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@hazz223 probably the hashtag is fine enough, most of the people here are devs 😬

@teomatteo89 I've been thinking a lot about hosting a kind of meet up or something for those who bike and code. Which is what got me thinking if someone had already created a community or something.

@hazz223 could be cool!

@hazz223 Out of curiosity I gave a search on fb and could not find anything.
I'd be interested in something like that, and I know at least another one who would too :D (🇬🇧)

@teomatteo89 I've not heard of a specific community. I know there's https://app.bikers.social run by @ellie, but that seems like a more general motorcycle instance than anything specific to the grouping of tech professionals and riders.

Now thinking if i do set one up, where to put it 😅

Bikers Social

A place for the motorcycle community! No matter what you ride, if it has two wheels and an engine you are welcome

Mastodon hosted on bikers.social

@teomatteo89 @hazz223 haha yup! Though I’ve found that a high % of our users are techies, probably because of mastodon’s general user base

@teomatteo89 @hazz223 I’d 1000% be interested in a larger community though, outside of mastodon

Also something I’ve thought about a bunch

@ellie @hazz223 awesome! 🙌
Yeah, having something on mastodon would probably attract swe the most, as we’re all early adopters :D
I didn’t know about your instance @ellie , I’ll make sure to check out the local timeline!

Nothing stopping us all to start something small here though, then expanding it - Weather aside 🌧️

@hazz223 @teomatteo89 totally! I’m really happy to see so many bikers though :)

For sure! If you have any other ideas, I’ve setup bikers.social so that the domain can also work for other projects too. If it fits 😊

@ellie @hazz223 that’s a pretty good domain already, could become a homepage for all sorts :)

Has any of you tried Biker nexus?
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/biker-nexus/id1586808358
I found its shared calendar to be a neat idea - although it’s mostly empty. Maybe dropping the social network aspects and having a “weather+calendar+express interest” for rides/meetups would help in organizing?

Could help solve:
- no clue where to go for nice roads
- weather
- don’t know other riders around my area

‎Biker Nexus

‎Biker Nexus is THE free, and easy to use app for all bikers. Because it’s hard to keep up with motorcycle events, meets, shows, rideouts, etc, Biker Nexus works hard to bring everything to you in one easy, convenient place. Instantly check for ride-outs, events, or meets going on in your area using…

App Store

@teomatteo89 @hazz223 I think I checked it out once, but it was a bit of a ghost town

and I'm not supeerr keen on "yet another app" unless it's very good

@ellie @teomatteo89
I don't have an apple phone so 😬.

Would a simple Discord server work?

@hazz223 @teomatteo89 a Discord server would be awesome 🙌

bit of a walled garden but it works + I imagine a lot of people have it

@ellie @hazz223 lol I was about to say that I'm not a big fan of Discord, as there's a wall before the content 😬

But open to try it out, I can drop the invite link to a few other biker-coders too :)

@teomatteo89 @ellie I agree about the walled garden aspect. But it's probably the simplest, most well used system without spinning up something else. Plus, as you say, we can share an invite link.

I feel a plan coming together 😂

@hazz223 @ellie soon overheard at the best pubs: "how many engineers does it take to organise a bike ride?"

Pls feel free to spin up a server! 🙌

@hazz223 @teomatteo89 haha yeah 1000%, it's got the easiest network effect

@ellie @teomatteo89 Not overly well versed in discord, but here's a link to Bikers Who Code discord server!
https://discord.gg/9RZpU3Tefw

Please share it with whomever!

Join the Bikers who code Discord Server!

A server for those who love motorcycles and technology! | 2 members

Discord

@teomatteo89 @hazz223 but yea I kept the root of the domain empty in case I ever wanted it to be some sort of hub/homepage :D

@ellie @teomatteo89

Honestly not entirely sure what to start with. Seems like there's some interest! Maybe a simple hashtag?

#bikerswhocode

Dave Heinemann 🇦🇺Feb 2, 2023

@hazz223 I don't know of any communities exactly, but there are a lot of us here on Mastodon.

Oli ✅Feb 2, 2023

@hazz223 I think by posting that here, you just established it 😄

@oliciv would be awesome to find more folks. Any suggestions on how to share and gather folks who'd be interested?

blackbird Feb 2, 2023

@hazz223 In my experience I'd say it was almost a circle! Almost every coder I know rides or has ridden at some point. And those that don't, quite like the idea. Not sure why, it's a bit like devs almost always liking fantasy and/or sci-fi.
By the way I code and love bikes (and sci-fi/fantasy) so...