r2wtrials Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) probably preaching to the converted here but what the hell...The new issue Trials Magazine has just hit the newsagents. Although mainly motorcycle trials it also has several articles on Cycle trials. This month it has a feature on the UCI worlds at Fort william and an interview with Wayne Mahomet... and a poster of Fontenoy. Nice to see cycle stuff in print again...Are there any more magazines that feature the sport? (don't say mbuk, i meant good ones!!) Edited November 16, 2007 by r2wtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 There's a french one, similar to the English one you've mentioned. Other than that, not that I'm aware of. A shame BTM fizzled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 There must be one or two in Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 The Trials mag has evolved from the french and spanish version. A british guy by the name of john hulme puts together the English version.There was a Jap one at one point, good pictures, no idea about the words though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Couldnt someone make an e-zine? like a sort of newsletter, then email them to a subscription list? Im suprised tartybikes dont do it, they could put adverts on/in it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 That's what section7 was. No-one used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 That's what section7 was. No-one used it.Hmm, not quite... The problem was a lack of people to help run the site, chase stories, pay for hosting... Submitting a story to a website doesn't really have the same cache for a lot of people when they can post a message on a forum and see the results instantly. The downside of that is the lack of editorial integrity across all the posts as some people will post a rumour, others will ask questions and put up everything needed. It's the difference between a post on here with a picture of a new frame, and a post with a picture, description, price, availability, differences from previous models, etc...Plus on a forum you have to go through the replies, which mean you either have to read several individual posts to get all the information, or you have to wade through people spouting off their opinions (how many times has a photo of a frame been responded to with 'that looks like it'll ride really badly'?)Quite a few people have lamented the loss of Section 7, as it was a well regarded (Well, I think so) source of information. Without people willing to put in the work though, it can't work.** I should point out that this is an observation of forums generally, not TF specifically. There are a number of people here - including myself - who help run TF, clean up posts, remove bad posts, etc.. However these people don't perform any kind of editorial function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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