[Closed] MTB Forums dying?

This one seems busy. Which other ones are there?!

No, it's the day after Boxing Day, people are away, riding or spending time with friends and family instead of randomers online...

Had a look at bikemagic and mtbrider, all quiet.

Is that you Nick? Long time!

*checks facebook* Oh I see you are there too!

Forums seem very quiet, is everyone of twitter on facebook now?

No. It's just Christmas. Most people who use STW do so at work, and they are all on holiday right now. Simples. 🙂

Hi Joe
a good question...I read on here that Bike Magic is dying - but I never really used it.

I use this mostly & BikeRadar ( http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10014 for posting rides etc (MTB - Hitchin Sunday Rides.

I occasionally look at MTBR( http://www.mtbr.com/)as many searches seem to take me there. CyclyBuddy ( http://www.cyclingbuddy.com/) looked interesting but does seem quiet.

I recently stumbled accross MTBE ( http://www.mtbe.co.uk/) which looks promising....

SingleTrack does seem the most active forum - but I would be interested to know of any other good ones.....

I've been on this forum, in one guide or another, since 2000 and its definitely a LOT quieter than it used to be.

I used to be a very regular BikeMagic user but since they got taken over it's been chuffin' awful and they completely screwed my account migraton so I couldn't post.

Add in the total disinterest of the techies supposedly supporting it and I'm not surprised it's dying.

We need IJ to come back LOL

It's just the time of year, it'll pick up come the spring (or if it ever stops raining...)

We need IJ to come back LOL

You mean TJ?

Shhhh, the mods are watching out for people who mention his name!

Shhhh, the mods are watching out for people who mention his name!

That's why he was subtle enough to let you do it 😉

I think he really meant IJ...

IJ/TJ At least TJ was real!

Elfinsafety.

Jesus Pete, how you doing?! BM has definitely as good as died, sadly, but I think this and Bike Radar are still alive and well!

IJ = Indiana Jane, who's the sexiest poster on STW? All well in tarmacin' land?

Is the Kato of this shire the same one you used to bitchfest with on BM?

LOL, the tarmaccin has not been going too well last few years 🙁

Jeekers, John, good to see you again

Ahye, had a rough time but on the up now. Would love a mountain bike, skint due to the downturn in tarmaccin 🙁

Anyone seen Timmy A from BM?

Noooooo 😉

And who is shifter?

Tim ya berk. How's the family? Into double figures yet?!

I sent you a text earlier!

Family good, dont see them that much, divorcing

Kato here is the same yer-bik-is-sarricin fed from the other channel, without the attitude.

This is parhaps the heart of the problem, no IJs, no threats of real-life violence with meetings on car parks to sort out differences, no sending saucy SMSes to attractive forum members with hunky boyfirends, no north-south divide barnies at trail centres to liven up Monday-morning forum traffic, no debates on the joys of pink or brown, no rants about minorities well-known for thieving anything mobile especially if it's made of metal... .

Edit: and death threats over debates on the best frame material. 😉

and 'morning, I need a poo' threads 😀

We need more of that.

Spooky - ignored that, thought you were a scammer!

I've been on here since 2002 in some way or another and would say that the site these days it's almost TOO busy- stuff just drops off the front page.

Shifter last time I spoke to you I was driving a van up the A 75 we had bought in Essex. oh how times have changed!

Couldnt find you on stalkerbook

Last time you spoke to me was Christmas day a few years ago. The same year you fell down my garden wall pissed 😉

That's a long drive. You'll not find me on those deviant sites ; -)
Have all your bikes really gone?? That's grim mate.

Bikes, house, car, family business, the lot.

Munro biker, you will have to help me out. I have fallen down many garden walls pissed

It's Luke!

My goodness!

Just got a call from shifter, frightfully nice bloke........

Quite like the look of,

[url= http://www.mtbe.co.uk/ ]http://www.mtbe.co.uk/[/url]

Actually just signed up 🙂

I wondering if it is magazine based ?

Edukator - Member

Kato here is the same yer-bik-is-sarricin fed from the other channel, without the attitude.

This is parhaps the heart of the problem, no IJs, no threats of real-life violence with meetings on car parks to sort out differences, no sending saucy SMSes to attractive forum members with hunky boyfirends, no north-south divide barnies at trail centres to liven up Monday-morning forum traffic, no debates on the joys of pink or brown, no rants about minorities well-known for thieving anything mobile especially if it's made of metal... .

Edit: and death threats over debates on the best frame material.

Ahh those were the days eh John?

Logging onto BM to watch Dyl spiral out of control, often fueled by himself in the end!!
Shame he couldn't keep himself in check online as he was/is a good person in real life.

How many of you crazies are on twitter?

@weepetecole give us a follow

In forum terms, yes, those were the days. No point crying over spilt milk though and I get a lot more DIY done these days. The same people are on here but ban-weary shadows of their BM-selves. Personally I've rediscovered the real-life conversation. You can be as politically incorrect as you like, slander all and sundry, have an opinion on headware, fart in everyone's general direction... .

Lol at the former bikemagic massive forgetting the contributions they made to its downfall.

You do remember your spiralling out of control which led to your BM demise eh John? Quite self righteous you were too if we are being honest weren't you eh? And if me overshoot witnessed Dylan's last spat - which was directed straight at me with absolutely no reason or provocation he'd have to be slightly addled himself to claim that Dylan was acting any where within the "normal" range.

These people seem to think its ok to insult & threaten on a forum to create entertainment then complain when that behaviour is missing / frowned upon - but are sadly missing when the time and effort is required to prop it up with some genuine and appropriate content.

It really demonstrates the type of people who contribute in that way and what they do to forums - hence STW'S tightening of the reigns lately..... Maybe if you had any dignity and thanks for the entertainment it gave you, you'd pop over there and help resurrect it.

Lets see how long Pete's revival last eh.

You missed the party but are living the hangover, Krypton.

Hello Pete!

Mtbe is a very friendly community forum with no magazine affiliations.
It's founder members are based in teeside so it does have quite an active north east membership who organise rides fairly regularly around the area however it's popularity seems to be growing nationwide.
I've been a member there for a couple of years with the odd post and participation in the group rides.
I tend to have a guilty lurk here on singletrack as its quite a bit busier especially on non bike topics.

Edukator - Member
You missed the party but are living the hangover, Krypton.

And your kind are busy pointing and laughing at the landlord who's pub you wrecked yet are not willing to lend a hand to fix his business. You've just moved on to another pub haven't you, except with STW you've found the rules are enforced harder - which is why Dylan doesn't post here, which tells you a lot about his / his kind quite frankly.

Hey Pete, sorry to hear the shite's still going on.

Regarding the OP, I don't think it's just forums but the fine art of 'banter' is slowly dying. For a few years now, it's been happening in the workplace & down the pub but folk had kept it alive on t'interweb. This is now being curtailed by changes in the law & the resultant tightening of website policies/management.

Lol there is a line a mile wide between banter and some of the rants and torrents abuse sent from behind a keyboard

JoeBones - Member

Munro biker, you will have to help me out. I have fallen down many garden walls pissed

Jeez, I still remember that night, especially me, my missus and your mate, Murray??, spending 20 minutes trying to convince you to get in my car for a lift to the B abd B you were staying in.

At the pace you were going you'd probably still be walking there now.

Hope the future brightens up for you, mate. Sounds like you've been through the grinder.

Kryton57 - Member
Lol at the former bikemagic massive forgetting the contributions they made to its downfall.

You do remember your spiralling out of control which led to your BM demise eh John? Quite self righteous you were too if we are being honest weren't you eh? And if me overshoot witnessed Dylan's last spat - which was directed straight at me with absolutely no reason or provocation he'd have to be slightly addled himself to claim that Dylan was acting any where within the "normal" range.

I don't think can claim to have made any contributions to BM's downfall?

I think in all my time on the site (I joined in 98) I only ever posted 1 ranty post and that was @ Dylan over one of his brain farts.

The main reason I don't frequent BM these days is its blocked @ work and since its "relaunch" its not the same.

and they are all on holiday right now. Simples.

*ahem*

BM has never been the same since the revamp, I still lurk occasionally but rarely post.

Interest and demands on time change plus a move to a job with limited internet access, which has since been rectifyed with another new job.

Nice to see a few of the old BM members pop up, and I can now put names to STW members.

Shame things are still not going well for you JoeBones.

I used to enjoy the banter. I left long before it started to slide though. I did pop back on after they'd revamped it but didn't like the new style forum. Shame but times move on

Nice to see some old faces mind you!

I am still lost as to who Chukymtb is, dangerousbeans, thanks for the lift and the craic.

I am slowly rebuilding, two new businesses started this year and working for a shit wage totally beats the dole!

As for 'Murray' I sent him a text yesterday, will catch up with him soon.

I have become addicted to this over the last two years as I have no MTB's anymore [url= http://w3.lesmills.com/westcoast/en ]Les Mills Group Exercise[/url] I lost 3 stone and have never been fitter. Helped me deal with the mental trauma of what I have been through.

I was looking at bikes yesterday and would love one but no can do for the time being.

On the upside I now have an amazing girlfriend and both my parents who are fit and well.

Sometimes you just gotta be glad for what you have.......