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kennyhunter6061:
--- Quote from: darkersomeday on September 24, 2007, 08:45 PM ---
fixed that for you :daumenhoch:
--- End quote ---
;D They might as well be 10lb!!
Clive, I totally understand the guys at Ride have to look at the commercial aspect if they are to stay in business and, with the best will in the world, there are undoubtedly more 'lifestyle' kids out there willing to buy a bmx mag than all of us oldschoolers and the UK race scene put together. But I'm not saying put racing and other forms of bmx into the mag at the expense of the other content, rather put it in as well as the present content. Thay way they keep their present readership happy and hopefully bag a few more into the bargain.
I think a lot of racers feel the reason put forward by Ride not to include racing is pathetic. Apparently none of their photographers will snap racers using clip pedals, and there aren't any other photographers good enough to contribute pics to them. Good for Ride that they disapprove of clip pedals - So do I and many other riders. But I enjoy racing - That's how I started riding 26 years ago, and so it would be nice to see a UK 'bmx' mag giving some support and coverage to our Olympic hopefuls and world champs than some spotty youth who came 3rd in the B Group 'Armpit Of Nowhere' Jam
Costs will always be an issue for any mag to include coverage of what is, in reality, a relatively small 'scene'. By that I mean the oldschool scene and the whole UK race scene. Compared to the number of guys who just ride street, parks etc we are very much in the minority so we're unlikely to be high on the agenda of ways that Ride could increase their profits.
Personally, my own BMX info needs are well catered for by this site, bmxtalk and the BC website. I would still buy Ride if they included coverage of racing because they are good at what they do, and I'm sure that they could come up with an article that, depite how boring they might think racing has become, people would enjoy reading. It's a shame that some of todays kids might be missing out on racing because of a lack of magazine coverage.
kennyhunter6061:
Oh and Clive,
Could you ask Tim how he likes my oldschool build I'm working on............. :laugh:
PS. When u gonna post a pic of your Floval so I can see if it's as bling as Mr Boyle's? ;)
stuntmaster:
more uk reports and bike testing as it a nightmare for newcomers and just layed out better as does seem a tad all over , i can understand the adverts as that what keeps mags running and what happened to the for sale bit as good for bikes and hook up`s messages as not everyone use`s ebay
harris:
if its a money thing purely and simply then the adds will pay.
us old farts have been about for 25 years and still about today.
we ride oldschool, mid school and everything on the market today.
im just lacing up some z rims on one bike, and a bruce krisman reverse freecoaster hub on another
quite a gap in eras and we or alot find that we have to use the web and forums to find out if these parts last ,work stuff like that
magazines in todays www.culture do well to keep going but listening to part of the audience wont hurt.
im up for a test lol dan
give big tim a hug from us we aint nasty just keyboard warriors.
zed4130:
there has been a few OS articals in ride, but they are few and far between :-\ its mainly adds and road trips, its the same every month, i only buy it if there are any good OS stuff in it, but i did buy it every month, i must admit i prefere bmx plus and allways have, as its got racing in aswell, gome on ride put some racing in , and a bit of history, :daumenhoch: then you might sell more, to us old farts ;)
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