# Joinride

> Joinride is a free platform for cycling clubs, running groups, and sport communities to organize group rides, runs, and events. Available as web app and iOS app.

## What is Joinride?

Joinride is a community platform where riders, runners, and clubs discover, create, and join group sports activities. Individual users find activity partners matching their pace and interests. Clubs manage their entire activity calendar, members, and community in one place. The platform is 100% free, ad-free, and built for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

## Activity Types

- **Rides**: Group cycling activities (road, gravel, mountain bike, virtual/Zwift)
- **Runs**: Group running activities (jogging, trail running)
- **Events**: Workshops, social rides, group outings (club-only creation)

## Core Features

### For Everyone
- Discover group activities nearby by location, discipline, pace, and date
- Join activities with one click, track participation via waitlist
- Activity-specific chat with push notifications for coordination
- Route integration: Komoot, Strava, Outdooractive, Zwift URLs auto-import distance, elevation, and profile
- GPX file upload and download for bike computers (Garmin, Wahoo)
- Photo galleries for activities
- Rider profiles with stats and activity history
- Coffee stop planning with map links

### For Clubs & Teams
- **Ride Series**: Recurring rides on weekly, biweekly, or monthly schedules with automatic publishing
- **Participant Management**: Participant limits, waitlists, scheduled registration start, reminders
- **Route Library**: Curated club route collection, members can plan rides directly on saved routes
- **Club Profile**: SEO-optimized profile with team presentation, logo, mission, social links
- **Team Roles**: Road Captains, Guides, custom titles with drag-and-drop ordering
- **Member Management**: Open or approval-based membership, follower system
- **Member-Only Rides**: Activities visible exclusively to club members
- **Club Analytics**: Annual statistics, participant ranking, kilometers tracked, CSV export
- **Marketing Tools**: Instagram story templates, short links with WhatsApp/social media preview
- **Liability Disclaimer**: Built-in disclaimer confirmed by every participant at sign-up
- **Club Collaborations**: Joint rides with partner clubs, both shown as co-organizers
- **Embeddable Widget**: Upcoming rides widget for club websites, auto-updating and responsive

### Mobile App (iOS)
- AI-powered activity discovery (Cadence assistant): find and create activities via natural language
- Push notifications for chat, ride reminders, and community updates
- Deep linking: shared activity links open directly in the app
- Automatic photo sharing from activities
- Check-in at activities

## Platforms

- **Web**: Full-featured platform at joinride.cc (React/Remix, SSR)
- **iOS App**: Native mobile app with push notifications, AI chat, and deep linking

## Pricing

Joinride is completely free for all users, clubs, teams, and communities. No subscription, no ads, no limits on members, rides, routes, or admins. A paid Pro tier for clubs is planned for the future, but core features will always remain free.

## Integrations

- **Komoot**: Route linking with auto-import of distance, elevation, and profile
- **Strava**: Route linking and OAuth login
- **Outdooractive**: Route linking
- **Zwift**: Virtual ride routes
- **GPX**: File upload/download for any bike computer
- **Instagram**: Optimized story templates for ride promotion
- **WhatsApp**: Rich link previews when sharing ride links

## Target Audience

- Cycling clubs and teams (Radsportvereine, Cycling Teams, Radgruppen)
- Running groups and communities (Lauftreffs, Running Communities)
- Sport communities organizing group activities
- Brands hosting demo rides and community events
- Individual riders and runners looking for group activities
- Primary market: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region)

## Key Terminology

- "Ride" = Group cycling activity
- "Run" = Group running activity
- "Event" = Non-route activity (club-only)
- "Activity" = Umbrella term for Rides, Runs, and Events
- "Cadence" = AI assistant in the mobile app
- "Organizer" = Person creating an activity
- "Road Captain" / "Guide" = Club team role leading a ride or run

## Links

- Website: https://joinride.cc
- Clubs Landing Page: https://joinride.cc/lp/joinride-for-clubs
- Help Center: https://joinride.cc/support

## Contact

- Club sign-up: https://joinride.cc/lp/joinride-for-clubs#contact-form
- General inquiries: info@joinride.cc