Dirt Rider Magazine bites the dust
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Johndicezx9
Rolls with it...
Man... crazy how this is going.
Johndicezx9
Rolls with it...
Probably.
RightCoastBias
F8TRED
Unsurprising as Bonnier keeps folding their brands together and the moto industry is receding.
Eye Heart Pasta
Erik changed my life
Yes. The other day I got a postcard similar to OP's except SR instead of DR.
295566
Numbers McGee
ftfy
clutchslip
Not as fast as I look.
She was correct. She still loves the magazine. Her love did not change. The publishing of the magazine changed.
Duffil
Hack
I actually just mentioned this to a friend of mine. I've been reading DR on/off since the late 80s. Is there anything currently in print that covers the whole breadth of offroad like DR used to? Not that I don't love me some mx/sx, but i've always been an offroad rider (read: grew up with old non-jumping iron).
SCC Ryder
Well-known member
Dirt Bike Magizine is the closest to DR as far as coming trail / enduro stuff.
https://dirtbikemagazine.com
dtrides
Well-known member
American Moto mags have been on the decline for years (but I still subscribed).
The content is just not there. I usually read through in one quick sitting with little reason to open the cover again.
Performance Bike and Fast Bike out of the UK, however, continue to hit it out of the park with depth and quality. It will take me days to absorb their content and usually save them to revisit.
We still have some good moto journalists but it looks like we are headed more to online content only here in the US.
My US mags hit the recycle bin in short order due to lack of any real substance.
DT
The content is just not there. I usually read through in one quick sitting with little reason to open the cover again.
Performance Bike and Fast Bike out of the UK, however, continue to hit it out of the park with depth and quality. It will take me days to absorb their content and usually save them to revisit.
We still have some good moto journalists but it looks like we are headed more to online content only here in the US.
My US mags hit the recycle bin in short order due to lack of any real substance.
DT
Maddevill
KNGKAW
gixxerjeff
Dogs best friend
I find myself part of the problem, unfortunately.....and it's my demographic they depend on as they cling to life on an ever shrinking vine.
I used to have subscriptions to Sport Rider, Motorcyclist, Cycle World and Dirt Rider....ongoing in some cases for actual decades yet one by one they seemed to evaporate over an unspecified but recent period of time. Some of it was on me as I allowed other forms of media to creep in to my reading time budget but some of it was on them as well. I will always read anything written by Peter Egan (for example) but as his presence in the magazine dwindled so with it went some of my interest.
All of this can be chalked up to self fulfilling prophecy stuff or even 'progress' itself but it really doesn't matter what you call it or chose to blame it on, it's happening. The print media is going the way of the dodo bird right before our very eyes. Personally I think it's a shame but I'll admit to some bias as I too seem to have more in common with that aforementioned extinct bird than I care to admit.
Perhaps all of this is a long winded way of reminding everyone how lucky we are to have City Bike in our very own back yard....and somehow it's free.
Support the sponsors and subscribe if you can but above all read it.
"You never miss something until it's gone."
I used to have subscriptions to Sport Rider, Motorcyclist, Cycle World and Dirt Rider....ongoing in some cases for actual decades yet one by one they seemed to evaporate over an unspecified but recent period of time. Some of it was on me as I allowed other forms of media to creep in to my reading time budget but some of it was on them as well. I will always read anything written by Peter Egan (for example) but as his presence in the magazine dwindled so with it went some of my interest.
All of this can be chalked up to self fulfilling prophecy stuff or even 'progress' itself but it really doesn't matter what you call it or chose to blame it on, it's happening. The print media is going the way of the dodo bird right before our very eyes. Personally I think it's a shame but I'll admit to some bias as I too seem to have more in common with that aforementioned extinct bird than I care to admit.
Perhaps all of this is a long winded way of reminding everyone how lucky we are to have City Bike in our very own back yard....and somehow it's free.
Support the sponsors and subscribe if you can but above all read it.
"You never miss something until it's gone."
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NoobCorpse
Well-known member
I tried emailing Bonnier corp about it last month but their website sucks. I was notified by Amazon that my subscription was ending but they charged me for something anyway.. Probably MotorCyclist, haha.
This sucks. Dirt Rider was very awesome coverage of racing, enduro, hard parts / gear / accessories, and had great photos and writing. Also, they kept me informed that Suzuki apparently still makes dirt bikes.
This sucks. Dirt Rider was very awesome coverage of racing, enduro, hard parts / gear / accessories, and had great photos and writing. Also, they kept me informed that Suzuki apparently still makes dirt bikes.