Magazine Subscriptions
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I've dropped my sub to Cycling Plus. I found that as the months progressed it was taking me longer and longer to finish reading it. Eventually it would drop through the door and I wouldn't even look at if for a few days, in the end I'd have 2 copies at the same time that hadn't been read.
I reckon when you no longer grab the mag as it drops through the door and enthusastically run off with a mug of tea to read it, it's time to stop
I reckon when you no longer grab the mag as it drops through the door and enthusastically run off with a mug of tea to read it, it's time to stop
C+ seems to be focussed on racing and fitness training (is it just me or do the articles repeat every few months?), together with road bikes which cost over £2,000.
As I have little interest in racing, lactate threshold or high end roadies, there's little I get excited about.
I did enjoy the latest Cycling Active though.
As I have little interest in racing, lactate threshold or high end roadies, there's little I get excited about.
I did enjoy the latest Cycling Active though.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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tbh I find most of the magazines to be boring, as a relative newbie I did contemplate subscribing to C+, but after about 3-4 months they seem to have already exhauted their repertoire of articles, same bunk, month in month out. Learn how to decend like Wiggins, learn how to corner like Contador, learn how to nail hills. Articles which then procede to tell you to use your common sense. A few recipe's and then about 100 pages of bike reviews and other bollocks.
Same with triathlon+ magazine with its ironman crap every month. You must suffer, you must suffer, its going to hurt really bad, the hardest thing on the planet, oh by the way dont work to hard, avoid injury, its got to f*cking hurt, but dont get injured! Give it a rest!
I read books and the internet.
Same with triathlon+ magazine with its ironman crap every month. You must suffer, you must suffer, its going to hurt really bad, the hardest thing on the planet, oh by the way dont work to hard, avoid injury, its got to f*cking hurt, but dont get injured! Give it a rest!
I read books and the internet.
Ravelin
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There's lots of cycling magazines, which is the best all-rounder in people's opinions, especially for a relative beginner? Something that covers both road and MTB rather than being specialised on one or the other?
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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- Manchester
Ravelin said:
Have a look at Cycling Active? Not sure if its 100% road though. It looks very beginnerish, which would suit you for a couple of issues then you will become bored of it i would imagine.
sadjack
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I have enjoyed reading this thread. I am a subscriber of C+ and like others here have been considering should I keep it or move to another.
My interest in cycling is the commute to work and cycle touring / camping which C+ does not really cover. But then when I have looked around neither do others.
The constant reviews of expensive kit and bikes I find a turn off. I look at some of the beginner bikes costing £500 plus and think hell thats what I would spend on my best bike!
Think I might cancel my subscription and just pick up an edition of whatever mag catch's my fancy each month.
My interest in cycling is the commute to work and cycle touring / camping which C+ does not really cover. But then when I have looked around neither do others.
The constant reviews of expensive kit and bikes I find a turn off. I look at some of the beginner bikes costing £500 plus and think hell thats what I would spend on my best bike!
Think I might cancel my subscription and just pick up an edition of whatever mag catch's my fancy each month.
cyberknight
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sadjack said:
I only got C+ for the free jacket +skull cap last year and TBH i am the same as you ,if they do not give a really good offer when my sub is due i will cancel.
I've been buying both Cycling+ and Active, and MBR as thats what I ride and admit that neither mag has exactly what I need. I don't want to spend loads on a bike, I don't want to race down a steep mountain either. What i want are tips, product reviews that are clothes, accessories, tools, stuff etc and introduction to cycling and tips for braking (but on a mb) or how to get fitter etc but without the road emphasis as much as i'd love to do it, its a long way off for me at the mo.
threebikesmcginty
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I think I might subscribe to the latest C+ offer as I seem to buy it virtually every month anyway and the current offer is for some DHB shorts which are the ones I like, for the money. And I like the £2k bike reviews.