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Introducing Bike Hub Plus

By Bike Hub Features · 255 comments

We’re excited to reveal a new premium membership offering, Bike Hub Plus. Over the last sixteen years, Bike Hub has grown and evolved. From a high-school side project to the largest digital cycling platform in South Africa. We’re humbled. And we’re excited to continue evolving in the pursuit of best serving our community.

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So what is it all about? Bike Hub Plus is a paid membership program which gives you access to some exclusive benefits and, at the same time, helps to support what we do at Bike Hub. For just R39 a month or R349 annually you can become a Bike Hub Plus member.

The membership structure means we’re able to realign incentives, ensuring that the community remains at the heart of what we do.

Advertising has been a foundation at Bike Hub from the beginning and is still key to supporting our efforts to serve our community. However, balancing advertising success against user experience remains a conundrum.

As a Bike Hub Plus member, your contribution means we pull the plug on external advertising networks which supplement our revenue but offer less control over your experience and privacy on Bike Hub. So no more of those pesky, sometimes dubious adverts that follow you around the Internet. Yeah, we cringe at those too. And, if you prefer, you have the option to turn off banner adverts altogether.

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As a Bike Hub Plus member, you also get access to further benefits. These include exclusive early access to the brand new Instant Search Alerts feature, a 20% discount on any paid Boosts for your Classified adverts, and, as a small nod of thanks from us, Bike Hub Plus members receive a supporters badge on their user profile.

This is just the beginning. It is new ground for us and we’re excited to go on the next leg of the journey with you. Just as Bike Hub has evolved over the sixteen years, we know Plus will continue to evolve as we extend the value offering to best serve you, our community.

You can find out more about Bike Hub Plus and sign up here.
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Wayne pudding Mol

Jun 1, 2020, 7:42 PM

Mobile pic uploader for premium members works brilliantly

newbs

Jun 1, 2020, 7:50 PM

I didnt notice that had gone until I saw some geyser trying to an old Tarmac for 80k...... I felt I needed to inform him but couldnt!! 

But can you comment on the classifieds?

Slowbee

Jun 1, 2020, 7:58 PM

Great idea !

Shebeen

Jun 1, 2020, 9:02 PM

***Post only visible to BikeHub® Premium Members***

premium.

is that when a Bikehub plus user has a strava summit subscription

Shebeen

Jun 1, 2020, 9:08 PM

Great idea !

I think slowbee needs honorary membership as a mod.

Wayne Potgieter

Jun 1, 2020, 10:01 PM

I’m happy to pay it just to support you guys. Hope that it works out

Yeah, I am the same.

 

The amount of friendships I have formed on this site over the years is worth way more.

 

Plus, good work deserves to be rewarded.

GrahamS2

Jun 1, 2020, 11:24 PM

I could not tell if we were being trolled or not.

 

In all seriousness though, I will pay R50 a month if I get to comment again on people's dumb adverts. 

 

Then offer the guy a chance to reply at R10 a reply etc. Cha ching.

Sounds just like the business model hellopeter use...

MORNE

Jun 2, 2020, 5:27 AM

snip

 

:ph34r:

 

or get a vpn...

 

 

 

i suspect the lack of comment on posts like these mean Bikehub-Pleb+ will soon show you one of these if you are not a member then?....

That will be my cue then lol

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Eldron

Jun 2, 2020, 5:29 AM

9 free years of great service. I'm in for a monthly charge.

Vetplant

Jun 2, 2020, 5:32 AM

The Yellow "Plus" border on the Avatar is a nice touch...

 

I want to be one of the cool kids too.....

DJuice

Jun 2, 2020, 5:45 AM

The Yellow "Plus" border on the Avatar is a nice touch...

 

I want to be one of the cool kids too.....

I would like mine in red, cause red is faster.

MORNE

Jun 2, 2020, 5:47 AM

The Yellow "Plus" border on the Avatar is a nice touch...

 

I want to be one of the cool kids too.....

^ when everybody has one...it's not cool anymore is it though? next you'll have a super premium version for R100 and a blue label to denote your pseudo internet forum royalty.  

 

Crap like this should be based on forum usage in my opinion....actual value added. These website tend to only see it from their side a lot of the times. Yes we talk a lot of crap a LOT of the time...but also share/provide so much knowledge and tips between each other in many instances.

 

without a knowledgable user base...it just become another website with stuff on it.

For instance. I'm active on 3 motorsport websites/forums....but only use one for actual technical knowledge and info....because of the knowledgeable user base on that specific forum. the rest I consider gossip/ tabloid sites.

 

the old guard with 20k post or whatever should automatically be given a gold frame. Being able to "buy status" means nothing imo.

 

MODS...I also want a colour...but to denote my resistance to the privatisation of the internet. I'll gladly carry a red freeloader or pirate tag or something LOL. pretty please.

anyway...i get it. Hope i'll sill be able to partake in the future though. if not. meh. next.

Wayne pudding Mol

Jun 2, 2020, 6:10 AM

^ when everybody has one...it's not cool anymore is it though? next you'll have a super premium version for R100 and a blue label to denote your pseudo internet forum royalty.  

 

Crap like this should be based on forum usage in my opinion....actual value added. These website tend to only see it from their side a lot of the times. Yes we talk a lot of crap a LOT of the time...but also share/provide so much knowledge and tips between each other in many instances.

 

without a knowledgable user base...it just become another website with stuff on it.

For instance. I'm active on 3 motorsport websites/forums....but only use one for actual technical knowledge and info....because of the knowledgeable user base on that specific forum. the rest I consider gossip/ tabloid sites.

 

the old guard with 20k post or whatever should automatically be given a gold frame. Being able to "buy status" means nothing imo.

 

MODS...I also want a colour...but to denote my resistance to the privatisation of the internet. I'll gladly carry a red freeloader or pirate tag or something LOL. pretty please.

anyway...i get it. Hope i'll sill be able to partake in the future though. if not. meh. next.

best way to protest the privatisation of the internet is to stay off it 

Wayne pudding Mol

Jun 2, 2020, 6:14 AM

I like the hub and its contrarian characters, nice folk and idiots.  I assume work goes into it.  I don't work for free and have no objection to someone making money for giving me a service and access to the characters, nice folk and idiots.

Cyclewizz

Jun 2, 2020, 6:16 AM

The Instant Search Alerts was a standard feature before the whole "upgrade" which was actually a downgrade.

Wayne Potgieter

Jun 2, 2020, 6:17 AM

Can premium members be allowed to “dislike” a post? [emoji23]

DJuice

Jun 2, 2020, 6:21 AM

Strange received an subscription update email from payfast, but it is not my Hubname or actual name.

Matt

Jun 2, 2020, 6:22 AM

Strange received an subscription update email from payfast, but it is not my Hubname or actual name.

Please could you forward it to me on matt@bikehub.co.za we'll look into it.

The Ouzo

Jun 2, 2020, 6:35 AM

If we go hub plus, can there be a slightly more relaxed profanity filter ?

Jewbacca

Jun 2, 2020, 6:47 AM

I like the hub and its contrarian characters, nice folk and idiots.  I assume work goes into it.  I don't work for free and have no objection to someone making money for giving me a service and access the characters, nice folk and idiots.

This perfectly sums up how I feel as well. 

 

I believe we are occasionally all 3 of those at some point too.....

 

Let me get some yellow bling...

Slowbee

Jun 2, 2020, 6:52 AM

This perfectly sums up how I feel as well. 

 

I believe we are occasionally all 3 of those at some point too.....

 

Let me get some yellow bling...

Your doctors bill must be chaotic.

Schnavel

Jun 2, 2020, 6:55 AM

Will I be able to comment on adverts if I'm a plus member?

Jewbacca

Jun 2, 2020, 6:56 AM

Your doctors bill must be chaotic.

hahahahahahaha

 

Luckily I swallowed my coffee

FootballingCyclist

Jun 2, 2020, 7:05 AM

Will I get blue tick verification next to my username? ????

MORNE

Jun 2, 2020, 7:07 AM

best way to protest the privatisation of the internet is to stay off it 

we actually agree here..i do snub/stay off websites with paywalls lol...

 

EDIT: let me explain my stance further.

i dont have an issue if you want a gold border around your avatar and get some added benifit. I'll even go so far to say that you need to be a premium member to be able to sell on here...I would totally get that....and support it too ( only with comments on classified ) it will be better for everyone.

I do have an issue with being denied acces to information/a website because i choose not to be subjected to spam...if that means I lose some of it's functionality...thats fine by me.....but totally denying access to information?

 

my gut says bikehub is going behind a paywall. i can obviously be wrong.

 

anyway..lets see how it goes.

admins silence is deafening.  i'm scratching on purpose...i want an answer :ph34r:

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