Cycling magazines?

[SouthernBelle]

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]

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.

[Deanna]

I was just going to post about Road Bike Action. This is a new mag from the publishers of Mountain Bike Action. My husband has been getting comp'd issues as a licensed racer. We both like this one a lot more than Bicycling. Outside of their mistake of picking their favorite to win the TdF too early (they chose Basso), it's a decent read.

[Jiffer]

Thanks, Deanna. It's great to get a good review from someone who's actually read some issues. Too bad it's bi-monthly instead of monthly, but I do like the $9.99 price.

[fultzie]

i'm a fan of Velo News (despite the price) for an occasional racing/ gear fix... they had a couple of pretty good articles on female racers last month (Georgia Gould and a woman from University of California who's name I unfortunately can't remember...).

I generally stick with Dirt Rag, however... I really love their reader-oriented format (it's a "forum" rather than a "magazine" ) and I often see people in there who's names I recognize! While mtb is their main focus, they don't *just* cover dirt. They have some good "general cycling" articles, and always a lot of (real, not fake) inspirational articles and artwork.

[pooks]

Is there a place in the US where you can purchase Cycling+? I'd like to order an issue, just to see what it looks like.

[Cyclo Kitty]

Dirt Rag is the one American cycling mag we subscribe to and read, and re-read (DH commutes by train and this was one of his Xmas presents).

Cycling + is probably my favorite, for all the reviews, how-tos and training tips. I like the advocacy parts, and pretending I can actually go on one of the rides in the UK.

We got MBUK (Mountain Bike UK) last weekend, and it is published by the same group who publishes C+. The two share writers and reviewers.

I get the UK mags at Borders, but the LBS carries a bunch of mags, too. Haven't quite worked up to subscribing to C+, but I really should for the savings.

Online, I read/download Urban Velo (http://www.urbanvelo.org/) put out by some of the Dirt Rag folks, and then there's The Practical Pedal online and newsprint (http://practicalpedal.com/) which is free.

[Fredwina]

Is there a place in the US where you can purchase Cycling+? I'd like to order an issue, just to see what it looks like.

Most Barnes&Noble's and Border's carry Cycling+, Cyclesport, and ProCycling. They're still on the pricey side (I think like $7-9/issue)