Dirt Rag is the best thing going now, but the old Bike was the best. Pictures are one thing, but the articles and editorials were oustanding. Every month I looked forward to Ferrentino's rantings in "The Grimy Handshake" and Rob Story's "Pump."
This month's MBA....(most worthless of all time)
- Thread starter BurlyShirley
- Start date
Unless an advertiser complains, nothing will happen. Magazines don't make their money on subscriptions and newsstand sales. It's all about the advertising.BurlyShirley said:
Maybe we could organize a boycott of a few specific mags to get the message across to advertisers. Put up big notices on MTBR, RM, all the big ones, and tell everyone to tell their local sites, spread the word. That'd show em.bluebug32 said:
R^? Xr?lyShirley]Maybe we could organize a boycott of a few specific mags to get the message across to advertisers. Put up big notices on MTBR, RM, all the big ones, and tell everyone to tell their local sites, spread the word. That'd show em.[/QUOTE]
I think it would be more gratifying to find RC, roll over him with one of MBA's beloved Specialized DH bikes and then beat him senselessly...
but that's just me...
I think it would be more gratifying to find RC, roll over him with one of MBA's beloved Specialized DH bikes and then beat him senselessly...
but that's just me...
I subscribe to Dirt Rag. They've got lots of good articles, ride reports, and real technical advice. Occasionally the overtly fixie-hipstertastic and self-righteous nature of the mag gets to me (eg, "alt" culture), but it's nowhere near how bad MBA and Mountain Bike are when it comes to grating on my nerves. They both seem to cater to the same golf club swinging idiots that ran down to their LBS and bought a $5000 Trek after Lance won the TDF a couple times.
I like Decline, but Burly's right when he says the layout sucks...the articles are a major PITA to read, but I really like their gravity coverage and their photos.
I like Decline, but Burly's right when he says the layout sucks...the articles are a major PITA to read, but I really like their gravity coverage and their photos.
blue said:
Lance's bike supposedly only cost $3500
I agree. DR isn't bad, neither is Bike. I think Outside has some of the best writing and photography overall of any outdoor/adventure sports mag.
Where did you hear that?bluebug32 said:
This idiot bike shop owner we talked to down in Nayak claimed that mountain biking is dead, and that you could buy the same bike that Lance rode for $3500.jdcamb said:
We left in short order.
The name of the shop wouldn't happen to rhyme with Blowga?robdamanii said:
Nope, Toga was quite nice, actually.jdcamb said:
This idiot was from Nayack Bicycle or something like that. Right on N. Broadway in the middle of Nayak.
Oh yeah...we made like a bread truck and hauled bunsrobdamanii said:
There are alot of Trek dealers that have no clue about mountain bikes. For one thing, the biggest "thing" is all mountain/fr bikes, and Trek is still most famous for their OCLV Fuel.robdamanii said:
I have been to other Trek dealers just like this. BTW, Zap Espinoza is their "mountain" pr guy...
P.S. It is spelled Nyack. Dumb Upstaters...
not so long ago - about 4 years... i had a trek dealer tell me he didn t need a DH bike since he could keep up on his hardtail...
here we go again... moron
here we go again... moron
There's always that "Hardtail guy" around, you know? WTF is up w/ that?partsbara said:
i remember when magazines were worth buying.
farking idiots... funnily enough i invited him to come dhing with us at beaver creek CO... he never made it....BurlyShirley said:
i'd DH with a fully rigid single speed 28 and a halfer yo. We'll see ya at da Creek best bring it.partsbara said:
I have worked in the industry for almost 20 years. One thing I have learned is many industry people do not ride.BurlyShirley said:
So whatever they were using 5, 10, 15 years ago, they believe is still happening today.
Some things, however, you have to experience to understand. Like a DH bike.
Skookum said:i remember when magazines were worth buying.
Now there is a mag that went downhill fast. I actually let my subscription run out this year, without renewing it. I never thought I would let that happen.:nonono:
i ll only show if you tell me n8 isn t your 29er training pal...Skookum said:
I hope to Hell he's right. I'm getting tired of the increasing number of gapers on the trails.robdamanii said:
What?!? I thought they were most famous for their OCLV Y-bike.......sanjuro said:
So let me guess..................You ran off to the corner of the store and rubbed one out?robdamanii said: