Got a letter with my mag this month saying that the January edition of PB will be the last. Practical Sportsbikes will include all the best bits of PB. I was thinking of cancelling my subscription anyway tbh as it has got pretty stale lately.
Thanks for the info. I was going to ask Santa for a subscription as I was finding it difficult to buy in shops...shan’t bother now! Pity.
Subscribe to Readly, or do like I did and convince the mrs too. Most bike magazines are on it also mcn 4 or 5 people can use 1 subscription.
I wonder if it’s still going to be available digitally? Used to be a brilliant mag, I’ve still got copies from the mid 80’s, god knows why!! I’ve just looked at the Readly site and it looks like a good option. £7.99/month for unlimited magazines, I pay £6.99 for Guitarist mag alone, I still like having the printed version but it seems they’re going to be a thing of the past. Bit like me I suppose!
It will be a separate section within Practical Sportsbikes mag. Lots about it on the PBmagforum website. People not buying enough copies to make it viable on its own it seems.
Tip: subscribe to Front End Chatter podcast... it's Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitzgibbons. It's a good listen. I'm sad about PB, I'd have rather seen Fast Bikes go to the wall.
I talked to the advertising department on Friday (they rang me) and I discussed swapping my ad from Practical Sportsbikes back to Performance bikes from January as I got a better hit rate, he said he'd call me back in January to sort it
Bloody internet!! Nothing like having a good mag in your hand for a read whilst sat on the thunderbox. Readers wives and tractor monthly are still available on the shelf In the spar I see though
I cancelled my subscription to bike a couple of months ago, as I don't read more than half of it usually...
I think Fast Bikes adapted to the digital age better, they’ve got a YouTube channel with 21,000 subscribers. By YouTube standard that’s a drop in the ocean but it’s 21k more than PB.
