Thanks for a great #springshakeout!
This April 11-19, 2025, we’re kicking off our very first Spring Shakeout—a simple excuse to get back in the saddle and start rolling into the new season. Your legs might feel rusty and your bike might need a little love, but that’s kind of the point. April may be a mixed bag of sun, rain, snow, and mud, but lucky for you, this isn’t about big miles or big goals—it’s a joy ride. Take a solo spin around the neighborhood, rally a few friends to join, or hop on an official Shakeout Ride with a local club or bike shop.
Any distance, any pace, any bike. Just get your bike out and go have some fun!
Record a Shakeout Ride & Enter to Win $500 to your Local Bike Shop
Riding bikes is why our company exists, and we know you love riding too. So we’re making it easy to join the fun. Officially entering the Spring Shakeout Giveaway is as simple as recording your ride in the Ride with GPS mobile app.
STEP 1: Ride your bike!
STEP 2: Record your ride in Ride with GPS (or sync a device!)
STEP 3: Take a photo and save it to your ride.
Each ride saved from April 11-19 is an entry into the drawing for a $500 gift card to your favorite bike shop! Maximum 10 entries per person.
GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Congrats to our winner Tommy. T of New Jersey. Check back next year to join the fun.
How to Join
Ride your bike, record your ride, take a photo, and save it to your ride in the app!
Official Group Rides:
See a public group ride near you? Tap the location icon for more info and join the event on RWGPS! Each ride is different, so be sure to read the details, view the route, and know where to meet up.
Don’t live near one of the hosted meetups? Organize your own public group ride and submit ride info here to add it to the map.
Global DIY Rides:
If you prefer to do a solo ride or just ride with friends, you can do that too! Just get out on the saddle and ride with our global community anywhere from April 11-19.
Share your recorded Ride with an Instagram Share Card and tag @ridewithgps to be featured!
Featured Routes from Area Ambassadors
We pulled a selection of popular low key, <15 mile, family-friendly routes from our US-based Area Ambassadors. View the Collection to see if there’s a route near you!
Find a Route in our “Best Of” Regions
When in doubt, you can always search our curated cycling guides featuring top routes organized by regions around the world.
Get Social with New Look Share Cards
Celebrate your Shakeout ride (or any ride!) by sharing on Instagram Stories with our new, customizable, vertical share cards. Be sure to update your RWGPS mobile app to access!
Tips & Tricks
Find (or Build!) the Perfect Shakeout Ride on RWGPS
Looking for a < 15 mile ride within 10 minutes from home with no hills? Or maybe you’re looking for a hilly-but-not-too-hilly warmup route before an upcoming race? Here’s the best way to find exactly what you’re looking for!
How to Setup Your Bikepacking Bags
Using your #SpringShakeout ride to get your bikepacking setup in order? RWGPS Global Ambassador, Cynthia Carson shares some quick tips on how to efficiently pack your bags on her YouTube Channel.
5 Ways Photos Level Up Adventure Planning & Riding
Capture moments, memories, and details that make even a quick shakeout ride worth sharing. From route planning to post-ride reminiscing, photos take adventures to the next level!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Shakeout rides are often short, low-intensity, often leisurely, and sometimes social rides. They’re everything from the first ride of the spring, to the low key ride before the big event, to the “dress rehearsal” before a big overnight trip where you shake out excess gear and get your setup dialed in.
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All the information specific to each meetup can be found by clicking on the map embedded at the very top of the page or any of the corresponding links.
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If you’re planning to host a group ride that’s open to the public, submit your ride info here to have it display on the map! All Shakeout Rides listed on the map must be open to the public!
Pro Tip: you can create an event listing directly in your Ride with GPS account to submit to the map with all the relevant route and meetup details built in.
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We highly encourage you to participate from anywhere - alone or with some friends. Here are some tips on how to find or build the perfect shakeout ride on RWGPS.
You can still enter to win the Grand Prize.
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Go for a #ShakeoutRide, record it in the app, and upload a photo to your Ride! From April 11-19.
Using a GPS device to record? Sync your ride to your Ride with GPS account and add photo to enter.
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So many ways! Record your ride on the app (or sync a device) and add a photo to the ride when you’re done.
Are you on Instagram? Download a new and customizable Share Card from the app and post it to your story! Follow & tag @ridewithgps to be featured.