If you are into touring, Adventure Cycling is a good magazine. Dirt Rag is kind of different and slanted more toward mountain biking.

Most magazines are paid for by the advertising, not the subscription fees. You can guess what that means. Magazines need to showcase the advertisers products so the reader will buy them. You're not likely to see an article in Bicycling on how to fix up a thrift store bike with minimum cash outlay. Nor are you likely to see an editorial on how 8-speed cassettes are good enough.

Here's a good test. Flip through any cycling magazine that you are interested in reading. Look at the product reviews. Are there ANY negative reviews?