Which Magazine is the best
05-04-05, 05:55 PM
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Cycling or otherwise? 
My favorite magazine ever is The Wire from the UK or perhaps Smithsonian.
As for cycling, I prefer VeloNews.
My favorite magazine ever is The Wire from the UK or perhaps Smithsonian.
As for cycling, I prefer VeloNews.
05-04-05, 06:03 PM
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cycling
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Recommended reading for all cyclists - Cyclecraft - Effective Cycling
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Don't run red lights, wear a helmet, use hand signals, get some cycle lights(front and rear) and, FFS, don't run red lights!
05-04-05, 06:18 PM
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Euro cycling: the UK's "Cycling Plus". About $100 per year, and well worth the ridiculous price.
American and Retro cycling: "The Rivendell Reader". Three years for $35. A bargain.
Bike Racing (and Racing History and Culture): "Cycle Sport America" $50 a year.
"Cycle Sport America's" May issue has a large section devoted to Belgium. How does a tiny nation the size of a Texas ranch turn out so many great racing cyclists? The history and culture of the nation. Profiles of some of the great riders. The history of how the tough and noble people of Flanders have endured sharing a nation with French-dominated Wallonia. The best Belgian beers. How to make the perfect Belgian fried potato and clean a fresh mussel. The ONLY sports-orientated magazine in America whose editors assume its readers are both literate and intelligent.
American and Retro cycling: "The Rivendell Reader". Three years for $35. A bargain.
Bike Racing (and Racing History and Culture): "Cycle Sport America" $50 a year.
"Cycle Sport America's" May issue has a large section devoted to Belgium. How does a tiny nation the size of a Texas ranch turn out so many great racing cyclists? The history and culture of the nation. Profiles of some of the great riders. The history of how the tough and noble people of Flanders have endured sharing a nation with French-dominated Wallonia. The best Belgian beers. How to make the perfect Belgian fried potato and clean a fresh mussel. The ONLY sports-orientated magazine in America whose editors assume its readers are both literate and intelligent.
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I enjoy VeloNews myself. Roadie International is not that bad, and yes I still read Bicycling.
05-05-05, 01:26 AM
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I stopped reading Bicycling after all those "Bike Town" articles... **BARF!!** if I ever read another inspirational bicycling story about fat people who start riding around the block for 2 months (until they get their first flat tire and dump the bike in their garage)... I'm really gonna puke.
I started reading "Cycling Weekly", the UK magazine... good racing coverage, nice reviews... so on and so forth.
I actually browsed through the lastest Bicycling Magazine today at the newstand and as soon as I saw the pictures of the bicyclists riding past the Central Park "GATES" I dry hurled a couple of times and put it back on the shelf.
I started reading "Cycling Weekly", the UK magazine... good racing coverage, nice reviews... so on and so forth.
I actually browsed through the lastest Bicycling Magazine today at the newstand and as soon as I saw the pictures of the bicyclists riding past the Central Park "GATES" I dry hurled a couple of times and put it back on the shelf.
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I would say bicycling is a begginers magazine, I will agree with that, I prob will go to B&N and to a little scouting to find out my next magazine subscription (My mom is getting me any one i want for my b-day)
non cycling:
Modern Drummer
non cycling:
Modern Drummer
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but really I stopped buying mags. At least in the mtb world, they suck and are all bought by sponsors. Can't trust any of them, which to me, makes them pointless.
but really I stopped buying mags. At least in the mtb world, they suck and are all bought by sponsors. Can't trust any of them, which to me, makes them pointless.
05-06-05, 12:08 AM
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for equipment "cycling plus"...it also has a lot of great stuff on rides in britain
for racing..."cycle sport america" very slick glossy..excellent coverage of races/riders/etc
for racing..."cycle sport america" very slick glossy..excellent coverage of races/riders/etc
