Fools Ride 2025
My name is Tyler. I'm an Applications Engineer/Technician by trade. The kind of work where if something breaks, you find out exactly why and fix it right the first time.
Outside of that, mostly I like to ride. A 2024 KTM 300 XCW for the tight stuff and a 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally when I want to actually go somewhere. East Coast trails mostly, but I've put some miles in out west too - I really hope to do a lot more. Last summer I was on a ridge above Lake Chelan in Washington with zero bars on my phone.
The photo above? That's me at the 2025 Fools Ride. Laughing outside the fools barn (Cred - Tom Macconnell Photo).
EventLink WiFi is the first product from Waypoint Systems, a company I'm building to solve practical problems for events and outdoor operations using tech that actually works in the field. The goal is simple: give event organizers more tools to make things run smoothly, and give guests the option to get online if they want it. If this all goes right, everybody wins.
I'm also currently building RideOps, a group ride coordination app designed for events like this one. The idea is that you pull up the portal, the routes are already there, you hit one button and join the group. Everyone sees each other on the map in real time, the app tracks leader and sweep positions, and it warns you automatically when the group is spreading too far apart. No coordination required.
That's what I'm building toward. This event is part of why.
If something isn't working, tell me. Opinions, recommendations, bugs - I genuinely want to hear all of it. And if you're an event organizer, or simply someone with a problem that tech/automation could solve, reach out.