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If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in the post – we can’t be sure exactly when it will land with you, but if you’re in ...
By stwhannah
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https://singletrackmag.com/2022/12/whats-inside-singletrack-issue-146-out-today/
Who has received theirs?
I usually get mine the day after you say its in the post 🙂
For some reason I have good post service and can't remember the last time any of the couriors failed on a delivery. #JustLuckyIGuess#
Not me, yet.
Nope!
I got mine Saturday, earlier than I normally would. Perhaps Royal Mail prioritised it ahead of the strikes.
Who has received theirs?
Likely on the doormat - ours tends to arrive quickly.
@brakestoomuch How does the smell compare to usual? The first thing my daughter did was sniff it!
Yes, arrived a few days ago.
Smell? Not sure. The mag has made it's way to the toilet reading shelf, so any subtle print aromas are sadly lost.
Cover pic is a proper ripper though. Tremendous.
Not arrived yet - but our post is properly messed up with some black friday brake pads only just delivered
@Yak - slightly too much information there!
Not in Reading yet.
@stwhannah Sorry, my nose is too cold to smell anything at the mo. I like the mix of fonts (although now I'm wondering if you always did that and I didn't notice) and the pictures seemed more striking this issue. I miss the full version of We Just Work Here, including Thanks To and Brought To You By (it was fun to wonder why). Overall, I like the new look. Now I just have to find time to read it, maybe over Xmas.
Cover pic is a proper ripper though. Tremendous.
Was gonna WTF but then opening it out to full A3... it is quite good
Got mine on Saturday. Only had a quick browse so far but really like the new look.
Just got mine, which considering the strikes and weather, is not half bad!
Got mine this morning in Warwick
No sign of mine yet in Hampshire, probably strikes :/
Will wait patiently.
@brakestoomuch yes, different fonts is a new thing. Glad the pictures seem more striking too - that’s been a big part of the plan.
I wasn’t sure if anyone ever read the We Just Work here bit - now I know you do!
Still waiting here in Malvern 😤
Arrived today in North Wiltshire. Smells nice. Text is readable (more so than previous, so thanks for that). Haven't read any articles yet.
Not a fan of the cover photo at all - basically I'm not a fan of carving trails into virgin hillsides without any thought as to what happens to that ground or whether it's sustainable, which is what appears to be going on judging by the associated video. How long till the remaining top soil ends up at the bottom of the hill? Not very sympathetic IMHO. (And yes, I do understand how the majority of bridleways etc have evolved in the UK over time). Anyway, I'm sure to some it's looks 'rad'.
Arrived yesterday 🙂
Smells nice. Text is readable (more so than previous, so thanks for that).
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Not a fan of the cover photo at all – basically I’m not a fan of carving trails into virgin hillsides
+1
The calendar will go straight in the recycling bin, which is disappointing because I used to like it. It's now an advert per month. I'm not likely to have a boring profile picture of an Orbea on my wall for a month because they've sponsored a page. There's also a disconnect between the rad-wheels-in-the-air type of riding suggested by the calendar and the more sedate type of riding described in the mag each month. (The first article is a bike-packing article that could have been done on gravel bikes and been printed in Cyclist or Cycling Plus mags.)
The calendar is sponsored because quite simply it couldn't continue to exist if it wasn't. I do think the pictures in it this year are better and less corporate than in the recent past. On balance, I think I'd rather have the calendar and have it sponsored than not have it all, but others may feel differently?
I'm good with the calendar. My son takes it for his room. But it does look a bit like orbea have the main and footnote pics the wrong way round. Surely the main pic should be the action/riding/scenery and the footnote to cover the product?
My first subscribed Singletrack, used to buy it from my lbs, came through the post this morning, love it!!
Wife isn't impressed though, but I am finding the articles inspirational.
Landed today. Hooray! New font is much easier on my ageing eyes. I'd prefer 'proper' maps alongside the rides but I presume that incurs licencing costs and/or loss of komoot income?
As predicted It arrived this morning 🙂
Calendar is a bit Meh as apart from a few pictures its nothing like my type of riding (never worn a FF helmet) but I know it probably brings in £ from Ad revenue.
Not yet got to read never mind look at the cover of the Mag.
I wanted to say that I really like it. The images are fantastic, and the change from the paper and ink over the last few editions is really noticeable. I like it, but if market forces dictate, I'd understand if you needed to go back.
The font choice is fab.
The calendar is ready to go up in my lads room, we really enjoyed looking through it last night saying had we been there, or would we put it on the list.
So in short it's a thanks from me, and yes, I appreciate the changes.
Not received yet, but I can have a good guess what will be in it...
The stories/features that have appeared on the main page over the last week?
Happens every time. I excitedly open the latest magazine and think, "Hang on a minute... I've already read this!"
Arrived yesterday for me - generally like the redesign, readability seems improved, images seem a bit zingier (is that a technical word) and the page layouts are more interesting. The only downside is that some of the content now looks similar to some of the ads - I know some other publications they use this to their advantage by having 'advertising features' where an ad looks like it's part of the content so maybe it's an intentional step?
Oh and the smell - similar fragrance but a bit less pungent. And that's before it got the @Yak treatment 😀
@thepurist I think it’s more the case that Amanda tried to place ads so they look like they’re part of the features! She’s especially pleased with the ad in the Orange review 🙂 We’re certainly not trying to make features look like ads - and if they are sponsored features it’ll be clearly marked as such.
This issue I liked a lot, all the features are much more my cup of tea, my only suggestions would be to add captions to all the photos as I like to know where they're of, some images have them and some don't--plus on the maps, I know they're featuring Komoot (which I don't use) but I like a 'proper' map, call me old fashioned but an OS map'd do me just fine, not just a blue loop on a green background... (p.98)! If Komoot uses OSM, then adjusting the map layers for the image capture in the feature would make for a more effective map, showing more useful topographical information about the area and the route.
cheers,
Keith
Not yet.
Arrived this morning along with a backlog of other post.
Looking forward to opening it this evening.
Has anyone north of the border got it yet?
Not me.
depends which border 😉
mine's arrived up here in 'the' North...
tractionman
Full Member
depends which border 😉
England / Scotland, not Yorkshire / Lancashire if that's what you meant!
@honeybadgerx I'm on the other side of the Irish Sea so 'north of the border' carries a whole different meaning over here on the island of Ireland!
That's my copy arrived (East Ayrshire). First print edition in a while (just switched back from digital).
Glad to report the photos do appear much better print quality than when I dropped print sub previously.
I like the font on some of the articles (easier to read) but the font seems to be inconsistent from article to article (maybe just the size) throughout the magazine - is that due to number of words vs space thing?
@vmgscot Could you share which articles you find easier to read? I'd be keen to know the preferred fonts, and also if 2 column or 3 column layouts work best.
Certainly @amandawishart - for me personally (and my varifocals)....
Good - Slymefoot (except Pg 26), Bring Your Eh Game, Editors Choice, Porlock, MB Soup
Less Good - A Flying Start, Bike Test, In Praise Of, Nesbyen
Arrived today, Doncaster.
Smells fresh, not pungent. Appreciate the legibility, nice solid light panel behind text where just overlaying a busier pic can make it a struggle sometimes. Especially as I’m perusing it by the light from my Christmas tree. Cheers to all at STW Towers.
Who has received theirs?
Not here yet. I'm assuming lost, as normally it's really quick. 🙁
Arrived yesterday here (Highlands). Not opened yet - saving for Xmas.
I got mine last week sometime. I have a digital sub (because I found I always read the mag on my iPad anyway), but bought a physical version of 146, just for the calendar. I like having a bike related calendar up on the wall, while I’m working.
Photos look better than last year too.
Nothing here to Stirling.
Still nothing. 🙁 Totally gutted.
Still not arrived (28th December)
Not yet here either.
Nothing here in the borders either. Does 2023 even start if I don't have an STW calendar, or am I just trapped in limbo?
Not arrived in East Lothian yet. I'm reading old Commando Comics to get me through :o)
Yep, still nothing in Stirling. Also 2 packets of PACT coffee have gone AWOL. I wrote to PACT, they shipped 2 replacements, which arrived next day. Original mid December ones still MIA.
So, for the stuff that got delayed by the strikes, have they just turfed it all in a bin?
Another missing in Stirling. Do we think there's an issue with our sorting office...
Finally arrived (Tweed Valley)
The Royal Mail central office tells me the Stirling depot hasn't reported anything. But they won't actually ring them to ask. So Post Office central office doesn't actually know anything unless a depot chooses to tell them! Wonder if the snow has made things worse there? My local depot looked pretty stacked when I went to collect a parcel today. Hopefully there'll be a flurry of mags landing in the next day or two!
Thump! It's here.
Many thanks. More quality reads.
Mine arrived in Carnoustie this morning. Looks like they’ve finally been given permission to cross the border.
Hope we don’t have these delays after independence 😜
It's arrived! Along with a load of Xmas cards...
Wump! Mine arrived, plus pile of other post, plus a pair of tyres ordered a fortnight ago.
According to the postie they are nearly caught up.....
Not got it yet:-/
I just wanted to say thank you. When I saw the attention grabbing sentences in the articles (I've no idea what they're called), I was expecting them to be repeats of some article text, as is done so often elsewhere. But no, they weren't. Those sentences are one of my pet peeves, because I'm either a connoisseur or a grumpy git - probably the latter, and I was so happy that they were just part of the article made more attention grabbier. Then I started thinking about how you would choose a grabber*, where on the page it would go, how big the font would be, how you would fit the images around it...and I got a headache, so I stopped.
It's clear that a huge amount of thought and effort goes into the magazine, from the content to the layout and all the little details that make it such a great read.
So, thank you.
* That's what they're called now. 🙂
Still not arrived yet 🙁 How long before it is declared lost?
Ah, turns out it arrived a couple of weeks ago and Mrs Spider put it somewhere tidy.