Website to mark our locations

boogi11
boogi11 Posts: 354
edited January 2013 in Road general
Hi all, are their any apps or websites that we can all go n and mark our location on, it strikes me that with so many members we must have some like minded bike radar riders just round the corner, it would be nice to meet people from 15 or so miles away and pick up some of their routes

Any ideas

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  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    edited January 2013
    I figured it out if anybody is interested
    http://www.pinmaps.net/mymaps/#Bikeradar

    User name boogi11 password bikeradar

    Just click add new point


    I would suggest a general location instead of particular point on street, if any body is near you can search user name on forum
  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    Good idea,found by trial & error that the password requires a capital "B" Bikeradar.
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    Sadly, it seems that it limits you to two pins only on the free version.
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    Ok, let's try again, I don't think this has a limit

    http://www.pinmaps.net/mymaps/#Bikeradar

    User name boogi11. Password bikeradar
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    ChrisAOnABike wrote:
    Sadly, it seems that it limits you to two pins only on the free version.


    Link is now for a different site, 500 pin limit, should be plenty and is free
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    If you want to log your location for others to see, don't log your EXACT location. £000's of worth of bikes, logged to their address is not a good idea....
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  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    Totally agree, if you rob the location I marked, you will get a fiat punto , and a polish squat
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I just marked halfway down my road. How is anyone gonna know which is my front door?
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    They won't, just marking within 5 miles will be enough, it's just to see how far apart we really are
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Er that is what the Location bit is for in your profile.

    Look under peoples id on the left, some include it, some do not.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • Calpol
    Calpol Posts: 1,039
    Added
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    smidsy wrote:
    Er that is what the Location bit is for in your profile.

    Look under peoples id on the left, some include it, some do not.

    Ok......but it's no good for quickly seeing how close people are to you, you have to trawl through everybody's names to see.
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    23 and counting, unfortunately none near me
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    added :)
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  • daviegb
    daviegb Posts: 126
    added - the only one in Bristol so far!
  • ad_snow
    ad_snow Posts: 469
    boogi11 wrote:
    23 and counting, unfortunately none near me

    You're the closest to me.. Spalding and Lincoln.
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  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    I'm chuffed, one of my stupid ideas has actually worked, thanks everybody or buying into this, can we promote it a bit more.

    Ad_snow I work in south hykeham , maybe in the summer you can show me linoln, are you part of the Lincoln cycling club
  • essjaydee
    essjaydee Posts: 917
    Done :)

    Interesting to see Stoke's twin town :lol:
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  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    I have a feeling some are having a laugh. Someone lives in Fanny, and another in Shitterton. Hmmm....
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  • BigLights
    BigLights Posts: 464
    One more added to the Wandsworth crew, just a wee bit away from my house.
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Username and password printed in clear on a public forum, what could go wrong.
  • hulla the hulla
    hulla the hulla Posts: 338
    dodgy wrote:
    Username and password printed in clear on a public forum, what could go wrong.
    glad I wasn't the only one that thought that was a little naive…
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  • ad_snow
    ad_snow Posts: 469
    boogi11 wrote:
    I'm chuffed, one of my stupid ideas has actually worked, thanks everybody or buying into this, can we promote it a bit more.

    Ad_snow I work in south hykeham , maybe in the summer you can show me linoln, are you part of the Lincoln cycling club

    I'm not... yet! I got in touch with them at the end of last year and will go out with them on their club rides when the weather gets a touch nicer!
    www.adriansnowcycling.blogspot.com
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    hulla the hulla wrote:
    dodgy wrote:
    Username and password printed in clear on a public forum, what could go wrong.
    glad I wasn't the only one that thought that was a little naive…


    And this is the same password I use for my bank account and everything.....I'm so stupid.... :idea:

    It's only a bit of fun, how can I stop,people miss using it
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Apparently I live in fanny ?! Not that I care, but who added me to the site ?
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    MattC59 wrote:
    Apparently I live in fanny ?! Not that I care, but who added me to the site ?

    You'll never know, unless someone coughs (wasn't me).

    I'm sure Google maps has a feature for this, you can give certain acess to collaborators.

    Someone will eventually delete the map, which the account gives access to btw.
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    dodgy wrote:
    MattC59 wrote:
    Apparently I live in fanny ?! Not that I care, but who added me to the site ?

    You'll never know, unless someone coughs (wasn't me).

    I'm sure Google maps has a feature for this, you can give certain acess to collaborators.

    Someone will eventually delete the map, which the account gives access to btw.


    Again I k iw it can be deleted, thought it would just be a nice idea, but if people want to muck it up, let them , not a lot I can do about it
  • tiredofwhiners
    tiredofwhiners Posts: 598
    I find this whole subject interesting, as I am an old git and am always fascinated about the concept of thinking that getting together with people using a map and a computer, or trying to pretend that Facebook 'friends' are real friends, is somehow a meaningful activity. I spend a lot of time networking as part of my job and its so easy to spot those who think that 'relating' to others via a computer is the real thing.

    Rather than playing inside on a computer and pretending that dots on a map put by random individuals may mean something, how about picking up a telephone and calling the local cycle club and go and meet some real people?

    There's nothing like meeting people in person rather than going through this kind of game next time ?
  • boogi11
    boogi11 Posts: 354
    tiredofwhiners wrote:
    I find this whole subject interesting, as I am an old git and am always fascinated about the concept of thinking that getting together with people using a map and a computer, or trying to pretend that Facebook 'friends' are real friends, is somehow a meaningful activity. I spend a lot of time networking as part of my job and its so easy to spot those who think that 'relating' to others via a computer is the real thing.

    Rather than playing inside on a computer and pretending that dots on a map put by random individuals may mean something, how about picking up a telephone and calling the local cycle club and go and meet some real people?

    There's nothing like meeting people in person rather than going through this kind of game next time ?

    Because like you, my bike club is full of people who are too opinionated ,and think they are better than everybody else, I'm not look for a new best friend, I'm looking for a like minded person to go riding with, Can I presume your not one if them
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    tiredofwhiners wrote:
    I find this whole subject interesting, as I am an old git and am always fascinated about the concept of thinking that getting together with people using a map and a computer, or trying to pretend that Facebook 'friends' are real friends, is somehow a meaningful activity. I spend a lot of time networking as part of my job and its so easy to spot those who think that 'relating' to others via a computer is the real thing.

    Rather than playing inside on a computer and pretending that dots on a map put by random individuals may mean something, how about picking up a telephone and calling the local cycle club and go and meet some real people?

    There's nothing like meeting people in person rather than going through this kind of game next time ?

    What are you doing on a forum? Why aren't you on the phone to your mates talking about cycling?

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