Creating a Ride Description

Usage

A Ride Description is a specific content type on this website.  It is tailored specifically to regular and non-recurring club rides. Ride Descriptions are not well-suited to our annual rides (Davis Double Century and Foxy's) or to tours. Information about those rides should be contained in another format (such as a link to routes and cue sheets) in those sections of the website.

Creating and Editing a Ride Description

1. Log in
   You must be logged in and have permission to create or edit content on the site. If you are not able to log in, contact webadmin@davisbikeclub.org.
   
2. Navigate to the proper folder
   Any content created on the website exists in the place it's created. The website is ordered by folders, subfolders, and content. All content (i.e., page, file, ride description, etc.) resides in either a subfolder or folder. Each ride description belongs in one of four subfolders based on its frequency:
   • Ed Martin Series
   • Weekly Rides
   • Monthly Rides
   • Non-Recurring Rides
3. Add a Ride Description content type
   Once you are in the proper folder, look for a green bar on top of the main content area (below the header). Toward the right is a link to "add new . . . " Click on that, and select "ride description".
4. Fill out the form
   A blank ride description form will appear. Fill out the fields with the proper information:
   • Ride Title – The name of your ride. Please note: All rides are presumed to start at the  Starbucks on Lyndell Terrace in Davis. If your ride does not start there, make sure to place an asterisk at the end of the title.
   • Description – A one-sentence description of your ride (e.g., "A relaxed ride up Mix Canyon"). This text will appear on your page. It will also appear as a tool tip (text that pops up when a user hovers their mouse over the link).
   • Ride Leader – The ride leader's name. Note that the form only allows for one ride leader. If you share ride leader duties, include that information in the Body of your ride description (below).
   • Ride Contact Email Address(es) – Main email contact for ride information. You can include more than one address, separated by commas.
   • Other Contact Information – The ride leader's phone number
   • Ride Date/Time – The first scheduled date and time for the ride. Double check this information to make sure it's correct.
   • Recurrence – This can be set to Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.If your ride is a Non-Recurring ride, select Daily.
   • Until – This is the last date of the ride. The ride will not appear on the ride calendar once this date has passed.
     • If your ride has different start times (such as an 8am start in the summer and a 9am start in the winter), set this date to be the last date the ride starts at the current time.
     • If this is a non-recurring ride, set this date to the same date as the Ride Date/Time.
     • If your ride starts at the same time year-round, set this date sometime in the future.
     • If your ride has disappeared from the ride calendar, chances are this date has passed.
     • There is no convenient way to use this form to schedule a regular ride that occur at non-regukar intervals (such as Coffee and a Roll which skips the third-Saturday of every month). In cases like this, make a note in the Body.
   • Distance – Ride Distance in Miles
   • Terrain – Rate the hilliness of the ride on a scale of 1 (flat) to 5 (most difficult). If your ride terrain falls between levels, include an explanation in the Body of the description. For this rating, err on the side of hillier rather than flatter.
   • Pace – Rate the speed of the ride on a scale of 1 (slowest) to 5 (fastest). Note there is no room for fudging (e.g., "Pace 4.5"). If your ride pace falls between levels, include an explanation in the Body of the description. For this rating, err on the side of faster rather than slower.
   • Route Map – DBC is encouraging all ride leaders to post routes and cue sheets for their rides at Ride With GPS. If you have a route posted on that site, or elsewhere online, include that link here.
   • Ride Flags – These are optional tags you can add you your ride to help newcomers to your ride determine what type of group you intend to attract – New riders, race team members, or experienced riders who want training.
   • Body text – This is the main description area for your ride. Include all relevant information.
     • Adding text: You can type the text directly in to the page here. Alternately, you can copy and paste the text from a word processing application. Please note: If you copy and pastte from a format such as Word, the ride description will carry some, but not all, of the formatting from that document. For best results, save the document as a Plain Text file, then copy and paste that text. This will allow the website to format the text more consistely with the rest of the website.
     • Adding pictures: You are encouraged to add one or two photos with your ride description. Before you do so, make sure the picture is (1) in JPG format, (2) is set at 72dpi (or pixels per inch), and (3) no larger that 600pixels along it's longest dimension. Once your picture is in that format, click on the tree icon and follow the steps to upload and add a caption. All photos should go in the "Ride Description Photos" folder, and there is a way to navigate to that folder from within the picture uploader. Once uploaded, the picture should be set to "right," and the size set to "Mini (200x200)". Contact webadmin@davisbikeclub.org if you have any questions about pictures.
     • If your ride does not start at  the Starbucks on Lyndell Terrace in Davis, make sure to include ride start location information. Also consider linking to a map of the start location.
5. Save and proof your work
   Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save to publish your page. Once you have done so, look it over to make sure all content is correct. Double-check that it appears on the right date in the online Ride Calendar.