Originally Posted by acrafton
In the last six months or so they had two very interesting (and well written articles):
The Death of Pantani - very good piece on Marco Pantani and his OD/suicide
The Invisibles (not sure of the title) - about migrant workers in the us that rely on their bikes (cheapo walmart jobs) for their livelihood and to provide food for their families. . .very interesting take on biking.
Other than that, i can't recall anything of real value. . .
acrafton hit the nail on the head. Those two articles were excellent. The article on Marco Pantani and his drug overdose was darn depressing.
The Invisibles is also excellent and in this months issue. These workers take up to 3 months to buy a $100
bike on lay away. It is one of the articles your sort of have to read. Other than those two, I can't think of anything else (non Lance) that stuck with me.
But the articles are good for young kids or newbies. I do not want to tell you how many of my sons friends (around 16 years old) ride their bike over. Their chains have rust, the bike is dirtly and the
tires are lucky to have 20 pounds of pressure. They are usually wondering why I am out there with a compressor filling their tires with air and lubricating their chains. The basic "How to care for your bike" articles would be helpful to them.