What do you read?

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:34 am

I subscribed to rapid.

occasionally buy other ones if i see them and they look like they have interesting stuff in them.

balanse · Post by **balanse** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:48 am

Only purchase the occasional mag these days..got sick of the idiot editorial styles and advertorial content especially when it comes to new products.

Cycle Torque, AMCN, Two Wheels and Trader for me motorbike info and Aust. mountain bike mag for the treadly kind.

I really hate seeing a great review of something that word of mouth has identified as a POS, followed by ads for it on the next page...talk about conflict of interest.

They all do it but at least Cycle Torque are completely upfront about it.

mohawk miss · Post by **mohawk miss** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:00 am

Cycle Torque, Your Garden and, ahem, Australian Shooter.....

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:04 am

While refuelling the car in pakenham I saw a "sports touring" magazine. Looks quite nice but since 2W had the double issue I did not pick it up -- wrong move.

Anyone know what magazine it is and where I can get it in melbourne? Been looking at stores, even petersteves does not have it. It's australian sinca on that issue it had an article about riding from melbourne to sydney (with all the back roads)...

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:57 am

javaman wrote: Anyone know what magazine it is and where I can get it in melbourne?

My guess is it was Australian Road Rider:
http://www.roadrider.com.au/

You can get it at some news agents, but most don't stock it. Or, you can get a subscription:
http://magshop.com.au/Australian_Road_Rider.htm

It can actually be a pretty decent read some of the time.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:10 am

me?
everything mentioned above...

plus
PCUSER, APC, Street Machine, Wheels
MOTOR, Top Gear, Unique Cars, The Trading Post
'Welding Australia' ..AVIATION, Just BIKES
Australian Renovator, 'In the Black'
The daily Law Institute journal
the public notices in the paper.....

oh
and I am serious about reading 'em all....

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:14 am

I subscribe to Two Wheels

Scottatron · Post by **Scottatron** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:31 am

I bought a Two Wheels subscription with a gift voucher from work, I buy AMCN most of the time and I buy Mens Health every now and then.

RobertR · Post by **RobertR** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:31 am

Ohh yeh... I read Guns & Game occasinally, Ralph and FHM

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:05 pm

Performance Bikes is the only mag I buy with a measure of religiosity.

Instead of sticking a bunch of 600cc press bikes into the fast group at a trackday and writing about that, they enter the European Cannonball and take turns helping a bloke build a bike from scratch in his shed... where other mags feature a photo of an Akrapovic pipe, they saddle up, ride to Slovenia and visit the factory.

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:45 pm

I read KSRC forums, that’s enough to keep me busy and very amused. Gawd get a life

goanna_38 · Post by **goanna_38** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:30 pm

AMCN, Two Wheels and Performance Bikes. Used to read Fast bikes as well but editorial drift ended up driving me away. Looking more and more like it is going to drive me away from AMCN too. A mag that I used to take a day or two to read properly now only gives me an hour or two of reading. Skip all the boring crap and suddenly you realise you might have wasted your money. The only reason I still buy it I think is for Fred Gassit. Althought it can be a bit hit or miss. When it's a hit it's brilliant. When it's a miss you just wind up scratching your head going "What the Fark".

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:46 pm

AMCN and rapid are regulars for me, tim buys two wheels and i'll have a squiz if there is anything of note, i dont particularly like the mag.

and groff is one of the funniest buggers i have ever met

i now red his column when i get a chance

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:05 pm

aardvark wrote:
javaman wrote: Anyone know what magazine it is and where I can get it in melbourne?
My guess is it was Australian Road Rider:
http://www.roadrider.com.au/

You can get it at some news agents, but most don't stock it. Or, you can get a subscription:
http://magshop.com.au/Australian_Road_Rider.htm

It can actually be a pretty decent read some of the time.

Yes that's the one !! Thanks.

Another one I saw was a decent magazine (on that issue they discussed street-fightering Hyosungs) -- which is quite impressive. Can't remember the name...

Steph · Post by **Steph** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:19 pm

Ah, guys, I'm just gutted that no one reads Cycle World Magazine. It is the most superior product out there, no bias

I know it's not easy to find over there though.

It's not the same but they have a website if you want to check it out. http://www.cycleworld.com
O.K., promo over.

Happy Holidays from across the ditch.

Steph