When it comes to music or sports, it can't be contemporary and up-to-date enough for me. But my reading habits are old-fashioned: I like to go to the station kiosk to buy print magazines. I love special interest magazines. Unfortunately, I've been buying a few less magazines recently. 

Mixed goods shop

I really regret that the EMTB and Freeride formats are no longer available separately. These are integrated into the bike magazine. It's still an interesting read, but it's a wild mix of topics. After all, a big bike for the park and a lightweight hardtail have very little in common, both technically and in terms of target group. These topics are wildly mixed up in the new bike, which makes it difficult to read smoothly and in no way increases the reading pleasure.

Bring back "Freeride" 

A park rat who is interested in downhill bikes will probably not necessarily buy or subscribe to the new bike, as there are far too many topics that have little relevance to this gravity focus. And the lycra-wearing hardtail fan will probably not really feel at home in the mix of topics either. Hence my - presumably hopeless - wish: The bike magazine can merge with EMTB. I would still like to pick up Freeride at the newsstand.

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