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bikeymikey748
12-30-2010, 01:46 PM
I've always been intrigued by the many similarities in the content that Cycle Canada seems to share with Cycle World. I can't explain why,exactly, but it gives me pause.
For instance, on the Cycle World web site they've just put up a video testing exactly the same bikes as Cycle Canada tests in their 'Fall Tour'. We aren't talking press intro's here, where you might expect that any number of magazines are given the same access to the same bikes at the same time. No, we're seeing content that each magazine is free to create on their own in whatever manner they so choose.
Why is it then that, as these two videos illustrate, two different and seperate (?) magazines should so often mirror each other's monthly content?
It can't be merely coincidental.

Smiley
12-31-2010, 03:15 PM
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It can't be merely coincidental.[/QUOTE]

What are you suggesting, collusion? manufacturers bribery? incest?:)

yzf1000jon
12-31-2010, 05:08 PM
As usual Cycle World is just coasting on CC's coattails, we're used to it by now as that's what happens with superior writing. They called it plagiarism in college, I think the spelling has changed since then to "journalism" ;)

YellowDuck
01-03-2011, 03:49 AM
Great. Maybe CC could riff off of Cameron's TDC column then? That would be nice.