The new issue of Pro Cycling

[neverraced]

The "new" issue of Pro Cycling has Armstrong on the cover! Who will it be next month--Sean Yates? Boardman? Paris Hilton?

What a pathetic magazine. They also tout their "Great New Look" on the cover--this new look is so noisy, ugly, and overloaded with meaningless graphic art that it hurts to look at it. Don't worry, Frank Hoj is still writing for them. And a dual interview with Andy Hampsten and Tom Danielson, featuring 9 unflattering color photos of them sitting around a starbucks, looking like two rejects from a pedophile rehabilitation program.

Granted, magazines are in their death throes, but come on, go gently into that good night. In the doctor's office a few months ago I picked up two copies of "Arizona Highways". The first was from the 70's (doctor's office) and it was clean and spare, photos and text. The other issue was more current and looked like a combination of Martha Stewart's Living and Easy Rider--busy, colorful in the bad sense, full of junk graphics, unreadable. It made the older lissue look like a Bauhaus-designed masterpiece.

Originally Posted by neverraced

Granted, magazines are in their death throes, but come on, go gently into that good night.

absolutely wrong

no one is good enough with a blackberry to use it on the crapper

magazines and defecation are, like, the peanut butter and jelly of media and bodily functions

[cadence231]

Originally Posted by Fat Robert

absolutely wrong

no one is good enough with a blackberry to use it on the crapper

magazines and defecation are, like, the peanut butter and jelly of media and bodily functions

Yes. I wait with eager anticipation when my mom purges her People Magazines. The Letters and Chatter tease it out good!

[1centaur]

One of the key themes I see in many magazine redesigns these days is smaller fonts on colored backgrounds. Literally, the procycling redesign made me decide that NOW is when I need to go get stronger reading glasses. I'm betting the re-designers were all under 35. A little incandescent glare on shiny magazine stock while reading four-point yellow type on a red background makes me want to just stop reading.

[Grant McLean]

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[Climb01742]

but the crumpton was cool.

[Kevan]

upon visiting my LL (Local Library), checking out its recent renovation, I plopped myself into one of the new chairs in the periodical section and gave the new January/February issue of "Bicycling" a gander. Has the magazine improved? I think it might have. Gee..willakers! I mean... there's included inside a picture of an Ottrott, discussing the perfect bicycle, and a lengthy story about the possible demise of China's Flying Pigeon bicycle ( http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6...5416-1,00.html ), due to motorized advancements?!

Anyway, the rag still spouts claims that you can build stronger legs in 5 days, but between the glossy cover with its proclamations and car ad on the back, there were some pages of really good interest. Has the tide turned?

[cpg]

Originally Posted by Climb01742

but the crumpton was cool.

+1 with the addition of Crumpton is cool. But I'm partial to builders with that sort of hairline

Curt

[stevep]

Originally Posted by Kevan

Anyway, the rag still spouts claims that you can build stronger legs in 5 days,

5 days, huh? i gotta tell swoop..
he wants to know what he can do in 4 days?
cant wait 5..has a race in 5 days

Bicycling is owned by Rodale--I'm not a fan of their publications.

http://www.rodale.com/

too much consumerism thrown in your face on every other page. rodale should append "buyers guide" to the name of each mag.

just imo^^

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by Serpico

Bicycling is owned by Rodale--I'm not a fan of their publications.

http://www.rodale.com/

too much consumerism thrown in your face on every other page. rodale should append "buyers guide" to the name of each mag.

just imo^^

It's ironic that very soon after Robert Rodale was killed in an automobile accident in Russia in 1990, Bicycling Magazine changed its policy and began running car ads.

[Kevan]

Originally Posted by Serpico

Bicycling is owned by Rodale--I'm not a fan of their publications.

http://www.rodale.com/

too much consumerism thrown in your face on every other page. rodale should append "buyers guide" to the name of each mag.

just imo^^

which is why I'm surprised. Let's face it... no publication is doing this sport/pastime much justice.

Originally Posted by Kevan

which is why I'm surprised. Let's face it... no publication is doing this sport/pastime much justice.

true, but no company has more to do with the james bond-ization of 20-30 something males than rodale.

advertising is fine, I respect that they need to make money... but DAMN, they're so unapologetic with the "Somebody just mailed us this $1,200 GPS watch to review--here's a few paragraphs on why you should buy it."

give me a magazine by people who have MY INTERESTS in mind

just imo^^

[stevep]

hey, what are the 50 best climbs?
wanna know.

[1centaur]

Ventoux #1. It's actually a very entertaining section with lots of quotes from pros who think sections are steeper than they measure.