Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 10, 2020 Share 'Under the editorship of Lance Branquinho, ride24 is a fresh new site...''His background includes working for well-known publications such as ... Bikehub, ...' Hmmm, whats going on here...Lance is a member here, but most of his stuff is motoring journalism through Wheels 24 etc. Makes sense that if N24 are expanding their offering, they include it under his editing purview. He's already part of their editorial team. He's done a few articles for BH, too. Chris_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted December 10, 2020 Share Lets be contentious...as there are NO FREE LUNCHES BikeHub Basic membership gives access to BikeHub but limited to 10 forum comments per month. (No charge).Bike Hub Chat membership allows you up to 60 forum comments per month (R10 per month).BikeHub Chat Mega allows you unlimited forum comments per month. (R20 per month)Bike Hub Plus allows Mega (see above) including it's present offering (+- R40 per month) (wonder how many "friends" I still have!) I will have to use my +1's sparingly.... Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted December 10, 2020 Share What about the serial posters like P A T C H ?Will they get a special price for Giga posting?? That's got me excited to see the yearly Bikhub Forum Stats... they are going to make for interesting reading methinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Jabsco Posted December 10, 2020 Share well if the Hub dies there's always this option https://www.news24.com/ride24 Most read article: "Why you need special cycling kit for riding an indoor trainer" Definitely not aimed at me. NickGM, Long Wheel Base and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted December 10, 2020 Share Most read article: "Why you need special cycling kit for riding an indoor trainer" Definitely not aimed at me. i ride naked on my indoor trainer...is that special kit? BigDL, Red Robin and Walt Jabsco 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted December 10, 2020 Share Most read article: "Why you need special cycling kit for riding an indoor trainer" Definitely not aimed at me.And the guys in this video seriously need to consider a bearing service on their pedals. Once you see it, it's all you see: https://www.news24.com/ride24/skillsandtips/watch-aerodynamics-in-cycling-and-how-to-use-it-to-your-advantage-20201208 BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted December 10, 2020 Share Matt. Its time. Close the forums. No more of this. i ride naked on my indoor trainer...is that special kit? BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 10, 2020 Share for what it's worth. here roughly is the evolution of the freedom challenge following, with various mediums and systems coming and going in parrallel. 2003/04/05 - cross karoo/FC - reports every few days on ar.co.za/advracesa yahoogroups mailing list2006 - warthogs mtb mailing list added some more info2006 - 2012, and then sporadic - actual rider blogs from the trail!2007 - 2011 - freedomchallenge.org.za forum2010 - 2015 twitter makes an entrance and becomes de facto2012 - 2018 freedom challenge threads on the bikehub website2018 - now freedom challenge fb page2017 - now private whatsapp goups and obviously the freedomchallenge.org.za website itself for latest news/updates, as well as the tracking system. things change, not always for the better. to think i really got into mtb kakpraat through the warthogs mtb mailing list, this was pre bikehub web2.0 and my gawd was there some needles in that haystack BigDL, Patchelicious and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 10, 2020 Share things change, not always for the better. to think i really got into mtb kakpraat through the warthogs mtb mailing list, this was pre bikehub web2.0 and my gawd was there some needles in that haystackGoodness, yes. I remember that! I got into that mailing list in around 2010 or so. Left in around 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted December 10, 2020 Share Matt. Its time. Close the forums. No more of this. [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted December 10, 2020 Share Goodness, yes. I remember that! I got into that mailing list in around 2010 or so. Left in around 2015.I also got in around 2010 or so. Left 2010-or-so + 3 days. No thanks. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and BigDL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted December 10, 2020 Share That's got me excited to see the yearly Bikhub Forum Stats... they are going to make for interesting reading methinks...According to popular rumour....It’s between you, patch and gen ???? Vetplant and BigDL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted December 10, 2020 Share "If we look at it purely from a numbers perspective: Chit chat accounts for 0.6% of our monthly users and 0.9% of our monthly page views, with 3.5% of total forum users participating in or viewing Chit Chat. Simply put, it's not there to generate page views or revenue" I guess the numbers don't lie, and certainly from a revenue potential point of view. What i am curious about are the following stats: what is the relative volume of comments of the chitchat section, and how does this compare to the volumes in other threads? this will give a sense of the level of engagement, albeit it among a relatively small number of users. My guess is that the chit chat sections are dominated by high volume users, albeit it a relatively small number of users. Also, I am curious about how much these high volume chitchat users post across the rest of the site. My guess is that they likely account for significant volumes of posting across the site in all threads, and who likely add a lot of the texture and community that benefits other users. I think this issue is far more tricky than it appearsI think so too.It's only a handful of users beating the Corona invasion to death.The same applies to the Trump celebration.Other threads that spring to mind is the arts and crafts thread and the buggering off one which is predominantly frequented by a group of expats justifying their move.The Hobbits have their own small little quiet and orderly group.Most members frequent the cycling and cycling related threads and classifiedsIts not the end of the world and one must learn to accept changes.Admin has his Vision and Goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted December 10, 2020 Share i ride naked on my indoor trainer...is that special kit? Thats something only your wife or pets can answer... lucky for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted December 10, 2020 Share Would deep "cycle" Battery fall under off or on topic? River Rat and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbyB Posted December 10, 2020 Share ...and Mega can open up a host of other off topic subjects like hot looking riders (I'm keeping it tidy here) and lots of other topics not accessible to normal members... a kind of smorgasbord of nonsense stuff to keep the keyboards ticking of the very few members who need this type of daily fix. It would make the subscription paid ABSOLUTELY worth it... Go on Matt...Do It...! (my friends count has just reached ...zero!) Lets be contentious...as there are NO FREE LUNCHES BikeHub Basic membership gives access to BikeHub but limited to 10 forum comments per month. (No charge).Bike Hub Chat membership allows you up to 60 forum comments per month (R10 per month).BikeHub Chat Mega allows you unlimited forum comments per month. (R20 per month)Bike Hub Plus allows Mega (see above) including it's present offering (+- R40 per month) (wonder how many "friends" I still have!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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