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Submitted by
Stan
a Cross Country Rider
from Wichita Kansas
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick's Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | This is a review for "MOUNTAINSMITH" The only thing good about this bike is the Rock Shock Judy. The rest of the bike should be MELTED. | | Weaknesses: | The crank is junk x 100,000. How could I have been so stupid. Got a Gary Fisher Wahoo for about $50 more and it is 10 times better. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 4300 and Diamondback. The Trek was good should have kept it. The steering geometry is better on the Wahoo though and so is the frame geometry. | | Bike Setup: | Stcok. Hey other people said the crank was crap, but I still bought this bike. I must have been on stupid pills that day. Buying this piece of crap Mountainsmith makes me really appreciate the Gary Fisher Wahoo though. | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THIS BIKE. YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE EATING YOUR MONEY IF YOU SPEND A CENT ON THIS BIKE OR ANYTHING ELSE "MOUNTAINSMITH" MANUFACTURES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING WITH THE "MOUNTAINSMITH" NAME ON IT. THE HANDLEBARS ON THIS BIKE DON'T FEEL AS GOOD AS THE Trek or the GF EITHER. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justine
a Weekend Warrior
from New York, NY USA
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | up, up and away! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Gift subscription | | Strengths: | Made an interesting fashion statement as a disposable dress. Also can be used for insulation, wrapping, etc. | | Weaknesses: | If someone were to take imprints of the tire marks on your favorite trail and pubish them, they'd have more literary, educational and ethical value than what appears in this magazine. I'm as fashion-conscious as the next girl, but I don't think a bike should be shown merely as an accessory/status symbol. | | Similar Products Used: | Too many | | Bike Setup: | A number of bikes. | | Bottom Line: | No issue of this magazine should be tossed aside lightly. It should be flung violently from the peak of your highest climb. Then again, why would you waaste another 2.53 joules of energy to carry a copy of this magazine with you? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Mamma
a Downhiller
from Boston/Seattle/Salt lake/Breck
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Lynn/porcupine rim/victor falls/Vail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | airport | | Strengths: | Some cool pics, some cool articles. | | Weaknesses: | The REVIEWS! Even more so than other major Mtn. Bike mags, these guys are shameless at promoting/advertising for manufacturers by way of their reviews. There is no honest feedback given in their reviews they are merely advertisements for the products they are testing. I also think this mag is in cahootz with the mail order companies that are listed in the back of their mag. Did you ever notice that the products the mail order companies are promoting are often what the mags are reviewing that month? Coincedence? I think NOT! | | Similar Products Used: | Dirt Rag, Bike, Mtn. Bike Action | | Bottom Line: | If your cool with shameless promotion, and skewed feedback a.k.a. LIES, this is the mag for you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a
from CA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | I'm sorry...I don't understand the context. | | Weaknesses: | Insipid, pandering reviews and meaningless articles. | | Similar Products Used: | Dirt Rag, Bike, Bicycling, Mountain Bike Action, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this magazine at the airport to kill time on a business trip. My conclusion: the mountain bike version of "Cosmopolitan." I felt cheated after going through an entire magazine so quickly because it had so few articles and they had so little substance. Good thing it was on my expense account. Get Dirt Rag and Bike. Opposite ends of the spectrum, but both good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lobo
a
from Mars
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | You can start fires with it, or use it to wipe your ass if you run out of toilet paper, or roll it up for use in self defense if you get attacked by mountain lions... | | Weaknesses: | Lousy, lousy magazine. I was dumb enough to subscribe a few months ago because like Uncle knobby, but then they axed him. Some of the columns are decent but the articles are terrible. A couple of things that really pissed me off–the Gemini review a couple issues ago that contained about three lines worth of useful information, and the Lust issue thing...a disgrace to our sport. | | Similar Products Used: | Brawny | | Bike Setup: | Kona Caldera with antigravity warp drive | | Bottom Line: | IT'S IN THE HALL OF SHAME! HAHAHAHA! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kazman
a Cross Country Rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lots of tips...kind of.
Has cool pictures, and new cool gear to look at. | | Weaknesses: | There are a lot of advertisements, but...its stuff that you want to look at. | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 80 | | Bottom Line: | If you already have a subscription to another magazine keep it, but if you wanna get another mag, get this one. But, again...dont quit your other mag. subs. Its worth the money, and here and there you see and read some really cool stuff. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ziggy Stardust
a Cross Country Rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | 7-11 | | Strengths: | Pretty pictures | | Weaknesses: | Each issue is just a big 100+ page advertisement. | | Similar Products Used: | brochures in bike stores (except they are free) | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar team, XT/XTR, Mavic 517/XT hubs, Sid SL, CateEye Stadium III light | | Bottom Line: | This magazine is pure propaganda. If you think its an unbiased and informative source of information about mountain bikes, think again. It's merely fluffed up ads with attractive models wearing all of the latest fashions. The writers appear to be the same people who are responsible for the Muzak you hear in elevators and department stores.
Dont waste your hard earned clams on this piece of s-h-i-t. You can get the same thing for free at the bike store (i.e. the brochures)...get Dirt Rag or Mountain Bike Action if you actually want to learn something.
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Submitted by
Green Iggy
a Weekend Warrior
from Pinole, CA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | A good interview in the issue, and pictures! | | Weaknesses: | Lame writing, short articles, editorial brainpower seems rather low, do they really ride the bikes? | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana | | Bottom Line: | I kept wanting to smack the writers upside the head for saying something stupid while reading it. The reviews were way too short and not informative. They had almost nothing bad to say about anything. Reviews sound like sales pitches. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
broken arm
a Weekend Warrior
from calgary canada
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | gas station | | Strengths: | good advertising | | Weaknesses: | The worst reviews I have ever seen, I thought the point of a review was to point out stregnths and weaknesses in products, this sh*t@ss magazine must be collectively owned by bike companies as it says nothing except for "fantasic" or "great value". I didnt read even 1 piece of negative criticism, or recommendations on how to improve the bike. The reviews were basically just extra ads. | | Similar Products Used: | BIKE, Mountain Bike magazine | | Bike Setup: | 98 kona, xt/lx z1 bam alps 5r | | Bottom Line: | I wouldn't use this magazine as toilet paper, much less buy it again, I'd rather read anything else,even mountain bike action | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | lots of 'em | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | columbia bookstore | | Strengths: | it's about mountain bikes. | | Weaknesses: | OVERPRICED! poor quality paper and photos. poorly written articles. reviews sound like product press releases. | | Similar Products Used: | dirt rag, MBA, mountain bike, bicycling. | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | first of all, this is not a review of mountain bike(the one with zap). quite frankly, i was shocked at the poor quality of this magazine. the real kicker was the price, a subscription is much higher priced than any of the magazines
listed above and they all would rate higher than this one.
i only bought one issue, but checked others on the newsstand to see if i hit a bad month. nope, they were all just as bad. dirt rag remains my favorite mountain bike magazine. some of the british magazines are also pretty good, but hard to come by around here(central missouri). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
B W
a Weekend Warrior
from NC
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | ? | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | newstand | | Strengths: | None..well...it is in color. | | Weaknesses: | Where to start. Universities should use this magazine as an example of how NOT to publish a magazine in their communication classes. Product reviews are weak, and obviously paid for by sponsors. Editorials..nonexistent. News, nope....just one overpriced very lame catalog that happens to be published once a month. Does NORBA pay them for the butt kissing? I have to quit buying this one. It costs $4.50, making it the highest priced domestic MB mag. I'd much rather pay $7 for MBR from England. | | Similar Products Used: | ALL | | Bike Setup: | ? | | Bottom Line: | Glance at it in the store, but don't buy this product catalog unless your at the airport, and need something to read while waiting for takeoff. It takes about 10 minutes to read cover to cover. I give it one flamer because 0 is not available. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bigbon
a Weekend Warrior
from Riverside, AL
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | nowhere | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | too short | | Similar Products Used: | all of em | | Bike Setup: | GT hardtail | | Bottom Line: | It only takes me about 10 minutes to look through this at a book store. They have terrible editing and way too short product reviews. That about covers it for this piece of garbage. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kowit sanandang
a Weekend Warrior
from bangkok, thailand
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Don't know much about the magazine and you'll know why. Because I never got it.
I subscribed from Thailand for 1999 year (12 months). I never got a single copy of the magazine from the US despite the fact that the company charged through my visa card the subscription fee. I have asked my friend to call them when he was in the US about the problem. I sent a few letters and I emialed them but to no avail. Worst still, early 2000, the company sent me a renewal letter! I do not know what to do as this simply is a cheating. | | Similar Products Used: | Mountainbike Action, MB | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX300, Klien Attitude Comp | | Bottom Line: | I was cheated by Mountain Biking and asking here for help. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a
from AZ.
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It has pictures and articles relating to Mountain Biking | | Weaknesses: | If you compare the articles and pictures from this magazine they look suspiciously like the articles and pictures out of another unnamed mt. bike mag. I think the publishers put out two mags under different names just to make free money. Maybe that is why it is printed so cheaply, and why nothing really stands out in this mag. | | Bottom Line: | I must confess that sometimes when I am desperate for mt. bike stuff I buy this mag. Usually I just thumb through it at the mag rack, but if I need a fix and they are all thats available then I just hope there are'nt any other riders by the cashier when I check out...embarasing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Racer
from CO
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | I suppose tensile strength is decent for a magazine. | | Weaknesses: | This is some serious hardcore crap. I'm an English major and the half-wits that vomit this tripe onto the page should be out of jobs. | | Similar Products Used: | I read most of the others. | | Bike Setup: | Several bikes. | | Bottom Line: | I cannot believe that they publish this with a straight face. Do not ever buy this magazine. A person born with only a brain stem would be insulted by the level of writing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duke of Hamburg
a Cross-Country Rider
from Hamburg, NY
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Holiday Valley | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | What? | | Weaknesses: | The ink, paper, and content. These writers should be killed or at least beaten down. | | Similar Products Used: |
Every other mag you can shake a stick at. | | Bike Setup: |
GT Riccochet w/ Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | I had thought no one could write on a more base level than, say, Dean Koontz or Stephen King, but these puds take the cake. I wouldn't use this chunck o' crap to start a fire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Eugene, OR
Date Reviewed: December 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
3rd graders can relate | | Weaknesses: |
Editors that kiss butt, can't write, and obviously accept $$$ for a product review | | Similar Products Used: |
just about every mtn bike mag ever published | | Bike Setup: |
6 bikes, all set up for different uses | | Bottom Line: | The guys who write for this thing obviously never got past middle school. I actually made the mistake of subscribing many years ago, but let it run out after the 2nd issue. (Had to give 'em a second chance...) I didn't know they were still alive until I clicked Hall of Shame! Please don't encourage them by purchasing their rag. It's not good enough to wipe with. How do I select NO CHILIS? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad Hartsock
a Cross-Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: December 12, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
new format | | Weaknesses: |
editors are too loving/understanding/sympathetic to reader comments | | Similar Products Used: |
every mag barnes & noble and borders carries. | | Bottom Line: | new format just on the stand (jan '99?) is much improved. more content to balance the # of ads. letters to editors are answered with a feel good get out there and ride, it doesn't matter what you do it on, hey tough break babble. all in all, good turn around in place. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Boxer
a Weekend Warrior
from Sudbury
Date Reviewed: December 11, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Nothin | | Weaknesses: |
Everything | | Similar Products Used: |
Moutain Biker | | Bottom Line: | Never buy this magazine. It is the worst you can get. i has nothing of importance in it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from Kingsport, TN
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Does not cause cancer. | | Weaknesses: |
Every thing between the covers. | | Similar Products Used: |
MBA, Mountain Bike...etc. | | Bike Setup: |
Unicycle | | Bottom Line: | What is this crap? I picked up a copy while traveling hoping to have something to read in my hotel room. Why do they even bother printing anything but ads? It's like reading a catalog with the manufacturers product descriptions. Cheap paper, awful black and white photos. The reveiws read like they went to the LBS and looked at the bikes (I guess the manufacturers don't waste their time by sending test bikes). Don't by this magazine. If you really need something to read by National Geographic. I'm sure you would learn just as much about the sport from NG. Garbage. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross-Country Rider
from cleveland
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
local | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
The cheap paper burned well | | Weaknesses: |
everything (everything) | | Similar Products Used: |
None! this one is the worst! | | Bottom Line: | ITS BAD!!! wow! this mag sucks a big one! after looking through the reviews, it reminded me of the one that I bought a while ago. it had Terible B.S. articles and the writers seemed more interested in them selves than the garbage they were writing. Bad (black and white) pics could be found throughout the magazine. It sucked big time! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross-Country Rider
from Gilroy
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Demonstration Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
Poor Paper Quality
Low budget Mag
TERRIBLE Writing | | Similar Products Used: |
Mountain Bike
Bike
Mountain Bike Action | | Bottom Line: | Just looking through the Magazine on the news rack, it looks bad. First telltale sign is the cheap paper. Then you start the read the articles. Who writes for this mag? Elemantary school dropouts. I'm surprised they are still in business. 0 chili's, but you gotta pick 1 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a Cross-Country Rider
from Machesney Park IL
Date Reviewed: September 17, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
NONE | | Weaknesses: |
Not for real mountain bikers, it sux | | Similar Products Used: |
Bike
Mountain Bike
Bicycling
Mountain Bike Action | | Bike Setup: |
GT Outpost
Rigid Frame and Forks | | Bottom Line: | Makes a good coaster but that is about it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dick hurtz
a Weekend Warrior
from bangor,maine
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
krusty krag | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
fortunately,biodegradable | | Weaknesses: |
gave me a severe rash and hemmorhoidal flare when used to wipe my crack | | Similar Products Used: |
mtb | | Bike Setup: |
schwinn sting ray(banana seat) | | Bottom Line: | use this mag for packing only | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
beavis
a Racer
from uranus
Date Reviewed: June 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
a blood trail | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
shiny, happy cover. with shiny, happy people in it riding shiny happy bikeys. | | Weaknesses: |
everything between the front cover and the back!!! | | Similar Products Used: |
um,... | | Bottom Line: | It's crap. it's horrible. basically this magazine is the king of all turds that call themselves publications. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Xc
a Cross-Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
It can level your table with it or kill bugs with it. | | Weaknesses: |
All, I read the Readers Digest more than this. | | Similar Products Used: |
My toilet paper is even better than this, it is more interesting to read.
MBA (This rocx) | | Bike Setup: |
Kona, RST Delta | | Bottom Line: | I would pay 35cents for the whole collection, or exchange all of mine for a napkin... Anyone interested? I give it 0 flaming soufflé, but I can't, so let's say I give it 0, OK? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Seamus
a Weekend Warrior
from Wyoming
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
the whole thing | | Similar Products Used: |
Bike
mountain Bike
MBA | | Bike Setup: |
GT avalanche w/xtr and a z-1 | | Bottom Line: | Best used to light fires and to give to people you hate.
(would give it about -30 rotten chilies). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Faceplant
a Downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Signal Hill, Dunedin | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Lights a good fire
Teenybopper Techno-wannabes love it
It provides people with a job | | Weaknesses: |
My ten year-old cousin could write something more informative, and he doesn't even ride. | | Similar Products Used: |
Mountain Bike (the best!)
Australian Mountain Bike
MBA
Bike
NZBike | | Bike Setup: |
At present a clapped out Tequesta with a set of Bombers until I get my dualie back. | | Bottom Line: | This magazine is gutless! It always has something nice to say about the companies which advertise and the writers seem more concerned about looking good than actually riding. It wouldn't hurt to go a bit deeper into MTB'ing than just technology, how about looking at the people involved? My web-site does a better job! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Austinm
a Cross-Country Rider
from Fort Nobelson GV
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
go pictures of nude women in one issue though | | Weaknesses: |
BAD mag! Had a subscription and it sucked. They dint know anything! Cancelled this peaice! | | Similar Products Used: |
MBA
mountain Bike | | Bottom Line: | This is the worst MTB mag of all times! They are run by morons who are tried and true wannabe mountain biker geeks who need to get a life NO STARS FOR YOU WIMPS! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Raphael
a Cross-Country Rider
from Burnaby. BC
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
Content, sub-par articles, still in business | | Similar Products Used: |
all of them | | Bottom Line: | Seriously, how can this mag is still printing while mountain biker just went under? By far this is the worst magazine out there. The reviews read like press release. It doesn't go in depth. It offers no real artcicles to help readers to ride harder or ride faster. It offers articles for the posuers. you know what, this mag reads like the free stuff that you get from conventions. and why can't I give a zero chili for this crap? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Tualatin, OR
Date Reviewed: April 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
MOAB, BABY!!! | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Bottom Line: | This mag turns me on......The writing is childish and pseudo-gen-X-wanna-be prose. I'd rather read Seventeen. Oddly, I like the ads in it though. It's hard to shop for bike stuff on the internet, so I occasionally pick this mag up to peruse the ads. Two chilis total, because a magazine is really just for advertising anyway, right? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a Downhiller
from alaska
Date Reviewed: March 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Bottom Line: | You know whats funny is that this mag wasn't too bad back in '97. I agree that now its sad. I would rather read this rag in its glory days then Mountain Bike. Now I choose to read neither. Presently MBA is my mag of choice and it is far from prefect. Sometimes I wonder, how hard is it to write a decent mountain bike mag? Judging from this read it is not very difficult! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Slamigo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ottawa, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Anywhere in the Gats | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
It burns quite easily.
Can be used to smack flies. | | Weaknesses: |
Attracts the flies in the first place. | | Similar Products Used: |
Mountain Bike-(subscription)
MBA- also good | | Bike Setup: |
1999 F-900 with Coda
disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This magazine is a blight on the whole scene. Ever notice that only products who purchase advertising space seem to get reviewed. I worked at a newspaper that did the same thing. Buy an ad, get a good review. The writers and editors have absolutely no integrity. The magazine quality is extremely poor, bad photos, lousy paper. But worst of all, (in Canada anyway), this magazine costs five dollars!!! I got a subscription to Mountain Bike for $26 Cdn, and it came with a free gift. This magazine will fade and nobody will ever remember it, or care. P.S.---Gatineau park is one of Canada's best kept secrets. With tons of trails, beaches, climbs, technical descents, downhills, even a ski lift (for you lazy downhillers), it has everything and it is only 10 minutes outside Ottawa/Hull. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross-Country Rider
from Austin, Texas
Date Reviewed: March 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
McKinney Falls | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Lots of pretty colors on the cover. | | Weaknesses: |
Junior high school, Tiger Beat writing style | | Similar Products Used: |
MBA, BIKE, Mountain Bike | | Bike Setup: |
Supergo Access Alu w Manitou Pro LT | | Bottom Line: | `What crap! No, Wait a second... Crap doesn't smell as bad as this mag! I was in the hospital for a few days and my so called friends and loved ones brought me two of the same issues. That was proof enough that they were trying to kill me! their mag is so bad the local grocery store (no names but their initials are HEB) quit carrying it! Long live Richard Cunningham and ZAP! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
name???
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | THIS MAG S----!!!FIRST LOOK AT THE COVER...........
YUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!LOOKS LIKE THOSE 70s MAG!!!!!
SAVE PAPER!!
GIVE IT ONE STAR FOR ENVIROMENT FRIENDLY!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JoJo
a weekend warrior
from lake elsinore
Date Reviewed: March 5, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Mt. Biking magazine is a piece of crap.(oops--got to make my review longer) poor paper quality, terrible graphics, patronizing editorial, chatty style, too much first-person narrative, lowest common denominator advertisers, etc etc etc. a real bomb | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harry P. Ness
a racer
from Nuttville, OR
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Where do I start? 1. I used to increase my font size to make my term papers look longer. Apparently, Mountain Biking does too. 2. Crappy pictures? What did they do, hire a freshman intern from Bumwad University to take all the pix? 3. The paper used is el-cheapo and it shows. 4. The grapics are retro-80's Wal-Mart variety. 5. Half-assed reviews 6. No product knowledge Bottom line, this magazine s----. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin S.
a cross-country rider
from Edmonton Canada
Date Reviewed: January 27, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Why couldn't Peterson pub. bought this mag and folded it instead of the second worst mag Mountain Biker. God, why do people buy this crap, why do bike companies advertise in it? Do everyone a favour and stop giving them money!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a weekend warrior
from LA, Calif
Date Reviewed: January 12, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I buy all the MTB mags out there. I must admit, this is a really poor effort of a magazine. The worst out there. And one thing you should all look for: in EVERY letters page, the readers who write the letters somehow feel the need to say how much they love the magazine. Give me a break!!!The standard of writing is extremely poor and uninformative. I should learn my lesson and stop buying it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob the mutant alien (not topeak)
a weekend warrior
from Phx area, AZ
Date Reviewed: January 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I had to choose weekend warrior, only because i ride XC with a 30ish pound dual suspension. Anyway.....I don't think you guys give enough credit to them. Perhaps you were just reading old issues, but the newer ones are great! True there have been a couple of ho-hum issues, but MOST of the magazine is awesome. I would, however, like to see a few longer articles and more color pictures. I give 'em four flamers! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Leong
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: January 8, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
This is one of the worst biking mag I've ever come across. The paper quality sucks, paying so much money to get so much black & white pictures. Graphics, layout & photography is dammn baddddd, no creativity at all, the entire design team badly needs replacement especially the art director, I think they are still living in the 70's. So much ads, the editorial contents is not very exciting, I would rather wash toilet than read the mag. This mag is amazing, in fact shocking, how could such poor quality mag survived till today, and huh! there are actually people buying this mag. They probably don't know what is a good read. This mag would be flush down into the toilet bowl if it is ever found in my home or deserved to be used as kleenex for wiping my dog. Rating: minus 1 chilli | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil...
a cross-country rider
from Alaska
Date Reviewed: December 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I really never liked this mag too much. It seems lacking in content, other than racing (whoopty-doo), and bike reviews (Narf). After reading it I feel more like taking a nap than riding. I have only purchased the 'zine a few times when I was really desparate for reading material. Later when I pick it up again and flip through the pages I am like WHy? What did I see in this that led me to buy it?
Its not very interesting to me for the most part... but not totally offensive or anything... just another rather bland stack of folded, stapled paper...
GET OUT AND RIDE I SAY! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SteveN
a weekend warrior
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I cant believe all the one stars for this magazine. I just came from the lame-ass dirt rag review section. Mountain Biking is one of the few qualitly magizines in this ever shrinking magazine market. This publication is much better than the MBRag & Bike! Ciao......... | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith
a weekend warrior
from Auburn, MA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Man, It is unanimous! I wasted 3 bucks on this mag, but I figured I needed to to see for myself each of the publications out there. Mountain Bike, Mountain Biker and Mountain Bike Action all have something to offer, but not this mag/rag. The folks that were able to determine the thing was worthless in the store, my hats off to you. 3 dollars poorer in Massachusetts! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jas
a downhiller
from Quebec
Date Reviewed: September 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I think Mountain biking magasine is not the greatest of all but it's a good magasine for the price and even though there's not a lot of colored pictures it's cool. There's good reviews and good stories. I've specially like this month edition on downhill but more content would be appreciat. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
your mom
a racer
from maine
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine is the worst of the lot. Pictures suck, writing stinks,
and it always spelling and editing mistakes. Low quality paper too! I
just read these at the newsstand, but never buy them. Get your act
together, all the other mags are way ahead of you!
i wipe my ass with this | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike The Bike
a cross-country rider
from The Great White North
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I de-subscribed to this magazine months ago and even though I leaf through it at the store occasionally I see nothing in there to make me want to re-subscribe or buy a copy.
This mag tries too hard to lure me with gaudy graphics - it's a visual insult. The stories and articles are too shallow - as though they are reaching for something that isn't there just to fill an issue.
Sorry - it's the worst mag out there. They should leaf through Mountain Bike, Mountain Biker and Bike and try to combine all three. Then I might buy.
One burning weiner. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Boguslawski
a racer
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: August 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine is not the greatest like MTB Action. I wish they put in more color photos. I love racing and riding singletrack. I will only like this magazine if someone sends me a free subscription. I'm only writing this to make it 50 words. Well I think it's fifty now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mountain bike guy
a racer
from USA
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I thought for a while that I was the only one that thought this magazine sucked. I read the reviews on this site and now I feel pretty good to know that other people see sucky poo poo when they see it. I have know idea what people are talking about when they say this magazine reviews expensive bikes. It reviews parts and bikes that can be found at your local K-Mart. What a waste of tree. Why can't give zero chilis! It doesn't deserve a chili! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe P.
a weekend warrior
from Torrance, CA
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I agree with most of these reviews here! This rag sucks!!! They're a bike porn
mag and have nothing to offer to the mountain biking world! Do us a favor,
Mountain Biking quit publishing this garbage so you don't taint the names of
better mags out there like Mountain Bike Magazine, Mountain Bike Action and Bike
Magazine. I'd like to give it a big fat zero rating but they do give away free stuff so that deserves one chili!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Farley
a cross-country rider
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: July 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
A total waste of time and resources. This mag is a step up from the Hooked on Phonics publications, written in a way that is offending to educated people who want to read about mountain biking. A lot of people are upset over all the ads - I thought they were great, bought some time before I came upon another stupid article. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a cross-country rider
from Ann Arbor, Mi
Date Reviewed: June 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've always thought this was a pretty lame-o mag except for the bike-of-the-year thing. it's nice to see that they always pick a reasonably priced bike.Otherwise, this journal is very weak. Specifically, the latest issue taunts new in '99 on the cover but only reviews Shimano's lowest end gear in the inside article (acera and alivio and crap like that - let's face it, that stuff isn't really MTB capable.)This mag also conveys a very amature-ish tone. The article language is very basic and lacks any flair like other greater mags like Dirt Rag and Bike. There doesn't seem to be any passion here. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a cross-country rider
from Idaho, USA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Ok, mybe this magazine doesnt have the most color photos, but I think they write some good things. However, for the price the magizine is far to short. Why not pay almost the same price and get a copy of Mountain Bike Action? This magazine is good, but they could spend more time on it. One good thing is they mix a LITTLE humor which makes the reading experience not quite so technical. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Capttan Kona
a cross-country rider
from Petaluma, CA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Everyone is still ripping on Mountain Biking Mag. Why not write for the 30 year old crowd? Probably because more younger people ride then people in their 30's. Also, education is not what it once was in this nation, so you must write for the middle school level. Complaints about the reviews of expensive frames are also unwarranted, us thirty year olds can afford them, and with increase in the popularity of televised moutain bike events more and more high end bikes are being sold. So stop complaining about the mags and get out their and ride, the rags are publishing exactly what they should be publishing. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cbeez
a cross-country rider
from Grand Rapids, MI
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a prime example of the Dumbing Down of America. It is sad to see a publication stoop to a middle school mentality with its articles and reviews. Why must every mountain bike magazine feel a need to review bikes and framesets that only a fraction of the population could ever afford? As nationwide population trends indicate, we are all growing older...so why not print for the 30+ year old set? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a racer
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Bought this off the rack 'cause nothing else was there. $3.99 - seemed steep, but oh well, whatcha gonna do.The first column I read is called Perspectives and in this month's issue, they're lamenting the loss of innocence in mountain biking - bike theft and such. They reported an incident where a Paul derailleur got stolen from a table at a race, and said that it was as shocking as school children gunning down their classmates.WTF?! Let's see... $300 derailleur vs. dead kids? And this was in a column called perspectives? My god... I can't believe the author wasn't fired, and the editor let it pass.Oh, and the rest of the mag was written like a high school yearbook.I give 'em 1 flamin' eternity in hell Chili for that travesty. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zenguko
a weekend warrior
from Mass
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Man oh Man, What's up with this mag, in March's review they reviewed the Univega DS950 in a confusing way, they said it had tektro V brakes when it does not, it has STX RC V brakes, they also said it creaked alot in the rear, but were not specific, in fact the whole review left the reader wondering what they meant. They also said Univega did'nt have a racing team, mean while the guy holding the bike on the cover has a Univega racing shirt, huh. I got the DS950 and its not bad like they said it would be, especially for the money, I got mines new 98 for $700. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phoenix
a cross-country rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: May 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag sucks. The articles are dis-jointed and they don't seem to realise that
black and white photos don't cut the mustard.
This mag sells for about the same price as the other MTB mags,
yet all the others have colour photos, and this one doesn't.
They have far too many ad's, but thats just like every other
magazine, really. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Capttan Kona
a cross-country rider
from Petaluma, CA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Geez, you would think most of these reviews are by magazine critics rather then Mountain Bike riders. I don't think I have picked up a single Mountain Bike Mag that is not full of advertising. I do not read the mags for entertianment, I read for advise, riding locations, and product reviews. Mountain Biking contained all of these. I personally liked the review on the KHS bike, and it gave plenty of information on this affordable chromoly frame. Well, I have to go ride now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ALacritas
a
from cross-country rider
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag is a total waste of trees. I've never known them to print any bad words about any products. For that matter, it's mostly ads anyway (it should be free). I just finished reading the most moronic writeup on a KHS montana comp that anyone could have imagined; the bike test is described in an imaginary Jeopardy game--is that their attempt at cool? It was tedious and upon finishing it I was disappointed by the lack of info. I don't think they actually test products--they just b.s. it, thinking that any idiot who would pay $4 for an issue wouldn't know the difference. Really annoying. No good info. Target audience is obviously kids. It's an insult to our intelligence. I think they reuse issues of BMX mags from the 80's and change out the names and pictures for whatever stuff the marketing guys at [insert manufacturer here] send that month. Then they plagerize an editorial from some past year's Dirt Rag, and call it an issue. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Bishop
a weekend warrior
from Oxnard, Ca
Date Reviewed: May 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
what is this? mountain biking magazine rocks. the photos are super cool they have some serious how-to articles and the reviews are good. I think they could have some more stories but I like how they write about all the coool places they go and ride. they even answered an e-mail question of mine. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Boomerthecat
a cross-country rider
from MN
Date Reviewed: April 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
too many boring articles mixed in between the plethora of ads taking up 80%of the mag. Skip it and buy sumthin real, like a lighter to burn the one you bought last month after you read everything else. One lonely chili peppa cuz they had one good review for Time ATACs in the April issue | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tommy Boy
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: April 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine RULES! I love all the cool pictures and great reviews. I also love the great technical articles and advice. Probably the best thing about this mag is that they don't rag on novices. I'm 12 years old but I ride like a pro so don't hammer us younger dudes. 5 flamin' peppers for the best MTB Rag out there!!
ps.
Cannondale Rules!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Bye
a cross-country rider
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Mountain Biking Magazine represents the very worst of MTB publishing. It is to mountain biking what Motor Trend Magazine is to cars. The articles are brief summaries rather than in-depth analysis. Nothing is quantified. Comparisons are never made. Every review is a rave.I have to find something good to say, so I'll say that I do like the way they use photos, extensively, to illustrate their articles; It's just that, so often, the photos ARE the article.One chili. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Thomas
a cross-country rider
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: March 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
As all the others say, this magazine sucks. Their section that houses mail that they get from readers has stuff like Cannondale has great service, they replaced a broken frame with a new one, the new one kicks ass! Should we care? In a recent issue, they declare this Jamis bike to be the bike of the year. Half of the magazine has pictures or advertisements for it. AND IT'S AN ENTRY LEVEL BIKE!!! 0 chilis for a magazine that is filled with ads, bad writing, stupid topics, and NO CREATIVITY!!! Mountain Bike is the magazine to get. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a cross-country rider
from Northern New Mexico
Date Reviewed: March 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I get this mag when I have read all the others and I'm bored waiting for the next months issues to hit the stand. It is a cheap imatition of all the others. And yes Will Shade hit the nail on the head again, Jamis is too cheap to put out a full color catalog so they use Mountain Biking instead! Outstanding! When everything else has been looked at, give it a try. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Al
a cross-country rider
from Atlanta, Georgia
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
In the begining,this magazine was really cool, but like the rest, they have fallen prey to the ALMIGHTY ADVERTISING DOLLAR!!!!! All they do is test Cannonfale, G.D. GT's, Trick's...as in Trek and give them all two thumbs up. Hell, they win Bike of the Year. Hey moron's, ever heard of Yeti? Ever heard of Ibis, Ventana, If....Scott & KHS!!!! Quite basing your reviews on how many advertising dollars are spent! Tell us Cannondales suck! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a racer
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: February 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
All the test rider they show pictures of are slightly over-weight and have hairy legs. They just don't look fast! The reviews aren't very in-depth, but they do manage to interesting little bits of information once in a while, like pro racers baby pictures. Borrow a friends copy, but don't subscribe. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Wu
a downhiller
from Hsin Chu, Taiwan
Date Reviewed: February 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag was awesome back in '93 and '94. Since '95 it just got worse and worse. The produt and bike tests are too breif, and it makes you wonder it they editors tested it at all. There is hardly any training articles or riding tips. The cover is quite attractive, but there's not much material inside. Their traveling articles are OK. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff
a cross-country rider
from austin, tx
Date Reviewed: February 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
What shocks me more than how damn bad this magazine is and that it still is in print after a number of years, is how anyone can give this mag more than a single chili. I know, I know. You are supposed to review the product, not the other reviewers. But, heh, c'mon. (Maybe they all work for Mountain Biking). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will Shade
a
from Gloupoo, Pakistan
Date Reviewed: February 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag is such a piece of crap, if I ever was stupid enough to actually buy an issue I'd get a gun and shoot myself in the head. The toy railroad magazine next to it on the supermarket shelf looks like friggin' Vanity Fair compared to this garbage. Jamis puts it out because it's cheaper than printing up a full color catalog every year. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
charlie
a
from usa
Date Reviewed: January 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag finishes DFL! I've seen local and regional magazines which make this mag look like a poster on a telephone pole! Mr Editor: Do yourself a favor, read the reviews and be prepared to quit the business or revamp the system. I'd give it zero chillis but I can't so it gets one.. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a downhiller
from NY, NY
Date Reviewed: December 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
When I was first bitten with the MTB bug this was the first magazine I purchased. Luckily I soon discovered the other mags because Mountain Biking is very sub standard and an extremely poor reflection of the sport. Frankly, I don't think that B&W photos have any place in a magazine that accepts as much advertising as this mag. Further, the limited text is poorly written and of little value. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
el popy
a weekend warrior
from usa
Date Reviewed: December 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
just received the special BIG issue. this stapled together rag is about one quarter of the size of mountain bike's normal issue. plus it covers articles that I read months ago in ather magazines and websites. the writing is So-Cal-thesaurus lame; the pictures are of a bunch of lame wannabes destroying trails, and the ironic part is the last picture is of a no bikes sign heading a trail, captioned bummer ...
i am canceling my subscription, and trying to figure out why i bothered in the first place. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mork
a downhiller
from Ork
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine is s**t on a stick. I'll give it one chilli 'cuz I can't give it negative ten chilis. Whoever said that this mag is like Hot Rod hit the nail on the head, but at least they have the occasional hot chick sprawled across the hood of a car in Hot Rod. I'll stick to Bike and Dirt Rag, thank you very much. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Klein
a weekend warrior
from Covington, La
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This mag sucks. In fact it sucks so bad it could suck the skin off of a seal, it could suck a golf ball through a hose, did i mention it SUCKS. All this mag talks about are bikes that cost too much and never talks about the goods that regular joe mountain bikers (who read their mag) want to hear about. All in all this mag sucks. If you want a good mag go for Mountain Bike. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
geoff
a downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine really sucks! Really ill-informed comments in tests, and a spectacularly limp approach to telling-it-like-it-is. This magazine is pitching at the new rider, I assume, ie people who don't read a lot of magazines or talk to riders who care about what they ride.
Appalling! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos
a cross-country rider
from San Antonio
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought one issue. B&W photos?!?!?! This mag POKES dead goats. Not only is the content inadequate but so are the reviews, or whatever you call them. A mag for teenybopper, Mountain bike, poser, wannabes. I'd rather watch ice melt in the freezer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micah
a cross-country rider
from pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I like reading about mountain bikes, so I bout this a coupla times. Wow...was it bad. Okay, they originally printed the Rock Shox SID as going to cost several thousand. Almost the whole thing is in b&w and it costs $4. Go read Mountain Bike or Dirt Rag instead. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: September 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is one of the worst mags and I will never buy one nor recommend it to anyone. The graphics, layout, photography, typography and printing sucksssssss, not appealing at all, especially the cover. Time to change your entire design team. It's full of ads and 70% of the mag is in black & white. Full of pics in black & white. Editorial contents not attractive, I would rather talk to my granny than reading your mag.(Yawn) Solution: Change the name of the mag, replace the entire editorial & design team or had better close down. Shame! just wasting everyone's time. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
justin
a weekend warrior
from
Date Reviewed: September 3, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
i dont know what these dudes are talking about. this mag has great articles, better than other mags. mountainbike mags should have lots of exciting photos etc. basically the only thing that differentiates mountain bikes from road bikes is what is in this magazine. this mag is what mountainbiking is all about. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a racer
from Athens, ga
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is without a doubt the worst bike magazine on the market. There is no
doubt it is published for 8-15 yr old teenage males who think Shawn Palmer is
the coolest dude out there. The visual content is appaling. It's an ad
smorgsbord, and not worth my money. It should be sold next to Seventeen and
Teen life, etc. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a weekend warrior
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
My last issue was received ripped and damaged, not in readable condition. I e-mailed a polite request for a replacement copy and got no response. In a similar situation, Dirt Rag not only e-mailed an apology, but they sent my missing issue by priority mail and even included some stickers. Now that's service. Needless to say, I don't think I'm going to renew my subscription. I wasn't too satisfied with the content and this incident tipped the scale. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darrin R
a cross-country rider
from Northern Virginia
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Most of the articles and product reviews are aimed toward the crowd with gobs and gobs of liquid cash. The only way an average working class joe could get his hands on this stuff would be from a sponsor, larceny (make that grand larceny) or a dead rich uncle. Lets face it, what good is a magazine that reviews products the average reader will never see in the local bike shop. And by the way, whats with this All downhill issue? The average bike is 4 Grand. I paid less for my first car, and it had a/c. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chucko
a weekend warrior
from Silicon Valley, USA
Date Reviewed: August 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Along with Mountain Bike Action, this is about as bad as parts porn gets. Looks a lot like Hot Rod magazine for the pedal-powered set, which should be no surprise because the same folks (Petersen Publishing) put it out. Glowing reviews for heavy advertisers... gee, is there a connection here??I've got better things to do than spend my money on rags that tell me I'm not spending enough money on my bike.Oh yeah, the pictures are pretty. BFD. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gil
a weekend warrior
from VA
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine is far behind its competitors. I personally read it only as a fill in when I've read everything else that month. I dont know if it's because we are both old(30 something) but I usually share the viewpoints of Capt. Dondo of Mountain Bike magazine.I think it's the best mag out there. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Devin
a cross-country rider
from Provo UT
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Yeah this is not the most in depth mag, but does everything have to be mountain bike action? They have some decent photos, and they were the first to show the 98 bomber line, so what the hell. If you don't like it don't buy it. It keeps me entertained at times so it gets................ | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cool MTB Nom de Plume
a weekend warrior
from
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
There is nothing like a good informative and entertaining magazine and this IS NOTHING LIKE a good informative and entertaining magazine.It is full of adds and articles that a 4 year old could have penned. Its paper is too shiny with no absorbancy so it is not even good for wiping your arse. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MuddyPants
a racer
from M'r'l'nd
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This magazine is the worst of the lot. Pictures suck, writing stinks, and it always spelling and editing mistakes. Low quality paper too! I just read these at the newsstand, but never buy them. Get your act together, all the other mags are way ahead of you! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KhoolhandZ
a weekend warrior
from Surrey, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Good magazine. Except for the fact that all of the products they review are all excellent. They exagerrate things for good. I wonder if they're getting paid by the company of the product they review? | | Overall Rating: |
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