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I would like a BikeHub Plus Epic 2021 team.

it is an online reality tv vibe, your biking activities belong to the bikehub public for this period..

*open only to bikehub plus subscribers (by a certain closing date).

*users can submit their entry, and motivate why they would be cool to be on the team - it obviously must be interesting to follow. and be voted on/selected whatever.

(now there could be some interesting play in this, in that 2 people need to go together - we could get total opposites on the team) in fact we could get two mortal forum enemies to need to pair up!

*bikehub mancom just need to find a sponsor(s)

that is my brainfart. run with it (oh, and i start with 20 votes, obviously)

@jewbacca I am on the same side as you on this one. It blows my mind why people have to pivot immediately to insulting, derogatory and abusive language when they find something they simply could choose to ignore or just pass by.

 

You know, if I were a less than civilized person without the gobs of restraint that I possess, I would be inclined to call out this KingCrispy human dumpster as a miserable box who should eat a bag of d1.cks. Fortunately, I am far too peaceful and serene, so all I am going to do is politely suggest that he exercise his economic right to decline BHPlus offer, and perhaps refrain from the attempts at just sh,1.tting all over a genuine attempt by the good folk at BH to try something new. How hard is that?

Post of the week. Nice one

@jewbacca I am on the same side as you on this one. It blows my mind why people have to pivot immediately to insulting, derogatory and abusive language when they find something they simply could choose to ignore or just pass by.

 

You know, if I were a less than civilized person without the gobs of restraint that I possess, I would be inclined to call out this KingCrispy human dumpster as a miserable box who should eat a bag of d1.cks. Fortunately, I am far too peaceful and serene, so all I am going to do is politely suggest that he exercise his economic right to decline BHPlus offer, and perhaps refrain from the attempts at just sh,1.tting all over a genuine attempt by the good folk at BH to try something new. How hard is that?

I will refrain from making further comments, as will I not be paying for any BH subscriptions

Potty mouth full-suss chop.

I will refrain from making further comments, as will I not be paying for any BH subscriptions

hahahaha 'Full-suss chop'!!

Your name calling skillz are top drawer!

KingCrispy, I'm sure you're a nice guy when you're sleeping. I seem to recall you were one of the original 'buyers and re-sellers' on here. (I could be incorrect but I recall items being turned over under your avatar in the past).

You have used the site to trade etc with some degree of success and dabbled in the comments albeit somewhat abruptly.

Instead of being derogatory and openly taking a 'tone', why not just say 'Thanks guys, good luck with the new ventures. I will continue to use the site as a regular free user'....

I dunno, it's just a friendly suggestion. Unless you've been getting too much product from Shan Wilson. Then the roid rage probably has you at seeing red disposition and there's no helping that...

I guess it's to be expected that as a service such as BH grows it will need to re-asses how it generates income. Giving people the option of an ad free experience is a good way to do this. Also I think the way you guys are handling this is admirable. Basically things stay the same for anyone that doesn't want to pay. That's great. 

Doing it the Strava way leaves a really bad taste, and I probably won't be paying their subscription fee. Also I don't really need their Summit features. I don't really need BH plus features either, but you guys aren't forcing a downgrade on me, which actually makes me more inclined to subscribe.

I really hope that this remains your long term plan, and that you won't phase out regular features or introduce Plus features that create a large chasm between user types. As for me right now, I'll have to wait for my full salary to be reinstated until I can join Plus.

Ps. I too would love having comments back on the classifieds. Maybe make this a Plus feature and allow the ad owner to reply to comments on their ad? Probably easier said than done I suppose.

hahahaha 'Full-suss chop'!!

 

Your name calling skillz are top drawer!

 

KingCrispy, I'm sure you're a nice guy when you're sleeping. I seem to recall you were one of the original 'buyers and re-sellers' on here. (I could be incorrect but I recall items being turned over under your avatar in the past).

 

You have used the site to trade etc with some degree of success and dabbled in the comments albeit somewhat abruptly.

 

Instead of being derogatory and openly taking a 'tone', why not just say 'Thanks guys, good luck with the new ventures. I will continue to use the site as a regular free user'....

 

I dunno, it's just a friendly suggestion. Unless you've been getting too much product from Shan Wilson. Then the roid rage probably has you at seeing red disposition and there's no helping that...

I've never advertised anything for sale here.

Thing is, it seems like a telegraphed move here by Matt.

My guess is that within a year this entire site will be a paid for service

I miss the porn and the religious forums .I have all the cycling stuff i need .There is nothing left for me here now 

I miss the porn and the religious forums .I have all the cycling stuff i need .There is nothing left for me here now 

then you don't have enough. you need to have more cycling stuff than you actually need before we can take you seriously,

I miss the porn and the religious forums .I have all the cycling stuff i need .There is nothing left for me here now 

speaking of the porn , after the shutdown of our favourite thread I started following a few of the pros on insta, one of them being miss Batty. Now she is not normally my type looks wise, but the other day she post an image of herself standing over a bike in high heels and a black dress. That appealed to my senses.

I'm a bit better after a beer.

I've never advertised anything for sale here.

Thing is, it seems like a telegraphed move here by Matt.

My guess is that within a year this entire site will be a paid for service

Nah... That will never happen here. 

The guys rely on the traffic of the 'non engaged' users in the classifieds. I think the number of classifieds browser profiles that cross over into the forum section would give the 'we ARE this website' brigade a bit of a fright.

There are some really cool plans in the pipeline and roll out can't happen overnight. I think the 'new' forum platform and the value added classifieds upgrades still being prepared to roll out will give better clarity to the users about what has been done and why.

Free users are and will always be the backbone of the site.

To be honest, I couldn't give a fig right about now. Matt & co are fully within their rights to monetise some aspects of the forum, and you're fully within your rights not to want to pay. That's fine. It doesn't mean that you're all of a sudden cast off like yesterday's bath water, and it ALSO doesn't mean that they're being money-hungry troglodytes. You're not forced into it. It's purely optional. 

Will I join? Meh. I don't really sell a lot of stuff on here, so the classifieds boost options aren't for me. If something else comes along that results in a good value proposition (for me) then yeah, I will. At the moment, there's not a sufficient value proposition for me. If cashflow wasn't an issue at the moment, I'd join in a heartbeat. 

Do I retain my warning point  

Potty mouth full-suss chop.

I will refrain from making further comments, as will I not be paying for any BH subscriptions

big up for that

Do I retain my warning point

We need a monthly “mulligan” for warnings; every now and then a cube shaped cardboard container comes along and needs to be told that he is indeed a cube shaped cardboard container. If you do get a warning point for instances like this, you can eliminate it by pressing the mulligan button.

SNIP ✂️

 

#1 it's optional

#2 we're not restricting or altering the "free" Bike Hub experience

 

SNIP ✂️

This.

Red pill or blue pill.

Why the noise if you’re noisy?

I'm a bit better after a beer.

I've never advertised anything for sale here.

Thing is, it seems like a telegraphed move here by Matt.

My guess is that within a year this entire site will be a paid for service

Naa that would never work. 

If that happened a new forum would take over and the numbers would dwindle into obscurity on this side.

I dont really see any doom and gloom in this, I think its a good idea personally.

Heck I havent been on my bike in more than a year, I even started a thread about it a while back.

The reason Im on here multiple times a day is because of the community, I have made friends and this place feels like a good comfortable environment.

hahahaha 'Full-suss chop'!!

 

Your name calling skillz are top drawer!

 

KingCrispy, I'm sure you're a nice guy when you're sleeping. I seem to recall you were one of the original 'buyers and re-sellers' on here. (I could be incorrect but I recall items being turned over under your avatar in the past).

 

You have used the site to trade etc with some degree of success and dabbled in the comments albeit somewhat abruptly.

 

Instead of being derogatory and openly taking a 'tone', why not just say 'Thanks guys, good luck with the new ventures. I will continue to use the site as a regular free user'....

 

I dunno, it's just a friendly suggestion. Unless you've been getting too much product from Shan Wilson. Then the roid rage probably has you at seeing red disposition and there's no helping that...

Hahaha that's twice he's re appeared here today. Hard, angry chap with a short fuse.

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edit

speaking of the porn , after the shutdown of our favourite thread I started following a few of the pros on insta, one of them being miss Batty. Now she is not normally my type looks wise, but the other day she post an image of herself standing over a bike in high heels and a black dress. That appealed to my senses.

I agree ! Lots of sporty people trying to hit golf  balls,fishing,cycle etc  .Some of them desperately need help ,but i am so far away    

speaking of the porn , after the shutdown of our favourite thread I started following a few of the pros on insta, one of them being miss Batty. Now she is not normally my type looks wise, but the other day she post an image of herself standing over a bike in high heels and a black dress. That appealed to my senses.

thanks for the heads up .. and I agree RE the pic....actually an awesome photograph overall.

Feature request for "Plus" users...

When I block someone in the forums, their posts should also be blocked when said poster is quoted by others, otherwise it just negates the whole post blocking theme.

Feature request for "Plus" users...

 

When I block someone in the forums, their posts should also be blocked when said poster is quoted by others, otherwise it just negates the whole post blocking theme.

That shouldn't just be a paid feature, it's a standard forum feature on most forums.

Feature request for "Plus" users...

 

When I block someone in the forums, their posts should also be blocked when said poster is quoted by others, otherwise it just negates the whole post blocking theme.

The Cannondale ad is popping up on my Appelfoon ????

No other. For days.

Bizarre.

The brand is strong. ????

Bike Hub Plus is only available for private users, not Dealers. The Classifieds benefits will be more appealing to the regular traders, but are not intended for dealers.

 

In future we may look at separate subscription offerings which cater to dealers, but the focus here is on our users.

 

The primary benefit for you, or any forum focussed user, is the ad-free experience. 

 

There are two levels to this...

 

By default Plus members will not see any 3rd party advertising which does make up a significant portion of the ads you'll see on Bike Hub, but we have less control over these and they can very often be pretty spammy if we're honest. You'd still see banner ads from our direct clients, i.e. ads for companies we have a direct relationship with, typically for the local bike industry often promoting new products or not-to-be-missed sale. Less relevant to an expat, but these would be relevant and we hope useful to SA based users.

 

All plus users do have the option within their profile to turn off all advertising which would be 100% banner ad free. 

Sorry but I may be missing something. Help a dommetjie out.

Why must a pay?

I do not have an issue with Ads.

I am happy to pay a % of sale price to advertise an item for sale.

I will not pay a subscription to a forum and/or a sales platform.

I understand ad spend is going to drop over the near to medium term. But rather get the advertisers to pay a % of sales revenue. This way you get to see how effective your sales platform is.

My 2c's. 

It just does not make sense to me as a forum user.