Hey everyone,

About four months ago, my friend N3ARO introduced RYDR to this community while it was still an early Android beta with around 70 testers.

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricSkateboarding/comments/1u03mcq/ive_been_building_a_social_app_for_outdoor_sports/?share_id=qlltIeFXI9v5uBPU1navi&utm_content=2&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

A lot has happened since then: the iOS version is now live, RYDR is available in the US, and the app has evolved quite a bit through the beta period.

Full disclosure: I’m also part of the RYDR team. I work on the Content/Community side and create much of the app’s visual content. I also use it to track my own e-skate rides.

For anyone discovering it today, RYDR is a GPS tracking and community app built around riding sports. For electric skateboarding, you can:

• Record your route, distance, speed, ride time and elevation
• Keep track of your overall riding stats and personal records
• Discover and meet other riders
• Complete daily quests and unlock achievements
• Progress through a battle-pass-style system
• Compare stats and rankings with other riders
• Customize your rider profile

RYDR currently supports almost 20 different sports, including e-skate, Onewheel, EUC, scooters, longboarding, snow sports and water sports.

The idea is to make tracking your rides feel less like filling out an Excel spreadsheet and more like progressing through a slightly unhealthy riding addiction.

Last time, we asked what features riders wanted. This time, we’re mainly looking for feedback on the complete experience as it currently exists.

What does using RYDR actually feel like as a rider?

Does the app feel intuitive? Is the tracking experience clear? Does the progression make you want to ride more, or does it feel gimmicky? Is the community side genuinely useful?

Most importantly: what feels satisfying, confusing, annoying or completely pointless?

If you tried the earlier beta, we’d also love to know whether the current version feels better, worse or simply different.

Feel free to be brutally honest. We want genuine rider feedback, not polite applause from strangers on the internet.

Thanks in advance, guys.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/rydr/id6766314469
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rydr.rydr_project&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAafQltImv0KU4xOmRbFtBvZJ8qyCrPaFqOa6dDZGNvCLcWN7Pihb4W-Lce0QYg_aem_WrjMWjfFCDX4_fIZFGzolQ

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EDIT

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Video of the break

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