Author Topic: Ridebmxmag (Read 2737 times)

Voodoocars · « **on:** September 16, 2009, 02:58 PM »

Just got my subcribed (!?) edition of ridebmxmag with the ride to glory dvd. What a load of rubbish.

Straight in the bin - the new 'recycle' bin that is - chuffin' garden is full of these stupid plastic daleks. Fookin fed up.

evamedia · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2009, 03:07 PM »

know someone who rode on it, they said it was shit as well

Voodoocars · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2009, 03:50 PM »

The dvd is cack and the mag is full of pictures that came from the dvd. Whatever happened to bmx mags with proper articles (instead of dribble) and bike tests (that actually had photos of the bikes).The only things worth lookin' at are the adds. And the 'letters' section at the back.... fook me...what a waste of paper.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2009, 04:11 PM »

Ride is indeed unfit for toilet paper.Kids can`t even get a decent answer in the letters page & the mag is too scared to give true product reviews,apparently all BMX bikes / products are now all brilliant!

fugazi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2009, 06:47 PM »

Got to agree, ride mag is pretty sh*te nowadays

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2009, 06:54 PM »

Not got a copy yet but thought last years ride to glory was good so i was looking foward to it... $:-\$

James Nada · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2009, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on September 16, 2009, 04:11 PM

Ride is indeed unfit for toilet paper.Kids can`t even get a decent answer in the letters page & the mag is too scared to give true product reviews,apparently all BMX bikes / products are now all brilliant!

RADBMX mag anyone?

billstup · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2009, 11:20 PM »

I haven`t read it for a while, it certainly went downhill after Mark Noble sold it

gobshite · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2009, 11:48 PM »

Quote from: billstup on September 16, 2009, 11:20 PM

I haven`t read it for a while, it certainly went downhill after Mark Noble sold it

same here, haven't bought a copy for ages,
my lbs gave me a few copies of dig recently, its not much better tbh,

the only good thing in all 3 copies was the tony cardona interview,

seems a shame.

evamedia · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:55 AM »

new mag coming soon

"Case"

and it's going to be free....

diesel · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:42 AM »

Is Ride - a Future publishing magazine?

If so I need say no more

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2009, 11:00 AM »

Quote from: diesel on September 17, 2009, 10:42 AM

Is Ride - a Future publishing magazine?

If so I need say no more

Factory Media.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2009, 11:05 AM »

Quote from: evamedia on September 16, 2009, 03:07 PM

know someone who rode on it, they said it was shit as well

Liam and Craig Stephens both said the trip was fun, although the did both get injured

WizardWeb · « **Reply #13 on:** September 17, 2009, 11:14 AM »

4130 merged with some other companies to made Factory Media, then they pushed Mark Noble out. If I recall he was taking them to court over it...

muttley · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2009, 11:41 AM »

Quote from: evamedia on September 17, 2009, 09:55 AM

new mag coming soon

"Case"

and it's going to be free....

http://casebmxmagazine.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the heads up Nick.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #15 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:09 PM »

Lost interest in it after they stopped featuring racing. Like it or not, a BMX mag should feature BMX racing.

Haven't read it since 4130 stopped sending it to me for free (after they merged/got taken over) I assume.

Didn't realise Mark Noble had been pushed out. Always assumed he had sold it. That's a shame. I credit Invert for getting me back into BMX in the early 90s.

muttley · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:41 PM »

Certainly lost its appeal with me cant quite put me finger on it though, could be the endless articles on riders and road trips etc, seems to be not so much about the sport these days but more of a lifestyle and as for the stuff they do about art FFS!!!!

Sean 2000 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2009, 04:15 PM »

Its just one big boring advert i'm afraid.

evamedia · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2009, 04:33 PM »

I'm hardly a defender of DIRE bmx magazine, but we're probably not their target market

A roadtrip to a 14-15 year old sounds exciting, to this 38 year old, it sounds like a bad back

christhejob · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2009, 06:36 PM »

Well Mark Noble got the boot for a "conflict of interests" because he started up deluxe bmx company..
now if what's good for the goose being good for the gander should the same happen to will at dig as he is team manager for nike 6.0?? eh?? not that i'm advocating it, but it's rank hypocrisy by factory.
Ride really does stink now, i stopped receiving it too, and by the sounds of it the 4 people involved in making it don't even get on with each other.. this is no sour grapes from me because they binned my flatmatters page, i was out of inspiration long ago to write about contemporary bmx.. but the way ride goes ON and ON about smoking weed and being an asswipe as being integral to being a bmxer, and the totally one-eyed coverage of everyone with big bars and no brakes. the average kid will swallow any form of bmx, so they should cover it, jeeeeeeeeeeez.

Philbert · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2009, 06:57 PM »

i stopped buying it at issue 50. and it had been shit since about issue 30.

give me bmx plus anyday

fugazi · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:29 PM »

Well I had a look at the dvd earlier & although there was some big stuff going off in places it was boring & a bit, you know soulless $:-\$ I think I'm at the point where if I see another whip, barspin or footjam I'm gonna puke! And is it just Me or do tuck no-handers just look sh*te when riding street?

dirtyvans · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:52 PM »

It is booollocks, Cream is a nice mag a good read!, i read snowboard and surf mags aswell, and these are targetted at more our age range, i guess theres not enough of us old bmxers around to warrant a decent mag

i wont be subscribing to ride anymore which is a shame i would be nice if it had stayed as it was, its too 1 dimensional now

bigfatolly · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:37 PM »

i buy it occasionally,not only does it have no bmx racing,but no vert or flatland either.

as has been said it seems to promote more of an attitude than a representation of the different facets of bmx as a sport.

give me action bike any day!

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #24 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:52 PM »

Just watched the dvd, though not as good as last years its still pretty good, some of the musics shite but you cant please everyone

As for the mag... its a half decent bog read for a couple of days imo