Which mag?

General cycling advice ( NOT technical ! )

Moderators: Simon L6, Si, Graham, Spam Busters

Which mag?

Postby Si » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:03 pm

If you'd a choice between Velovision and AtoB magazines which one would you subscribe to and why?
User avatar
Si
Moderator
 
Posts: 6603
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:37 pm

Postby Beakyboy » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:14 pm

Cycling Plus! :lol:
May the wind always be at your rear!
User avatar
Beakyboy
 
Posts: 707
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:26 pm
Location: Bantry, Ireland

Postby eileithyia » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:17 pm

Also cycleplus :lol:
Life is what happens to you whilst you busy making other plans.
eileithyia
 
Posts: 3005
Joined: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:46 pm
Location: Horwich Which is Lancs :-)

Postby fossil » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:28 pm

just got my second copy of cycle plus

verry good :D
User avatar
fossil
 
Posts: 499
Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:54 pm
Location: Bognor Regis by the sea !

Re: Which mag?

Postby leftpoole » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:29 pm

Si wrote:If you'd a choice between Velovision and AtoB magazines which one would you subscribe to and why?

I take both. I will only be taking one when this Years subscription to the Henshaw adulation Society ends (A to B).as its only electric bikes and pompous attitude from the Editor these days. I take C plus too but probably not much longer as this is now just a glorified advertising magazine with very little solid content.
John.
Last edited by leftpoole on Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
leftpoole
 
Posts: 866
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:31 am
Location: Jurassic Coast, Bridport,Dorset.

Re: Which mag?

Postby 2Tubs » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:32 pm

Si wrote:If you'd a choice between Velovision and AtoB magazines which one would you subscribe to and why?


Not that familier with either of those.

From looking breifly in the past one seems to mainly feature alternative bikes (recumbants etc) and the other is a commuter based periodical.

Why do you have to make a choice?

Gazza
Why not Look at Sheila's Wheelers E2E Journal
Or My Personal Site
Or My Tweets
Whatever you do, buy fair trade.
And smile.
2Tubs
 
Posts: 1247
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:35 pm
Location: Birmingham

Postby reohn2 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:35 pm

On the occasions that I've read Velovision(usually get a pile of back issues when at York rally)I've liked it,it tends to be more about the "dark" side not read AtoB so can't help really.


PS Cycle plus is OK for a few issues then its all the same thing,but then I suppose most mags are after a while.
reohn2
 

Postby Alport » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:47 pm

FWIW

I have only seen Velovision occasionally - and I've never seen AtoB.

I buy CPlus regularly, but find many of the articles are aimed too much at the wealthy poseur brigade. :wink:

The strange thing is that as I've steadily become a grumpy old whatever I've found the CTC magazine to be the one I read more and more - couldn't be anything to do with my age could it? :?
Alport
 
Posts: 20
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:56 pm

Postby mick skinner » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:07 pm

neve rheard of either of these megs Si; CW is my mag of choice
mick skinner
 
Posts: 436
Joined: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:57 pm
Location: ilkeston, derbyshire

Postby Manx Cat » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:22 pm

Well, Im getting a years subscription to Cycle Plus for Crimbo this year. (can I mention that time of year yet??)

Ive bought horsie mags in the past, and I usually find its the same or similar stuff each year in a cycle (no pun intended), so I reckon a years worth of bikie info will be a good prezzie.


Mary
Manx Cat
 
Posts: 1289
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:37 am

Postby glueman » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:10 pm

Bike mags are worth getting for about two years then they go on a loop. Unless you're obsessed with how many grams has gone missing from the latest Ultegra brake handle it's just more anonymous blokes in shades on Taiwanese tour clones, training by leaving pepper out of your diet, swimming to build upper body strength, the merits of sultanas and singlespeed changed my life. Grim stuff.
glueman
 
Posts: 4278
Joined: Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:22 pm

Postby Si » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:23 pm

Cycling Plus


I had it from issue 2 until a couple of years ago...got fed up of the same articles appearing each year and its move to the high end and race oriented stuff.

Why do you have to make a choice?

Trying to think of things to tell people to buy me for a buffday present.

-

Can't really find a cycling mag that suits anymore, the early days of C+ were great but either it ot I have changed over the years. Cycling Today/ New cyclist I thought was great but is no longer with us. CYCLE and Arrivee I already get. MTB Pro is long gone, STW is good but I don't MTB as much these days and CityCycling is good but free!

Sounds like Velovision is the way to go.

Ideally I'd like a roadie/touring/commuting version of STW but such a beast is dificult to find.

Thanks for the opinions.
User avatar
Si
Moderator
 
Posts: 6603
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:37 pm

Postby glueman » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:40 pm

Singletrack looks okay but can't say I've bought one. There's room for an inspirational cycling glossy with well written articles and lush photographs. £5+ on subscription bi-monthly and international in outlook. Bet it would sell.
glueman
 
Posts: 4278
Joined: Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:22 pm

Postby Alport » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:54 pm

Si

It seems to me you've spotted a gap there...wasn't there a magazine about a year ago which tried to attract that audience? What happened to it?
I really liked Cycling Today - but I would have to agree with others, after a couple of years the magazines start retreading old features - I still buy them though!
Alport
 
Posts: 20
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:56 pm

Postby JohnW » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:12 pm

"Cycling Weekly" (traditionally referred to as The Comic) and Cycle are enough for me - but I buy Cycling World when I see it.
JohnW
 
Posts: 1445
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:12 pm
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire

Next

Return to Does anyone know … ?

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests