Add Friends

Add riders as friends so you see each other when you're out riding nearby and can message any time.

Add the riders you ride with as friends. Friends see each other in Out Riding when they're out near each other, and can message each other any time.

Being friends never shares where you are. In Out Riding, friends see your ride name and roughly how far away you are, in whole miles, the same as any rider you know.

Open Friends

Go to the Groups tab and tap Friends near the top. The row shows how many friends you have, how many are out riding, and any friend requests waiting for you.

Add a Friend

There's no search by name, so nobody can look you up. You can add a rider in any of these ways:

Riders you know: on the Friends screen, Riders You Know lists riders you've been on a ride with or share a riding group with. Tap Add.
On a ride: on the ride's page, tap a rider in the Going list, then Add Friend. You can also tap Message there.
In Out Riding: tap ••• next to a rider, then Add Friend.
In a conversation: tap ••• at the top, then Add Friend.
With your friend link: anyone else, like a buddy you met at the trailhead, can add you with your friend link (below).

They get a notification and see your request at the top of their Friends screen. You're friends once they tap Accept. If they had already asked you, adding them makes you friends straight away.

On the Friends screen, find Your Friend Link. It shows your friend code. Want one that's easy to say, like MOAB-RIDER? Tap Choose Your Own Code. See Choose Your Own Code.
Tap Share Friend Link, or Text, Email or Copy.
When your buddy opens the link (or types your code under Got a Friend Code? and taps Look Up), they see your name and tap Add Friend. They need to be signed in to OnMyLead.
Accept their request on your Friends screen.

To stop an old link working, tap Make a New Link. Your friends stay friends.

Answer a Friend Request

Requests waiting for you are at the top of the Friends screen under Friend Requests. Tap Accept or Decline. Declining just removes the request; the other rider isn't told.

See Friends Out Riding

On the Friends screen, friends who are out near you are listed first, in green, with roughly how far away they are, like Out Riding, About 3 Miles. You only see this while you're Out Riding yourself, and only for friends within 50 miles. Tap a friend, or the blue message button, to message them.

In Out Riding, friends show up when you've both switched it on with Riders I Know (or Everyone Nearby). They're listed first and marked Friend.

Message a Friend

Tap the blue message button next to a friend. You can message a friend any time, Out Riding or not. See See Who's Out Riding Nearby for muting, reporting and deleting conversations.

Cancel a Request or Remove a Friend

Under Requests You Sent, tap Cancel.
Next to a friend, tap ✕, then Remove. They aren't told.

Limits

To keep requests friendly, you can send up to 30 friend requests a day, and ask the same rider at most twice a week.

Blocking

If you block a rider, you stop being friends and any request between you is removed. Neither of you can send a new one. See Report or Block a Rider.

Notifications

Friend requests, and requests someone accepted, come as notifications. Tapping one opens Friends. Turn them off under Friend Requests in Notification Settings.

On a Tablet

On a tablet in landscape, or a wide window, your friend link and Got a Friend Code? are on the left, and your requests, friends and riders you know are on the right.