Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

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For all the pedal pushers out there that love long distance cycling. There are no gear requirements and no 'minimum distances' here.

Have you ridden for a cheeky overnighter or a 3 year global trek? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

Have you got panniers, bikepacking bags or just a backpack with the essentials? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

Have you got the latest in carbon engineering or your dads old 10 speed from the 70's? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

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Does Warmshowers have a general map that isn't paywalled? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/bicycle_touring

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I'm totally happy to pay the fee associated with joining, but I'd like to have some idea of how many hosts might be available along certain routes.

Even knowing how many hosts might be in a particular city could be very helpful.

Does this exist?

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[–] AchtungDrempels 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure you can use the website for free, even as a guest, just the app is a subscription. Sadly i cannot check myself, because i have deleted my account some years ago, and i'm not signing up again for $30 to host people.

That is definitely some steep pricing, $30 for starters plus a subscription. I hope they at least have made this a geo based pricing system since the introduction, where it wasn't. For people in poorer countries, where probably more hosts are badly needed, that may be a ton of money, but it does not look like they changed it.

[–] Ex4l 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No you can't. You'll have to pay.

It became really crap.

The android app is such a shame for the price it's a real scam.

[–] AchtungDrempels 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry, i worded that wrong, i meant that i thought it was "free" to use the website after you paid the $30 entrance fee lol, the subscription being for the app only.

Pricing is so over the top, for a "non profit" no less. But they can just do it because it's still well worth the money, i hate it, haha.