Bike Maintenance Tutorials, Community and Your iPhone

198 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:37:43 +0000

The online community here at Bike198 is a strong one. With 6 figure visits per month and increasing expansion into other aspects of cycling, we are poising ourselves for continued growth to keep the ability to churn out the tips and reviews for you guys. It has been a fantastic ride so far, and we are looking forward to what the future brings as we continue to hit the dirt, pavement and anywhere else pedal induced forward motion is allowed. Thank you for the continued support as this project continues to hammer forward. Here are a couple of things we have going to keep you up-to-date and informed as easily as possible, so check these features out when you get a quick second.

Bike198 On Your iPhone

Mobile browsing is now activated for your iPhone viewing on Bike198 and we also have an app in development that will help you consume our content much easier on the most popular cell phone on the planet. To make things even easier…our forum software provider released a FREE iPhone application that allows you to interact on the forum quickly and easily all through a very clean and fast interface on your iPhone. All you have to do is input the url of the forum (http://community.bike198.com/) and your user name and password. Then you are off and rockin’ inside the forum with full access to all of the features. (Android app is coming soon from those guys…so stay tuned for that release)

Download the IP.Board iPhone App

Tutorials On Community.Bike198

Headstrong356 on the boards has offered to write-up tutorials on different biking related subjects as they relate to maintenance and repair. If you have anything you have been trying to figure out to do on your bike or just would like to see a great list of tutorials as a resource for bikers, hit up the thread below with your suggestions and he will get to cracking on them. Thanks for chipping in!

Taking suggestions on Tutorials | Community.Bike198.com

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Poll Results: Mountain Biking Forums Online – Where you hang out…

198 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:49 +0000

A little over a week ago, I threw up a poll on MTB198 asking about mountain biking forums. Mountain biking forums have become an integral part of the mountain biking community for many riders. They get on…converse…argue…share rides…and ask questions. Forums can be an invaluable resource for instant information as well as a place to hang out with other like minded obsessed riders during your off time.

On the internet, there are several different forms of online forums. Local club and advocacy groups use forums as a way to let their members communicate and keep everyone informed about what’s going on with the group. Larger, more general forums aim to create a large community based around one specific purpose…talking about mountain biking. As of late, these larger online forums are also entering into products reviews and other forms of content generation to further expand their offerings.

Just like the larger forum sites, we are also looking at ways to expand the offerings of the new bike198.com that will be launching in the coming weeks. The idea of adding a forum to the new site was discussed, so I wanted to get an idea where you guys hang out online.

I guess the real question is…is there room for another mountain biking forum on the net?

Results from The Mountain Biking Forums Poll

This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone here. MTBR.com took the top spot with local groups cleaning up second.

Mountain Biking Forum Poll Results

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Bike Maintenance Tutorials, Community and Your iPhone

Bike198 On Your iPhone

Tutorials On Community.Bike198

Poll Results: Mountain Biking Forums Online – Where you hang out…

Results from The Mountain Biking Forums Poll