A bit of market research - hope no-one minds.
I've been asked by a local publisher what tips bikers would give for producers of biker's guidebooks. He's got an idea for a Bikers Guide to Brittany.
Ok so it's more likely to be your kind of day, weekend or maybe week long tour, and it's probably not going to have a huge appeal if your idea of adventure is a month in Mongolia, but if you were to buy a guide, what would you like it to be like?
The thoughts so far: - What size should it be? A4 so it fits in a tank bag? A5 so you can read it in bed?
- What binding? Glued, stitched, ring bound?
- What type of mapping? Full maps, simple diagrams or route directions?
- What photos? Photos of what you might see? Sturdy bikers riding? Pretty girls on beaches?
- What tourist info? Hotels? Restaurants? Campgrounds? Bikeshops?
- What extra info? History? Geography? Road signs? French Highway code? Something else?
- What extra supports? GPS tracks on CD or online? Dedicated website?
Basically anything you want to say would be good.
And yes, if you want to say you'd never, ever buy a guidebook and it's all stupid then feel free to say why. I know there's some people who buy a bike and head straight for the Sahara, but I'm sure there's plenty of people who like to try a small trip first, and I think that's their target market, and I'm sure there must be someone on here who either is, or more likely was that kind of person, it can't just be me.
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