Create Your Hub.

The Hub.

Hubs are home bases for your riding community — a place to gather members, share your group, and give people a way to find you. This guide walks you through creating one from start to finish.

It only takes a few minutes. Just four things are required (your hub’s name, type, city, and state); everything else is optional and can make your hub more discoverable and easier to contact.


Before you start

Have these four things ready — they’re the only required fields:

  • A name for your hub
  • A hub type (you’ll pick this from a list)
  • The city your hub is based in
  • The state your hub is based in

Optional extras you might want on hand: a logo image saved to your phone, a short description, your address, and any contact or social links (phone, email, website, Instagram).


Step-by-step

1. Open the Create Hub screen

Navigate to Create Hub. The form loads with everything you need on a single scrolling screen — there are no separate pages or steps to click through.

2. Add a logo (optional)

At the very top you’ll see a square image with Choose Logo beneath it. Tap it to open your photo library and pick an image for your hub. If you skip this, your hub gets a default logo and you can always add one later.

3. Enter your hub name (required)

In the Hub Name field, type the name riders will see. This one’s required, so the hub can’t be created without it.

4. Choose a hub type (required)

Tap Hub Type and a list will slide up from the bottom of the screen. Pick the type that best fits your hub, then confirm your choice. This is required.

5. Write a description (optional)

Use the Description box to tell members what your hub is about — your vibe, who it’s for, when you ride. There’s room for a few lines.

6. Set your location

This is the easiest part. In the Search Address box, start typing your address or the name of a place (you’ll need at least a few letters). Pick the matching result from the list, and the app automatically fills in your Address, City, State, ZIP, and Country for you.

Prefer to type it in yourself? You can fill in any of the location fields by hand:

  • Address and Address Line 2 — your street address (optional)
  • Cityrequired
  • Staterequired
  • ZIP — optional
  • Country — defaults to US; change it if needed

Tip: Using the address search is the quickest way to get everything right, and it places your hub accurately for riders looking nearby.

7. Add contact and social links (optional)

None of these are required, but they help members reach you and find you online:

  • Phone
  • Email — must be a valid email address if you add one
  • Website — must be a valid web address (for example, https://example.com)
  • Instagram URL — must start with https://instagram.com/ (for example, https://instagram.com/yourhubhandle)

If you enter one of these in the wrong format, you’ll see a short message telling you how to fix it.

8. Choose public or private

At the bottom is a Privacy toggle:

  • Off (default): Your hub is public — anyone can join.
  • On: Your hub is private — new members have to be approved before they can join.

Flip this on if you want control over who gets in.

9. Save your hub

When you’re ready, tap the save icon in the top-right corner of the screen. You’ll see a brief spinner while your hub is created.


What happens next

Once your hub is created, you’ll get a “Hub Created” confirmation and you’ll be taken straight to your new hub’s page, ready to go.


Troubleshooting

The save icon doesn’t seem to do anything.
Double-check that all four required fields are filled in: Hub Name, Hub Type, City, and State. If one is missing, the hub won’t save — scroll up to spot any field flagged with a message.

My email, website, or Instagram link won’t accept.
These have to be in the right format. Make sure your email looks like a real address, your website starts with https://, and your Instagram link starts with https://instagram.com/.

The hub types won’t load.
If you see an error about loading hub types, your connection may have dropped. Close and reopen the screen to try again.

Creation failed.
If you get a “Create Failed” message, wait a moment and tap save again. If it keeps happening, check your internet connection.


That’s it — your hub is live and ready for riders to find and join.

Share It!

Sharing rides helps everyone find better rides.

When you share a ride, you’re helping other cyclists discover routes, groups, and events they might not have found otherwise. A quick share can grow the roster, strengthen the community, and make every ride better.

We make it extremely easy to share a ride.  Whether you’re the ride owner or just a fan of the ride, in a couple of presses on the screen, you can get the ride out there!  Quickly share a ride image (with the route), copy & share the direct link, or save the image to use wherever!

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Share Customize

Sharing a ride starts right from the ride details screen. Tap the purple Share button at the top of every activity to quickly generate a shareable version of the ride, including key details like the ride name, date, distance, pace, and location. This ensures anyone who sees your post gets the important info at a glance.

Once you tap Share, you’ll see several ways to get the ride out there. You can post directly to Instagram Stories, copy a ride link to send via text or chat, download the image to share anywhere you’d like, or customize the image before posting. Pick the option that fits how and where you want to share.

Before sharing, you can customize the ride image to match your style. Adjust what details are shown, fine-tune the layout, and create a clean, eye-catching image that highlights the ride. With your route or just text. This helps your post stand out while keeping the information clear and easy to read.  

Have Questions?

Have questions about your ride, Chasing Watts, or anything else related to having fun on a bike?  Please reach out, we are always happy to have a chat.

Web Update

A new release of the CW website was deployed today. Mainly focused on editing rides.

  • Cancellation – bug fix; now ride owners can correctly cancel their rides from the edit ride » Additional Options section.
  • Route updates – bug fix; when updating rides, the route source will be correctly updated.
  • Calendar – ride list update to show rides that have been cancelled.

An update for the iOS and Android mobile app has been deployed today as well.

Head over the app stores and download or update now!

Thanks for supporting Chasing Watts!

LET’S RIDE.

Emails

All – it appears that a large number of emails went out yesterday (Sunday). First, this was not intentional and apologies if we filled your inbox with email you did not want. We are looking into the issue and working with our email provider to understand what happened. Emails have been disabled at this time and will look at a better solution going forward (or if we even need emails).

Thanks to all of you who have reached out with helpful information. Stay tuned…

Share Images

With CW4.0, you can now share images with a little style that is ready for your social media!

Just head over to your favorite ride to get started.

In the app, click on the image icon near the bottom of the screen. Select your image style & style. Once you have the image you like, download and share. You can share directly from the app to your favorite social platforms.


On the website, click on the “Share Image” link in the left. Select your image style and size.

Once you have the image you like down and share!

Share and LET’S RIDE.

v4 Roadmap

With the initial release out and on its way, here’s a small glimpse of what is on deck for the upcoming releases.

First, a few features did not make the initial release. These will be worked backed in, just in a better way. This will include:

  • Dark Mode – will be a more consistent color scheme and highlights.
  • Recurring rides – make this process easier to setup & manage.
  • Multiple routes to a single ride – getting creative here. 😁
  • Unit of Measure – miles & kilometers.

Bug fixes – this is part of the development process. As hard as we try, they will inevitably squirm their way in! We will continue to update & optimize. If you have any questions or issues, please send the feedback our way! Hit us at hello@chasingwatts.com!