Dexter-morgan Posted Monday at 06:53 AM Share MY profile says I am a member for 13 years, it is a nice platform, kind of addicted to popping in the bikehub in the mornings before I get going at work,to see what is for sale and read some of the interesting threads, Some nice threads like, "I need something you might throw away" where the community help each other, I ended up building a bike for a security guard after his got stolen from donated parts. ChrisF, mecheng89 and nathrix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted Monday at 07:24 AM Share 7 hours ago, Wayne Potgieter said: Ummmm..... Do you contest my statement??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted Monday at 07:29 AM Share 3 minutes ago, Wannabe said: Do you contest my statement??? Lol - Sorry, no. This is a misunderstanding. I was trying to be funny. When I joined theehub 15 years ago, I chose to use my real name. and I took a lot of jabs for it. All good natured and funny stuff though. I found your statement to be amusing as it reminded me of that time and that's why I made my comment. Without context though, it was probably a pretty stupid comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted Monday at 07:31 AM Share Noob here: Joined 2011. Lurked for a while before getting enough guts to register a profile and start posting. One had to have a thick online skin to post and receive responses here. Learned a lot over the years. listened to a lot of moaning as well. Not too active other than the occasional speed read of a news article that may pique my interest, or popping into the motorcycling thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted Monday at 07:32 AM Share No stress, I know you well to know it was not a challenge. My reply was in jest. Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted Monday at 09:14 AM Share I was sure I was here from the begining. But according to my profile, it's only been 18 years and I was number 19000 odd. Does this mean that there were already 19000 members before me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted Monday at 09:22 AM Share Having been here so long there are a few things I miss. One is the membership. There was a time that anyone and everyone in the cycling world was a member. From importers, distributors and manufactures to professional cyclists, mechanics and team owners. These people gave us unique perspective and were on hand to settle any arguments. Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted Monday at 11:11 AM Share 1 hour ago, Eugene said: I was sure I was here from the begining. But according to my profile, it's only been 18 years and I was number 19000 odd. Does this mean that there were already 19000 members before me? Your forum profile is the one you need to look at for the true "member number". Yours is 862 which sounds more plausible for 2006. DieselnDust and Dexter-morgan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted Monday at 11:25 AM Share 1 hour ago, Eugene said: Having been here so long there are a few things I miss. One is the membership. There was a time that anyone and everyone in the cycling world was a member. From importers, distributors and manufactures to professional cyclists, mechanics and team owners. These people gave us unique perspective and were on hand to settle any arguments. In the earlier years Bike Hub / The Hub was really the only place to talk local cycling online. Social media as we know it today barely existed. There were many "insiders" sharing and engaging on the platform. I think two major factors changed that: - Social media: Facebook (2006/7), Twitter (2007/8), WhatsApp (2009), Strava (2009), Instagram (2010)... - The infamous minutes and competition commission investigation "cooled" a lot of industry engagement & sentiment If it weren't for that little "Notice board" buy & sell section on the forum I'd wager the forum alone wouldn't have survived the social media onslaught. The classifieds opportunity was the reason I opted out of a promising career to pursue The Hub full time (firmly nudged in that direction by a number of low-ball acquisition approaches based around formalising classifieds). DieselnDust, ChrisF, mecheng89 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted Tuesday at 06:49 PM Share On 9/20/2024 at 8:06 PM, Gnarly said: I miss Barry, and The Chicks on Bikes thread. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted Tuesday at 06:52 PM Share On 9/20/2024 at 7:46 AM, Wannabe said: Who else still have their original Hub name? I've been Wannabe since day one. Same name since day 1. Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted Tuesday at 06:58 PM Share On 9/19/2024 at 7:38 PM, Rudi Pollard said: I miss the CWC auctions. Got some proper bargains back in the day. Member number 1461 10 years for me, which pretty much coincides with when I decided to make cycling part my life a bit more seriously. The website has changed somewhat, but also not that much, which makes it comforting. I just wish people would start selling their bikes for bargains again... Edited Wednesday at 04:56 AM by mecheng89 Spelling Wannabe, ChrisF and Dexter-morgan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted Wednesday at 06:38 AM Share I really thought “I told you so” would have made it into TheHub history… But alas. DieselnDust and Eddy Gordo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted Wednesday at 06:52 AM Share 10 minutes ago, J Wakefield said: I really thought “I told you so” would have made it into TheHub history… But alas. Good point, you nailed the colours to the mast. I wonder if there is a Lance/Oprah thread that survived the crash, that would be interesting reading now?! I will fully admit to drinking the Kool-aid during the peak Lance days, but going through the Tyler Hamilton book (The Secret Race) was the tipping point for me. I'm pretty sure I read a pirated copy, which was a tip from here. The tagline was, "he lied and cheated all this time, so don't feel too bad breaking copyright laws". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted Wednesday at 10:34 AM Share 3 hours ago, J Wakefield said: I really thought “I told you so” would have made it into TheHub history… But alas. Man we sure had some discussions about LA back in the day I’ve got a few of his books for sale, I would give you a good price Every second counts Its not about the bike Comeback 2.0 just kidding, I’m going to hold onto them just for fun reading one day in the old age home Edited Wednesday at 10:36 AM by SwissVan Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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