Originally Posted by
VT Biker
I sometimes wonder what the difference is between buying Road Magazine (or any other) and a 10 year-old who puts a poster of his favorite athlete on the wall. Isn't most of it kind of a bit childish and "fanboyesque" to buy these magazines? I understand maybe magazines that celebrate riding in general (there are some that are more like the Alpinist magazine, which focuses on the activity, not the pro aspect of the sport). But to buy a magazine that "Profiles" a bike makes me laugh.
There is: the 10 year-old has the brain of a 10 years old, and the innocence and naivety that comes with it. What's your excuse? ;-)
There's really no excuse at all for the buyer of these rags which are in fact largely infomercials when they are not cheerleading for cheats and liars.
Glossy crap for idiots, most of these mags are -- yet people keep buying them.