Pay Once, No Subscription

Ride Cave started with a simple belief: the tools that make you a better cyclist should not cost you a subscription for the rest of your life. Today we are taking a real step toward that. We are reshaping Cave Crew and, for the first time, offering lifetime access. Pay once, and Ride Cave is yours.

Free riding stays free, and the core of Ride Cave stays free. A few of our most advanced tools now come together under Cave Crew, which means a small number of features that used to be free are moving there. In return, XP and Cave Coins become free for everyone. What changes is that our optimization layer has one clear home, and you can unlock it monthly, yearly, or with a single lifetime payment.

Why we are doing this

Ride Cave is built and run by a small team. Keeping the servers running, shipping new features, and supporting a growing community of riders takes real resources. Rather than run ads or thin out the free experience, we would rather offer a clear, honest membership for the riders who want our deepest tools and want to support the work.

We also believe cycling has a subscription problem. You already pay every month for training apps, and the bills never stop. Our goal is different. You should be able to pay one fair price and own your training tools for as long as Ride Cave exists. That is what lifetime access is about, and it is why our mission is to help end subscriptions in the sport.

What stays free

The heart of Ride Cave stays free, and most of it always will. Free riders keep unlimited access to structured workouts, the workout builder, virtual tracks and races, real routes ridden indoors, and live group rides with friends. You can build your own training plans, import your history from Strava, Garmin, Wahoo, and Intervals, and track your gear.

That playful side of Ride Cave belongs to every rider, not just members. Chasing XP, earning Cave Coins, and climbing the ranks all stay open to everyone.

What Cave Crew unlocks

Cave Crew is the optimization layer: the tools that turn your rides into real progress. Members get the Data Lab for deep training analysis, Atlas AI for coaching and ride analysis, and Adaptive Training that reshapes your plan as your fitness changes. Cave Crew also includes custom fitness data and formulas, custom workout alerts, custom boards and flyers, persistent group ride links, curated cycling quests, longer eRoutes, more daily weather checks, and access to our private community. Members even get a say in what we build next. And there is more on the way, including infinite worlds.

How pricing works

Cave Crew is $6.99 a month if you want to keep it flexible. If you would rather commit to a full year without a subscription, the Season Pass is a single $59 payment for one year, with no auto-renew. And for the first time, you can buy it once: lifetime access is a single payment of $199, yours for as long as Ride Cave operates.

For about the cost of a single year on a typical cycling app, you get every Cave Crew feature, plus the new ones we add to it. Monthly can be canceled anytime; the Season Pass and lifetime are one-time payments, not subscriptions.

A thank you to our early riders

If you already have a Ride Cave account, you helped get us here, and we want to say thank you. Through August 31, 2026, existing riders can claim a lifetime pass for $99, which is half the regular price. It is a limited offer for the people who were here early. After that, lifetime access is $199.

What this means for current members

If you already subscribe to Cave Crew, nothing changes. You keep your current rate, and the founders lifetime offer is open to you too. No one loses access, and no data is ever lost. If a membership ends, your rides, history, and plans stay exactly where they are. You simply lose access to the Cave Crew features until you rejoin.

How to get started

Open Cave Crew from your account to see the plans and claim the founders offer before it ends. Free riding stays free, always. And if you want the full optimization layer, you can finally own it with a single payment. Thanks for riding with us.