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IdleJon
Full MemberIs it time the mags maybe recognised this, and maybe realised that reviews of kit ridden at BPW/Surrey Hills don’t reflect what’s happening in the real world?
TBH, if you want to test or grouptest bikes then an uplift centre makes tons of sense- you can do more riding in the same time, do very repeatable runs on different bikes or with different settings etc... And you usually get a pretty good mix of riding. BPW has everything from easy trailcentre blues to rut-in-a-forest, smacking into rocks to big jumps, it's a great testing venue for all it's not my favourite place to ride...
Interestingly on the Downtime podcast this week with Pete Scullion, he mentioned the revival of a UK mtb mag. Fingers crossed for Dirt...
I'd like to see more investigations and campaigning articles.
Possible topics:
Access and right to roam in England.
Investigations on sustainability, supply chains, how things are made.
Features on trail builders, people who give back.
Maybe make a stand on designed obsolescence.
Call bullshit on bullshit.
Exposes.
Do an annual reliability survey, or look at warranties. Like the auto industry does.
A regular how to save money feature.
More it's made feature.
Maybe BikeBiz news.
Bad sports journalism is too much like cheerleading, but it can be done well.
There are lots of critical reviews in music and film media, and they must have similar revenue models.
What about a regular profile spot on people who are influential in mtb?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandhealth/series/thismuchiknow
What about a regular interview with a subscriber?
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/05/subscriber-week-richard-clifton
I’d like to see more investigations and campaigning articles.
I think STW has done articles on all those things. as have Pinkbike recently both online and via their podcast.