Hey everyone,

And Happy New Year! As is now the tradition, the first FulGaz Friday of a new quarter is a quarterly special. So let’s take a moment to reflect on where FulGaz stands today and what’s coming next.

From now on, FulGaz Friday will move to a quarterly format. And having just written that, maybe we should start calling it something else going forward. You’ll still get weekly updates via the Fulgazette every Tuesday from Klem. Any relevant info I used to share here will be included, so same transparency just lighter on your inbox. And don’t worry, feedback.fulgaz.com isn’t going anywhere but more on that below.

So let’s get into it.

Where FulGaz Stands

As of the end of 2025, we’re at nearly 16k subscribers which puts us a bit over a 20% drop from where we started post acquisition. While we didn’t hit the 20k target we set for the year, we’re still sitting around the 80% retention threshold we originally committed to for continuing to run FulGaz as a standalone app.

In Q4 we ran a solid marketing push to try and scale up but the learning was clear. Real growth would require a full rebuild of FulGaz’s core business engine. To be honest, that wouldn’t make the experience any better for current subscribers. So we’re not pursuing it. Instead, we’ll double down on stability, reliability, regular content and a community-led experience. And as long as it stays economically viable, we’ll keep going.

Where’s the line? With over 70% of you on annual plans, we’re in a solid position heading into 2026. So here’s my call to action to you —> if you’re still on monthly, consider upgrading to annual plan now. Not only is it more economical for you, it gives you a +1 seat and gives us more predictability we need to keep planning ahead.

Product Development Focus

In the last few months we shipped two new versions of the FulGaz app which introduced Gradient Preview and resolved dozens of bugs. Behind the scenes, we rebuilt core systems to support stable 4K streaming and removed legacy dependencies. That means a cleaner and more maintainable setup.

We’re now several weeks into version 7.0 which is targeted to roll out by the end of March 2026. This will be a major technical upgrade focused on Bluetooth connectivity improvements and a migration to .NET9. While that may sound technical this unlocks our ability to fix more than a dozen of the top voted bugs on feedback.fulgaz.com. Simply put the app will work better based on what you’ve told us matters most.

And that’s where 99.9% of our development focus in 2026 will go, fixing what should already work. If you log a bug on feedback.fulgaz.com or report one via the Facebook Group or to Customer Care, it will all eventually be logged here and prioritised by your upvotes. The Fulgazette will highlight these too so you can help decide what gets fixed next.

We’ll also keep involving you in testing these new versions before full rollout which will be especially important before 7.0. Expect an update from Klem in the Fulgazette in the coming weeks.

5,000 Kilometres of New Content in 2025

When I talk about “what should work,” I mean the app itself because FulGaz’s stunning content is what certainly works great and truly drives this platform. And for all that a huge thank you to all our ride contributors.

Since our reboot in April 2025, we’ve released nearly 200 new rides covering almost 5,000 km from all around the world, adding new countries and new contributors along the way. As a thank you, every ride contributor on an annual plan will receive a 6 month extension to their FulGaz subscription. Klem and Pete will be in touch soon and going forward, this same reward will apply to all new contributors as soon as your first ride is published.

So thank you again, from all of us on the FulGaz team and all our riders.

That’s it for this quarterly update. I’ll be back with the next one in April. In the meantime, keep the feedback coming, stay safe and keep riding.

~Erik