I only started MTBing again about 2 – 3 years ago and hadnt got a clue.
My Best Mate got me into it and I remember nodding like the Churchill dog when he was going on about Hardtails & Full Suss coz I didnt want to look like a idiot but I really didnt understand anything.
So I started buying MBUK and I subscribed to it which got me a basic knowledge of what stuff is about.
Eventually got myself a decent hardtail and now find MBUK too much like a “Boy Racer” magazine for my liking.
I was the same with the car magazines I used to get and stopped buying Max Power and bought Performance VW.
STW is spot on for me. As you can tell Im a Subscriber but the type of riding I do can be classed as pottering. I get out on my bike to escape day to day life, to find new and interesting places and to keep the weight off.
I do read the reviews as Im one of them who buys stuff to last so want to know mw hard earned is spent well.