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Community Bike Rides updates

Community Bike Rides have been up and running for 3 months on the new ‘LinkmyRide’ platform.   If you haven’t yet joined a group cycle, now is the time. 1️⃣Download the “Linkmyride” app https://linkmyride.com/
2️⃣Explore rides in your local area
3️⃣Sign up for free rides and enjoy. Community Bike Ride leaders are looking forward to meeting you!   Contact us Follow us @communitybikeride
SOLO RIDES ARE BACK
We’ve been busy collaborating with LinkmyRide on ways to introduce more people to Community Bike Rides and are pleased to announce, thanks to your feedback, that Solo Rides are back. Solo Rides were introduced to allow cyclists to track their cycles and share their rides with fellow Community Bike Ride participants. We are working hard to bring Community Bike Rides to more areas around Ireland and Solo Rides are available to bridge the gap while we work behind the scenes. To record your solo spin, follow these step-by-step instructions: -Download the LinkmyRide app. -Create an account – Click the + to create a ride
– Add date and time
– Upload your saved route directly from Strava or upload a GPX file
– In the title, type ‘CBR CYCLING IRELAND SOLO COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE +number of solo ride for example #1 (CBR CYCLING IRELAND SOLO COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE #1)
– Set to public
– Set max riders to 1
– In the description tell us where your ride starts and finishes
* Head out on your spin and enjoy* We’ve made a quick video for you on the above steps.
Watch Tutorial
FUNDED COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE LEADER SPOTS
We are looking to grow our team of volunteer Community Bike Ride leaders. Got a passion for group social cycling and would like to help introduce more people to the sport? We would love to hear from you. We are planning to run more Ride Leader training around the country to increase the amount of rides available on the ‘LinkmyRide’ app. If you can commit to leading a minimum of 10 rides per year, please email to register your interest. Once you have led 10 rides, you receive 50% off your Cycling Ireland 2025 membership.  Free membership is awarded to those Community Bike Ride Leaders, taking out 20+ rides.
COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE REWARD BUFFS
Do you like to work towards a goal? Community Bike Ride buffs are available once you have completed your first 3 rides. Contact us for more information. Further milestones at 10, 50, 100, 250 and 500. This week we celebrated Gerard receiving a buff for his 510th Solo Community Bike Ride.  Well done Gerard.

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