Cycling magazines?

**Jiffer** · 06-26-2007, 05:30 PM

What's your favorite cycling magazine? Have you tried more than one? Do they make any women specific cycling magazines?

Thanks!

**Starfish** · 06-26-2007, 06:51 PM

I will appreciate hearing from everyone on this, too. I have a love/hate relationship with Bicycling Magazine. I do enjoy a lot of it, and I have learned a lot from it. But, I have many, many gripes with it, too, which I won't list here because I don't want to just whine.

I'm currently not subscribed to anything, but I probably will resubscribe to Bicycling, as I tend to pick it up in the store even when I've let the subscription lapse out of irritation. Ladies, what should I subscribe to, instead!?!

**Zen** · 06-26-2007, 07:34 PM

Unless you're a mountain biker it looks like Bicycling has a lock on the market.
Does anyone know a philanthropist who'd like to start a magazine?
here's a list of some mags.

**RoadRaven** · 06-26-2007, 07:36 PM

Bicycling Australia is good...

My fave is probably RIDE
I keep meaning to subscribe to it as I am not always in at the shop when it arrives and it seems to disappear pronto!

**Kalidurga** · 06-26-2007, 07:57 PM

Cycling+ UK is my current favorite. I think I posted here before that I can read an entire issue of Bicycling mag in two 35 minute subway rides, but it takes me a week to read Cycling+. Each issue includes detailed descriptions of 2-3 ride routes (this month's issue had a ride through Ireland that made me wanna hop a plane), comparison tests of tons of bikes and products, and updates on what's going on in the UK cycling world. I've become a huge fan of Sustrans and wish we had something similar here in the US.

Dunno if I'm going to renew my subscription next year or not, though. The exchange rate from USD to GBP is a killer

I'll probably just start picking it up at the newsstand again.

**RoadRaven** · 06-26-2007, 08:25 PM

I haven't seen Cycling+

Can you give me some publication details? I might see if my local bookshop can get in a copy for me to look at

**Kalidurga** · 06-26-2007, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by RoadRaven

I haven't seen Cycling+

Can you give me some publication details? I might see if my local bookshop can get in a copy for me to look at

Not sure what sort of details you'd need. Would they be at the link for the magazine website?

**crazycanuck** · 06-26-2007, 08:34 PM

I normally pick up Australian Mtn bike magazine & Mountain biking australia.

C

**nicole309** · 06-26-2007, 08:36 PM

Women's Adventure magazine. Most issues they focus on a particular sport and this month it was cycling, although this is not usually a cycling specific magazine. It is worth a recommendation.
I also love/hate Bicycling as well.
Do any of the Canada ladies have any suggestions? I see magazines while I am in Victoria that look interesting, but have never bought any.

**nicole309** · 06-26-2007, 08:39 PM

Oh my gosh, my favorite is Adventure Cyclist Magazine. Who can resist those Willie Weir articles?

http://www.adv-cycling.org/mag/index.cfm

Here's the link for Women's Adventure as well:
http://www.womensadventuremagazine.com/

**RoadRaven** · 06-26-2007, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

Not sure what sort of details you'd need. Would they be at the link for the magazine website?

Ummm... publishing details?

Home country?

Web site - DOH!!! just realised as i type this that you have linked your post!!!!

Road - ICanBeSuchADork - Raven

**ptenoid** · 06-27-2007, 06:32 PM

My favorite cycling magazine is Procycling. I also like Cycle Sport, though not quite as well. Both of these are magazines about racing, though, so I suspect they might not be what you're looking for.

Bicycling is pretty mediocre. They occasionally run an article that I find interesting or inspiring, but I haven't decided if that makes up for the issues that have no useful content at all. I would like the magazine a lot better if they talked more about riding and less about what to buy. I am currently debating whether or not to renew my subscription.

**pooks** · 06-28-2007, 11:21 AM

I love UK publications in general and would LOVE to subscribe to Cycling+ but --

Gulp!

That's almost $100 a year.

I'm going to have to think about this. Yikes.

**SouthernBelle** · 06-28-2007, 12:10 PM

There are a couple of new ones out. One is a big glossy rag called Road and another is Road Bike Action. Both are racing oriented but good reads.

**Jiffer** · 06-28-2007, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the replies. I might think about Road Bike Action. I put the links below to both for anyone who wants to check them out. Road Bike Action lets you look at several pages of an issue. You can buy a paper verion or an on-line version.

Road Bike Action
http://www.rbaction.net/

Road
http://www.roadmagazine.net/road/index2.html

Thanks for the warning about Bicycle. I had an advertisement from them that got me thinking about getting a cycling magazine.

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