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Velonews.....and the mechanic whatshisname Zoommerman ?
and the comic strip that I forget. If the content spins down from racing then content remains relevant to the market. outside creative writing. |
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:56:47 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski
wrote: On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:17:56 AM UTC-4, wrote: Road bike magazines - Dude this bike we just tested is, like, the most awesome and jaw dropping bike we've ever ridden. Mtb magazines - Riding nice trails is out - jumps straight down the face of a two story high cliff are in. Anything else is, like, not cool dude. Touring magazines - a 300 miles ride along one of the coastlines isn't enough. Like, dude, you gotta tour Patagonia. BMX magazines - Hey dude, two full circle backward flips are all that we report on in this awesome magazine. Once, it seemed different to me. I started into this journey by reading _Bicycling!_ magazine - the original 1970s version, with the exclamation point in the title. I learned something in almost every issue, and read them cover to cover. (Of course, as a newbie, I had a lot to learn.) When Rodale took it over (and dropped the exclamation point from the title) I felt it had gone downhill a notch. Nowadays, it's a lot closer to _Buycycling_, as in "You gotta have this!!!" Advertisements disguised as articles. Occasionally a good article pops up, but they seem rare to me. For a while, _Bicycle Quarterly_ seemed excellent, although too much of a one-man operation, I think. It's approached things from a different direction, and presented some information that would never be in _Bicycling_. It's also a beautiful magazine. But I sometimes think that Jan Heine is running low on ideas. We'll see how it goes. At first, I thought _Bicycle Times_ would be good, with its utilitarian bent. But the writing isn't particularly good, in my view. And they don't promote $200 lycra tights like _Bicycling_ does; instead, they promote $200 hipster bike commuting jeans. I used to enjoy Grant Peterson's writing. But does the _Rivendell Reader_ still exist? Thank goodness for rec.bicycles.tech! ;-) - Frank Krygowski I'm not a publisher but it is my understanding that the bulk of a publication's income is from the paid advertisements. According to http://www.gaebler.com/Bicycling-mag...g-costs++26289 a full page, black and white, advert in Bicycling is estimated to cost $34,835. I'm sure that the employment of any writer who "bad mouths" any of the companies who advertise in the magazine will be curtailed :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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On 4/1/2016 6:15 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:56:47 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski wrote: I used to enjoy Grant Peterson's writing. But does the _Rivendell Reader_ still exist? Grant puts one out on an occasional basis. One just came out a couple of months ago. And he published a couple of books: _Just Ride_ and _Eat Bacon, Don't Jog_. I enjoyed _Just Ride_. Didn't know about the other one. I'll have to look for it. I used to like Bike Culture Quarterly a lot and its offspring Encyleopedia, Bycycling and Velo-something that Peter Eland published for years. I used to enjoy A to B Magazine quite a bit, despite its very tight Anglocentric focus, but gave up when every issue became about electric bikes. Big Brompton and mixed-modal commuting fans. I liked all those when I could find them, but that was unfortunately rare. I've got a few issues tucked away for reference. I remember being in Britain a couple times, and marvelling that they had bike magazines that seemed much more practically- and touring-oriented, not just racing or "fast recreation" oriented like ours. I don't know if that's still true, though. It's been years since I've been there. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 4/1/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
Velonews.....and the mechanic whatshisname Zoommerman ? and the comic strip that I forget. Yehuda Moon? He's back! http://yehudamoon.com/comic/2016-01-01/ -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 4/1/2016 9:30 PM, John B. wrote:
I'm not a publisher but it is my understanding that the bulk of a publication's income is from the paid advertisements. I'm sure you're right. For a while, _Newsweek_ was giving away subscriptions to new members of our public radio station. I'm sure they were just hoping to get readers. And at a certain point, I no longer qualified and ignored the pleas to renew my subscription, but it kept coming anyway. I figure they were willing to do that to add to their subscriber count when they were trying to sell ads. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:17:56 AM UTC-4, wrote: Road bike magazines - Dude this bike we just tested is, like, the most awesome and jaw dropping bike we've ever ridden. Mtb magazines - Riding nice trails is out - jumps straight down the face of a two story high cliff are in. Anything else is, like, not cool dude. Touring magazines - a 300 miles ride along one of the coastlines isn't enough. Like, dude, you gotta tour Patagonia. BMX magazines - Hey dude, two full circle backward flips are all that we report on in this awesome magazine. Once, it seemed different to me. I started into this journey by reading _Bicycling!_ magazine - the original 1970s version, with the exclamation point in the title. I learned something in almost every issue, and read them cover to cover. (Of course, as a newbie, I had a lot to learn.) When Rodale took it over (and dropped the exclamation point from the title) I felt it had gone downhill a notch. Nowadays, it's a lot closer to _Buycycling_, as in "You gotta have this!!!" Advertisements disguised as articles. Occasionally a good article pops up, but they seem rare to me. For a while, _Bicycle Quarterly_ seemed excellent, although too much of a one-man operation, I think. It's approached things from a different direction, and presented some information that would never be in _Bicycling_. It's also a beautiful magazine. But I sometimes think that Jan Heine is running low on ideas. We'll see how it goes. At first, I thought _Bicycle Times_ would be good, with its utilitarian bent. But the writing isn't particularly good, in my view. And they don't promote $200 lycra tights like _Bicycling_ does; instead, they promote $200 hipster bike commuting jeans. I used to enjoy Grant Peterson's writing. But does the _Rivendell Reader_ still exist? Thank goodness for rec.bicycles.tech! ;-) - Frank Krygowski I agree that Buycycling magazine has "jumped the shark", so to speak, but every once in a while, they do a stellar article on the act of riding a bicycle that redeems them for a little while. I'm currently finding that Canadian Cycling Magazine is a more enjoyable read, although they concentrate more on the racing scene than I would prefer. |
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:48:52 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 4/1/2016 9:30 PM, John B. wrote: I'm not a publisher but it is my understanding that the bulk of a publication's income is from the paid advertisements. I'm sure you're right. For a while, _Newsweek_ was giving away subscriptions to new members of our public radio station. I'm sure they were just hoping to get readers. And at a certain point, I no longer qualified and ignored the pleas to renew my subscription, but it kept coming anyway. I figure they were willing to do that to add to their subscriber count when they were trying to sell ads. I think that "circulation" is used as a measure of a publication's popularity and thus one of the governing factors in how much they can charge for advertisement. At least I knew a chap that was a sub-editor on one of the local English language newspapers and he used to quote circulation figures in support of his argument that His newspaper was the best :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 04:10:33 +0000 (UTC), Ralph Barone
wrote: Frank Krygowski wrote: On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:17:56 AM UTC-4, wrote: Road bike magazines - Dude this bike we just tested is, like, the most awesome and jaw dropping bike we've ever ridden. Mtb magazines - Riding nice trails is out - jumps straight down the face of a two story high cliff are in. Anything else is, like, not cool dude. Touring magazines - a 300 miles ride along one of the coastlines isn't enough. Like, dude, you gotta tour Patagonia. BMX magazines - Hey dude, two full circle backward flips are all that we report on in this awesome magazine. Once, it seemed different to me. I started into this journey by reading _Bicycling!_ magazine - the original 1970s version, with the exclamation point in the title. I learned something in almost every issue, and read them cover to cover. (Of course, as a newbie, I had a lot to learn.) When Rodale took it over (and dropped the exclamation point from the title) I felt it had gone downhill a notch. Nowadays, it's a lot closer to _Buycycling_, as in "You gotta have this!!!" Advertisements disguised as articles. Occasionally a good article pops up, but they seem rare to me. For a while, _Bicycle Quarterly_ seemed excellent, although too much of a one-man operation, I think. It's approached things from a different direction, and presented some information that would never be in _Bicycling_. It's also a beautiful magazine. But I sometimes think that Jan Heine is running low on ideas. We'll see how it goes. At first, I thought _Bicycle Times_ would be good, with its utilitarian bent. But the writing isn't particularly good, in my view. And they don't promote $200 lycra tights like _Bicycling_ does; instead, they promote $200 hipster bike commuting jeans. I used to enjoy Grant Peterson's writing. But does the _Rivendell Reader_ still exist? Thank goodness for rec.bicycles.tech! ;-) - Frank Krygowski I agree that Buycycling magazine has "jumped the shark", so to speak, but every once in a while, they do a stellar article on the act of riding a bicycle that redeems them for a little while. I'm currently finding that Canadian Cycling Magazine is a more enjoyable read, although they concentrate more on the racing scene than I would prefer. It seems to me that magazines have deteriorated over the years. I can remember when Popular Mechanics used to have articles detailing how to build a midget race car, how to build a welding set using an Aircraft engine generator, how to make a hunting knife out of a saw blade and such like. I remember that my father and I (actually my father with me watching) built a crossbow from an article in Popular Mechanics that was powerful enough to shoot an arrow through both sides of a 55 gallon barrel. Now the Popular Mechanics publishes articles about "The Arizona Boneyard Where Old Warplanes Go To Die" a tour of Davis-Monathan AFB (which was established in 1925 :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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On 4/2/2016 1:49 AM, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 04:10:33 +0000 (UTC), Ralph Barone wrote: I agree that Buycycling magazine has "jumped the shark", so to speak, but every once in a while, they do a stellar article on the act of riding a bicycle that redeems them for a little while. I'm currently finding that Canadian Cycling Magazine is a more enjoyable read, although they concentrate more on the racing scene than I would prefer. It seems to me that magazines have deteriorated over the years. I can remember when Popular Mechanics used to have articles detailing how to build a midget race car, how to build a welding set using an Aircraft engine generator, how to make a hunting knife out of a saw blade and such like. I remember that my father and I (actually my father with me watching) built a crossbow from an article in Popular Mechanics that was powerful enough to shoot an arrow through both sides of a 55 gallon barrel. Now the Popular Mechanics publishes articles about "The Arizona Boneyard Where Old Warplanes Go To Die" a tour of Davis-Monathan AFB (which was established in 1925 :-) Popular Mechanics and Popular Science have vestigial "build it yourself" sections at the far back, often featuring little gizmos or toys for kids that you can build. But they're a far cry from (say) instructions on building your own lathe. _Make:_ magazine seems vaguely similar to the do-it-yourself journals of old. Lots and lots of articles about building things on your own, and learning by doing. But it tends toward things like using a Raspberry Pi computer to animate your 3-d printed Halloween decorations. It's no wonder so few people can adjust their own bike brakes! -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Sat, 02 Apr 2016 20:48:46 +0100, Phil W Lee
wrote: In general newsagents, you'd be out of luck these days, although the CTC magazine goes to members, and Velovision is still (I think) available by subscription. I forgot about the CTC magazine, I was a member for a number of years just to get the magazine. I think Peter Eland has sold VeloVision on to a new publisher, a young fellow. |
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