Riders in Marin have each other's back

Recently solved in Marin

Every request that ended with a rider helping a rider. No names unless the helper chose to be named; never a location.

Where riders meet

Alpine Dam and the Pantoll / Rock Spring lots on Mt Tam — the morning gathering points for anything coastal.
Point Reyes Station — the Sunday lunch stop for half the Bay Area's riders; if you need a hand anywhere on the Point, someone here will know a rider going that way.
Nicasio (the reservoir and the square) and Fairfax town before the Bolinas–Fairfax climb.
Marin City / Sausalito gas stations as the last staging point before Hwy 1.

Cell dead zones

The app pings riders by where you are. If you can't post, nobody gets pinged — so know where the signal drops before you need it.

Hwy 1 from Muir Beach to Stinson Beach and most of the Bolinas–Fairfax Road have no reliable signal. Post from Stinson, Pantoll or Fairfax — not from the corner you dropped it on.
Panoramic Highway is patchy; the Pantoll ranger station area usually works.
Point Reyes beyond Inverness: assume nothing. Limantour and the Lighthouse road are dead. Inverness and Point Reyes Station have signal.
Lucas Valley Road west of Big Rock is spotty; the Nicasio end is fine.

Fuel gaps

There is no fuel on Hwy 1 between Mill Valley / Tam Junction and Point Reyes Station. Stinson Beach and Bolinas have none. That's 35+ miles of coast — fill up at Tam Junction.
Point Reyes Station has one station; it closes in the evening. Nicasio has none. Fairfax and San Anselmo are the backstops.
Running out of fuel is the second most common request we expect here — it's also the easiest for a passing rider to fix with a bottle.

If you break down on the key routes

Hwy 1 / Stinson: cell is the problem, not distance. Walk or coast to Stinson, post, and wait where you can be seen. Tow trucks from San Rafael take 90 min+ on a weekend.
Mt Tam: Pantoll has rangers and a phone. Downhill coasting to Mill Valley is possible on much of Panoramic if the engine is dead but the brakes aren't.
Point Reyes: stay with the bike if it's safe; traffic on Sir Francis Drake is steady and other riders will stop. Nearest open shops are in San Rafael.
Hwy 101 corridor: Freeway Service Patrol covers 101 through Marin on weekday peaks; otherwise post and get off the shoulder.

Hurt, or anyone else hurt? Call 911 first. The app pings riders, not an ambulance. For a bike you can't ride and nobody can fix at the roadside, the breakdown guide covers tows, insurance roadside, and what to do while you wait.

Help fill Marin

The meter at the top is the number of riders in Marin who said they'd stop. When it reaches 40, a rider stuck anywhere in the region is usually within a few miles of someone. The riders you bring are the ones who'll be nearest when it's your turn.

Get the app Before you stop for someone