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From: becky@cylixd.UUCP (Becky Bates)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: bicycling magazines
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 11:01:44 EDT
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> I'm thinking of subscibing to "Bicycling", are there others?  What
> magazines are oriented toward the tourist?  Has anyone found a magazine
> that they can positively recommend?  I'm interested in any comments
> from netland.
> 
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Yes Jon there is an excellant and very new magazine called
BICYCLE RIDER and is dedicated to the tourist. I will get you the
address and post it.  The magazine calls itself the Grand Touring 
Magazine and has articles on some of the most exquisite places in the
world to cycle.  The photography is very well done and beyond that there
are articles informing you of new products, problems, and opinions
about cycling.  They are still fairly new so the technical stuff is not
as good as it needs to be.  I read Bicycling for the technical and 
training tips and Bicycle Rider for the trip info. and new product
features.  I think with time this magazine will be just as good as
Bicycling.  It is nice to finally have a magazine that doesn't
assume that because you are into cycling you naturally go into racing.
Bicycle Rider even pokes fun at the triathlon and racers that would
rather look at their bike computer or water proof super tri-watch 
rather than look at the beautiful scenery that is passing by their 
wheels.  I want no flames because I admire and respect racers and tri.
people just as much as tourists, but I personally want to enjoy my 
sport without any worry about time.  Touring is wonderful, and training
takes miles and miles of cycling with just a slight push to make your
cadence average around 16 - 18 mph to complete those centuries before
it gets dark outside.   Hope this has helped you didnt' mean to get into
such a long discussion.

	Becky Bates
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