How to use Ride Rewards on Ride the State
Earn RTS Points on Ride the State for approved contributions and referrals, redeem them for gear and perks, or send points to a club as community support.
Got a trail tip, a club that deserves a listing, or a mate who should be on Ride the State? Ride Rewards (RTS Points) is how the hub says thanks — earn points for approved contributions, redeem them for gear and perks, or send them to a club as community support.
From the FAQ: creating an account unlocks Ride Rewards (plus the Trip Planner, favourites and contributing content). Ride Rewards recognises adding trails, clubs and events, referring businesses, writing reviews and keeping details accurate — every approved contribution earns RTS Points.
Browsing is free. Points land once the team has checked and approved your contribution. Point values can change — always match what you see live on Ride Rewards and your profile Ride Rewards tab. This guide walks the real buttons and labels on the site.
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You need a free account
Ride Rewards lives on your profile under the Ride Rewards tab (account menu label Ride Rewards).
- Logged out, Join and start earning on the Ride Rewards page (and logged-out CTAs elsewhere) sends you to Sign in with a return path of
/profile?tab=rewards. - Logged in, View my points opens your profile rewards tab straight away.
- FAQ wording: browsing is free; an account unlocks Ride Rewards, the Trip Planner, saving favourites and contributing content. Sign in via “Sign in” — email signup is supported.
The Ride Rewards hub page
Open ridethestate.com.au/ride-rewards.
- Eyebrow: Ride Rewards
- H1: Give back to the ride, get rewarded
- The page recognises adding trails, clubs and events, referring businesses, reviews and keeping details accurate — every approved contribution earns RTS Points
Quick actions on the page:
- Find a ride
- Find a club
- Add a ride
- Add a club
- Add an event
- Refer a friend
- Refer a business
Logged out you will see Join and start earning. Logged in you will see View my points.
How to earn RTS Points
Points are credited once the team has checked and approved your contribution. Values below are the live defaults from rewards-config (verified 2026-10-02) — if the site shows different numbers later, trust the live page.
Contributions (rider-facing)
| Activity | RTS Points |
|---|---|
| Ride submitted and Published | 20 |
| Cycling club submitted and Published | 20 |
| Event submitted and Published | 10 (more if the organiser upgrades to Gold) |
| Business submitted and Converted to lead | 10 (more if a partnership proceeds) |
| Suggested edit on a Ride published | 5 |
| Suggested edit on a Club published | 5 |
| Quality ride or club photos submitted and published | 10 |
| Incorrect information confirmed | 5 |
| Ride review published | 5 |
| Club review published | 5 |
| Ride the State review published | 5 |
| Ride prompt published | 1 |
| Club prompt published | 1 |
Referrals
| Activity | RTS Points |
|---|---|
| Friend referred and joined | 10 |
| Referred business → Certificate Partner | 25 |
| Referred business → Bronze Partner | 50 |
| Referred business → Silver Partner | 75 |
| Referred business → Gold Partner | 100 |
| Referred business → Principle Partner | 150 |
| Gold event upgrade | 20 |
| Referred Club Shares Ride The State (manual — let RTS know) | 25 |
| Destination / tourism partner | 150 |
The team can also apply a Bonus / adjustment manually. Redemption ledger types you will see later: Reward redeemed and Points donated to a club.
Refer a friend — earn 10 RTS Points
On the Ride Rewards page (and on your profile rewards tab banner): Refer a friend, earn 10 RTS Points.
- You get a personal invite link
- When your mate signs up with that link and creates a profile, 10 RTS Points land automatically
- No cap — keep sharing
- Each new account is rewarded once
Profile banner copy: Earn 10 RTS Points for every friend who joins plus the Refer a friend control.
Refer a local business
Refer a business earns points if they join as a partner. Partner-tier amounts are in the table above (Certificate through Principle Partner, plus destination / tourism).
More detail for businesses sits in the partnerships PDF. On your profile rewards tab, use the Refer a business button.
Your profile — Ride Rewards tab
Open Ride Rewards from the account menu (or /profile?tab=rewards when signed in).
What you will see:
- Banner: Earn 10 RTS Points for every friend who joins + Refer a friend
- RTS Points available — big number up top
- Subtitle pattern:
{earned} earned all-time · {pending} pending · {spent} used - Level badge (fallback name Newcomer if none yet)
- Progress to next level: X points to {name} — or Top level reached — legend. when you are at the top
- Buttons: Support a club, Refer a business, How it works (opens /ride-rewards)
- Rewards catalogue
- Sections further down: Points history, Club support history, Business referrals, and a Ways to earn list
Points history statuses include things like Pending review and Approved.
Community levels
Your level shows on your profile and next to reviews.
| Level | Min points | Tagline |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | 0 | Welcome aboard — every contribution counts. |
| Trail Builder | 250 | You are actively shaping the platform. |
| Ride Scout | 500 | A trusted set of eyes on Australian riding. |
| Ride Ambassador | 1000 | You are helping riders everywhere find their next adventure. |
| Community Champion | 2500 | A cornerstone of the Ride The State community. |
| Foundation Legend | 5000 | Part of the foundation of Australia's cycling platform. |
Redeem from the catalogue
Redeem for RTS gear and community perks. Rewards are fulfilled by the team — they will be in touch after you request one.
Live catalogue (verified 2026-10-02):
| Reward | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sticker Pack | 100 | |
| Socks | 250 | |
| T-Shirt | 400 | |
| Cap | 500 | |
| Hoodie | 1250 | |
| Riding Jersey | 1500 | Option to add club logo |
| Limited Edition Merchandise | 2000 | Coming soon |
| Store Credit | — | Coming soon |
On each item you may see Redeem, Coming soon, Out of stock, or Not enough points.
Redeem dialog
- Tap Redeem on an item — dialog title Redeem {name}
- Copy: This uses X RTS Points. We fulfil rewards manually and will contact you to arrange delivery.
- Notes field: Anything we should know? (size, colour, addr…)
- Confirm with Confirm redemption
- Toast: Reward requested — we'll be in touch to arrange it.
Send points to your club
Turn points into community support. The support total shows on the club page.
On a club page you may see a badge like {n} rider rewards · {n} supporters, with tooltip: Rider rewards converted to club support — pooled and paid over to the club each quarter.
Clubs keep local riding alive — if you want the longer yarn on why that matters, read Why cycling clubs matter. Find a club on the Clubs hub.
Support a club (profile)
- Support a club is disabled under 250 points — title tooltip Club support unlocks at 250 points. Empty-state card can say 250 points needed / X more points to unlock.
- From 250 points up, tap Support a club.
Dialog title: Support a club with your points.
Body: Convert RTS Points to support a club — points go into a bucket for the club and Ride The State pays the pooled contributions over to clubs once a quarter. Minimum 250 points per conversion.
Then:
- Club picker — all clubs from the hub list
- Points field with quick chips 250 / 500 / 1000 (minimum 250)
- Optional Message
- Send points → toast Points sent to {club} — nice one!
Pair Ride Rewards with the rest of the hub
- Ride Rewards — public overview, quick actions and how it works
- Clubs — find a club to support or suggest
- Why cycling clubs matter — the soft case for backing local clubs
- How to use Events — submit and explore events (points when published)
- Trip Planner how-to — plan the weekend once you are signed in
- FAQ — account unlocks Ride Rewards; refer a friend (10 pts, no cap); refer a business; send points to a local club
Create a free account and start earning
Ready to give back to the ride and get rewarded?
Then open Ride Rewards, hit View my points, or jump straight to your profile Ride Rewards tab.
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