http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Jealousy? en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:15:57 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105325 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:49:05 +0000 fimm 105325@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/mar/19/no-war-motorists-cyclists" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/mar/19/no-war-motorists-cyclists</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105228 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:04:17 +0000 Focus 105228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"My other bike's a bike.<br /> And so is my <em>other</em> bike.<br /> Because I like it that way"</p> <p>Frankly, for the combined value of my 4 bikes I could have bought a pretty reasonable used runabout car, but why would I want to? The bikes are a fraction of the cost to maintain too, cost nothing in tax, keep me fitter... the list goes on.</p> <p>Jealousy, yeah, right! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105227 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:52:04 +0000 chdot 105227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I think you've got to be an organisation or some such"</p> <p>I was an 'early adopter' and don't remember any such restrictions. </p> <p>Joined because <em>was</em> much higher res than YouTube. </p> <p>Then YouTube got better with easy iPhone upload too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105225 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:15:34 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 105225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Indeed.</p> <p>On Vimeo, I don't think it's as straightforward to join as YouTube. I <em>think</em> you've got to be an organisation or some such or a filmmaker - certainly I looked into it in the past for citycycling and couldn't match their criteria. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105223 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:12:53 +0000 gkgk 105223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crucial thing to note is that certain topics' online comments may be dominated by teenage boys. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105219 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:44:45 +0000 neddie 105219@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I haven't tried it, but vimeo.com might be a better alternative to YouTube </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105212 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:10:03 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 105212@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>well if he reads this forum , he`s got that part right </em>"</p> <p>Are you complaining about people complaining? ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105185 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:29:46 +0000 chdot 105185@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'cyclists will complain about anything'</p> <p>Yeah it's because 'we' are an oppressed minority - like motorists... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105182 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:22:59 +0000 Grahamn 105182@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>The commenter reckoned 'cyclists will complain about anything'</blockquote></p> <p>well if he reads this forum , he`s got that part right </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105169 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:17:33 +0000 steveo 105169@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My other bikes a car...<br /> And better than <em>that</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105167 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:16:41 +0000 Coxy 105167@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes - a new CCE t-shirt!</p> <p>I'm riding this because I like it.<br /> You would be jealous of my car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105164 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:13:44 +0000 cb 105164@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe you need a sign on your back that says, "I have a nice car by the by the way; I'm enjoying this you know".</p> <p>Or snappier. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105151 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:20:31 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 105151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, YouTube is the true bastion of insane, unfettered comments. I don't post so many videos that I get death threats like Mr Magnatom, but occasionally someone pops up in the stream telling you you're a sad little man or you're jealous or that because you're a cyclist you're asking for it.</p> <p>This one guy had commented on a video I had getting cut up by a BMW, the driver of which then accelerated away only to be caught by traffic, then when it cleared accelerated (up to about 50 in a 30 near a school) only to get held up by a bus. The commenter reckoned 'cyclists will complain about anything' and that this was big man in a car v. small man on a silly bike, and that I was jealous. I simply replied that I'm 6'3" and have a much nicer car than a BMW 320d.</p> <p>But the jealousy one is something I've heard in a number of places, and I just don't get it. Or maybe I do, again it probably falls into the 'driving is normal and <em>aspirational</em>' mindset, so everyone <em>must</em> want to drive. I actually think it's the fact that I do have a car that trumps that jealousy point completely - but from a personal point of view it's that fitness and speed and not being locked in a box that does it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105143 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:33:33 +0000 Darkerside 105143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nah, it'll be scraping away at frozen windscreens in the morning that you're really jealous of. </p> <p>Possibly followed by a few minutes sat shivering in a freezing car, followed by the rest of the journey with contact lenses binding slowly to your eyes as a result of the dry heat from the blowers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105142 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:36 +0000 Uberuce 105142@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Compared to the YouTube comments, the EEN is like one of those planets on Star Trek where everyone hangs around wearing white robes and discussing philosophy while smiling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105136 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:23:56 +0000 MeepMeep 105136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I agree, WC. I cycle around Edinburgh because it keeps my cardio fitness high and lung capacity clear(ish), is more convenient than always struggling to find a parking space and is par for the course with a bus or car on journey times in daytime traffic. It can also be <em>enjoyable</em> (*gasp*) despite the unnecessary close calls and the generally poor standard of driving to anticipate.</p> <p>One of the best YouTube jokes I've ever heard (courtesy of a comedian on Live at the Apollo, though I forget their name) involved posting the simple sentence "it's fake" in the comments of a YouTube clip. Then sitting back to enjoy the inevitable onslaught of virtual arguments and insults. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105130 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:21:14 +0000 gembo 105130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr WC</p> <p>Are the youtube people the same as the EEN commenters? Or an even more idiotic / alleged wind up merchant demographic? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9736#post-105129 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:39:36 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 105129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some of the comments you get on YouTube are very odd. And quite a few seem to think that when you commute by bike you complain about poor driving because you're 'jealous' of those driving. Well. I get to work faster; have a wonderfully toned arse, thighs and calves (no, you can't touch, behave); get ill infrequently; don't have to listen to breakfast radio.... And. Erm. I've got a car thanks. A rather fast and utterly fun little(ish) car. All in all I'm not actually entirely sure what I'm supposed to be jealous of... </p>