"Practical cycling" magazines?
 

Whenever I stop by the local Barnes & Noble magazine racks, all I see are cycling magazines aimed at racers/racing fans, hardcore fitness buffs, and aficionados of super-expensive bikes made of exotic materials. Are there any publications that focus on everyday commuter/utility cycling? If so, I'd love to hear any recommendations you may have for this newbie. Would be great to read articles, insights and buying guides aimed at the less-than-wealthy "getting around town" cyclist.

Urban Velo, for young & Hip, and Vintage Bike Quarterly, history and new replicas of traditional French custom bikes,
and the one you get by joining ACA,
A to B in UK.

FWIW,

http://www.bikequarterly.com/ is entirely subscriber supported , so cost per issue is Higher.

won't be on the newstand.

Bicycle Times or good old Bike Forums.

Aaron :)

You might check out Cycling Plus in the UK ... at least, that's what it used to be called ... and it wasn't too bad. Check out some of the British mags.

+1 BicycleTimes,Urban Velo free downloads from here. Momentum is ok,but tends toward the new trend of 'euro chic' bike fashion. I love how they tell you,you don't need bike specific clothes,then show you cycling-oriented togs in the hundreds of dollars.

Adventure cycling. Its touring orientated but covers a lot of ground.

It costs money to publish print media. As such, most magazines, no matter the culture/trade/activity/lifestyle it focuses on, tends to be one giant advertisement from cover to cover (one of the reasons why I gave up Bicycling Magazine ages ago).

However, there are resources out there for you if you don't mind it in a digital format- blogs. You can find any and everything related to content in the blog space.

in general, i have found that they (the everyday commuter/utility crowd) are too practical and discerning to be influenced by superficial ad copy, so the magazine industry is not interested. in other words there is, in general, mutual disinterest. ergo no magazines.

Trees are great to have a around, especially in large numbers! Lots of great bicycle pics and info on the web these days. Just sayin ;)
My last, and the only magazine purchased to date, Adventure Cyclist. Came with my Adventure Cycling Association membership. Great reading, just wish it was available in digital form.

Magazines are fun but I don't like the ads. a typical 80 pg magazine will be 50% ads at least.

what kind of articles would you expect to find in a mag for 'everyday commuter' cyclists anyway?

"Low Speed Rewards: Finding a Lucky Penny in the Road"

somehow I dont see this as selling well

lol

Looked at a few issues of Urbanvelo, wasn't impressed. The magazine is super heavy in ads. Very little articles of any value. People pay for this? Well, thank goodness it's free on their website.

+1 for Bicycle Times. Also, join the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and get their newsletter. The newsletter is limited in coverage, but does cover some topics of interest to the recreational/commuting rider.

There's also Momentum Mag (http://momentummag.com/) out of Vancouver, BC. Looks a little style/trend heavy, but does hit some of the main aspects you're probably looking for.

Bicycling had a deal for $1 per issue with no automatic renewal so I took it. I also just signed up for the free subscription to Adventure Cycling for a year.

They didn't keep up with the PDF offerings? http://blog.adventurecycling.org/201...l#.UT1LHVeVByg

Didn't notice the pdf articles, been awhile since I last visited the site. Thanks, for the link!