{"id":822,"date":"2017-02-04T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/?p=822"},"modified":"2017-02-06T20:28:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T03:28:24","slug":"the-sir-ride-with-gps-club-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"The SIR Ride with GPS Club Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Bill Gobie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/clubs\/29-seattle-international-randonneurs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-823\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SIR_RWGPS-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SIR_RWGPS-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SIR_RWGPS-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SIR_RWGPS-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SIR_RWGPS.png 1975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have noticed that SIR\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ride with GPS <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">routes are in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle International Randonneurs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> club account. The club account gives SIR members some great benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you only have a free basic RwGPS account, SIR members can access RwGPS\u2019 premium-level features for SIR brevets and permanents. These features are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use the RwGPS mobile app on your phone you get:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice navigation \u2013 your phone speaks each cue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offline maps \u2013 you can download the route and required maps to your phone, then navigate in areas without cell coverage. You can navigate with your phone in airplane mode to save power and data usage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use a gps that uses TCX files, you get advanced turn notifications, which has your gps alert you prior to arriving at a turn. The distance before turns is customizable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use a Garmin Edge GPS, you can use the Write to Garmin function to load a route onto your Garmin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the PDF Maps and Cuesheets features to produce printed directions. Since randonneur events must provide a cuesheet, these features are not very important for SIR members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to join the club account<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First you need to have a personal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ride with GPS<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account. Go to: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up. You only need to sign up for a free account. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the SIR RwGPS club main page: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/clubs\/29-seattle-international-randonneurs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/clubs\/29-seattle-international-randonneurs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Click on \u201cApply to join\u201d and fill out the form. The account administrator will check that you are an SIR member and approve your membership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are approved, your personal RwGPS home page will list SIR under Clubs in the left sidebar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to use your club membership<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to your personal RwGPS account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the SIR club link in the left sidebar on your personal RwGPS account home page. You will be taken to the SIR Club page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down to the Route Library. You can sort the routes by clicking on the column headings. You can use the Filters to efficiently find a route. You can filter by:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Route name or permanent number<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag. We try to tag all the routes as permanents or brevets, by distance, and year for brevets. There are other tags, too, which you will see on the popup menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location. Location is the city or county where a route starts, as determined by RwGPS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can go to a route by clicking on a link, for example, in an SIR brevet description page. To get the premium features make sure you are signed into the club account first.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/clubs\/29-seattle-international-randonneurs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-824\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/RouteFilters-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/RouteFilters-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/RouteFilters-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/RouteFilters-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.seattlerando.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/RouteFilters.jpg 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should watch <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ride with GPS\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> video to see how to use the premium features, such as downloading a route to your phone.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/help\/club-benefits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/help\/club-benefits\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Bill Gobie You may have noticed that SIR\u2019s Ride with GPS routes are in the Seattle International Randonneurs club account. The club account gives SIR members some great benefits. 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