I've been irritated by something in Bicycling Magazine for awhile now. I've written a letter to them, but I find I'm still irritated, so I think I might expand my letter writing. I'd like to throw this out to TE...hoping that if a few more folks write, maybe something will change.

It is about the Liberator ads in the back of Bicycling Mag. I have no problem with the product, or that it is advertised in Bicycling. Heck, looks to me like they have some great stuff. BUT... I do have a problem with the soft-core-porn-like pics of women they use in their ads. They used to place their ads with pics of the products only, but not anymore.

The main reason I object is that I am trying to promote self-esteem and cycling to some of the pre-teen and teenage girls I know. I want to be able to hand them a bicycling magazine without having to see a woman in a Penthouse style pose. This month it was a butt shot of a woman in 5" platform FM shoes.

I am going to write to Liberator, and Bicycling again, and this time I'm cc'ing all the other major advertisers in Bicycling to let them know I won't support a magazine -- or see their advertising if they're in that magazine -- that supports such stupid advertising images.

Wanted to spread the word so that maybe mine won't be the only letter they all get.

Thanks for reading!