Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by bike_index » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 10:44 PM UTC

Open source bike comparison and review
bikeindex.org

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by bike_index » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 10:54 PM UTC

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Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by abengoam » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:24 PM UTC

I parsed it as (open source bike) comparison and review, not as (open source)(bike comparison and review).

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by Doctor_Fegg » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:26 PM UTC

This is relevant to my interests. :) Is there/will there be a data dump?

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by Someone » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:34 PM UTC

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #4

This is relevant to my interests. :) Is there/will there be a data dump?

There's an API from which, as far as I can tell, it is easy to make the dump. The data also seems to be on GitHub: https://github.com/bikeindex/bikebook/tree/master/bike_data

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by tagawa » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:35 PM UTC

A good idea, especially with its open API, but I can't see any reviews or how to add them. Am I missing something?

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by fmela » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:38 PM UTC

Someone wrote: post #5

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #4

This is relevant to my interests. :) Is there/will there be a data dump?

There's an API from which, as far as I can tell, it is easy to make the dump. The data also seems to be on GitHub: https://github.com/bikeindex/bikebook/tree/master/bike_data

So the only way to contribute more information is via pull request? That requirement excludes the vast majority of the kinds of people who would be willing to contribute more bike information (namely, people who ride bikes, work in bike shops, etc.)

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by revelation » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:56 PM UTC

Sadly, the data seems rather shallow. Look at the output from one of the example API requests:

http://bikebook.io/?manufacturer=fuji&year=2014&frame_model=...

They have somewhat seperated the data into component groups, but individual parts are not identified, so I can't search for all bikes with a specific brake lever or tire of certain size, since its all just unprocessed raw strings.

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by toggle » Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 11:56 PM UTC

tagawa wrote: post #6

A good idea, especially with its open API, but I can't see any reviews or how to add them. Am I missing something?

I think this is for "just the facts." You would use this data on your own review site.

Re: Open source bike comparison and review

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Post by bike_index » Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 12:01 AM UTC

fmela wrote: post #7

Someone wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's an API from which, as far as I can tell, it is easy to make the dump. The data also seems to be on GitHub: https://github.com/bikeindex/bikebook/tree/master/bike_data

So the only way to contribute more information is via pull request? That requirement excludes the vast majority of the kinds of people who would be willing to contribute more bike information (namely, people who ride bikes, work in bike shops, etc.)

Yeah, we're considering ways to make it editable via web interface of some kind, but for now - hey, all the data is online and it's accessible and editable enough.