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Mountain Bike Action
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The nations premier bicycling magazine. Covers everything about the fast growing sport of mountain biking, including event coverage, fitness issues, technical information, bike tests, and product reviews.
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 Mountain Bike Advertising?, November 28, 2006
By R. Jorgenson (Worcester, MA)
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I'm not sure why this magazine is so highly rated. Sure it's an O.K. magazine, if you like immersing yourself in hype, marketing-speak and incredibly superficial language. Admittedly the pictures are pretty and as an obsessed mountain biker i can say we like bike porn. I just cannot read any of the articles. Chock full of over-the-top adjectives and 'xtreme' language. I don't trust a magazine that calls every new incremental advancement in biking technology 'revolutionary' or 'amazing' or any number of disgustingly inappropriate modifiers. They ceaselessly use vapid 'technical' jargon made up to sound high-minded and high-tech, but is nothing more than marketing spew.
The tech advice column is full of suspicious letters that have the stench of stealth advertising. If there's one thing that's well thought-out about this magazine, it's how best to bombard the reader with sales pitches, half-truths and hype.
In short, this magazine is blatant industry propaganda. My first advice: don't buy it. If you do buy it (for the love of god) don't take anything between those covers seriously.
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 Best Mountain Biking Magazine Out There, September 3, 2005
By Walter Devine (San Diego)
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I have been mountain biking for over 7 years. (I don't count the first time around before suspensions.) I have been a reader of mountain biking magazines for almost 7 years. The only two magazines worth subscribing to are Bike and Mountain Bike Action. Mountain Bike Action is the magazine to read when you are looking for product reviews, web retailers, and technical advice. Read Bike for the pictures (and the stories). Bike is pure mountain biking porn and will make you yearn for warm days and moist singletrack. I read both of the above magazines cover to cover and keep recent copies in my "porcelain throne room". Old copies get saved for future reference.
You may occasionally get something interesting out of Bicycling or Mountain Bike, but I usually get through those magazines in about 15 minutes and throw them out. 'Nuff said.
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Absolutely the best!, January 17, 2005
By D. Farley (Great Northeast)
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I subscribed to Mountain Bike Action and then decided I would try Mountain Biking for a while. BIG MISTAKE! MBA is a far better magazine! The bike reviews are more thorough and the articles by Richard Cunningham are very informative. I have been involved in Mountain Biking for over twenty years and since its inception, this magazine has been the standard! ("Dirt Rag" is good, too!)
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 Obviously biased., July 8, 2008
By Flying Saucer
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I like this mag for the repair tips and reports on what is coming out. Don't ever trust a review here. You would think they would at least keep the ads and the positive reviews for a product from appearing in the same mag or within one issue...
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 Get your MBA here!, November 7, 2008
By JargonTalk (Bucks County, PA USA)
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I'm not one of those downhill-at-a-45-degree-angle types, but I do have a vintage 1997 GT Aggressor hard-tail mountain bike, bought new back then, and I just can't let go of it. It's light CrMo frame is tough as nails, and the RST front shocks, Shimano Deore V-brakes, Deore rear derailleur, and Deore rapidfire shifters have never been replaced. It's now on its fourth gel seat, third set of pedals and second set of nubby Tioga Psycho tires.
Maybe one of the reasons that this bike has lasted is that it is kept maintained, and one of the sources that I use for tips is Mountain Bike Action, also known as MBA to MTB enthusiasts. For those new to the sport, MTB is an acronym for MounTain Biking, so now you know.
Some of their How-To articles are just common sense reminders, while others give us new food for thought. As an example, there was a 2005 article entitled "10 Ways To Stay Up In Sand" that offered some excellent tips on staying on the top of the granules, floating across the surface, and stay seated unless one hit a section of granular powder at speed.
Another that appeared in the summer of this year was "Top 11 Tire Tips by Kenda," which should be read by all cyclists in its entirety, especially for its common-sense tips on how to avoid tire pinch-flatting. If you don't have the issue, check their site online and see if it's not still there.
Their MTB news is generally interesting, and usually up to date. The bike tests are generally interesting, even if just for the information on how the current gear has improved... or dropped in quality. Of particular interest are their product reviews, which can cover anything from tools to gloves to hydration gear.
This magazine, along with Park Tool The Big Blue Book of Repair - 2nd Edition are all one could ask for in terms of keeping ones MTB in good shape, and my own aging bike is a good example of that. If you need a simpler bike repair reference The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes is an excellent choice, especially if you're trying to teach kids about bike maintenance, and it's now available in its expanded and revised 5th edition.
The venerable Bicycling magazine from Rodale has been around for many years, but its focus is more towards the road rider as opposed to the mountain biker. Rodale also publishes 'Mountain Bike' (subscription unavailable here as of this writing), but I'll personally give 'Mountain Bike Action' a slight edge for overall content. If you're looking for a publication with more "meaty" content, you may want to consider Dirt Mountain Bike Magazine, a true diehard downhill mountain bike magazine, but be prepared to pay a higher price for this 5-star publications.
Is MBA a perfect MTB enthusiast magazine? No, not by any means, for like most monthly publications these days, there are too many pages filled with advertising, and that's why I've rated it at 4-stars. But from the mountain biking magazines available at a somewhat reasonable price today, it's one of the best.
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Great magazine, but buy it directly, not worth it through here!, March 28, 2008
By Pirix (southern california)
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Anyone who likes mountain bike will see this magazine has great reviews and interesting articles, plus tons of advertisement, whether you like them or not.
I have no complaints about the magazine, I knew it before hand, but really, buying it here, to save almost nothing has been deceiving.
I made the purchase on feb 8, and as of mar 28 (today) I haven't received the first issue yet. I called the magazine customer service number, great gal, by the way, and she told me it should be anytime.
Hope you find this review helpful. Have fun riding
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I plan on recieving this MBA for years to come., March 7, 2006
By Eddie (USA)
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I first have to say I used to get Bicycle Magazine when they covered MTB but they started sending me Road Bike Magazine also and then ony Road. They blended the two years ago so havent had one since till last year I was checking Amazon for Magazines and found MBA " Mountain Bike Action " and decided that I would subscribe. Happy to say not unhappy at all. This is truelly a MTBikers magazine. MBA covers XC , Downhill and all types of riding. I also enjoy the bike revuews and some of there adds are nice and started buying fron there advertisers. Anywy they post about how to attack a hill or downhill in ways for all levels. I dont work for them and dont care if you buy there magazines. I am just posting in the chance you were like me and looking for a MTB Magazine. I plan on renewing when my subscription runs out. Hope you try because I dont think you will be unhappy.
Downside is it took almost 8 weeks to get my first subscription but now verry happy with them.
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Best Magazine There Is, April 10, 2004
By Patrick (Sacramento, CA)
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There is no better magazine than this. Get it now.
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 Is this the same magizine?, July 22, 2011
By Montana (Chicago)
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I don't know if it's the same magazine but Sheldon Brown-bike guru, wrote an article about a magazine of the same. (...) I pass no judgement but you may be interested.
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Great mag. Terrible price., November 11, 2010
By S. Pierson
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I love MBA but I'm not sure why anyone in their right mind would but it here for $19.99 when you can buy it directly from the publisher for $14.99. Otherwise, the mag is great. Good reviews, good pictures, decent articles. At the very least, its the best we have in the US. The UK have better mags but they cost a fortune to subscribe to over here.
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MBA the only Mnt. Bike Mag you'll Need, April 12, 2008
By BodybyGym (Casper, WY.)
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It took a couple of months to finally get my first mag which i couldn't find anywhere in this town. But it was worth the wait. MBA is a mag you'll literally read cover to cover because even the advertisements are good and some i'll be doing business with soon due to good pricing. Anyway, the mag gives you good tips and ideas along with reviews of products. Some of the verbage is over my head, but i'll catch on along the way. I thinks it's a good mag for beginner to Pro. I found myself even taking notes on some websites they refer to as good to go to to find trails to ride on. Keep up the good work MBA! Jim K. Casper Wyoming
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Where's my F_n magazines!?, April 6, 2011
By Yobe (Hawaii)
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Its been 12 weeks and still no magazines!!! No reply email whatsover!! Amazon need to rid this vendor ASAP and give me a refund!! NEVER USING AMAZON'S MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AGAIN!!! THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING TO MY POPULAR SCIENCE SUBSCRIPTION!!....I'm offically out of breath.
0 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Amazon Magazine Subscription STINKS!!!, March 11, 2011
By Ronald Walker Jr
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wanted to renew my subscription. clicked renew and thought i was done. but no, amazon treated it as a NEW subscription, so i am now getting two of the same magazine. emailed them several times and their answer is "we'll investigate". ok. in the meantime, amazon is fantastic at a great many things, but magazine subscriptions are NOT one of them. avoid at all costs.
incidentally, mountain bike action is one of the best mags on the market.
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Poor editorial, May 11, 2010
By Sean (Portland Oregon)
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Honestly this is the worst written mountain bike magazine, and even the pictures are very sub-par. I do not recommend it...
0 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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MBA the only Mnt. Bike Mag you'll Need, April 12, 2008
By BodybyGym (WY.)
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It took a couple of months to finally get my first mag which i couldn't find anywhere in this town. But it was worth the wait. MBA is a mag you'll literally read cover to cover because even the advertisements are good and some i'll be doing business with soon due to good pricing. Anyway, the mag gives you good tips and ideas along with reviews of products. Some of the verbage is over my head, but i'll catch on along the way. I thinks it's a good mag for beginner to Pro. I found myself even taking notes on some websites they refer to as good to go to to find trails to ride on. Keep up the good work MBA!
BodybyGym, Wyoming
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