There have been some big changes and releases over at Bike198.com, so I wanted to give you a heads up on each. Bike198.com and The Livestrong Foundation Starting today, we are releasing Bike198 jersey’s and shorts for purchase. However, we didn’t want it to be just another “me too” website cycling jersey. We wanted the sale of our kits to actually mean something and give back to an industry that has provided so much to us over the years…so we [...]
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Win Kick Ass Parts with Krista Park – USA Pro Mountain Biker
A USA pro mountain biker and great friend of the crew here at Bike198 needs your help. As many of you probably already know, finding funding for pro mountain bikers is a hard task. Even with available sponsors in the industry, there are still limited funds available to pros to travel and compete. Krista qualified for the Marathon World Championships by killing it in Breckenridge and now she needs our help to make it over the pond to represent the [...]
Live The Ride – Riding Extends Past Just Spinning the Cranks
While working on a new project for Bike198.com (details to come soon), my friend/fellow riding buddy/print designer/photographer, RegularJoe, brought to light that Bike198 needed a tagline and this tagline needed to pertain to all aspects of cycling. I threw some ideas on the wall to see what would stick and then during a long climb in the mountains on a humid Saturday morning as the sun was breaking through the low level clouds at the top of the mountain peaks…he [...]
Bike Maintenance Tutorials, Community and Your iPhone
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. [...]
Results: Do You Ride A Road Bike Poll
Two weeks ago, I hit you guys up with a simple question in relation to those skinny tired machines that don’t like to get dirty…road bikes. Basically, do you ride one or not and a little bit more detail into why given the questions that were presented. To be honest, the results surprised me a little bit, so let’s dive in and take a look at what we came up with. What do the road biking poll results say? An [...]
Discount Parts, Exclusive Tips and General Randomness
Time to jump in and give you guys an update on where things are, where they are going and how it affects you. So here is some Bike198.com news to go with your morning coffee as we continue to unwrap this pedal propulsion obsession. Ever since the move last month to the Bike198.com domain, we have been hard at work behind the scenes to really ramp up our offerings on the site to feed your habit, and…so far…everything is heading [...]
Last Day: Win A Free Set Of Shimano XT Brakes
Today is the last day to be eligible to win the free set of 180mm F/R Shimano XT hydraulic disc brakes from Bike198.com. Entering couldn’t be any easier. Just head over to Community.Bike198.com and register for a free account in the forums. Once you have created your account, get settled in and take a look around…all you have to do is start 3 new topics and reply to 5 others. It is really that easy! With 255 members generating 1,393 [...]
This Week In The Bike198 Forums (Jan. 29 – Feb. 5)
This week started big over at the Community.Bike198 forums. The biking forums are off to a big start thanks to the support of you guys and it is turning into a high quality forum on all things biking. With only a full week under our belt, there are 222 members that have generated over 1,130 posts. In the forum world, that is an incredible start. Thank you for the continued support and I am really happy with the way things [...]
Win A Free Set of Shimano XT Disc Brakes from Bike198.com!
As I mentioned earlier this week, we launched the new site Community.Bike198.com. This new section of Bike198.com contains the forum/community that is going to be a incredible discussion point for everything biking. In the launch post published on Monday, I told you to watch out for a way to win a set of brakes for your mountain bike, so which ones are we giving away to help get things rolling? Shimano XT Hydraulic Brakes with 180mm F/R Rotors What do [...]
Community.Bike198.com is Live!
Over the weekend, we put the finishing touches on Community.Bike198.com and it is now live! Community.Bike198 is an online forum for everything cycling. With specific forum categories for Mountain, Road and Urban, Community.Bike198 will serve as the communication point for everything on Bike198.com. The forum features everything from collapsible categories (so you only have to see what you really want read and comment on) and a recent news/posts list found in the upper right hand corner to keep up on [...]
Ramped Riding 1.0 Is Live!
Ramped Riding 1.0 is live! First, thank you for all of the emails, suggestions and feedback. The response I received over the past week has been nothing short of amazing. I took in all of the suggestions and edits to create the final version of Ramped Riding 1.0. Within the pages of the new 138 page ebook, you will find new pictures content and organization that makes this ebook the ultimate source to improve your mountain biking and enjoy the [...]
Released! Ramped Riding – Become a Better Mountain Biker
The “Free for This Week Only!” promotion has ended. Please click the banner above for more information on Ramped Riding and how you can get your copy! After a lot of missed deadlines and work, Ramped Riding is released to newsletter subscribers!!! A lot of work has gone into putting together this eBook and I am really happy with the result so far. Ramped Riding takes you from bike setup all the way to cross training as you continue your [...]
Bike198.com – Behind the Scenes
As most of you already know, Mountain Biking by 198 has been preparing for a move to Bike198.com. We have started packing and labeling boxes, wrapped up the delicates and…pretty soon…we’ll start to move the TV’s and valuables before the movers get here to finish off the job. For a long time now – since the start of the blog – Mountain Biking by 198 has been plagued with a couple big problems that were hindering long term growth. Domain [...]
Poll Results: Mountain Biking Forums Online – Where you hang out…
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 [...]
Ramped Riding and MTB198 Update
I blasted this email out to the MTB by 198 newsletter subscribers, but I also wanted to publish this update here to keep those of you that haven’t checked your email in the loop. I know what you are thinking…October has come and gone and I still don’t have the free eBook, Ramped Riding! I was the one that set the October deadline, so I felt the need to chime in and tell you why it is not on your [...]
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