PACE NOTES
Rally pace notes for motorcycles.
The system rally co-drivers have used for decades, ported to the road: every meaningful curve called before you reach it, with direction, severity and distance.
What a co-driver actually does
A rally driver takes blind crests flat because someone in the passenger seat is reading the road ahead out loud: direction, severity, distance. The notes are coded so the call is short enough to land before the corner does. The driver never reacts to the road; they confirm it.
Everyday riding has the same problem with none of the support. You round a bend on an unfamiliar road and find out mid-corner what kind of corner it is.
From rally stage to public road
Kurvo generates pace notes for public roads from measured road geometry. Every bend in the network is graded by its real shape, from grade 6 sweepers down to grade 1 and hairpins, across more than 54 million road segments. No crowdsourcing, no manual tagging: if the road curves, Kurvo knows how much.
The background on why corner geometry matters more than corner direction is in Why Curvature Matters for Motorcycle Riders.
Calls you can hear with a helmet on
Each meaningful curve is called before you reach it: a curve card on screen, like L2 in 150 m, and a spoken call in your Bluetooth headset. Curve calls and turn instructions are fused so they never talk over each other, and your music ducks for the call, then comes back. The card grows as the corner approaches, so a glance is enough.
Pace notes without a route
Freeride mode is pace notes with no destination: the app reads whatever road you are on and calls the curves as they come. It is the mode for the days you just ride. If you want the route itself to hunt corners too, the Curvy and OMG! routing tiers build the road around the notes, and the round trip generator turns spare time into a loop.
The honest limits
Pace notes are free, as are navigation, voice guidance, CarPlay and Android Auto. Kurvo currently routes in 14 European countries with more being added, and it needs an internet connection. The full feature list, including what the paid Kurvo+ tier adds, is on the features page.
Frequently asked questions
What are pace notes? In rally, the co-driver reads the road ahead to the driver as coded calls: direction, severity, distance. Kurvo generates the same kind of call for public roads from measured road geometry and delivers it as a curve card on screen and a voice call in your headset.
Are the pace notes free? Yes. Rally-style pace notes, turn-by-turn navigation and voice guidance are free in Kurvo on iOS and Android.
Do pace notes work without a destination? Yes. Freeride mode calls the curves on whatever road you are riding, no route required.
Is Kurvo the same as Kurviger? No. Kurviger is a route planner focused on curvy touring routes. Kurvo is a navigation app that grades every curve from its real geometry and calls the corners out while you ride.
Which countries are covered? Kurvo currently routes in 14 European countries, with more being added. An internet connection is required.
KURVO
Ride with a co-driver in your headset.
Kurvo is free on iOS and Android.