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+# Executive Summary
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+## Product
+
+A specialized bikepacking planner and riding companion for multi-day trips. It should combine route planning, daily stages, route-corridor logistics, local rules, offline use, and bikepacking-specific route suitability.
+
+## Positioning
+
+**BikepackPilot** is for riders who need answers beyond “which road/path connects A to B?”
+
+It answers:
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+- Can I ride this with a loaded bike?
+- Where can I sleep tonight?
+- How far to the next reliable water?
+- Is there food before shops close?
+- What if this forest road is closed?
+- Where is the nearest bike shop or bailout train?
+- Can the plan still work offline?
+
+## Primary users
+
+1. **Weekend bikepacker**: 2–3 days, wants low stress, legal sleep options, reliable water/food.
+2. **Long-distance tourer**: multi-week trip, needs offline maps, resupply, device export, budget sleep.
+3. **Gravel/adventure rider**: wants maximum dirt but still rideable on a loaded bike.
+4. **Remote-route rider**: needs dry-stretch warnings, bailout options, weather exposure, repair planning.
+5. **E-bikepacker**: needs charging points, range-aware stages, charger-friendly overnight stops.
+
+## Differentiation from general route planners
+
+The differentiator is not access to a secret map dataset. Major outdoor planners often use OpenStreetMap as a foundation. The differentiator is the proprietary layer built on top:
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+- bikepacking suitability score,
+- rideability with loaded bike,
+- water/food/sleep gaps,
+- local rules confidence,
+- trusted local reports,
+- offline route-corridor intelligence,
+- multi-day staging optimized around logistics.
+
+## MVP outcome
+
+A user should be able to plan a 3–7 day trip, inspect stage cards, see critical POIs, export a route, and save an offline pack.