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Bicycling (2-year)
Studio : Rodale Inc
by Rodale Inc
Publisher : Rodale Inc
Availability : Usually ships in 1 to 3 months and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
Number of Issues : 22
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 3 reviews)
List Price : $109.78
Our Price : $21.00
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Product Description |
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Since 1962, BICYCLING has been inspiring people to get more out of their cycling passion. Each action-packed issue is filled with proven secrets to go faster, stronger, longer. Increase your stamina; buy the best gear for your money; locate a great ride; improve your performance; perfect your technique; fuel your passion. |
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Quick Delivery, Nice magazine |
After hearing several horror stories about slow magazine delivery through Harvardbooksellers, I stilll decided that a good deal on this magazine was worth the try.
I recieved my first issue in less than a month. That is quicker than most subscriptions arrive when ordered through the magazine.
The magazine itself is a good read. They have good equipment reviews, and some decent articles |
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Bicycling Magazine: a shadow of what it was... |
Bicycling has portrayed itself as is the "world's leading cycling magazine," and this may be true, but 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, but 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 first 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.
But 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.' At one time I subscribed to both 'Bicycling' and 'Mountain Bike,' but 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 mostly toward road bikes, Cycling Plus has a lot more meat, though at a higher cost.
I don't mind all of the advertising, which does seem to dominate most consumer magazines today, but 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 looks interesting, but can't justify subscribing unless there's some extraordinarily special rate being offered. |
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good for beginners |
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This is an OK magazine for beginner cyclists. Experienced or competitive cyclists will probably find the articles to be very shallow, repetitive, or obsolete. CyclingPlus is a much better magazine, but also much more expensive. |
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