What US/CAN magazine subscription for DH MTB?

kulikayo
kulikayo Posts: 3
edited September 2012 in MTB general
Hello everyone, my husband is mad with DH MTB and soon it's his birthday. Being a lovely and caring wife, I'd like to offer him a subscription to an American or Canadian magazine specialised in DH. I found 'Decline magazine', but maybe you have other tips / names, please? Magazines can be in English or French.
Now, why American or Canadian? Because next summer we plan a trip to Whistler and Moa. A family trip - ain't we good to him or what?!
Many thanks for your help. Delphine.

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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Quite like Decline, Chain Reaction sell individual issues:
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Sear ... lery=false

    And the digital versions are a free download:
    http://www.declinemagazine.com/magazine.php
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I live in BC and the magazine selection is poor - Decline is reasonable - bit like a grown up Dirt but with more adverts and marginally less informed content, if you want an advert (sorry I mean article) about a bike park somewhere no body ever goes in America and a three line review of a $6000 bike then Decline is your magazine.

    Bike - an average magazine that varies from an ok read to a dull commercial filled pamphlet. A bit 29er oriented.

    MBA or Mountain Bike Action - The Guardian of the Mountain Bike magazine world - borign articles and features, a political letters page and a readership who appear to want to read about the dullest sport in the world. Fully 29er oriented crap.

    There are a couple of bike oriented canadian and american mags that cover road to mountain but they all favour road and 29ers. Avoid.

    I live out here and I would kill for a MBR or an MBUK (although the last one I read had a whiff of 29er about it like MBA)
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    I'm becoming fluent in BOF
    Bike-Orientated-French :)
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    La Velo tout terrain est bonne.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    paul.skibum wrote:
    La Velo tout terrain est bonne.

    :D
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

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  • kulikayo
    kulikayo Posts: 3
    Merci beaucoup ! I'll download 1 or 2 Decline to show off and see about MBR or MBUK subscription.
    Cheers.
  • warpcow
    warpcow Posts: 1,448
    Something like Dirt might be good. It's downhill oriented, based in the UK, but seems to have a feature on Canada almost every issue. It's also just a good read, especially compared to MBR and MBUK imo.
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Just picked up October's edition of Decline - I know the internet spoils us for up to date news but I am pretty sure the October issue of Dirt would not be just getting round to covering Windham DH and Chatel Slope Style?

    There was a hutchinson advert which said in some spare space on the ad "Not News - Mick Hannah takes second at Pietmarisberg" (spelling meh) - I thought hot news could at least have been Tracey breaks leg, not updating us on the results at March's DH race!

    Oh and it had a review of the Nukeproof Mega. The old Nukeproof Mega. Really missed the boat with that one huh?
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