shoulders on county roads, quiet areas, and loop tips from Colts Neck to the shore.