Spring Cleaning (DIE SPAMMERS DIE!)

If you have a blog in the system (you all did know you could sign up for your own bike blog right?), and maybe you have not taken a look at it for oh say a couple months, I have turned off your comments, this will keep spammers from leaving endless spam comments on blogs that have no one taking care of them… to turn them back on go to options and turn off the box that says “users must be logged in to comment”

Also if you have a blog and spammers are bothering you let me know and I will install a super secret spam blocking device that will help you remove 99% of the spam automagically.

If you have questions hit me up on the contact form, or in the comments below.

Old blogs that had 0 posts have also been deactivated…not deleted, if you own one, and want it back let me know.

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Taking A Look At The People Who Make BostonBiker.org Great

Sure BostonBiker.org wants to be your one stop shop for all things bike in Boston, sure I spend way too much time scouring the nets/streets/email lists to keep the event calendar up to date and brimming with the latest and greatest goodies, and sure I am fantastically handsome, but the real stars of BostonBiker.org are the bloggers.

In case you didn’t know ANYONE is able to sign up for a fully featured, FREE, website though BostonBiker.org. If you look over there on the right you can see a list of all the people who already have, in order of when they last updated their sites.

We have an amazing array of people who have chosen BostonBiker.org as there platform of expression. We have bicycle retailers, advocacy groups (two!), personal bloggers, indoor racers, outdoor racers, you name it, if it has to do with bikes in Boston it’s here.

With that in mind I thought I would highlight some of our more active bloggers, I read there stuff every day, you should too! In no particular order here they are.

Allston-Brighton Bikes
This new, but growing fast, bicycle advocacy group sprung up in the Allston/Brighton area this year. They are already off to a good start, with monthly meetings, a planned helmet giveaway, and other events in the works. Keep an eye on these people, they are doing good work in AB. If you live in that area be sure to check out their site and get in contact with them.

DotBike
Dotbike…one word “WOW!” These people came out of nowhere to take Dorchester by storm this year. Monthly meetings, monthly rides, amazing website, great events, T-shirts, stickers, working with the city to improve bike facilities, working with the T, they even got mentioned in Bicycling magazine! If you live in Dorchester, bike through Dorchester, or have ever heard of Dorchester you need to check these people out. DotBike is a force, and anyone thinking of starting their own group would do well to check them out.

What I think
Everyone has their opinion, and What I Think is no different. Their fun sense of humor, and sometimes raw emotion make for excellent reading. Throw in a mix of bicycle racing humor, and bike industry insider gossip and you have a very excellent read. What I Think actually used our “import” feature to take a previous blog and import it wholesale to BostonBiker. If you want to import your blog simply sign up for a site, export your old blog (or use the tool we have) then import it into our system. All your old posts, pictures, everything will magic themselves into our system. If you blog with BostonBiker for a while and find that you don’t like it here, you can also use our Export feature to move your entire blog to a new home.

Right On Ride On
Another personal blog, Right On Ride On is a great at finding interesting tid bits from all over the web and sharing them with the readers. I always like checking out this site for the latest in bicycle related goodness the whole net over. Recently Right On has also been posting some interesting rides, and cool DIY projects.

Boston Bold Sprints
This winter there was a fun new racing activity in town. Two people, two bikes, and 1 minute of vomit inducing indoor sprinting fun. Bold Sprints was so much fun, and promises to be again, from what I have heard they have plans of brining it back this winter for more indoor racing action! Do you have a racing event and need a central repository for all your results, pictures, news, and events? Give Bostonbiker.org a try!

s-class
Wow, this one surprised me a bit. This mysterious person is making and giving away AMAZING bike hats. Something you would expect to pay $25+ for, he/she/them are giving away FOR FREE. I have been hoping and looking for one of those cool paper bags hanging on my bicycle. So far no luck. Give it a look, it looks like the project is just getting started. These hats are CHERRY, see a sampling below. If you like them perhaps you can beg whoever is behind s-class to send you one. Dear s-class if you read this, my head is without hat, perhaps you can send me one? You know just saying…

This is just a sampling of the people on this site, If you want to join the growing community of Boston area cyclists sign up now! It’s free, we offer lots of fun features, and I have been known to build custom themes for people who ask nicely. So what are you waiting for? Join now.

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New Blog Sign-Up Policy

As this is a blog about bicycles, and not (as some would like you to think) about Russian porn. I have instituted a new blog sing-up policy. From now on anyone who signed up for a blog must have it approved by one of our helpful moderators before it will go live on the site.

Take that spambots!

I will attempt to get all sites approved within a two day window. If for some reason I am unable to approve them I will switch it back to the old wild west system (for instance if I go on vacation or something) and just let everything in, good bad and ugly.

If you have any questions please drop a comment below.

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