 Cover of the Spring 2024 issue | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Bill Strickland |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 10 issues annually |
| Total circulation (2015) | 325,000 |
| First issue | 1961[1] |
| Company | Hearst Magazines |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Language | English |
| Website | bicycling.com |
| ISSN | 0006-2073 |
Bicycling is a cycling magazine published byHearst inEaston, Pennsylvania.
Bicycling started in 1961 asNorthern California Cycling Association Newsletter, a four-page mimeographed newsletter (8 ½ x 14) started by Peter Hoffman. It covered the local bicycle scene and grew quickly as Vol. 1 No. 6 took on a 5 ½ x8 ½ offset printing format in December, 1961. The name was changed toAmerican Cycling Newsletter with Vol. 3 No. 1 in March, 1964 issue. The name was changed again with Vol. 5 No. 1 in March, 1965 toAmerican Cycling. The size was changed to a larger format with Vol. 5 No. 1 in March, 1966 to 8 ½ x 11. Peter Hoffman sold the magazine to Leete Publications in August 1968 but stayed on as an editor until late 1969. The lastAmerican Cycling titled magazine was the Nov. 1968 issue, Vol. 7 No. 8. The name was changed toBicycling! with the Dec 1968 Issue Vol 7 No 9. For three months following the name change, "American Cycling" was included on the cover in small print under theBicycling! masthead.NCCA Newsletter andAmerican Cycling were published 10 times a year, March though December; however, in 1968 -the first year under Leete- there were only 9 issues. Leete skipped the October issue and called it November both to make it more current, and because they were behind in production as they worked on the design change toBicycling!. After 1968 the magazine went to publishing 12 issues a year. Pricing of the magazine changed over the years as follows July 62 to December 64, 25 cents, March 65 to June 67, 35 cents, July 67 to July 68, 45 cents, In August 1968 with the Leete purchase the price went up to 50 cents, and the covers were changed to full color; the previous covers had been in red and black.
In April 1973, the magazine was acquired by Capital Management Publications. In early December 1977,Rodale, Inc. inEmmaus, Pennsylvania sent a team to California to arrange to buyBicycling!.[2] Rodale acquiredBicycling! from Capital Management Publications and published their first issue in February, 1978. In 1980, Rodale purchased a smaller magazine,Bike World, and merged it intoBicycling!. In 1982 Rodale boughtAmerican Cyclist and incorporated it intoBicycling. Under Rodale's ownership, the magazine also published a number of books about bicycles and bicycling.
Hearst announced its acquisition of Rodale in 2017.[3][4] Hearst movedBicycling toEaston, Pennsylvania in 2018.[5]
BikeTown Africa is a project that started in 2006 as a partnership betweenBicycling,Rodale, Inc.,Bristol Myers Squibb, andKona Bicycle Company. The project donates bicycles to healthcare workers in Africa, particularly those involved inHIV/AIDS related work.[6]Bicycling then documents the impact these bicycles have on the personal and professional lives of the recipients, such as in the May 2010 issue, whereDr. Travis (of the daytime television talk showThe Doctors) is interviewed about his involvement in BikeTown (among other things).[7] In the same issue,Bicycling compiled a list of the 50 most bike-friendly cities in the United States, withMinneapolis, Minnesota as number one.[8]
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