Ride Magazine - UK edition

iainf72

Many people taken a peek yet?

It's quite pricey (£7.95) but only quarterly. I quite liked the first issue - Excellent read on Danilo Di Luca even if you don't agree with the content (Herbie Sykes - can't really go wrong)

I've also got a copy of Peloton sitting there to read.

mm1

I have a few old copies from 2010 - classics review etc. first class bike reviews and when there's some racing to write about some first class writing. There's some real love for the sport behind this mag I think, which makes it worth getting.

rick_chasey

Where did you buy both Ride & Peloton?

Wheelspinner

Ride UK now has an app available so you can download it to Newsstand if you use iPad. Price seemed good per issue too.

frenchfighter

May check this one out. Peloton however I wouldnt recommend...some very nice photos on occasion but content is thin and there are a huge amount of adverts in this US publication. I got it online for a year though so maybe different in print but I doubt it. The good thing online is you can easily navigate to back issues...and for some reason continue reading all the new issues even after you unsubscribe.

mm1

Jered Gruber' is features editor of Peleton and his fantastic pictures are the best thing in the magazine, but they can be found elsewhere - often on http://cyclingtips.com.au/ and he has his own website [/http://www.gruberimages.pro/#!/indexurl] . Peleton is a sub Rouler lifestyle mag, ok but often not much substance. I vaguely recollect Padraig Brady wrote for Peleton, but I may be wrong and if he did he doesn't seem to anymore. IMO Padraig at his best is up there with Paul Fournel and Jean Bobet when it comes to capturing the essence of the sport http://belgiumkneewarmers.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=thanksgiving

Hard copies of Peleton and Ride are stocked by WH Smith - call me a luddite, but I still like a paper magazine.

Paul 8v

I'm with you there, A4 formatted pages on a wide screen computer monitor are a pain in the backside. Also I don't want to turn the computer on to read a mag.

Crankbrother

Paul 8v wrote:

I'm with you there, A4 formatted pages on a wide screen computer monitor are a pain in the backside. Also I don't want to turn the computer on to read a mag.

That's where a tablet comes in handy ... Except that the magazine content becomes even more throwaway when you have more current content available on the same device ...

Magazines need to work hard to fight for attention in this day and age ... Without exclusive content they will die ... For example, why pay £5 for Pro Cycling when you can get the full digital edition for <£2?

rick_chasey

Crankbrother wrote:

Paul 8v wrote:

I'm with you there, A4 formatted pages on a wide screen computer monitor are a pain in the backside. Also I don't want to turn the computer on to read a mag.

That's where a tablet comes in handy ... Except that the magazine content becomes even more throwaway when you have more current content available on the same device ...

Magazines need to work hard to fight for attention in this day and age ... Without exclusive content they will die ... For example, why pay £5 for Pro Cycling when you can get the full digital edition for <£2?

"cos I like the glossy pictures and I read it in bed when I don't want to stare at a bright screen.

iainf72

Rick Chasey wrote:

"cos I like the glossy pictures and I read it in bed when I don't want to stare at a bright screen.

Yep. I'm with you on that one. I prefer reading books on a Kindle, but I just don't like reading magazines on an iPad. Did a sub to Procycling and I basically ended up not reading 'em.

Wheelspinner

Deleted. It works ok. :oops:

magliaceleste

I thought the magazine was excellent. Nice balance of articles and kit/tests. Sure it's expensive but it's not monthly and £8 is better value than almost all of the £5 monthy UK based magazines.

jimmythecuckoo

Yeah really enjoyed it.

Good articles and nice reviews of shiny things.

raymond82

I'm quite curious about the di Luca interview now, can anyone point me to the right journal in Newsstand? I find Ride magazine about motorcycles and a Ride Magazine from SA but not a UK one...

RichN95.

raymond82 wrote:

I'm quite curious about the di Luca interview now, can anyone point me to the right journal in Newsstand? I find Ride magazine about motorcycles and a Ride Magazine from SA but not a UK one...

This is what it looks like:


It's published by Magzter

raymond82

RichN95 wrote:

This is what it looks like:


It's published by Magzter

Thanks, I found it! It's listed as Ride Cycling Review UK edition, I probably should have been able to spot it....

jimmythecuckoo

Lots still in our local WH Smith... if you live in Peterborough.

Love it so much might get full kit*







*or not.