Women's Cycling magazine

[Kalidurga]

Got the word from urbanvelo.org (seriously, anyone who's not following that blog should) about a new women's cycling magazine called, appropriately, Womens Cycling. Apparently their blog is already active.

[smurfalicious]

Wow I wish them luck. Now seems like a really tough time for print media as is, much less something this specialized. I'd love to see it though, and I hope they don't fall victim to the siren song of marketers and only review WSD bikes, cuz ya know, we all need um (can you feeeel my sarcasm). So here's hoping for coverage that caters to women, not coverage that panders us, for reviews of saddles that rock, not just saddles with cut outs and pretty pink embroidery, for encouraging articles that motivate that hardcore recreational cyclist to try her first race. Seems like a woman is editing it, so here goes $15 I may or may not regret.

[Bron]

Well I like the cover photo.

[LadyDian]

Thanks Kali, I linked the blog on my blog and bought a subscription to boot!
- Danielle

[runningteach]

Thanks for the info. I will susbscribe to the magazine. I bookmarked the blog too.

[Jiffer]

Cool! I'm going to subscribe. Thanks for the info.

Speaking of the races in Redlands (per the blog) ... I live close Redlands and just went to a women's cycling clinic Monday night, where there were about 7 or 8 pro women cyclists, who were all competing at Redlands this weekend. They answered questions about cycling. It was interesting.

My LBS owner says that there has been a big boost in women customers lately. He can't believe how many women have come in the past few months buying bikes! Woo hoo! He mentioned something about maybe having a women's cycling event at his shop (different shop than where the clinic was).

So ... GO WOMEN CYCLISTS!!!!! We're getting noticed.

[Irulan]

Does it have anything on mountain biking, or is it all road?

[Zen]

I couldn't really tell what it was about either

[Jiffer]

Does it have anything on mountain biking, or is it all road?

Well, I'm trying to figure out the picture on the front cover. It looks like their mountain biking in severe mud ... on road bikes! What do you guys see???

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I see that at the top it lists all the stuff it's supposed to be about, in grey text above the red banner.

But they left out 'grade school'.
Guess they are leaving their possible subjects pretty varied.

They mention "city spotlight" (?) and road/track/cross/mountain riding...but not country biking or even touring.
Those are cross bikes on the cover, am I correct?

well it is good that someone is putting out a women's biking mag. (Helluva time to start a paper magazine in this economy, though.)