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"m0rk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

Cycling Plus
CTC magazine

Cheers, helen s

m0rk said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

Oh yes.

http://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/show_comments.pl?storynum=733

You won't find it in the shops, have to order direct. Oh, and don't
look at the price (gasp!).

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m0rk said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

CTC magazine ? Velovision (if you don't mind all the recumbents...) ?

Phil

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m0rk said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

I know what you mean.
IMO all the mainsteam newsstand mags fail - no doubt because they are
driven my advertising and so push items for the equipment 'must have the
latest bike' freaks, particularly Cycling Plus.
Cycling Weekly tries to cover the racing scene, but is usually
out-of-date, or full of the latest Bike of the Year.

The better mags are subscription only.
The CTC mag 'Cycle' isn't too bad, but IMO has deteriorated of late and
seems to lack any guts in many of the articles. However, it does
occasionally have good reviews of general equipment and it is good for
cycling ads too.
It is 'free' with CTC membership - itself well worthwhile.

So what would I recommend?

beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents. It regularly
includes very good articles on town bikes, luggage carrying, and similar matters.
It can be rather daunting at times, but content is reliable and always
well-reserached and fair - unlike some of the bias seen in the newsstand mags.

Another excellent mag is A to B which I'd say is closer to 'ordinary'
cycling - ie most machines have two wheels ;-)
It has a good mix of content and is particularly good for showing the
very many uses a bike can have, for work, leisure and simple transport uses.

I don't think there is any single magazine that answers your question.
I'd advise you subscribe to A to B and Velovision, and join the CTC for 'Cycle'.

John B

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Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff
of dreams?

VeloVision <URL:http://www.velovision.co.uk/> cannot be sufficiently
recommended.

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JohnB said:

beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

JohnB said:

beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any other
non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human powered airships,
for example...

Human powered airships?
I first saw that in a Boys Own Paper annual which was owned by my
grandfather. They had plans for such a thing.
I harard a guess that no-one ever built one at the time. But who knows.

Peter Clinch said:

JohnB said:

beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

Well I perceive it to, but I could be wrong.
So in a moment of complete boredom [1] I've done a *very* rough count on
pics to put my mind at ease.

I found:
36 ordinary-ish bikes
28 folders/small wheelers
73 bents (33 bike, 40 trike, including the Leitras)
15 trailers, 2 'penny-farthings' [2]
59 pics of bikie bits
18 trailers and other carriers
4 airships
2 boats
and a couple of BBQs

[1} a break from designing book on 'booooring' Norfolk
[2] see how fast you can find *both* of them

So it seems 'bents do win. At least this time ;-)

John B

JohnB said:

Peter Clinch said:

JohnB said:

beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

Well I perceive it to, but I could be wrong.
So in a moment of complete boredom [1] I've done a *very* rough count on
pics to put my mind at ease.

I found:
15 trailers, 2 'penny-farthings' [2]

Quoted message said:

[2] see how fast you can find *both* of them

Not a great fan of penny farthings..thoguh it looks more like a hobby
horse as there are no pedals on teh second. Or have I missed the point
(or the picture) somewhere..

...d

David Martin said:

JohnB said:

Peter Clinch said:

JohnB wrote:

> beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
> the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

Well I perceive it to, but I could be wrong.
So in a moment of complete boredom [1] I've done a *very* rough count on
pics to put my mind at ease.

I found:
15 trailers, 2 'penny-farthings' [2]

Quoted message said:

[2] see how fast you can find *both* of them

Not a great fan of penny farthings..thoguh it looks more like a hobby
horse as there are no pedals on teh second. Or have I missed the point
(or the picture) somewhere..

I'd missed it. Russian through the magazine too quickly.

...d

David Martin said:

JohnB said:

Peter Clinch said:

JohnB wrote:

> beyond any shadow of a doubt Velovision is superb, but it does focus on
> the less ordinary aspects of cycling, mainly recumbents.

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

Well I perceive it to, but I could be wrong.
So in a moment of complete boredom [1] I've done a *very* rough count on
pics to put my mind at ease.

I found:
15 trailers, 2 'penny-farthings' [2]

Quoted message said:

[2] see how fast you can find *both* of them

Not a great fan of penny farthings..thoguh it looks more like a hobby
horse as there are no pedals on teh second. Or have I missed the point
(or the picture) somewhere..

Methinks you may have missed the picture ;-)
Try again.

But then I've missed out a complete double page spread (10/11) so its
another 200-ish bents to add to the figures making 270-ish bents, 36
bikes, 28 folders and all the other odds and sods :-)

Bents win by a zillion :-)

John B

JohnB said:

But then I've missed out a complete double page spread (10/11) so its
another 200-ish bents to add to the figures making 270-ish bents, 36
bikes, 28 folders and all the other odds and sods :-)

Thought you were counting pictures, not individual bikes.. All it would
take is one picture of a street in Amsterdam and normal bikes would
have it by a country mile..

...d

David Martin said:

JohnB said:

But then I've missed out a complete double page spread (10/11) so its
another 200-ish bents to add to the figures making 270-ish bents, 36
bikes, 28 folders and all the other odds and sods :-)

Thought you were counting pictures, not individual bikes.. All it would
take is one picture of a street in Amsterdam and normal bikes would
have it by a country mile..

Oi, look, you're not gonna get me to count up all the 'bikes' in all the
back issues now are you ;-)

I'm not *that* bored.

John B

David Martin said:

I'd missed it. Russian through the magazine too quickly.

🙂

John B

VELOVISION

A TO B

real mags for real cyclists

Peter Clinch said:

I wouldn't say it focuses more on 'bents than, say, folders, or any
other non-mainstream cycle or accessory. New issue has human
powered airships, for example...

ISTR reading that Optima were to provide a seat to make the airship more
comfortable - turning it into a recumbent airship, I assumed.

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I submit that on or about Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:58:38 +0100, the person
known to the court as m0rk <[email hidden]> made a statement
(<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

Adding my voice to others: Velovision, Cycle (CTC house mag) and A to
B. Especially Velovision.

Guy
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you know? said:

Quoted message said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

Adding my voice to others: Velovision, Cycle (CTC house mag) and A to
B. Especially Velovision.

If you'd like to try a trial copy of velovision, you can order one
from their website for 3 quid. Mine came today and included an order
form which offers first time subscribers a years sub for £20, saving
£4.

My cheque's going in the post pronto.

"Bob"
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Just zis Guy said:

I submit that on or about Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:58:38 +0100, the person
known to the court as m0rk <[email hidden]> made a statement
(<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Are there any cycling mags not glossed up just for the racing crowd and
feature real world riders of all ages/sizes, various general equipment
reviews rather than the extreme light expensive kit or just the stuff of
dreams?

Adding my voice to others: Velovision, Cycle (CTC house mag) and A to
B. Especially Velovision.

I love Cyclo Passion a Frencch magazine. But you need Euro cheques to
subscribe...
All the best
Dan Gregory