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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 5 years ago
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Modacity is the name of the people whose book you refer to, they have a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/modacitylife/ and have been doing amazing work in NA to get utility cycling and safe ways to travel around cities actually come to fruition.

The video is okay but they're still putting unecessary onus on the vulnerable ... hi-vis/helmets, not recognising that children are children and that you in the big killing thing need to graspthat they do children things. I need to see you, okay so we're forcing you to wear hi=vis because otherwise we can't see you.

Also if you are to insist on no undertaking at long queues of traffic then why isn't there a seperate cycle lane, you're using this as a bullshit reason to remove the responsibility to ahere to the law, you know that bit about actually looking in the mirror/over your shoulder before opening a door whilst in traffic!

Share the road my arse, still too one sided.

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Yorkshire wallet | 5 years ago
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Social media is one of main sources of modern-day mental illness IMO.

Then again forums are sort of a gateway drug to social media.

"I only posted a few times on road.cc and ended up on the Instagram with Lance Armstrong"

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roadmanshaq | 5 years ago
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I expect out of touch old men won't understand this but social media can help the creator of the content focus on what is important to them and their friends. Moaning about "ho ho showing off to the world" is to exhibit how ignorant you are of how people use social media.

 

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hawkinspeter replied to roadmanshaq | 5 years ago
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roadmanshaq wrote:

I expect out of touch old men won't understand this but social media can help the creator of the content focus on what is important to them and their friends. Moaning about "ho ho showing off to the world" is to exhibit how ignorant you are of how people use social media.

I've long been of the opinion that social media is a great showcase for narcissists, so I'd welcome the chance to swap my ignorance for your wisdom.

To date, I've mainly just read some of the scientific literature on social media e.g. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460316301095

Highlights:

  • Addictive use of social media was associated with being young, female and single.
  • Addictive use of social media was related to higher narcissism.
  • Addictive use of social media was related to lower self-esteem.

 

So, can you fill us in on what kind of focus increase these content creators can expect?

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handlebarcam | 5 years ago
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That's what I always do when I help out an old friend or colleague: Instagram it for all the world to see.

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Bob's Bikes replied to handlebarcam | 5 years ago
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 I would do too. If I was a horrible little narcissist! Personnally I'm not quite sure that Road CC should have posted this "news item"

 

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