Why create a
Bunchies account?
You do not need an account to browse rides or use the route planner. But if you want to create rides, save routes to your account, share public route links, manage an organiser profile, save favourites, share private events, report rides that are no longer running, suggest corrections, or set your preferred units across the site, an account unlocks the useful part of Bunchies.
What you unlock
Nine reasons cyclists create an account
If you only want to browse, guest access is enough. If you want to participate, publish, save, or personalise, this is where an account starts paying for itself.
Create and manage rides
Publish recurring rides or casual socials with route details, pace, drop policy, distance, elevation, and meeting notes all in one place.
Create an organiser profile
Build a public home for your club, shop, or personal ride series with a vanity URL, profile image, banner, and all your rides grouped together.
Star favourite rides
Save the rides you keep coming back to so they are easy to find later instead of searching again every week.
Save and share routes
Save routes from the planner to your account, reopen them later for editing, and share a public route link instead of passing GPX files around.
Create private rides
Keep invite-only rides, small group spins, and members-only sessions out of public search while still giving them a proper ride page.
Share one-off rides with friends
Set up a single event ride for a weekend loop, holiday bunch, charity spin, or reunion ride and send one clean link to everyone coming.
Set units site-wide
Choose metric or imperial once and Bunchies will use your preference across search results, ride pages, and ride forms.
Suggest ride updates
Spot a wrong start point, changed meeting note, or outdated detail? Signed-in users can send an update suggestion directly to the organiser.
Report inactive rides
If a ride appears to have stopped running, you can flag it so the organiser is notified and the listing stays more trustworthy for everyone.
In practice
The difference between browsing and participating
Bunchies works without an account if you only need to discover rides or plan a route. Creating an account turns the site into a working tool for organisers and regular riders: you can publish rides, save and share routes, build a profile, save the rides you care about, help keep listings accurate, and tailor the site to how you ride.
- Publish a recurring club ride or a one-off event in a few minutes
- Save a planned route to your account and reopen it later
- Share a public route page instead of sending GPX files back and forth
- Keep private rides private while still sharing a proper ride page
- Build an organiser profile you can link from Instagram, Strava, or your website
- Save favourites so regular rides stay one click away
- Suggest corrections when ride details change
- Report rides that appear inactive so listings stay trustworthy
- Switch the whole site to miles and feet if that is how you ride
Common account use cases
Ride leaders
Create public ride listings with routes, schedules, and expectations so the right riders show up prepared.
Clubs and shops
Create an organiser profile and keep every social, training ride, or community event under one public page.
Regular riders
Star the rides you repeat often, save your planned routes, and keep your preferred units consistent across the site.
Friend groups
Spin up a private or one-off ride page, share the link, and avoid long message threads with missing details.
FAQ
Questions about creating an account
Do I need an account to use Bunchies?
No. You can browse rides and use the route planner without signing in. An account is only needed for actions that save, publish, or personalise data.
Why would I create an account if browsing is already free?
Because an account lets you actually do things: create rides, save and share routes, create organiser profiles, star favourite rides, make private rides, share one-off events, suggest ride updates, report inactive rides, and set your unit preference across the site.
Can I save routes from the planner and share them?
Yes. Signed-in users can save routes built in the route planner to their account, reopen them later, and share the public route page link with others.
Can I create a ride just for my friends?
Yes. You can create a private ride or a single-event ride and send the link directly to the people you want to invite.
Can I suggest a correction or report a ride as inactive?
Yes. Once signed in, you can suggest changes to a ride listing or report a ride that appears to no longer be running so the organiser is notified.
Can I switch Bunchies to miles instead of kilometres?
Yes. Your account settings let you choose metric or imperial units, and that preference carries across the site.
Ready to use the full site?
Create a free account and start publishing rides
If you want more than browsing, an account gives you the tools that make Bunchies useful day to day.