How to help

The success of Lonely Bike depends on two kinds of people:

  • Those in the field who are willing to share what they see, when they see it. These are cyclists that are actively touring in the international locales covered by Lonely Bike.

  • Those behind desks, who want to help shape the editorial process. This can be anybody that’s excited to pitch in.

From your bike

“If you see something, say something.”

The best way to help out is simply to join our Slack channel on your mobile device, find the country you’re traveling in, and engage in some Q&A with the other folks there. If the editors have specific questions, they’ll reach out to you directly.

About chat privacy

When you join the Lonely Bike Slack, you’ll be giving us permission to use the info that you provide in your chats to improve the guidebooks. This is strictly anonymous and we’ll never share your personal details.

From your desk

Quick start

  1. Start a Github account.

  2. Browse the Lonely Bike project page.

  3. Understand the tech stack and style guide.

  4. Look for a starter issue.

  5. Clone the relevant repos.

git clone https://github.com/lonely-bike/{repo} -b issue/{issue-number}

  1. Fix the issue locally.

  2. Submit a pull request.

git commit -am "Fixed #{issue-number}"
git push origin issue/{issue-number}

If you aren’t familiar with Open Source software and realted tooling, this process may seem pretty daunting. Fear not! Github allows you to edit files and make pull requests right from your web browser. More info here.

Community guidelines