Magazines

trenchn

Hi Everyone,
I was hoping somebody could enlighten me.
I cycle. Sometimes I ride my road bike, sometimes I ride my mountain bike, sometimes I commute to work on my crappy bike that doesn't really know if it's a road bike or a mountain bike or a hybrid. And finally sometimes I ride a tandem with whoever is daft enough to get on the back.
My point is that I enjoy all sorts of cycling, I don't drive for health reasons so I had to enjoy it really! I would love to read a magazine that was about cycling, not road racing, road cycling, mountain biking or any other specific type of cycling, just cycling.
Does such a publication exist? If not do the people at the brilliant Bike Radar think there might be a market for one?
I look forward to hundreds of replies.
heers
Nick

softlad

I think its called something like 'Cycling Plus'.......

Cycling is a multi-faceted activity. Some mags specialise, some generalise - the most general of all of these - as fas as I can tell - is the one mentioned above.

APIII

I'd agree with the above, although C+ doesn't really cover mtb.
I also get the CTC magazine (joined for the insurance) which does cover all types of cycling including mtb, but it's not as good a read as C+

Frank the tank

Cycling plus fits the bill.

I think I can sense a kind of consensus of opinion here.

stevewj

Dare I suggest the comic ?

rob_spedding

stevewj you dare not!

But trenchn have a look here http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/h ... 3&src=W017

pedylan

Rob Spedding wrote:

stevewj you dare not!

But trenchn have a look here http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/h ... 3&src=W017

i suppose providing a link to their forum is also out of the question.

trenchn

Thanks to you all for your replies. I'll get a copy of Cycle plus. The references to "The Comic" went over my head I'm afraid. What is it?
Cheers
Nick

Ash_

Cycling Plus isn't quite as 'all things to all cyclists' as it used to be. Back in the day they used to review MTBs and off-road stuff also. Although to be honest, the publication becoming just road-orientated has made it better.

Most of the articles / reviews make thier way onto Bike Radar though, so I'm never sure whtether it's worth buying or not?

pedylan

trenchn wrote:

Thanks to you all for your replies. I'll get a copy of Cycle plus. The references to "The Comic" went over my head I'm afraid. What is it?
Cheers
Nick

C+ is the mag from which the portal Bike Radar evolved (amongst one or two other publications from the same stable).

"The comic", as it's widely known, is Cycling Weekly. This is an out and out road cycling mag with lots of emphasis on local TT etc results and a bit more populist than the specialist Pro Cycling and pro tour monthly publications.

I subscribe to C+ and find it a generally good read. A neighbour subscribes to CW and we do a swap, tbh I wouldn't miss CW. C+ is the best general interest cycling mag IMHO.

Just don't mention the C+ forum and cycle chat debacle......