Best cycling magazines?
06-09-10, 01:32 PM
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Best cycling magazines?
Does anyone have any recommendations for any decent cycling magazines? I tried searching for past threads but the search doesn't help in narrowing things down much. I like Velonews' online page so I was thinking of getting that one -- does anyone subscribe? Is it worthwhile? I have a feeling a lot of them just try to pimp products, but are there any particular magazines that seem to do a better than average job of covering all aspects of the sport?
06-09-10, 01:38 PM
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i like cycle sport. it's more about the european pro peloton than anything else, but the writing is really good, often with a tongue in cheek style to it. the writing in pro cycling bores me and the content of cycling plus/cycling weekly is too much around products and local/national racing that i dont really care about.
06-09-10, 01:55 PM
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Velonews and Road Bike Action.
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06-09-10, 02:57 PM
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Bicycle Quarterly
https://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/
and the Australian version of Ride
https://www.ridemedia.com.au/
https://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/
and the Australian version of Ride
https://www.ridemedia.com.au/
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Go to Barnes and Noble and look at the mags that cost about $8-$15, and aren't from the US. You will see they are clearly the best. As mentioned, I do the The Ride from Australia, but its pricy.
CycleSport, which now has a US based version, is good.
CycleSport, which now has a US based version, is good.
06-09-10, 05:43 PM
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+1 on the UK mags
ProCycling for well, professional cycling news -- race results, rider profiles / interviews, etc... + some equipment
CyclingPlus for more recreational interests -- lots of equipment reviews, tips, routes (UK specific). CyclingPlus is really what Bicycling should be.
As a side note, I subscribe to Bicycling, but only because it cost me $5 a year. For $5, why not?
ProCycling for well, professional cycling news -- race results, rider profiles / interviews, etc... + some equipment
CyclingPlus for more recreational interests -- lots of equipment reviews, tips, routes (UK specific). CyclingPlus is really what Bicycling should be.
As a side note, I subscribe to Bicycling, but only because it cost me $5 a year. For $5, why not?
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ok. can you guys seriously tell me the appeal of paying $10 for the same info you get for free online. not to mention how much of a "carbon footprint" those freeeeking imported magazines leave.
all of the best **** is on blogs these days. and bf of course.
all of the best **** is on blogs these days. and bf of course.
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oh i forgot, you REALLY need to know what kind of cereal mark cavendish eats and which hand he uses to take of his pants and jacket.
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Cycling Plus (UK)
Ride (Australia)
Never ever ever Bicycling, I get my fix of cycling drivel here.
Ride (Australia)
Never ever ever Bicycling, I get my fix of cycling drivel here.
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Procycling, Ride, and Velonews (the only one I subscribe to). CycleSport is okay, but they devote too many pages to doping, and have adopted a holier-than-thou attitude that can be hard to stomach at times. You don't help the sport by persistently focusing on the negatives.
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