NYTimes article on Google maps for Cyclists

Google leads, you pedal

While cyclists say all this bike-mapping software is handy for planning trips, most agree it is more useful as a Plan B than a Plan A, which should be just a normal, fold-up bike map. “I never would rely on it 100 percent,” said Mr. Maus of Portland, Ore. “Just as I wouldn’t only rely on car directions from GPS. It’s not as smart as a human being on the ground.”