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Product Reviews:
Bicycling (2-year) |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Quick Deli, Nice magazine
Comments: After hearing several horror stories about slow magazine deli through Amazon, I stilll decided that a great deal on this magazine was worth the try.
I recieved my 1st issue in less than a month. That is quicker than almost all subscriptions arrive when ordered through the magazine.
The magazine itself is a great read. They have great equipment reviews, and some decent articles |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Bicycling Magazine: a shadow of what it was...
Comments: Bicycling has portrayed itself as is the "world's leading cycling magazine," and this may be true, however the quality of this publication has been slowly declining over the years. My personal interests in cycling are more directed at mountain and trail cycling, however this magazine, in publication since the '60s, was always a welcome source of information about non-motorized two-wheeled sports.
I started subscribing to this periodical years ago. It's articles and reviews used to have substance, and each issue was worth exploring from cover to cover. The magazine's coverage of Lance Armstrong and his multiple championships was exceptional. It was between the covers of this magazine that I 1st learned about Armstrong's then-new book It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, and knew that I had to get a copy.
however that was then, and this is now. 'Bicycling' is from Rodale, a company that publishes some of the better health and wellness magazines, including 'Prevention,' 'Men's Health,' 'Women's Health,' 'Runner's World,' and 'Mountain Bike.' At1time I subscribed to both 'Bicycling' and 'Mountain Bike,' however no longer. Both of these seem to be a (thin) shadow of the meaty publications they used to be. For MTB articles, I do prefer Mountain Bike Action, and find a bit more substance there. If your focus is almost allly toward road bikes, Cycling Plus has a lot more meat, though at a higher cost.
I do not mind all of the advertising, which does seem to dominate almost all consumer magazines today, however just wish that the articles, reviews and news items had more depth than those available on the 'Net these days. I'll still continue to pick up singler issues of 'Bicycling' when the occasional article appears interesting, however can not justify subscribing unless there is some extraordinarily special rate being offered. |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: great for beginners
Comments: This is an OK magazine for beginner cyclists. Experienced or competitive cyclists will probably find the articles to be shallow, repetitive, or obsolete. CyclingPlus is a much better magazine, however also much more expensive. |
