Contribute

Fixes, parts, working buy links and photos all help keep Metacycles on the road. There are four ways in and one review queue: nothing goes live until the editor approves it.

01No account: the web form

The quickest way. Pick what you’re sending; add your name or handle if you want credit.

Report a broken linkA buy link is dead, out of stock, the wrong item, or the price changed.
Suggest a part or vendorA part we’re missing, or a store that sells Metacycle parts.
Share a fixSomething you did that solved a problem, or a step that worked for you.
Correct a specSomething on a page is wrong or out of date: a spec, a step, a part number.

Every page also ends with report a problem, and every buy link has report broken link; both open this form already filled in.

02GitHub account: issue forms

The same four forms on GitHub, with photo uploads. Good if you want to follow the discussion.

opens at launch The project’s GitHub repository is private until the public launch. Until then, use the web form above: it reaches the same review queue.

03Edit this page

Comfortable with GitHub? Every page ends with edit this page, which opens its source file in GitHub’s web editor. Parts, vendors and tools are YAML files; guides and troubleshooting entries are Markdown. Saving creates a pull request, the site builds a preview of your change, and automatic checks catch a misspelled field or a broken reference before the editor looks.

opens at launch Edit links go live when the repository becomes public.

04The link checker

Coming next: an automatic checker will visit every buy link each week, mark dead pages, and keep one running list of failures for the editor. Links not verified in 90 days get a “needs re-check” flag and go on a public Help Wanted list. AliExpress blocks automated checks, so those links stay “unverified” until a person confirms them.

Review rules

Specs and fixes need a source link or a photo. Without one, the change is published as community-reported.
Price updates and dead-link fixes are merged quickly.
New vendors get a closer look for scams and counterfeits before they’re listed.
Vendors may not edit their own listings without saying so. If you sell a part or work for a store, tick the disclosure box or say so in your pull request.
Never guess. If you don’t know a value (a price, part number or torque), leave it out rather than estimate.
Credit: contributors are credited on the page they improved and in the changelog.

By contributing, you agree your content is published under CC BY-SA 4.0. Please follow the code of conduct.

Trust levels

Every guide and fix shows one of these labels.

Confirmed: The editor or a co-maintainer tested it on a bike.
Community-reported: An owner reported it, but there’s no source or photo yet.
Theory: Reasoned from specs or similar bikes; nobody has confirmed it works.