Author Topic: "Cyclist" Magazine (Read 2666 times)

rafletcher · « **on:** 26 September, 2012, 11:17:55 am »

Difficult to search for such a term here

so I thought I'd just post and ask - and probably get redirected

Anyway has anyone seen a copy yet? Opinions?

Paul · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 September, 2012, 01:49:55 pm »

Too 'coffee table' for me. Nice, but maybe too nice.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 September, 2012, 02:11:42 pm »

Sounds a bit like the "Car" of the cycle world - as demonstrated by it's price point I guess - nearly double the price of C+

I'll pick up a copy at Tesco and have a look for myself. Apparently it was discussed on a radio programme last week, and one established publishing bod said it was too expensive - to which the magazines response was -"we're after the nam who spends 2 grand on a bike and doesn't tell his wife". Definitely the moneyed MAMIL as target.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #3 on:** 26 September, 2012, 02:24:30 pm »

Just what the market doesn't need, then.

clarion · « **Reply #4 on:** 26 September, 2012, 02:29:05 pm »

There are already top end high concept magazines available - Rouleur is one. Privateer for MTBers. There's at least one more I can't quite bring to mind.

Rouleur is £78 subs for 8 issues annually.

clarion · « **Reply #5 on:** 26 September, 2012, 02:31:26 pm »

Privateer is £54 annually. C+, which fancies itself something special, is £46.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 September, 2012, 05:11:56 pm »

C+ used to be something special - when it started 20-odd years ago. Wasn't especially pricey though IIRC.

There's another new one, from Future, called Urban Cyclist, aimed at the point where fixie hipsters melt in moneyed mamils.

clarion · « **Reply #7 on:** 26 September, 2012, 06:42:51 pm »

Urban Cyclist is just a collection of articles which have previously appeared in C+, from what I can see.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #8 on:** 26 September, 2012, 06:44:52 pm »

C+ was very good when it started, covering all types of bikes including MTBs, and in a sensible sort of price range. The Orbit America (I bought one!) was reviewed in the first issue and cost about £400.

rafletcher · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 September, 2012, 07:03:05 pm »

And their ride maps were really detailed too.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 September, 2012, 08:54:48 pm »

And they had a lot of maintenance and tech stuff aimed at understanding how components work and how to keep them working, rather than oohing and aahing at how wonderful it all is. Illustrated with black and white photos, it was the last two (IIRC) pages of each issue.

Butterfly · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 September, 2012, 09:16:44 pm »

C+ had an article about cycle camping when I was just starting that was really useful and had good kit advice.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #12 on:** 26 September, 2012, 10:31:27 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 26 September, 2012, 06:42:51 pm

Urban Cyclist is just a collection of articles which have previously appeared in C+, from what I can see.

It wouldn't surprise me. <sigh> Future was so much better in the past.

TheLurker · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 September, 2012, 08:23:02 am »

Flicked through a copy in my local *cough* Waitrose. A bit "Rapha" I thought. Expect to see dog-eared copies of the launch and (probably) only issue in dentists' waiting rooms near you any month now.

TimC · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 September, 2012, 09:13:30 am »

Definitely for Rapha and Assos buyers. I bought it, but I doubt I'll buy it again. Even though I definitely qualify as a 'MAMIL', and I love gadgets, technology, and expensive bikes (at least to look at), this has the feel of being too self-consciously for ex-golfers who have found another way to express their wealth.

I also looked at - but didn't buy - 'Urban Cyclist'. A bit like a fish out of water in a small Suffolk market town! Right up its own trendy arse, and about as useful as Time Out where I live. Should only be sold within 10 miles of central London (or somewhat closer to the centres of Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow etc).

bikenrrd · « **Reply #15 on:** 27 September, 2012, 12:21:43 pm »

Rouleur is a completely different kettle of bike mag, though, in that it's more about the culture and history of cycling, and cycle racing in particular.
I don't buy it very often, but when I have a long train journey I'll occasionally pick it up. The issues published around the time of the Belgian / Dutch classics, Tour de France and Giro D'Italia are usually the better ones.

rafletcher · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 September, 2012, 02:59:06 pm »

well I can judge for myself later - my wife picked up a copy for me in WH Smiths ("I've got you a present" she said!)

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 September, 2012, 03:13:29 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 27 September, 2012, 02:59:06 pm

well I can judge for myself later - my wife picked up a copy for me in WH Smiths ("I've got you a present" she said!)

There's only one answer to that:
"That magazine you bought me recommends this bike, so I've ordered one."

clarion · « **Reply #18 on:** 27 September, 2012, 03:18:27 pm »

How quickly we forget. I thought we would be boycotting Dennis Publishing

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62341.0

rogerzilla · « **Reply #19 on:** 27 September, 2012, 05:41:46 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 27 September, 2012, 03:18:27 pm

How quickly we forget. I thought we would be boycotting Dennis Publishing

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62341.0

How could we do that? They publish Viz.

Jules · « **Reply #20 on:** 27 September, 2012, 11:00:15 pm »

I'm still waiting for my free sample after getting an offer with last months PCPro.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #21 on:** 28 September, 2012, 02:00:48 pm »

Is that Dennis as in Felix Dennis of Oz fame (or infamy as you prefer)?

clarion · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 September, 2012, 09:04:29 pm »

Must be.

Jules · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 October, 2012, 12:24:45 pm »

Mine finally came - "Collectors Edition 002" [1]

IMNVHO it looks like an malformed love child of Cycling Plus and Rouleur, that's inherited the most pretentious bits of each.

It appears to have been designed for Pinarello-owning dentist's waiting rooms.

I'm obviously (Reasonable well-off MAMIL) not in the target market.

That's enough praise for one morning.

[1] Wrong! - already in the recycling box