Cycle Sport UK road racing magazine

Price Paid:  $7.00 at Subscriber

Favorite Ride:
Anywhere in Oregon

Bike Setup:
Trek 5500; Look HSC-4 fork; Mavic Kysrium SSC SL; Verdestein Forezza tires; CicloMaster 414M comp

Summary:
Probably the best single magazine for the serious road cyclist. Good articles on the people and races around the world. Specific updates from correspondents in France, Italy and Germany.

Strengths:
Phil! Good writing (with a Brit accent) and coverage of just about everything. An informed readership (judging by the letters to the editor) ensures that you are in good company.

Weaknesses:
The typeface! Small for the most part and sometimes too light - often merging into the background.

Similar Products Used:
Velo News, ProCycling, Bicycling

Price Paid:  $7.00 at Fog City News

Favorite Ride:
Tamarancho and Mt. Diablo

Bike Setup:
Specialized Allez Comp, stock except for Selle Italia Seat
Giant NRS2, Duke front, SID Rear, Selle Italia Seat

Summary:
I was so happy when a US version of this magazine began selling here. Just a great magazine and I'm not even a Roadie.

Strengths:
The coverage of the Pros and product reviews.

Weaknesses:
It's expensive, I'd subscribe if it was a little cheaper but its hard to justify 60 bucks to the wife.

Similar Products Used:
VeloNews, Dirt Rag and MBR are the only magazines I regularly buy.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
irrelevant

Bike Setup:
one without reading lights.

Summary:
Since the departure of 'The old Pro remembers' segment,NOT the best bicyclemagazine out there. There are good articles to read, sure, good no excellent photography, BUT you will be reading 3 months of pre-TDF articles, 1 month of actual TDF coverage, and then another 3 months of @#$%TDF post-mortem articles. The product review articles are extremely superficial, and basically useless due to essential info often missing. (eg frame review will lack frame sizes available info). Lack of advertising means missing out on good websites to log on to, etc. If you are looking for a magazine that is the oposite to all the above and still British and still giving you excellent coverage and in depths info on major races try "Procycling". Similar cost, definitely a much more informative and varied rag, with product reviews by Robert Millar, Q and A to R. Millar, in short much better value.

Strengths:
photography, some articles, lack of advertising. Good coverage of 'life in the peloton'

Weaknesses:
productreviews are pathetic, too much TDF coverage (about 7 months of it), not enough info on website links.

Similar Products Used:
Many crappy australian magazines, unfortunately not worth spending $ on compared to CS or procycling