http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 'Alternative' Bike Magazines... en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:39:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13892#post-171551 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:58:37 +0000 LaidBack 171551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That sounds good. Have you a pic of a cover? - maybe linked on Wiki of course.</p> <p>I'm going to put some most unusual cover stuff up from <em>Encyclopedia</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13892#post-171539 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:20:43 +0000 rbrtwtmn 171539@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"New Cyclist" (pre-Encyclopedia I think - 1991ish) seemed pretty radical. I remember (and still have) the article where they exposed supposedly impregnable D locks as anything but. They weren't popular for that but it always struck me as a good move. Somehow they managed to do what eludes lots of magazines - they were about ordinary people using bikes in all sorts of ways, not about any one group, they had contributions from very entertaining writers, but they also managed to bring in enough geeky equipment to satisfy that side of things. I have a number of good articles from this stashed away for a once every 10 year read. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13892#post-171502 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 18:53:53 +0000 LaidBack 171502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now that tablets have almost become the accepted way to read about everything, it's interesting (for me!) to see how specialist bike literature has changed over the last 10-15 years.</p> <p>Velo Vision is one magazine that has survived the distance. Nothing like Cycling Plus where you might be hard pushed to differentiate one cover from another. </p> <p>Early issue would (I think) use film photography albeit with layouts produced on a Mac with Quark or Pagemaker.<br /> We have a few VV back issues here at shop to look at and borrow. <em>We've also got a handy recycling bin parked at our door!</em></p> <p>Has anyone else favourite cycling Magazine covers or issues - past or present? Encylopedia was the popular alternative bike journal in the 90s and had some very striking covers.<br /> <em>Momentum</em> is a current Vancouver magazine that has a different take on cycling - but with a much higher loading of ads and advertorial.</p> <p><em>Sure WC has a CityCycling cover or two that he could also share as this came in quite early in the online mag era.<br /> </em></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/15118329304/"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/15118329304_7d8324ccf1_z.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/15118329304/">Velo Vision library</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/66067108@N08/">LaidBackBikes</a>, on Flickr </p>