1 PLUS!

Absolutely the best magazine for riders like me (recreational riders, enthusiasts).
They have great comparisons on multiple manufacturers and test products against each other.
They give a great base of information for someone who's in the market for accessories.

I was actually going to post a thread on cycling mags and why the U.K. is
kicking U.S. publishers' butts when it comes to putting out a great rag.

Besides that, I like Road Bike Action and Bicycling.
Velo is a pay grade above me.
I'm not fanatical about racing.
But I do like to look through it.

If I had to pick only 1 American mag, it'd be Road Bike Action.
They have tons of great technical articles regularly.

But Cycling PLUS is by far (IMO) the best "general" cycling magazine.
ANDDDDD! They regularly profile entry-level bike tests.

I never made the connection before. I guess I don't know my cycling magazines... Shame.

No beef, just an observation. I would have a beef if I was forced to buy one. But in response, I agree, most hobby/product/lifestyle magazines are nothing more than the equivalent of the putting a poster on the wall. Now, if a magazine came along that was both editorially smart, wrote intriguing articles and tried to both celebrate the sport, but also inform the reader in an adult manner, then I am all for it. But most of the magazines insult your intelligence all the while lying to the reader in order to either gain access to athletes or to please advertisers. Or they repeart the same garbage over and over (see bicycling mag).

Rouleur Magazine is in my opinion the best of the bunch, as it is at least aiming for something artistic in its presentation, more akin to the Life Magazine of the cycling world. but it does seem to steer clear of the sycophantic approach taken by all of the other cycling magazines.

That's interesting. Yesterday I was at the book store and flipped through some bike mags. I picked out Cycling Plus and Road Bike Action.

Seriously? Look at that cover? It is a magazine which does nothing but tell you what more you should buy? Really? And you think you are getting honest information? That cover is nothing more than advertisements disguised as journalism.

Wow...low expectation in the BF I guess.

It's about $10. where I live, but every once in a while, they'll include some type of freebie.
I'm still using the neck gator that I got from them last year which I used in the dead of winter.

Yes, look at that cover.
Great information for aspiring cyclists such as myself.

Journalism? For a cycling magazine? Wah-Oh.
What, you want in depth reporting on what drives the cost of
rubber manufacturing in the Malaysian market for bike tires? Ok.

Me? I'd just like some decent advice on what options there are for getting ready for winter riding.

[If you hear voices telling you to automatically buy what you see in a magazine
and have lost all capacity to compare what you see in the articles to what you
read online and see in your LBS for some reason, call: 1 (800) Get Help.]

Care to elaborate?

Sporting Cyclist

None.

Well - not that I have any inside information, as this was publicly alluded. There was definite friction between Van de Velde and Vaughters. Was Vaughters blaming VdV in some ways for his string of bad luck? VdV was potentially threatening to quit, and his future on the team and his future role on the team was suspect. In addition, now with the addition of the Cervelo squad, what exactly is this team going to be focusing on? Is is going to focus on the spring classics, at the expense of Tommy D and VdV?

Again - something which Velonation seems much better at covering than the mainstream Cycling press. Not sure why this is such a difficult assignment.

Note - All I was critiquing was the lack of interesting reporting on cycling by the cycling press, and the seemingly endless return to the same pool of 5 crucial workouts or How to ride a century in 4 easy weeks articles.

Back when bikes were things of absolute beauty.

Well played.

Exactly...this is bicycling, not world news or political discourse. I'm not looking for the Wall Street Journal or the American Medical Journal...I'm just looking for a decent cycling magazine that has tips, training advice, product reviews and maybe a few good stories.

And our entire point is that these magazines offer imitations of all of the above. Bicycling Magazine will be happy to know there clearly is an audience out there for their dreck.

i actually write my own magazines

sure

Yeah, a nice "snob free" publication!

Something for the overwhelming majority of riders out there,
not for those that can somehow manage to still see where
they are going with their noses high up in the air!

You know, us ilitirite folk!
(grammar nazi bait)







[Some people take riding a bike just a littttttttle too seriously! ]

Have you ever read the magazine?

Their is a lot more content than the cover suggests. The reviews seem to be fair. They don't write informercials like Bicycling (for instance). There are a lot of rides in there and good info.

Wow...jumping to conclusions on BF I guess.

Almost three full pages about cycling mags, and no mention of Procycling. Weird.

This guy did... https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post11801596

Well, you've got me there.

I picked it up yesterday. Love it.