Stop the WhatsApp roll call.
Plan a Saturday group ride. Share one link. Everyone RSVPs, everyone sees the gradient profile, everyone gets turn-by-turn on their head unit when they roll out. The 14-message group chat about who is coming and when can finally die.
The Friday-night WhatsApp archaeology.
- Three group chats, two of them muted, one of them on Signal.
- A club event nobody actually clicked "going" on.
- A screenshot of a route, sent without a GPX file.
- An email chain from someone who only uses email.
- Two people who turn up at the wrong cafe.
The Saturday ride is the social glue of cycling. Coordinating it should not take more effort than doing it.
Four steps. Done in five minutes.
Sketch the route.
Click the start, click the cafe, click home. The router snaps to road or trail and shows the gradient profile while you draw. Move a point, the route reflows.
Set pace expectations.
Z2, sweet spot, hammer. Pick a pace group or two - the planner generates per-group ETAs at each waypoint so the slow group does not get told they will arrive when they will not.
Invite by link.
One link. Anyone with it RSVPs without an account. Account holders get it pushed to their dashboard. No "what was that WhatsApp message?" archaeology.
Everyone gets navigation.
On ride day, the route syncs to every connected head unit - Garmin, Wahoo, Hammerhead - plus a turn-by-turn web view for phone users. No more screenshots of GPX files.
No more "what pace are we doing?"
Pick a pace group for the invite. Riders choose theirs at RSVP. The planner shows each group their own ETA at every waypoint, so the Z2 group is not wondering where the hammerheads are at km 40.
Coffee-paced. Conversation. Wave at dogs.
Steady tempo. Through-and-off on the flats.
No-prisoners. Bring snacks. Drop policy: enforced.
Everything a group ride actually needs.
Meet-up points
Add waypoints with arrival windows. "Bridge cafe at 09:15." If the group is splitting on departure, multiple start points are allowed.
Drop policy, written down
Pick from "no drop", "regroup at the top", "every man for himself". Set it once on the invite - no one is wondering at km 30.
Weather, baked in
Forecast at start time pulled from the nearest grid point. Headwind direction shown on the route preview. Rain probability flagged.
Coffee stop selector
Half-joke, half-feature. We index cafés near the route. You vote. The winner gets pinned as a mandatory waypoint. The ride is now a coffee ride with a bike attached.
Thread per ride
A comments thread tied to the ride invite. Last-minute weather change, swap of meet point, "running 5 late" - all in one place, not three WhatsApp groups.
The practical bits.
Who can join the ride? +
Whoever has the link, or whoever you invite directly. You can also restrict to friends-of-friends or your club only. RSVPs without an account are fine - they get a web view of the route with turn-by-turn navigation.
Do I need a Garmin or Wahoo? +
No. The phone view works as turn-by-turn nav. We integrate cleanly with Garmin Connect IQ, Wahoo, Hammerhead, and Bryton via standard channels. For other devices: export GPX from the invite link.
Is the group ride planner free? +
Yes. Creating and joining rides is on the free tier. Pro adds advanced features like club routes, recurring weekly invites, and the per-group pace ETA calculations that fancy clubs want.
What happens if I am late? +
The invite shows live RSVPs and arrival ETAs. You can tap "running 5 late" and it broadcasts to the thread. If the group has departed, the planner can route you to catch them or to the first meet-up.
Can my club use this for weekly rides? +
Yes - clubs get recurring rides with auto-generated weekly invites. Members RSVP one click, no need to re-share a link every Friday. Pro/Club tier.
Does this work for casual riding clubs? +
Yes. The "plan a ride" part is what most clubs actually need - the feed is a separate question. Neverchill has a feed too, and your club members can follow each other there without ads.
One link. Everyone on the road.
Group rides should be effortless to organise. Join the waitlist - group ride planner is free on every plan.