If you are a racer, then I highly recommend three magazines:

- Pro Cycling (it's a dedicated road racing magazine; great commentary and profiles of pro Euro and North American Div 1 and Div 2 teams; great review and profiles of races)

- Cycle Sport (same as the above)

- VeloNews (covers all sorts of domestic pro and Eruo pro races; road and mountain bike)

(Sorry that I don't have much mtn bike resources to recommend, because I do 95% road and 5% dirt.)

I love biking. I am an avvid road racer. I have designed my own training and eating programs based on the training camps I've taken, the books I've read, and the experienced racers I've talked to. And I love to follow what's going on in the pro races.

I still read Bicycling Magazine, because it still has value. Mainly for the pics and specs on new bikes. It's my monthly "product brochure". It's one of the channels I have to find out about new products. Bicycling Magazine tends to focus mainly on the "generic brands." I am also into specialty brands (Italians mainly), but they don't cover much of that.

What are you interested in? The Web has a wealth of information on training, eating, routes, tours, races, etc. I can point you to some great web sites if you'd like.

- VM