Who’s visiting bikeofdoom.com?
by Steve ~ May 26th, 2007. Filed under: This blog.I find this kind of thing interesting. In its first two months online, this site has had 595 unique visitors who visited the site a total of 1,369 times (about 2.3 visits per visitor), who viewed a total of 7,079 pages (about 5 pages per visit). 321 of those unique visitors showed up in May, by the way. You can always check visitor totals at the bottom of the blog, a number slightly less than the web stats because it doesn’t count visitors who come back within an hour. What’s even more intriguing, I think, are the search phrases visitors have used to find the site (this month only). Obviously more interest than I anticipated in Canadian Tire bikes, Supercycle bicycles, and the SC1800 in particular.
[REDACTED — sorry, placing a list of search terms on a page simply makes that page pop up more often in searches. You can download the zipped up text file to read if you like.]
May 30th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
I’m one of those whose “huffy blackwater” search query led to this site. Having just purchased one for (a) riding with my young son, and (b) running short neighborhood errands, I was curious about its durability. If it’s like the Bike of Doom, it sounds like a little basic maintenance will keep it in shape for my purposes.
May 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
From what I can tell, the Huffy Blackwater and the Supercycle SC1800 are carbon copies of each other. They even have the same shifters by the same subcontractor. These bikes were made for exactly the kind of cycling you’ve got planned.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
I found the site when looking for reviews of the Supercycle. My first Supercycle got stollen so I was considering whether its worth spending extra money to get a higher end bike this time around.
I’ve decided to stick with the $99 and just spend more on a better lock and better upgrades later on.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
If you’re commuting and leaving the bike locked outside, or in public places, I’d recommend another cheap bike. Or a used bike. These cheap bikes are a great way to learn bike maintenance and repair, too. Figure out what tools you need to keep the Supercycle going… it will reduce your dependence on bike shops and bike mechanics, and give you the confidence to work on more expensive bikes later on.