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Hi can anyone recommend me a online map reading tutorial for a friend of mine who wants to brush up before a Mountain bike leader course
thanks DTD


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 6:59 pm
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Fairly basic, but try here [url= http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education-and-research/teaching-resources/using-the-national-grid/index.html ]Linky[/url] and other pages on the Ordnance Survey's website,


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 8:46 pm
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i always find the one issue i have map reading on a bike is measuring distance on the ground, worth getting a bike computer to help you out


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 9:06 pm
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I got grief for not having a bike computer during my assessment - despite being damned accurate and knowing exactly where I was throughout the trip. Meh.


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 9:32 pm
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depending on where he's based, I could take him out for a walk/ride to go over basic map and compass work? I am N wales based FHI


 
Posted : 07/05/2012 9:53 pm