I've just cancelled my subscription to Cycling Plus, I've been getting it for a couple of years now and the articles tend to be repeating themselves a bit (eg. 'getting through winter') and I've gone off full-on road-riding in favour of road-touring (joining the CTC when my broken wrist is back to full working order) and mountain-biking. I'm a long-term subscriber to Singletrack.
Now I know the CTC mag will cover my touring interests, but do like to keep an eye on the pro road racing - the Classics and the 3 big stage races - but procycling mag seems a bit 'full-on'...so I'm thinking about Rouleur mag, but I'm slightly put off by the price tag and a bit worried it's a bit too pretentious...your thoughts please! And do they do any new subscriber deals (none on their website)?
Procycling seems pretty good to me, OK you get a lot of coverage of minor pro races but there's also a lot of good rider background and historical race stuff + the coverage of the big races is very good.
Cycle Sport I like or Procycling.
Now I know the CTC mag will cover my touring interests, but do like to keep an eye on the pro road racing - the Classics and the 3 big stage races - but procycling mag seems a bit 'full-on'...so I'm thinking about Rouleur mag, but I'm slightly put off by the price tag and a bit worried it's a bit too pretentious...your thoughts please! And do they do any new subscriber deals (none on their website)?
Rouleur won't tick any of those boxes headfirst. I wouldn't call it pretentious.
If it's race coverage you're after then it's Procycing or Cycle Sport.
Have a look at Peloton (available through WHSmiths).
ProCycling and Rouleur are the only cycling mags that i haven't managed to finish reading before the next one turns up with articles that are a proper sit-down read rather than skip through
and if you compare cover price to the of editorial/advertising ratio Rouleur isn't much more expensive page for page than any other magazine
Peloton and Paved are some new titles from the States that are worth a look for something different
Cheers for your thoughts. Thinking about it I did enjoy procycling's Jens Voigt issue that I bought. Probably best if I try a few different ones out before committing to a subscription...
Rouleur isn't about the race scene so it won't give you what you want, great mag though. I really like pro cycling and it is a very good read.
Good to know Peleton now available in wh smith, must have a look next time I'm in.
Is rouleur available in shops?
Answer: yes, only in bike shops, none near me for a sneaky read... 😐