velospace blog

velospace celebrates its two year anniversary this week. Its amazing to think that two years ago velospace launched with less than a dozen users, only a handful of bikes, and a bunch of big ideas.

Thanks to the people who have made velospace a success

Many, many thanks to everyone involved with the site. I’d like to thank my graphic designer Sean, the early adopters from Bike Forums, the people who made crucial suggestions, my web host NSI Hosting, the people who supported the site by either buying some merchandise or promoting the site by word of mouth, the people throwing alleycats who reached out to me for sponsorship, and most of all the people who use the site day in and day out – you guys are the lifeblood of the site and the reason that velospace is thriving.

Thanks to the people who contributed so much to velospace

The bikes, comments and clusters on velospace are a goldmine of content. Here are a few favorites:

A 105 years old bike: “1903 columbia track bike”.

The family that bikes together: “60s Schwinn Twinn Tandem”.

The coolest tall-bike, ever: “suspension bike”.

The flawless Japanese racing machine: “LeveL”.

The most bad ass beer hauling bike, includes Metallica records: “beerbus”.

The bike photo that always makes me smile: “thedogtourin”.

The bike autographed by a cycling legend: “Eddy Merckx Track Bike 1981″.

The delicious and impromptu drink recipes, great stories about being a kid on a bike, solid advice on winter bike commuting, super detailed explanations of how to wash a bike, and all of the other insightful, funny and memorable comments.

Bikes from every walk of life including the loaded touring rigs, to kids bikes, to downhill MTBs with 8 inches of travel, to super aero time trial rides, to the bikes that get people places day in and day out.

Clusters of bikes celebrating Chicago Schwinns, lowriders, one-of-a-kind rides, and loud paintjobs.

What I’m Getting At

The little bits and pieces I just linked to are a tiny thumbnail sketch of the amazing community that is velospace. A social networking site lives and dies by the quality of its users, and velospace is strong because of its amazing community.

By the Numbers

On Average…
Bikes: 7 bikes added per day, every day, for two years.
Users: 10 users joined a day, every day, for two years.
Comments: 17 comments added per day, every day, for two years.
Friends: 74 friends added per day, every day, for two years.

In Remembrance

I would also like to take a minute to remember velospace user Shiznaz, a rider from Toronto. He was killed in August of 2007 while riding his bike. A drunk driver hit and killed him. We remember you Charles, rest in peace.

Two Years Later

To sum up the past two years with a photo and a quote:

“The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off.”

Mr. William G. Golding

- Greg