Bella Ride with GPS Club Account
Bend Bella Cyclists maintains a club membership with Ride with GPS. As a Bella member, you receive access to the club’s library of road, gravel and mountain bike routes, along with the full features of a premium RWPGS account.
Just a warning … some of the menu options on RWGPS have changed since these tutorials were created. For one, it’s not as easy to navigate from club account to your personal account as the videos imply. Try logging out of the club account to get back to your personal account. If you’re still totally frustrated send an email to [email protected] and someone with experience will talk you off the wall. Below are some more tutorials.
Learn how to use turn-by-turn navigation with club routes using the free RWGPS mobile apps for iPhone and Android. This tutorial also explains the difference between a “pinned” route and an “offline” route and provides step-by-step guidance to ensure your phone is set up correctly so you don’t miss any ride cues.
Prefer using pen and paper? Learn how to print PDF maps and cue sheets for club routes. You can even attach the route to your bike using a paperclip — the classic, hands-on way!
Creating a route with the route planning tool is as simple as using Google Maps to plan a car trip. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a road route. You can also use the tool to plan an off-road
This option is available if you took photos during your ride with your phone. If so, you can share your ride on Facebook in a unique way using Postcard. It creates a visual postcard featuring your photos along with key details of your ride. Give it a try!
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
Only if you have a premium account. If you download a RWGPS route which is does not say “by Bend Bella Cyclists” and you only have a free (not premium) RWGPS account you won’t be able to hear turn by turn directions or any other premium features.
There are several ways to do this but here is one way which works.
Quick steps on getting a route into your Club account:
1. Copy the route URL on your computer: (example https://ridewithgps.com/routes/********)
2. Log into your Club account (yellow menu bar at the top)
3. Paste in that route URL
4. Click ‘Copy To My Routes’ from the More dropdown menu.
This will place an identical copy into your Club account, ready to go for Club members.