Help
How Low Effort works, and what to do if something goes wrong.
Signing in with Telegram
How does signing in work?
There is no password. The site shows a 2-digit number. Open our Telegram bot, press Start and tap the same number there. The site then signs you in by itself.
We keep only your Telegram ID and your first name. Not your phone number, and not your chats.
The bot does not answer or nothing happens
- Press Start in the bot chat. It will not talk to you before that.
- Make sure you did not block or mute the bot, and that Telegram is up to date.
- Tap exactly the number shown on the site. A wrong number cancels the sign-in, just try again.
- The number works for 10 minutes. After that, start again from the sign-in page.
My Telegram name has emoji or special symbols
That is fine. We remove the symbols we do not allow and keep the letters, so you may see a shorter version of your name. If nothing is left, you appear as “Rider”. Signing in still works.
I opened the site inside Telegram or Instagram and it does not work
Use the three dots menu and choose Open in browser (Safari or Chrome), then sign in there.
Joining a ride
Do I need to sign in to look at rides?
No. Anyone can see the list and every ride page. You sign in only to join or to host. Names of riders are visible only to people who are signed in.
What if the ride is full?
You can join the waitlist. If someone drops out or the host adds spots, the first person on the waitlist moves in automatically and gets a message from the bot.
How do I give up my spot?
Open the ride page and tap Not going. Please do it as early as you can, so the next person gets the spot.
Where do I see the rides I joined?
In the account menu choose Rides I joined. There you find the rides you are going to and the ones you went to.
Hosting a ride
How do I create a ride?
Sign in, then tap Host a ride. You choose the title, city (Limassol or Paphos), date and time, meeting point, coffee stop, pace, distance and number of spots. Elevation and a description are optional. Emoji are allowed in the description.
The pace scale: 1 Easy, 2 Relaxed, 3 Steady, 4 Brisk, 5 Fast.
What does “Show in public list” mean?
If it is on, the ride appears on the home page. If you turn it off, only people with the link can see it. You can still share the link in any chat.
Is there a limit?
For now you can host up to 3 rides in any 7 days. This keeps the list useful while we are small. Cancelled rides do not count.
Can I change or cancel a ride?
Yes, until it starts: open your ride and choose Edit ride or Cancel ride. You find all your rides in Rides I host.
You cannot lower the number of spots below the people already going. If you add spots, the waitlist moves up by itself. Everyone gets a message when the time or the meeting point changes, or when the ride is cancelled. Other edits (like the title) send no messages.
Messages from our bot
Everything arrives in Telegram, in the chat with our bot (the same one you signed in with). No e-mails, no texts. If you blocked or deleted the bot chat, nothing arrives.
When you join a ride
- ✅ You're in!Right after you tap “I'm going”.
- ⏳ You're on the waitlistRight after you join a ride that is full.
- 🎉 A spot opened up and you're in!Someone dropped out (or the host added spots) and you were next on the waitlist.
- 🔔 Reminder: your ride is coming upAbout a day before the start. Only if you joined more than a day ahead.
- ⏰ Starting in about an hourAbout an hour before the start.
When the host changes something
- ✏️ The ride was updatedThe host changed the time or the meeting point. The message says what changed.Sent to: Everyone going or on the waitlist
- ❌ This ride was cancelledThe host cancelled the ride.Sent to: Everyone going or on the waitlist
When you host a ride
- 🚴 Your ride is liveRight after you publish it, with the link to share. You also get the reminders above, because you are going too.
What we know about you
Your Telegram ID and first name, and the rides you host or join. Nothing else: no phone number, no location, no tracking of your rides.
Visitors who are not signed in never see rider names. Ride links contain no personal data.