RADBMX.CO.UK
BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Why isnt this working on June 02, 2016, 10:05 AM
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Morning all.
I'm not enjoying typing this thread at all but I cant help but put this out there for discussion. What is going on on our beloved RadBmx.co.uk...??? I've been a member of the site for maybe 10 or so years now and its been the complete backbone of my old school bmx hobby, along with Ebay in the early years. Throughout that time there has been periods where activity would slow, typically MK weekends and holiday breaks, but would ALWAYS pick back up again into a complete hive of activity in all sections of the forum. I've never EVER known it as slow as it is currently and I'm sad and worried. We all know that the mass stock of old school parts has long dried up for the everyday collector and that would naturally slow things down a touch in certain areas but as a generalisation things on here seem very VERY quiet. I remember stumbling across my first old school purchase which was a 1984 Skyway Ta (which I still have) in maybe 2003/2004 on a mountain bike for sale section and feeling my eyes pop out of my head in amazement seeing the bike I dreamt of as a kid that the rich kid round the way had that my parents couldn't afford and it bringing back all those evocative memories of making jumps out of bricks and a crappy old plank of wood in my street and I was immediately hooked. Then going onto Ebay and typing in 'Old BMX' and my jaw nearly hitting the floor with excitement.......then finding the holly grail that was RadBmx. Within a year or so I was back at the Rom ATTEMPTING to get some air out of the bowl again... ;D. I know I'm banging on dreadfully but It just seems sad that the site that made so much of my old school BMX journey possible feels like its dying in front of my eyes.... :'(.
Apologies again for the downer thread but wondered what you guys felt yourselves.
Many thanks... Si... :daumenhoch:
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When I got back into it all in 2009, the only quality sources of info were radbmx, bmx museum, ozbmx, and a few other brand specific websites. Since the explosion of iphones/ipads and similar brands, and the development of apps (hate that term), it's meant that we all now have internet access 24 hours a day, wherever we are. You no longer have to 'make time' at home or disappear upto the spare bedroom to browse the net. It can be done anytime/anywhere in 30 second chunks or whatever. This convenience has made us lazy (generally speaking), and the idea of logging in and browsing/trawling through a forum is hard work for some people - not myself. I love it. Added to all of this, most of us have facebook on our phones which gives an endless stream of info to us with the flick of a thumb. We don't have to put our brains in gear, just sit back and watch. I wouldn't know, but i'd guess there are hundreds if not thousands of bmx related facebook pages, each appealing to a slightly different audience. This isn't always a bad thing. I'm joint admin of Steve69's VDC facebook group, and as a resource for a specific brand it's amazing. The same for the Hutch and Skyway owners groups for example... BUT it's obvious that where there used to be say 5 main sites/forums, there are now hundreds, so the traffic on each is reduced, despite the old/mid school scene arguably having more participants than ever. Add to all that the increasing price/scarcity of parts, and it all adds to the problem. A sad situation.
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There's plenty of stuff out there, people just aren't buying. Is it too dear? How bad do you want it? Make an offer!
Is it time for another complete vs parting out thread?
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Forum is as good as those who participate.....
It's a tough one, as we see the instant Facebook pages being a success, easy to upload pics, quick click to respond. We can only ask that people spend the time to post here too.
Old members, new members will be here forever, however does need input. I'm guilty, running a rugby team now in my spare time, so neglected the site to be honest, however still very busy sorting MK.
A reflection that it hasn't died is the amount of bikes and people at MK, and other venues....
Bottom line, is be more active :daumenhoch:
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Good points made by everybody ...
The scene is bigger than ever but sadly diversity due to FB has crippled Rad's appeal and traffic ....
Since very reluctantly joining FB I've bought and sold bits on there ... I'd always put things on here first but things ( as Carl mentioned on another thread ) just ain't shifting on here.
Rad was and should always be a place where prices are reasonable and that way everybody benefits.
Greed has taken over and it becomes a vicious circle where you need to sell your parts for top dollar in order to buy the parts you need for your next build because they also will be at top dollar.
I'm still not a fan of FB ... It's far too vacuous and it's all about memory of a goldfish kind of participation ...
A major bug bear of mine is that while Rad itself slowly dies how many people who've never even been on this site will be rocking up to MK to enjoy all the spoils without ever contributing either with interesting threads or comments or any financial contribution.
I really wouldn't want this year's MK to be the last ever.. It's the highlight of the year for me and I'm sure for many others.
People need a carrot not a stick to come into Rad .. I've mentioned it before but sponsorship from someone such as Alan's would be a possible solution.
Monthly prizes for members or for winners/voters for BOTM would encourage more traffic/SSTs to be sold. We've all bought stuff from Alan's and I'm sure we'll all continue too so it makes good sense ..
Some of Rad's internal bickering and sense of there being an incrowd to outsiders hasn't helped either.
I've spoken to several of the old big posters on here who sadly have become disillusioned with many of the points mentioned above ..
We need them back.. I hope that it's not too late...
I know there are still lots of us that are still loyal and champions of Radbmx ( myself included ) ..
We need to get ourselves off FB and back on the real home of UK OSBMX .. :radbmxsmilie:
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Lucky I never started this thread ;D I would have the usual threesome along trying to shoot me down in flames (wait for it) :2funny:
All I will say is good luck trying to sell anything, unless you are willing to take a huge hit on it. Just stick what you have on your bikes and ride them :daumenhoch:
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Apart from some of the overpriced guff that pops up now and again ( which goes for daft money ) has stuff really got too expensive or hard to find ? I never seem to struggle buying stuff , never have, apart from when I'm skint . I've only just recently started to come back on the forum as I have just been too busy with work/life etc , there seems to be a fair amount of nice gear popping up for sale and a great selection of bikes in the bike of the month thread . What's the problem ? Have I missed something ?
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I'll always be here . And there are new members being added everyday . Some will stay and get involved , some won't.
FB has had a massive impact, but not just to RAD. Long live RADbmx.
Forum is as good as those who participate.....
It's a tough one, as we see the instant Facebook pages being a success, easy to upload pics, quick click to respond. We can only ask that people spend the time to post here too.
Old members, new members will be here forever, however does need input. I'm guilty, running a rugby team now in my spare time, so neglected the site to be honest, however still very busy sorting MK.
A reflection that it hasn't died is the amount of bikes and people at MK, and other venues....
Bottom line, is be more active :daumenhoch:
What Nick said :daumenhoch:
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It's frustrated me both as a long time member and short time Moderator - people are just too lazy to post or even log on to the forum.
I've tried to encourage people to come here by starting a build thread with each bike I build, and the same handful of members comment, so what's the point? I've started loads of random threads in the lounge about various stuff, nobody's interested, and some people have even criticised me for doing so, so what's the point?
It's also annoying, as Ant said, about the amount of people that show up at MK, that never come on here. There's a certain crew that probably have the biggest camp set up at MK, and basically do their own thing all weekend. They're all registered members too, and never post on here, to me just looks like they use MK as a platform for their own group.
Nick's right, you want a lively forum, then get more involved.
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Crikey, another is it dead yet question?
I remember seeing these on the old blue site...
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I hope the concerns been mentioned aren't to serious, because I've just joined the site in April this year.
I found :radbmxsmilie: while I was looking for parts for my Performer. I thought Ooohh yes, real enthusiast who didn't forget about burning for something, beeing passionate about a hobby, sharing knowledge, helping each other and most important - talking to each other instead of just posting links and thumbs up as it has become usual on FB. I grew up in a tiny village with an overpupulation of cows, the only BMX-scene I ever experienced there was me and two old BMX magazines that my brother kept. I joined :radbmxsmilie: and felt like I've found a home for my passion, and I still do.
I experienced great support so far, made new friends with a similar mind setting, and I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The issue of information beeing available 24/7 that keeps people letting thier heads hang down constantly to not to miss a single bit of what the new media is offering, is a problem in general and nothing particular to this forum I think. It seperates people in genaral even if they're sitting next to each other, I see that all the time around me. I always thought people who haven't got a passion for something like we have are in danger getting cought up by this trend.
So, if we know better, let's make a change. I always take time at home to be here, although I have responsibilities that can't be neglected.
The creedy side of things (if this is the driving force anyway) regarding selling parts that was mentioned here and in an other thread scares me as a newbie quite a bit. I hope this high price trend will stop at some point, otherwise I'm afraid that I never ever get to build a bike I would love to have, and buying parts becomes reserved to those who can afford paying these prices. Maybe I'm wrong with my assumption, that some offers are made by people who not really want to sell thier stuff, but if somebody wants something really bad then there is a price. On the other hand I totally understand that someone doesn't hesitate to sell some parts for a higher price if there's one who's willing to pay. The other trend I see is that poeple, who aren't into the spirit of a lovely forum like this, are just collecting parts for the sake of owning only, some pictures on FB are telling that. But it's not my attitude to make profit or take advantage of anybody, and I'm sure the spirit of RAD-members is still that way too.
I didn't experienced those times, but if RAD.CO.UK was different, members and other people who make this possible are the ones who can make a change. It's us, and I'm confident we will manage it somehow to keep this going. Just look at the comments been made.
Let's keep the spirit alive, put those smartphones aside, and let us keep sharing our passion like it always used to be. I don't think RAD will die, because here are too many poeple like me thinking "great to be a part of this".
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Lucky I never started this thread ;D I would have the usual threesome along trying to shoot me down in flames (wait for it) :2funny:
All I will say is good luck trying to sell anything, unless you are willing to take a huge hit on it. Just stick what you have on your bikes and ride them :daumenhoch:
oi :teef:
who are the other 2 then?
the fact that this thread will probably get a ton of replies shows the forum isn't dead, just needs people to contribute more ;)
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It's frustrated me both as a long time member and Spen time Moderator - people are just too lazy to post or even log on to the forum.
I've tried to encourage people to come here by starting a build thread with each bike I build, and the same handful of members comment, so what's the point? I've started loads of random threads in the lounge about various stuff, nobody's interested, and some people have even criticised me for doing so, so what's the point?
It's also annoying, as Ant said, about the amount of people that show up at MK, that never come on here. There's a certain crew that probably have the biggest camp set up at MK, and basically do their own thing all weekend. They're all registered members too, and never post on here, to me just looks like they use MK as a platform for their own group.
Nick's right, you want a lively forum, then get more involved.
Totally agree with everything you've said Dan... It's all very frustrating ...
You try to start threads BMX or otherwise and the response can be painfully slow or negative ...
Nick is totally right though.. If we want Rad buzzing again it's up to all of us be that oldies, lurkers or newbies to get posting again.
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What if................people started posting on Rad again!
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,186644.0.html
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The FB groups confuse me. All it seems to be these days is front end friday, back side monday, or something like that, or complaints about people asking silly money for parts on ebay. I kid of course....but would be nice if people came back here and enjoyed the threads :)
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I always look in here as my first port of call on every day of the week, come rain or shine. It is depressing sometimes to see the site so 'bare', compared to what it used to be like. There was always banter, bitchin', selling, swapping, bike build threads etc, and I miss those times to be honest with.
Facebook opened a huge platform for instantaneousness. Everything on there is instant, but it disappears very quickly, including the idiots, sellers in it only for money, and flippers. There are a few people who quietly sit waiting for bargains to come along, snap them up, and then offer the parts to others on different pages via pm when they know they are looking for the parts. It's rife. Some of these same people are some of the ones coming along to MK for their freebies and to sell their cheap parts for a bit more, and to buy off the guys selling cheap there to then resell via the FB pages. You can't and will not stop it, as some people are 'desperate' to get these parts with the total scarcity on all platforms.
It's a shame that others don't take the time to make a few comments on other peoples build threads too, especially when a lot of time, effort, money and sometimes sacrafice, goes into putting them together. Adding a like button on here was a wrong doing in my eyes, with just hitting that instead of actually typing something. Sad.
Anyways, I am here for the long haul, but will sadly only ever be putting 2 more bikes together, if I can ever get the parts, or actually get them without people trying to fleece me :yahoo_silent:
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Think I need to get back on here.. The safe from c@nts place is nice.
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It's definitely getting harder to build,and harder to sell.
It's got to the point where I am holding onto stuff I don't need.....because I think I won't be able to get it back in the future because less stuff is coming up for sale and what is coming up is at inflated prices.
I am guilty of being on one particular Facebook group because as said above its easy ,easy to upload pics if you are selling,and I have sold stuff on there within minutes.
However,stuff at the moment just isn't selling.
There has been some quality stuff come up on FB lately.....but it just isn't selling.
I put some nice freestyle bars up this week at a good price,and considering the group has 10 000 members,I had not one bite,not even an offer.
This means either a lot aren't building,or a lot of the members are just voyeurs.
I will say this though,if you could make it just as easy to upload photos on here as it is on FB,without the need for photobucket or tapatalk,I would sell on here again rather than FB.
Same with build threads.
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Oh Christ
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I will say this though,if you could make it just as easy to upload photos on here as it is on FB,without the need for photobucket or tapatalk,I would sell on here again rather than FB.
Same with build threads.
The Bmx Museum uses a platform that enables pictures to be uploaded without the use of Photobucket or something like Tapatalk. I have pm'd a moderator to find out what they use and just waiting on a reply :daumenhoch:
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I think there's a relatively simple explanation (ok maybe six or seven).....but this place is definitely quieter that what is was during the period 2006 - 2008 when it used to be a hive of activity.
Social media sites, e.g. facebook has opened the door to anyone and everyone creating a group (some run by sour pratts, dickheads and social climbers) which in turn impacts on forum activity
People are paying off their debt since spending madly during the peak of interest and have succumb to hiding away so they're not tempted to buy anything now (I know a few lol)
Items are scarcer, prices are ridiculous for most part which reduces interest and availability to the masses (£120.00 for NOS Fuan AERO saddle isn't exactly a draw to start collecting, let alone building one bike)
The hobby has run it's course for many...for some it was just a case of filing a void and they have since moved on and sold up
There's a new breed of collector and interest, just go and look at some of the groups, it's full of half *anks and socially inept numpties
This place will always be the original and best, I browse every day but only comment now when I feel the need or I've actually got something I can be bothered to comment on. :LolLolLolLol: :tickedoff: :daumenhoch:
I'll shut up now...I come here for a sanity check :)
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Oh Christ
I heard from a Mod on here, the reason we can't load pics on here anymore , is because Rob used all of Rads 'gigawebamebytes' , with pics of his Goose :LolLolLolLol:
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:LolLolLolLol: Back to the thread title/question, I would definitely say not! Not everyone is on (or wants to be on) Facebook and for this Brit at least, :radbmxsmilie: will always be my spiritual home and first port of call (not only for buying and selling, but also as a general place to chat with like-minded folk), even though I now live in Japan. Actually, perhaps more so because I live abroad! In any case, keep it RAD!!!!! :daumenhoch:
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Oh Christ
I heard from a Mod on here, the reason we can't load pics on here anymore , is because Rob used all of Rads 'gigawebamebytes' , with pics of his Goose :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: dam I've been outed
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My biggest fear is that MK will end up like BugJam did. It started out as VW's only and was full of likeminded people all there for the same reason, however as it grew the crowds changed and it ended up as a free for all with the minority being genuine enthusiasts.
With the large influx of people not giving 2 stuffs about RADBMX attending MK it could quite easy head the wrong way. And if that happens it will kill OSBMX.
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My biggest fear is that MK will end up like BugJam did. It started out as VW's only and was full of likeminded people all there for the same reason, however as it grew the crowds changed and it ended up as a free for all with the minority being genuine enthusiasts.
With the large influx of people not giving 2 stuffs about RADBMX attending MK it could quite easy head the wrong way. And if that happens it will kill OSBMX.
Sounds a bit like run to the sun .............man that used to be very good , just vw , then it all changed , never went again
bit like most vw shows as it go's .
Think forums all around the world are suffering , not just bmx one's either . I'm still (only just ) on a vw forum , man its was heaving
4/ 5 years ago , now its like a ghost ship , just hope bmx doesn't follow suit .............
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Your not wrong, RTTS in its day was absolutely amazing as we're all the pubs. It died when the Turbo chavs came along.
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Sorry to go off topic,but you are right about the VW shows,as far back as Bug Jam 90 it just became a good place for all the ravers and Escort chavs to meet up and have a drug/piss up lol
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Good to get everyones opinions on this. My complete and utter computer illiteracy means I don't even have Facebook, so was completely (and so it sounds blissfully) unaware of the many other pages/platforms/sites that were available to view online. Knowing the popularity of Facebook I can start to understand now how something like that could take away such a vast chunk of members, especially if the way it operates is that much quicker/easier than Rad (not that I personally find Rad hard to operate). I suppose in that respect its simply progression and many people will go along with that, I can totally understand that. And I agree with you Nick regarding being more active and that the site is only as good as the people in it. Who am I to start this thread when I hardly post anything myself.... :idiot2: :idiot2: :idiot2: I suppose it just saddened me to reflect on recent years gone by and the blue site years in comparison to how its been much more recently. Each section has been so so slow and the thought of this site dying would make me sad. Personally i'll always be on here whether it be browsing, selling, buying or looking at the 'babe of the day' thread, and I certainly wont be going onto Facebook because I've got know f*cking idea how to use it... ;D. Like its been said by you all...you get out what you put in, so i'll be putting more effort in from now on.
Thanks for the feedback and have good weekends...
Si... :daumenhoch:
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My biggest fear is that MK will end up like BugJam did. It started out as VW's only and was full of likeminded people all there for the same reason, however as it grew the crowds changed and it ended up as a free for all with the minority being genuine enthusiasts.
With the large influx of people not giving 2 stuffs about RADBMX attending MK it could quite easy head the wrong way. And if that happens it will kill OSBMX.
Yes brother... People trying to jump on the back of a good thing. It's been build up by rad members for many years. 👍
Not people that have been in the game for 2 minutes.. 👍
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My biggest fear is that MK will end up like BugJam did. It started out as VW's only and was full of likeminded people all there for the same reason, however as it grew the crowds changed and it ended up as a free for all with the minority being genuine enthusiasts.
With the large influx of people not giving 2 stuffs about RADBMX attending MK it could quite easy head the wrong way. And if that happens it will kill OSBMX.
Yes brother... People trying to jump on the back of a good thing. It's been build up by rad members for many years. 👍
Not people that have been in the game for 2 minutes.. 👍
Hello John, f*ck me its been a while! Wont take away from the thread, just to say hello mate and hope your well... :daumenhoch:
Si... :)
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13 bikes in BOTM.
Get the nails in that coffin!
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Things must be bad..... there hasn't been a post in 'Babe of the Day' for nearly 3 weeks!
I look on RAD every day when I am away working (which I am now) and I have seen it become progressively quieter over the past 18months or so. Same few people posting and a few old names are still there but it isn't like it was when I initially joined. I asked a question about an orphan hub I have a few weeks ago, plenty of people looking but hardly any replies. I make a point of running pretty extensive build threads as I enjoy feedback and help from the people on here who know much more than I do, and I have had people contacting me as a result and offering me free parts and so on to help complete some of my bikes. Some great, generous people on here who are obviously in it for the good of the hobby.
The Fb groups are always busy but as we all know the posts just come and go. I've set up a B'ham WHEELS Fb group to try to gather all of the WHEELS info I can and keep it all in one place; many of the ex-Team riders are on there but aren't into BMX anymore so i'd never be able to gain their input on here for example, so for me that works. I still post (probably too much) WHEELS info on here whenever I can.
Part of the problem is that the Fb groups have such a massive/wide audience, so if you're trying to make a sale then it makes sense to post up on there to make use of the huge footprint they possess. I've recently sold off a few of my more expensive items (including a complete build) as a direct result of somebody having seen them on Fb and randomly contacting me and making a CrAzY offer. Things that I wasn't really considering selling but the offers made were so ridiculous I couldn't justify saying no.
With that wider audience I think there is a greater range of $$$ available and that in itself pushes the prices up.
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To be honest I'm guilty of not frequenting RAD as I should do.
I do look at the Facebook groups quite a lot and I was one of those moaning originally for rad not to succumb to a Facebook page.
Trouble is for me, I use my phone to browse and it's difficult to read the posts on the forum on a poxy phone screen while the Facebook pages are pretty clear
All that combined with I have a lot to do with the Skyway page means I don't come on here as much as I used to.
I really need to delete some of the groups on Facebook as some are pretty poor.
I have been banned from a Facebook group though so that's a start!!
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I started coming on here about 3 years ago and have probably been on here every day since. The amount of knowledge I have gained from here is huge. I defected to Facebook a few months back and at first quite liked it on there, bought a few things at really good prices and connected with a few lads local to me who've really helped me out even offering free stuff to me so Facebook isn't all bad, but I'm now getting a bit bored with the pictures of mega budget builds, and have noticed a few people getting stung with sales so would only buy from local lads or people I know from here.
As I'm now finally starting my first build I can spend hours on here trawling through the various sections getting ideas and gaining knowledge of restoration techniques and looking at the old adverts and build threads which is something I'm never going to get on Facebook. I don't really know the reason why it's so quiet on here as for people like myself this place is a goldmine.
One thing I will say though while 99.9% of members on here have been very friendly and helpful I have had some very blunt answers off some when I've asked for advice or commented on something, and I do think it can sometimes be a bit daunting for a newbie to come on here asking for advice. Maybe a newbie questions section could be incorporated into the welcome section .
Anyway I'll be keeping it :radbmxsmilie: as no matter how quiet it is on here I still keep coming back :daumenhoch:
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Things must be bad..... there hasn't been a post in 'Babe of the Day' for nearly 3 weeks!
Give me a few minutes to load the skanks up :LolLolLolLol:
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Things must be bad..... there hasn't been a post in 'Babe of the Day' for nearly 3 weeks!
Give me a few minutes to load the skanks up :LolLolLolLol:
Please don't Andy. "help"
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Too late Dan. Brace yourselves...
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:radbmxsmilie: is still a great Forum.
I'm not into Facebook so don't really see whats going on there.
Love anything people have got to say even if its bikes I not into, its what you crave.
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Things must be bad..... there hasn't been a post in 'Babe of the Day' for nearly 3 weeks!
Give me a few minutes to load the skanks up :LolLolLolLol:
Can I suggest a thumbs down as well as a thumbs up option be added please?
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I like em big. BIG!!!
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Things must be bad..... there hasn't been a post in 'Babe of the Day' for nearly 3 weeks!
Give me a few minutes to load the skanks up :LolLolLolLol:
Please don't Andy. "help"
:2funny: ...another reason why I love to be here. It's so funny :daumenhoch:
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I must admit, I do miss a good bumming thread. :'(
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I must admit, I do miss a good bumming thread. :'(
Bumming and finger blasting....mPeter J and Pooch are the fellas for the job there :bellend:
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skank babe of the day thread updated
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skank babe of the day thread updated
I've seen it, she reminds me of one of the male actors from the Van Damme film AWOL, the bloke in the crowd that says "I could kick that guys ass".
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She so wants to be Kate Moss (another skank). Fine with me :)
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Leave Kate out of this. She's mine!
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"nono"
In need of a few cheeseburgers.
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I remember the old days of Vintage BMX, the Firebird thread and all of us flipping over to this site (I think I was member no 21 originally, before the 2 resets). It was absolutely nuts back then. It was a full time job keeping up with the posts and replying, but I guess since then other channels have appeared, Facebook, Instagram and so on. So it's hard to tell if there's less people into it now, maybe they're just spread out more.
It's inevitable though that things would calm down. People get used to things, it becomes normal and less of a impulsive draw. The memories a lot of us tried to recapture and the nostalgia of the 80's would eventually lose their shine. Those bikes craved in the 80's have been built and the satisfaction of owning them has been achieved.
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The forum format is dying.
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The forum format is dying.
Imo it's inevitable....most of the posts on here are just keeping this place ticking over and as sad as that sounds.........it's the state of what we have available to us and convenience.
Was looking at the wanted section yesterday and so many have views but hardly any replies. Although some of this will be down to what people have, there is a wider audience out there.
Another way of looking at it....how many of you sit in the lounge with your families and have your head stuck in your smartphone..........years ago we'd talk!
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The forum format is dying.
In 1990 BMX was dead ... yet here we all are.
Forums aren't in fashion... thats all it is. Myspace used to be where it was at... FriendsReunited anyone? ... all fads ... all gone... replaced.
here's my big thought ( one a year ) Facebook is Scooters ... Forums are BMX
Facebook is all about the next next next ... newest thing .. the latest post. What happened last week is forgotten. There's no organization. No etiquette. No manners. Wanna find a pic you saw appear 2 or 3 weeks back on Facebook? it will take you a while and a load of scrolling. The format is just not conducive to building a valuable resource ... all its interested in is the now. Facebook is Scooters.
Forums are organised, based around being able to store and search for information... the community of a forum is based around regular postings and shared trust ... abuse this at your peril. You can go off and do Facebook but, like scooters, you will ultimately feel unfulfilled and will look for something with some substance ... like BMX ... or skating for that matter.
Maybe that's all bullshit but as long as there's a few people who log on and post it will never be dead... as long as theres that small community of people to chat with ( ride with ) then it will bobble along down the stream just fine... just like BMX.
There was something about BMX that we loved and stayed in us until we were ready to come back ... forums are the same.
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...also there's been sooo much less bullshit and aggro on RAD since Facebook got trendy.
Deffo a good thing :daumenhoch:
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The forum format is dying.
In 1990 BMX was dead ... yet here we all are.
Forums aren't in fashion... thats all it is. Myspace used to be where it was at... FriendsReunited anyone? ... all fads ... all gone... replaced.
here's my big thought ( one a year ) Facebook is Scooters ... Forums are BMX
Facebook is all about the next next next ... newest thing .. the latest post. What happened last week is forgotten. There's no organization. No etiquette. No manners. Wanna find a pic you saw appear 2 or 3 weeks back on Facebook? it will take you a while and a load of scrolling. The format is just not conducive to building a valuable resource ... all its interested in is the now. Facebook is Scooters.
Forums are organised, based around being able to store and search for information... the community of a forum is based around regular postings and shared trust ... abuse this at your peril. You can go off and do Facebook but, like scooters, you will ultimately feel unfulfilled and will look for something with some substance ... like BMX ... or skating for that matter.
Maybe that's all bullshit but as long as there's a few people who log on and post it will never be dead... as long as theres that small community of people to chat with ( ride with ) then it will bobble along down the stream just fine... just like BMX.
There was something about BMX that we loved and stayed in us until we were ready to come back ... forums are the same.
Absolutely and completely agree. To me you've summed it up perfectly.
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Lovely words and thoughts Ed ... Yeah Facebook is putting Grolsch bottle tops on your Doc Martens ...( 'Trendy 'and of the moment )
Rad is a Lacoste Polo Shirt ( a timeless classic and here for ever! ) :4_17_5:
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I'm loving all this metaphorical shit! ;)
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Lovely words and thoughts Ed ... Yeah Facebook is putting Grolsch bottle tops on your Doc Martens ...( 'Trendy 'and of the moment )
Rad is a Lacoste Polo Shirt ( a timeless classic and here for ever! ) :4_17_5:
you nailed it :-)
Facebook is Kriss Kross wearing clothes backwards
RADBMX is RunDMC's Adidas Shell Toes
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The forum format is dying.
In 1990 BMX was dead ... yet here we all are.
Forums aren't in fashion... thats all it is. Myspace used to be where it was at... FriendsReunited anyone? ... all fads ... all gone... replaced.
here's my big thought ( one a year ) Facebook is Scooters ... Forums are BMX
Facebook is all about the next next next ... newest thing .. the latest post. What happened last week is forgotten. There's no organization. No etiquette. No manners. Wanna find a pic you saw appear 2 or 3 weeks back on Facebook? it will take you a while and a load of scrolling. The format is just not conducive to building a valuable resource ... all its interested in is the now. Facebook is Scooters.
Forums are organised, based around being able to store and search for information... the community of a forum is based around regular postings and shared trust ... abuse this at your peril. You can go off and do Facebook but, like scooters, you will ultimately feel unfulfilled and will look for something with some substance ... like BMX ... or skating for that matter.
Maybe that's all bullshit but as long as there's a few people who log on and post it will never be dead... as long as theres that small community of people to chat with ( ride with ) then it will bobble along down the stream just fine... just like BMX.
There was something about BMX that we loved and stayed in us until we were ready to come back ... forums are the same.
Absolutely and completely agree. To me you've summed it up perfectly.
Lovely words and thoughts Ed ... Yeah Facebook is putting Grolsch bottle tops on your Doc Martens ...( 'Trendy 'and of the moment )
Rad is a Lacoste Polo Shirt ( a timeless classic and here for ever! ) :4_17_5:
Absolutely fantastic lads.... :) Heres to RADBMX.... :4_17_5:
Si... :daumenhoch:
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Bang on Guys, nicely written fistblump
I am always on here, my first port of call every day. I would be nice to see it buzzing more, and more replies to any thread would be ace too. So many views logged, hardly any posts. Get them keyboards back out, and get typing.
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I still quite enjoy reading the step-by-step build/resto threads on here, and will continue to post my own. Not so many viewers or posters at the minute but the threads will always be here on RAD for the future. Fb doesn't really lend itself to the ins and outs of a build - it's more for people posting pictures of their complete bikes at the end of a long resto, and then the post is way down the list and forgotten in a few short days.
I am a member of forums for my two other interests (Hillman Imp and Lotus Elise) and I have sadly seen both of those forums decline over the same time period as Fb has completely taken those over. I'm pleased to see :radbmxsmilie: still hanging in there :daumenhoch:
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I'm on here to browsing, but do not post because...
I just really use my iPhone for everything, and when you post pics on this forum, I had to keep resizing images with an editor.
So it used to take 5-10 mins to make post
The Facebook RBMX page is easier to post as I'm sure everyone's aware.
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Love this site, naturally , just don't post as much its a hassle on phone.
A mobile version of this site would be awesome , as I don't really like tap talk
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I can relate to that to a degree. When I am away working I am sat at a desktop every day for a period of up to 5 weeks, and I do actively store up post and pics when I am back home to post on here when I am next away. For the 5 weeks I am home I generally browse on my mobile but definitely do not post anywhere near as often.
But what can be done to ease the problems and difficulties related to actual input to the forum? I have to admit I much prefer the format over on BMXMuseum, especially for the reference and actual Museum section, although the text and banter is a billion times better on here.
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I'm gonna start posting. I spend loads of time just in the background.
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I Come on here roughly once a week now, spend 10 mins on and then disappear. I can't even blame Facebook as I've removed myself from various groups.
I hardly show a bike now due to someone being a complete twat.
I'm doing this one last bike and that's it. I pretty much have no spare parts and I've built all I want to build. Prices are high for premium bits, just grateful I got in early, bought well and have traded well.
I'm not a hoarder, I build completes and leave them like that. I hardly sell anything.