Chasing Watts is the premiere platform to coordinate and join cycling group rides. We take the difficulty out of coordinating group rides. Create a ride, find a ride - either way, it's so easy to see the details that matter so you can have a fun and safe ride.

Yes! Chasing Watts is available for both Apple iOS and Google Android devices!

Creating a new account is quick and easy. Just register with your email address, create a FREE account, and update your profile. You're off to creating and finding great rides in minutes! Same functionality across all platforms!

Local rides are associated to users based on their location. When creating your profile, we need basic location information - only city and state - to determine where to center the geographic search. You can update your profile at any time as well as control the distance you want go. Same functionality across all platforms!

Any available rides that are within your location and distance radius will show in your dashboard or ride feed. The rides are sorted by upcoming date - earliest ride will be listed first. Any active rides in the the next two (2) weeks are displayed.
Alternative ways to find a ride are through the calendar or search. Both are intuitive and easy to use. Same functionality across all platforms!

So easy. Find a ride you like...from your dashboard, the calendar or search - and click/tap the "JOIN" button.
Click/Tap to view the details and join the roster. Joining the roster will ensure you're in the loop on any updates or comments. You can change your response at any point up to or during the ride! Same functionality across all platforms!

Creating a ride was made purposefully easy. In the mobile apps - you can quickly add a ride with the basic ride details in under a minute! On the web, creating a ride is equally easy and robust with options such as recurring schedules, team/club invites, and flexible route imports. Easily import your Ride with GPS, Strava or GPX routes directly.

Yes! When creating your ride, simply select the Private switch. After the ride has been successfully created, you can selectively invite your Chasing Watts friends. Same functionality across all platforms!

Yes! You can create a "community ride". With a simple select of the Community Ride switch when creating your ride, it will post as "Community" across all platforms. You have the option to edit/manage, but your name will be removed from any details. Same functionality across all platforms!

In order to import your routes from RWGPS, you must 'authorize' Chasing Watts to read from your account. The process is quick and only needs to be done once. Under your avatar menu, select the "Ride w GPS Connection", enter your RWGP credentials to authenticate. When creating a ride, you will now see the option to select a route from your account. After selecting, the system will populate the ride name, distance, road type, and any description! Same functionality across all platforms!

In order to import your routes from Strava, you must 'authorize' Chasing Watts to read from your account. The process is quick and only needs to be done once. Under your avatar menu, select the "Strava Connection", enter your Strava credentials to authenticate. When creating a ride, you will now see the option to select a route from your account. After selecting, the system will populate the ride name, distance, road type, and any description! Same functionality across all platforms!

On the web, in the add a ride wizard, select the Strava option. In the next step, simply paste any public route URL. The route will be processed and loaded in the next step where you can continue to create your ride! The Strava route URL will look like https://strava.com/routes/[some-route-id]. This functionality is coming to the mobile devices soon!

Sharing a ride is easy - in both the web and mobile devices. A primary focus of Chasing Watts is to make it easy to manage a ride - in one place. The ability to share to other platforms helps mitigate the need to manage posts in several places. Once you ride is created, you can click the appropriate share buttons and the ride link, route thumbnail and description will automatically post. Same functionality across all platforms!

You have options to open the route directly in Ride with GPS or Strava, depending on which service was used. From there, you can 'pin' or 'star' the ride for later use, editing, or to move to your cycling computer. Also, you can down the file route as a GPX (or TCX) to do whatever you would like to do locally on your computer. Similar functionality across all platforms!

Check out the route help for more detailed information on routes, viewing and device sync.

Connect with other Chasing Watts users and make it easy to invite and coordinate. When viewing another user, select Connect. If they are a private user, an email is sent with your request to connect. You will then be notified if/when they accept your connection request. Web platform only.

Yes! You have full control of where and how you want your notifications sent. You can manage each notification option individually (new ride, chat, roster, newsletter, etc) - either email or 'in-app'. Similar functionality across all platforms!

Yes! The platform is set to fully support a shop, club, or team. With private groups to manage cyclists or branded shop pages, we make it easy to keep your rides in check! Contact us for more information about getting your organization going!