Squads
A motorcycle club app for the crew you actually ride with
Squads are the motorcycle club app built into Rippin'. Start a squad, send the invite code, and keep chat, ride plans and turf in one place. Turf you claim together counts for the crew, and squads get their own leaderboards and poker runs. Free on iPhone and Android.
- Price
- Free
- Join with
- An invite code
- Chat
- With @mentions
- Hosts
- Organizer Pro for clubs and shops
What's inside
What the motorcycle club app gives your crew
- Squad chatOne chat for the crew, with @mentions so the right rider sees the message.
- Ride plansShare a ride card with departure, route, stops and RSVPs so you know who's actually coming.
- Squad turfTurf claimed with your squad counts for the crew. See Turf Wars.
- Squad leaderboardsMiles, turf and rep, with weekly and season periods. See segments and leaderboards.
- Squad poker runsSet up your own run and see whose hand wins. See poker runs.
- Group ridesEveryone on one live map while you ride. See group rides.
How it works
Start a squad in a few taps
- 1
Create the squad
Give it a name. Your club, your Sunday crew, the guys from the shop.
- 2
Send the invite code
Text it, post it in the old group chat, put it on a sticker at the bike night.
- 3
Plan the first ride
Post a ride card with the time, route and stops, and let people RSVP.
- 4
Ride together
Start a group ride so everyone's on one map, and claim turf as a crew.
Why bother
Why a motorcycle crew app beats a group text
Group texts are where ride plans go to die. The meeting time is buried under 60 memes, half the crew never saw the change of route, and nobody knows who's actually coming. A motorcycle crew app puts the plan on a card with RSVPs and keeps the chat next to it.
The other difference is that a squad gives the crew something to do between rides. You can see the turf you hold, where you sit on the squad leaderboards this week, and who's been out riding. That's what keeps a crew riding together after the first month. We wrote more about it in why riders need squads.
In practice
A small crew, a full season
Six riders who used to coordinate in a group text start a squad. The organizer posts a Saturday ride card: meet at 8 at the coffee shop, canyon loop, lunch stop, home by 2. Five RSVP. One asks about gas in the chat and the organizer @mentions him with the stop.
On the ride they start a group ride so the slower bike never gets lost, and the loop claims turf for the squad. Over the next few weeks the crew starts picking routes that grow their turf, and a monthly squad poker run becomes the ride everyone shows up for. By the end of the season the squad leaderboard is the thing they argue about at the bike night.
For hosts
For clubs, shops and organizers
Squads are free for any crew. If you host a lot, Organizer Pro ($8.99/mo) adds unlimited and recurring meets, official events on the calendar and recurring ride plans, plus everything in Plus. It's built for shops, brands and riders who host. Your meets show up for riders nearby in motorcycle events.
| Free | Plus ($4.99/mo) | Organizer Pro ($8.99/mo) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start and join squads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chat, ride plans, squad turf, poker runs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI ride plans | Limited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Unlimited and recurring meets | No | No | Yes |
| Recurring ride plans | No | No | Yes |
Tips
Tips for running a squad
- Post the ride card early, with one clear meeting time and place.
- Use @mentions for the riders who need to see something, not the whole crew every time.
- Plan routes that close into loops so every group ride grows the squad's turf.
- Let the AI ride planner draft a route, then tweak it.
- Run a squad poker run once a month. It gives people a reason to show up.
FAQ
Questions riders ask.
Is there a free motorcycle club app?
Yes. Squads in Rippin' are free: chat, ride plans, squad turf, squad leaderboards and squad poker runs, on iPhone and Android.
How do riders join my squad?
Send them your squad's invite code.
Does squad turf count for everyone?
Yes. Turf claimed with your squad counts for the crew.
Can we run our own poker run?
Yes. Squads can set up their own poker runs.
Is there a plan for clubs and shops that host a lot?
Organizer Pro ($8.99/mo) adds unlimited and recurring meets, official events on the calendar and recurring ride plans.
Does everyone see my location in the squad?
No. Live location is only shared when you start a group ride or broadcast.
Bring the crew.
Download Rippin' free, start a squad and send the invite code to the riders you ride with.