Cygnal
CHICAGO · FREE · iOS & ANDROID

Never ride
alone.

Post when and where you're riding. Cyclists near you see it and join. No clubs, no group chats, no pace anxiety — just an open invitation that takes ten seconds to send.

10 sec
TO SEND A CYGNAL
25 mi
SEARCH RADIUS
$0
TO RIDE WITH US
Sending a Cygnal The Cygnal feed
HOW IT WORKS

Three taps between an idea and a group ride.

01 — SEND

Date, time, distance, pace, start point.

That's the whole form. Your usual ride type and pace are pre-filled, so most Cygnals go out in under ten seconds.

Compose screen
02 — JOIN

Everything sorted by distance from you.

Filter by radius, ride type and pace. Tap join, ask a question in the ride thread, and you're on the roster.

Feed screen
03 — ROLL OUT

A reminder, a map, and who's coming.

Ride day gives you the countdown, directions to the meeting point, and the faces you're looking for when you get there.

Ride day screen
Post-ride roster
AFTER THE RIDE

The people you actually rode with — not a follower count.

When a ride wraps, everyone on it gets one nudge with the roster. Add whoever you'd ride with again; they accept, and your friends-only Cygnals open up to them. Skip it and nothing happens — the ride already counted.

REQUEST & ACCEPT NO PUBLIC FOLLOWERS ALWAYS OPTIONAL

Built for riding with strangers who become regulars.

Pace and type up front

Road, gravel, MTB or social — with a pace band on every ride, so nobody is guessing whether they'll get dropped.

Friends-only when you want it

Send publicly to meet new riders, or keep a Cygnal to the people you've already ridden with.

A thread on every ride

Tyre questions, parking, weather calls. Ask before you commit — the host and everyone joining can answer.

Meeting points that make sense

Real trailheads and harbours on a map, with directions the morning of and a countdown to roll-out.

Plans change, people get told

Cancel or edit and every rider who joined is notified straight away. No one shows up to an empty car park.

Block, mute, disappear

Control who sees your Cygnals and your profile, block anyone, and leave a ride without a conversation.

Your next ride already has people on it.

Free to download, free to ride. Send your first Cygnal tonight and see who turns up.