Cycling Magazines just for Women...do they exist?

[rivergrl]

Does anyone know of any good cycling magazines just for women? I was at the bookstore and found tons of magazines for men who cycle but none specific to women. I'm just curious if there are any magazines out that geared specifically toward women who love to cycle?

Most of the info I've gotten has been off of here or on the web in general.

[FreshNewbie]

No! At least I never saw one.... Unfortunatelly, women still have to read men's magazines for cycling. BUT, TE is the most helpful and the most informed women's forum I came across.

[DeniseGoldberg]

There was a similar discussion just a couple of weeks ago - this thread might have the info you're looking for: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...cling+magazine.

[SadieKate]

Really? There are bicycling magazines specific to men? Which ones? I've only found magazines which are biased toward men, but not men's only.

Truthfully, every time I've picked up a women's sports magazine, I've been dead bored. It's either written for beginners or contains too much beauty product crap.

The bike mags just need to give equal time to the two genders, not divide and conquer separately. I have to believe it would be a financial fiasco. They are trying and have improved dramatically, which isn't to say there still isn't a long way to go.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but tuning a derailleur or picking a chain lube is not gender specific.

[DeniseGoldberg]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but tuning a derailleur or picking a chain lube is not gender specific.

You're absolutely right, of course, and I agree with you. I should have mentioned that at the same time I referenced the other thread (which still may have some useful information in it for rivergrl...
--- Denise

[FreshNewbie]

SK you are 100% right about that. I agree with you that lately women's fitness magazines are full of ads and empty information. I used to subsrcribe to Fitness but stopped because of that. However, when someone is looking for women's cycling mag - she wants to find something that contains information and product review solely for women. I agree number of magazines try to incorporate women in their articles, but how many are there really? - I personally rarely see any even in Bicycling. Really TE is the only women's forum where you can find an answer almost to every question

[Running Mommy]

There is a magazine out of Florida I believe called "Her Sports" -I think... The lady that won martha stewarts apprentice was the founder. If I remember correctly it was an independent magazine, and it was GOOD! I haven't seen it in a few months, so I hope it still exists, but it had alot of really helpful info. And also if I remember correctly there were very few- if any- ads. They of course had all kinds of sports, but it wasn't just a "lose 30 pounds in 30 days" type zine.. It was geared towards REAL athletic women.