diff --git a/js/control/Profile.js b/js/control/Profile.js
index 8de56bc..4238577 100644
--- a/js/control/Profile.js
+++ b/js/control/Profile.js
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ BR.Profile = L.Evented.extend({
         button.blur();
     },
 
-    update: function (options) {
+    update: function (options, cb) {
         var profileName = options.profile,
             profileUrl,
             empty = !this.editor.getValue(),
-            clean = this.editor.isClean();
+            clean = this.editor.isClean(),
+            loading = false;
 
         if (profileName && BR.conf.profilesUrl) {
             // only synchronize profile editor/parameters with selection if no manual changes in full editor,
@@ -51,11 +52,13 @@ BR.Profile = L.Evented.extend({
                 this.profileName = profileName;
                 if (!(profileName in this.cache)) {
                     profileUrl = BR.conf.profilesUrl + profileName + '.brf';
+                    loading = true;
                     BR.Util.get(
                         profileUrl,
                         L.bind(function (err, profileText) {
                             if (err) {
                                 console.warn('Error getting profile from "' + profileUrl + '": ' + err);
+                                if (cb) cb();
                                 return;
                             }
 
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ BR.Profile = L.Evented.extend({
                             if (!this.profileName || this.profileName === profileName) {
                                 this._setValue(profileText);
                             }
+                            if (cb) cb();
                         }, this)
                     );
                 } else {
@@ -80,6 +84,8 @@ BR.Profile = L.Evented.extend({
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if (cb && !loading) cb();
     },
 
     show: function () {
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 5299db6..ae235c9 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -226,9 +226,12 @@
         }
 
         routingOptions = new BR.RoutingOptions();
-        routingOptions.on('update', updateRoute);
         routingOptions.on('update', function (evt) {
-            profile.update(evt.options);
+            if (urlHash.movingMap) return;
+
+            profile.update(evt.options, () => {
+                updateRoute(evt);
+            });
         });
 
         BR.NogoAreas.MSG_BUTTON = i18next.t('keyboard.generic-shortcut', {
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@
 
         routingPathQuality = new BR.RoutingPathQuality(map, layersControl);
 
-        routing = new BR.Routing({
+        routing = new BR.Routing(profile, {
             routing: {
                 router: L.bind(router.getRouteSegment, router),
             },
@@ -399,11 +402,12 @@
         // initial option settings (after controls are added and initialized with onAdd)
         router.setOptions(nogos.getOptions());
         router.setOptions(routingOptions.getOptions());
-        profile.update(routingOptions.getOptions());
 
-        // restore active layers from local storage when called without hash
         // (check before hash plugin init)
         if (!location.hash) {
+            profile.update(routingOptions.getOptions());
+
+            // restore active layers from local storage when called without hash
             layersControl.loadActiveLayers();
         }
 
@@ -427,13 +431,16 @@
             router.setOptions(opts);
             routingOptions.setOptions(opts);
             nogos.setOptions(opts);
-            profile.update(opts);
 
-            if (opts.lonlats) {
-                routing.draw(false);
-                routing.clear();
-                routing.setWaypoints(opts.lonlats, opts.beelineFlags);
-            }
+            const optsOrDefault = Object.assign({}, routingOptions.getOptions(), opts);
+            profile.update(optsOrDefault, () => {
+                if (opts.lonlats) {
+                    routing.draw(false);
+                    routing.clear();
+                    routing.setWaypoints(opts.lonlats, opts.beelineFlags);
+                }
+            });
+
             if (opts.pois) {
                 pois.setMarkers(opts.pois);
             }
diff --git a/js/plugin/Routing.js b/js/plugin/Routing.js
index 0acc4eb..648ecf9 100644
--- a/js/plugin/Routing.js
+++ b/js/plugin/Routing.js
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ BR.Routing = L.Routing.extend({
         },
     },
 
+    initialize: function (profile, options) {
+        L.Routing.prototype.initialize.call(this, options);
+
+        this.profile = profile;
+    },
+
     onAdd: function (map) {
         this.options.tooltips.waypoint = i18next.t('map.route-tooltip-waypoint');
         this.options.tooltips.segment = i18next.t('map.route-tooltip-segment');
@@ -484,7 +490,7 @@ BR.Routing = L.Routing.extend({
     },
 
     _computeKinematic: function (distance, deltaHeight) {
-        const rc = new BR.RoutingContext();
+        const rc = new BR.RoutingContext(this.profile);
         const stdPath = new BR.StdPath();
 
         stdPath.computeKinematic(rc, distance, deltaHeight, true);
diff --git a/js/util/StdPath.js b/js/util/StdPath.js
index d24e487..3e66269 100644
--- a/js/util/StdPath.js
+++ b/js/util/StdPath.js
@@ -11,18 +11,30 @@
     }
 
     class BExpressionContext {
+        constructor(profile) {
+            this.profile = profile;
+        }
+
         getVariableValue(name, defaultValue) {
-            return defaultValue;
+            let value = this.profile?.getProfileVar(name) ?? defaultValue;
+            if (value === 'true') {
+                value = 1;
+            } else if (value === 'false') {
+                value = 0;
+            }
+            return +value;
         }
     }
 
     // from BRouter btools.router.RoutingContext
     class RoutingContext {
-        constructor() {
-            this.expctxGlobal = new BExpressionContext();
+        constructor(profile) {
+            this.expctxGlobal = new BExpressionContext(profile);
             this.expctxWay = new BExpressionContextWay();
-            this.bikeMode = true;
-            this.footMode = false;
+
+            this.bikeMode = 0 !== this.expctxGlobal.getVariableValue('validForBikes', 0);
+            this.footMode = 0 !== this.expctxGlobal.getVariableValue('validForFoot', 0);
+
             this.totalMass = this.expctxGlobal.getVariableValue('totalMass', 90.0);
             this.maxSpeed = this.expctxGlobal.getVariableValue('maxSpeed', this.footMode ? 6.0 : 45.0) / 3.6;
             this.S_C_x = this.expctxGlobal.getVariableValue('S_C_x', 0.5 * 0.45);
diff --git a/tests/util/StdPath.test.js b/tests/util/StdPath.test.js
index 9673a5c..5561fe3 100644
--- a/tests/util/StdPath.test.js
+++ b/tests/util/StdPath.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ const geoJson = require('../format/data/track.json');
 test('simple track', () => {
     const coordinates = geoJson.features[0].geometry.coordinates;
     const properties = geoJson.features[0].properties;
-    const rc = new BR.RoutingContext();
+    const dummyProfileVars = {
+        getProfileVar(name) {
+            const vars = { validForBikes: 1 };
+            return vars[name];
+        },
+    };
+    const rc = new BR.RoutingContext(dummyProfileVars);
     const stdPath = new BR.StdPath();
 
     for (let i = 0; i < coordinates.length; i++) {