Which bike magazine do you read?

[Spam]

Hi

I have been a lover of bikes since I was young boy (which wasn't too long ago), and finally I have got the cash together and the right mind set to go ahead and do my DAS test in the next month or so.

As a bike lover I have read bike magazines on and off for the last 4 years but I have never decided which magazine I like the best. In that time I have read many different magazines mostly because each month my mood changes and sometimes I like reading about 1930's bikes and others I feel like reading about modern sportbikes.

I'm not a fan of a particular type of bike I just love 2 wheels generally (inc unmotorised)

For instance this month I got the FastBikes and Bike Magazine...not very contrasting magazines I have to admit but a few of the articles tickled my pickle so i thought why not.

Which magazine's does everyone read on here? Is there a reason why you pick that certain magazine every month?

Thanks

Chris

P.S. I must recommend Borders for having such a huge selection of bike magazine's on their shelves.

Edited by Spam on Tuesday 27th May 20:28

[outlaw biker]

I buy Bike, Ride and SuperBike usually. Although the only one I look forward to and properly read is Bike.

Good luck with the DAS!

[EvoBarry]

I tend to get BIKE more than the others, got bored of FB banging on about how great they were supporting the racing, PB went up its own rear end, and Superbikes can be a bit hit n miss (altho I get huge discount on Superbikes now so I might subscribe to that anyway). RIDE and TWO never really caught my eye tbh.

BIKE seems to be the most balanced without being dull..

[Spam]

Outlaw Biker - Thanks

I read PB once and couldn't get into it

I have bought Ride quite a few times aswell as TWO mag but I'm never overly impressed.

I agree on subject of BIKE Magazine but sometimes their articles bore me.

[MrsMiggins]

I get Bike and Ride each month; I prefer Bike and will probably not bother with Ride for much longer.

I used to read PB many moons ago but it became obsessed with T&A and, TBH, pics of women with enormous baps doesn't really do it for me .

I've read TWO once or twice, but their inability to punctuate does my head in. FFS, get someone who knows what an apostrophe is for to edit the fg thing.

I accept full responsibility for all the errors in the above

[Rach81]

I like Two, easy to read, nice pictures

[Sossige]

Ride and Superbike for me, subscribe to both. Performance Bikes didn't really do it for me and Fast Bikes was too much of a "skin" magazine for my liking.

Bike is OK, but I'm very happy with Ride and Superbike. Worth subscribing when they are running a free gift offer that you are interested in.

Edited by Sossige on Wednesday 28th May 14:27

[Spam]

I must admit I enjoyed FastBikes this Month and it was big issue too.

[m3evo2]

Bike and Ride are my mags of choice at the mo.

[RemaL]

all of them, well almost, Bikw TWO, superbike, fastbike, PB etc...

Edited by RemaL on Tuesday 27th May 22:29

[Chilli]

I subscribe to Bike. Tend not to read much, as I have no idea what anyone is talking about, so a quick flick through the pictures and the BHP figures, then it's in the bin!

[Sportsbikes_Rule]

I had a subscription to Performance Bikes, and TWO, and I cancelled them both....but TWO still comes, so I still read it.

Fast Bikes / Superbike, not read them in a long time as they seemed to be written by nobbers. or should I say, I didn't like their writing style?!

Ride is good, but you can read it cover to cover by the time you've got off the crapper.

PB went through a big change a while ago, and is very good. No birds / boobs at all. one month they had a page advert of 0898 sex lines, and the next month apologised syaing it would never happen again! I think the mag is more aimed at the sports bike rider / track day addict / club racer, who likes to get involved in things like detailed tyre choice, suspension setting, home fettling etc. I recently have got into using my spanners more, and PB appeals.

TWO had Niall Mckenzie and James Whitham writing for them, and adds a level of credibility when reading bike tests. They also have good sections on new bike deals (best deals etc) and used bikes.

I also like BIKE, but haven;t read it too recently. As all the journo's attend the same launches etc, you tend to find that there is alot of repitition (except for PB, hence TWO and PB).

That's my two penneth!

[MrsMiggins]

Interesting

Might give PB another go.

[sprinter885]

Ride mag - on subscription for me. Mainly b'cos wifey treated me to it-using Tesco Clubcard points (cheapskate!)
Actually I find it a more "sensible" all round read than some of the "how fast does this blighter go" / "how far can we wheelie it" type mags.

Only trouble with the magazines is that new bikes have often been reported on in the weekly MCN by the time I get them.

[Ruttager]

Bike is the mag I enjoy I did buy Ride for the first time this month but I've not really found it that good. I bought it as it had a seperate magazine about getting into biking that looked cobbled togeteher and offered no in depth advice.

[castrolcraig]

the only mag i read nowadays is pb, after gus and ronnie died the mag went a bit pc but now it seems to have regained all its nutterism, the guy martin coloumn is brilliant as well....

[RabD]

I read Ride but after reading this thread I think I'll give Bike a shot, too.

[Felters]

THIS MONTHS BIKE HS A FREE EDITION OF CLASSIC BIKE WITH IT AS WELL!!

[jellison]

MCN - just for the Racing stuff - the rest is a quick scan.

Used to get Superbike each month years back, where did I put those centre-spreads!;)

[texasjohn]

Picked up a Fast Bikes last month, the editoral style is not to my liking really. Still, some good fun articles and the constant references to sex and drugs (most of which I chuckled at) made me feel 18 again!

I used to enjoy the UBG and Grey Bike but I don't see the UBG (Used Bike Guide) on sale anymore, it was a small 'black and white' magazine like a Parkers used price guide. Of course the buying guide was the same but lots of articles, like mini-long term tests. Seems to have an online presence now @
http://www.usedbikeguide.com/

Grey Bike is no longer I assume due to the Grey Imports having had their day (although a recent search of the ".co.jp" websites for the big four reveals that they arent making many 250 and 400s anymore. Certainly not the vast varied ranges of the late 80s/early 90s anyway.

Anyway, I have always read PB although I am sure the editorial style has matured a little over the years, I can remember buying it at 16 and it would often come with stickers and suchlike which would then find their way onto the DT!

I read RIDE a couple of times when it first came out, enjoyed that mag too. I should try it again sometime.