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Cycling magazine, which one??

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  • June 4, 2015 at 9:07 am #24159
    Lee170

    Hi all,
    I’ve noticed there are quite a few cycling magazines out there, but which one do most people read?
    I know that everybody likes different mags as I’m a mountain biker to and there a few choices and I tend to change monthly, depends what’s in them that particular month. Is it the same with roadie mags?
    I’m after a magazine that will give me training a advice, decent reviews,not just on stupidly expensive kit but also more affordable kit, not talking supermarket or sports direct stuff, just middle of the road stuff,
    I’m relatively new to road bikes(1 year) so advice is paramount for getting faster etc etc.

    I’m aware that most mags have some/alot of bulls**t as they favour certain brands and give them top scores for financial reasons.(oops did I just say that)

    Can anyone recommend a good mag/read

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  • June 4, 2015 at 5:58 pm #848771
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    bobinski

    peted76 wrote:I read almost

    peted76 wrote:
    I read almost all of them.. (via an app called Readly- check it out it’s v good!) my favs are Cycling Weekly, Cycling Plus & Rouleur.

    I heartily recommend it too esp given rest of family can use it to view their mags and comics inc. national geographic for kids. If your tases veer to the dark side there are the usual mountain bike mags too, as well as some American cycling mags.

    If it’s paper then cyclist probably has just about the right balance.

    June 4, 2015 at 5:48 pm #848769
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    mike the bike

    If the cost is an important
    If the cost is an important factor try Cycling Plus. I’m halfway through a two-year subscription which cost me £65. That’s £2.50 per issue, almost exactly half price.

    And it’s a pretty fair magazine too, if you accept that half the pages are ad’s.

    June 4, 2015 at 3:02 pm #848767
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    Gareth W-R

    +1 for Cyclist. Really well
    +1 for Cyclist. Really well written.

    June 4, 2015 at 2:45 pm #848765
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    allanj

    Cycling Plus- lots of kit
    Cycling Plus- lots of kit reviews, some useful comparisons, very much MAMIL target audience

    Cyclist- can be quite entertaining, can be a bit pretentious, reviews a bit subjective and vague (but that’s maybe better than trying to look objective and not really managing it). On edition tends to be rather like another- expensive bikes reviewed, detailed description of going up some big hills in europe, fancy photos of expensive kit.

    Bikes etc somewhere between the two and very kit orientated. I’ve got a cycling plus subscription and buy the odd cyclist, thinking of swapping to the other way round

    June 4, 2015 at 12:52 pm #848763
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    AWP

    I’ve recently trimmed down my
    I’ve recently trimmed down my subscriptions; I struggle to get through Cycling Weekly before the next delivery. I have kept Cyclist and CW. Cyclist is a little top end, as previously mentioned, but it is well written and a good mixture of rides, reviews and training/fitness.
    Gave up on Singletrack, maybe I’m not a true MTB’er but struggled to spend more than 20 minutes on it. Bikes was okay but just left me pinning for new kit which I knew wouldn’t be happening.

    June 4, 2015 at 12:42 pm #848761
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    peted76

    I read almost all of them..
    I read almost all of them.. (via an app called Readly- check it out it’s v good!) my favs are Cycling Weekly, Cycling Plus & Rouleur.

    June 4, 2015 at 12:29 pm #848759
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    Super Domestique

    I like Cyclist mag. It is a
    I like Cyclist mag. It is a little bit more ‘top end’ with many of the reviews but the rides are a good read and some of the training articles seem well written.

    ^ this is, of course, all IMHO.

    June 4, 2015 at 10:47 am #848757
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    pants

    I’d say all of them are just
    I’d say all of them are just advertising and telling you that you need the latest gear. Personally I find the bikeradar website very good.

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/angryasian-the-ultimate-creaky-bottom-bracket-fix-42884/

    as an example, it’s a well known issue that cannondales’ BB30 have issues with creaking noises, especially on alloy frames. But how many other magazines/websites have talked about it? perhaps they are happy ignoring it as long as cannondale keep sending them their latest stuff to review.

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