Bicycling Magazine

[jeremyd]

 I love the bitching about not wanting the american and overseas stuff and then they go and buy the international mags. Right on I'm sure you'll get lots of info about the SA racing scene in those mags as well as all the bikes that are going tobe available in South Africa

How many of you actually contribute to the magazines or offer to write local content for them? Judging by all the comments we see on the hub, we definitely have the knowledge and passion.

 

How many have vented their anger and disappointment about the content? (this doesn't mean we can't bitch about it on the hub)

 

Of course they know about the hub, they even published an article on it (with the wrong website address).

 

Is there enough local content out there to fill a magazine? For a long time, Ride was rather thin on the ground too.

 

Just my Friday's 3 1/2 cents worth

 

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My Baai saai kling subscription also expired' date=' glad it's over  Ride is the best SA cycling mag available, wonder why nobody has ever started an Afrikaans version[/quote']

 

didn't it used to have quite a bit of afrikaans content?

 

Ride does have an Afrikaans article with every issue, but it would be nicer to have a complete Afrikaans issue.   How about Ride doing a poll to see how many Afrikaans readers they got?

[TXS cyclist]

I have to agree. I do get the US bicycling and it is sooooo sad to see these articles appear here 3 months after it has been published in US mag..

 

The best was where I saw some of these letters copied. In US magazine a question was asked by say Yellow Johny from Texas. That same question appeared in local magazine - axact to the word..... Only now it was from Peterjie in Welkom.

 

It is obvious that local editors for SA just need two buttons on his keybord.. Copy & Paste.

 

The same can be said for other magazines in the Rodale group. It is just Copy and paste..

 

The same can be said for certain articles in Ride lately. I see lots of articles published in Procycling magazine, just to see them popping up 2-3 months later in RIDE.

[AuctionLamb]

 

Winter Bicycling articles:

 

Shed those winter kilo's!

Get through winter training in 10 easy steps

Stay motivated this winter

Cross train for better performance this winter!

 

these EXACT SAME topics has been going on for years....EVERY year!

 

Still say....put some extra new ideas in the mag for example:

Do photo shoots of VETS teams and interviews(one team every month).

More Race reports.

 

AuctionLamb2008-09-19 00:49:52

[Spud]

 I love the bitching about not wanting the american and overseas stuff and then they go and buy the international mags. Right on I'm sure you'll get lots of info about the SA racing scene in those mags as well as all the bikes that are going tobe available in South Africa

How many of you actually contribute to the magazines or offer to write local content for them? Judging by all the comments we see on the hub, we definitely have the knowledge and passion.

 

How many have vented their anger and disappointment about the content? (this doesn't mean we can't bitch about it on the hub)

 

Of course they know about the hub, they even published an article on it (with the wrong website address).

 

Is there enough local content out there to fill a magazine? For a long time, Ride was rather thin on the ground too.

 

Just my Friday's 3 1/2 cents worth

Where can I send the change..........we owe you 2 cents.....

[Aicorner]

Mountain Bike Action is a reasonable read, supports Greg Minaar plenty & costs less than R15 per issue posted to your door if you take out a 3 year subscription

  http://www.mbaction.com/ME2/Default.asp

[jeremyd]

stick it in an envelope and send it to Bicycling magazine as a contribution towards the costs of the royalties they're paying to the international guys.

[Skaap]

My Baai saai kling subscription also expired' date=' glad it's over  Ride is the best SA cycling mag available, wonder why nobody has ever started an Afrikaans version[/quote']

 

didn't it used to have quite a bit of afrikaans content?

 

Ride does have an Afrikaans article with every issue, but it would be nicer to have a complete Afrikaans issue.   How about Ride doing a poll to see how many Afrikaans readers they got?

 

Ek wens Zuma was afrikaans! Ons kon die hele wereld oor geneem het!

Maar n afrikaans fiets tydskrif sal leka wees ja!

[Spud]

stick it in an envelope and send it to Bicycling magazine as a contribution towards the costs of the royalties they're paying to the international guys.

[TXS cyclist]

Yankee go home!

 

bok dropper, it seems u are a bit constipated.

[Spud]

i got a subscription for chrismast present last year!

this year i'll ask father christmas for a ride mag sub as i'm also not happy with the usa read!

I'm still hoping for a pony............has to be faster than my Orbea!

[widget]

I dont read any local magazines, let alone buy them, far too light in the pants editorial wise for me and personally, I am not interested in the local racing scene.

 

I subscribe to both Pro-Cycling and Cycle-Sport and enjoy reading both, they write interesting articles, are not afraid to say what they think and if it offends someone, well so be it.

 

Local magazines (like our local tv hosts) are so scared to ask pertinant questions in case they offend anyone, so we usually get something like - "Now tell us how did you get involved in cycling" when the guy just got caught with 6kgs of EPO in his boot.

 

Bicycling still tries to ride on its laurels of, what 3 years ago, when by some ,miracle they got nominated as the best mag somewhere, but since then have hardly even TRIED to improve anything.

  

 

 

widget2008-09-19 02:15:02

[Evan Andreou]

Subscribe to Ride and Bicycling, buy Cyclesport and Procycling monthly.

Will continue to subscribe despite being very disappointed with Bicycling the last 2 months.

C'mon Bardie and Tim, you guys can do better than this

wolverine2008-09-19 09:51:05

[porky]

Subscribe to Ride and Bicycling' date=' buy Cyclesport and Procycling monthly.

Will continue to subscribe despite being very disappointed with Bicycling the last 2 months.

C'mon Bardie, you guys can do better than this

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Easy to please hey Wolfie.?

[Evan Andreou]

Subscribe to Ride and Bicycling' date=' buy Cyclesport and Procycling monthly.

Will continue to subscribe despite being very disappointed with Bicycling the last 2 months.

C'mon Bardie, you guys can do better than this

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Easy to please hey Wolfie.?

 

Not really, I am a part time insomniac, so I need a lot of stuff to read, repetition is not a biggie

[Tumbleweed]

 

Subscribe to Ride and Bicycling' date=' buy Cyclesport and Procycling monthly.

 

Will continue to subscribe despite being very disappointed with Bicycling the last 2 months.

 

C'mon Bardie, you guys can do better than this

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Easy to please hey Wolfie.?

 

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Not really, I am a part time insomniac, so I need a lot of stuff to read, repetition is not a biggie

 

 

 

the same. i'd read a packet of crisps should the need arise! pretty sad considering i read for a living!

 

 

 

the thing about these mags is that they serve different markets and tastes, and people have brand preferences...like everything else.