Commuting forum moving up in popularity
05-13-11 | 12:19 PM
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Commuting forum moving up in popularity
Commuting is now the 4th most popular forum on Bikeforums.net. Seems like it didn't used to be so heavily used. Here are the top 6 forums as of 5/13/11:
- Road Cycling - 2,835,929 posts
- Single Speed & FG - 1,168,644
- Classic & Vintage - 734,882
- Commuting - 723,763
- Bicycle Mechanics - 544,536
- Mountain Biking - 433,476
At the rate the Commuting forum is growing, it could pass Classic & Vintage before long if (if gas prices stay so high). For owners of bikes with just one gear and sometimes no brakes, SS/FG riders sure have a lot to talk about. Meanwhile, Mtn Bikers must be spending more time in the woods than chatting on forums.
- Road Cycling - 2,835,929 posts
- Single Speed & FG - 1,168,644
- Classic & Vintage - 734,882
- Commuting - 723,763
- Bicycle Mechanics - 544,536
- Mountain Biking - 433,476
At the rate the Commuting forum is growing, it could pass Classic & Vintage before long if (if gas prices stay so high). For owners of bikes with just one gear and sometimes no brakes, SS/FG riders sure have a lot to talk about. Meanwhile, Mtn Bikers must be spending more time in the woods than chatting on forums.
05-13-11 | 12:53 PM
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05-13-11 | 01:27 PM
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As much as I'd like to do other types of riding more often (namely weekend road riding and touring) I still do over 90% of my cycling miles commuting. Accordingly I spend the majority of my time here. The only forums I look at with anything resembling regularity are this one, touring, and clydes.
05-13-11 | 01:33 PM
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Spent some time in the C&V forums but I'm more into riding than restoring. This forum just seems like home. I also visit the advocacy and safety forum. It is ok but doesn't ever seem as positive as this one.
05-13-11 | 01:38 PM
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this sub-forum is definitely my home at BF.net as well. i like it it because, while it definitely has a focus on the specific activity of commuting by bicycle, it seems to be the forum most closely aligned with how i view cycling. to me biking isn't a sport, or a recreation, or a hobby, or an interest, rather it's an all encompassing way of life; it's how i move through and about my world every single day.
i also like this forum because it's not about a specific kind or style of bike. we have people in here commuting on all manner of two wheeled contraptions - race bikes, mountain bikes, touring bikes, vintage bikes, hybrid bikes, cyclocross bikes, single speed bikes, folding bikes, fixed gear bikes, recumbent bikes, cruising bikes, etc.
i also periodically check out the car-free, utility, and winter biking forums, but they're less active than this one, and hence less interesting.
i also like this forum because it's not about a specific kind or style of bike. we have people in here commuting on all manner of two wheeled contraptions - race bikes, mountain bikes, touring bikes, vintage bikes, hybrid bikes, cyclocross bikes, single speed bikes, folding bikes, fixed gear bikes, recumbent bikes, cruising bikes, etc.
i also periodically check out the car-free, utility, and winter biking forums, but they're less active than this one, and hence less interesting.
Last edited by Steely Dan; 05-13-11 at 01:58 PM.
05-13-11 | 01:43 PM
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I've been a roadie for many years, but identify more with commuters now since I commute almost every workday but usually rec ride only once a week. It's also more interesting (to me) discussing various commuter issues than arguing over Campy vs Shimano, weight weenie stuff, carbon frames and components, fastest speeds, etc.
05-13-11 | 05:01 PM
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I seem to be split equally between commuting, utility cycling and touring forums. They have a lot in common too. Although, I haven't visited here as frequently as I used to for a month or so.
05-13-11 | 05:21 PM
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Well of course it getting more popular, how else can we get through 8 hrs of boring work in anticipation for the commute home? 
05-13-11 | 10:40 PM
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Interesting. I should check out the other forums more often. I've never even clicked on SS/FG, but I imagine C&V would have something I like.
Mountain bikers already have a great forum outside of BF, so I'm sure that plays a role too.
05-14-11 | 03:40 AM
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05-14-11 | 04:12 AM
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05-14-11 | 06:41 AM
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05-14-11 | 07:03 AM
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