March 1, 2010
Check Check Check Check
Is this on?
I've been gone for a while, but I have a good excuse. A little more than a month ago, I was offered the position of Editor-in-Chief at Bike Magazine. I accepted the offer, packed a few things and headed south. Bike's Editor, Lou Mazzante, decided it was time to fly the coop, but stuck around until the 19th of February, in order to put his final issue of the magazine to bed. On February 22, I took over the reigns.
My head has been spinning since I walked into the office for the very first time. Bike is a very strong magazine, so I have my work cut out for me. But it's gonna be cool.
It was an assignment for my school newspaper that first got me interested in cycling. Once I'd gotten a bike and started riding a bit, it was a magazine first began to fuel my daydreams about becoming a bike racer. I guess you could say that my life in cycling has come full circle.
If you're a hardcore road racer or cross-country mountain bike racer, you might not have given Bike a look. Racing has never been a focus of the magazine, but that is fine by me—I've already used up all of my angry pedal-strokes. But if you like beautiful photography, and stories about some of the other things that can be done on a bike, check it out.
As I come up to speed, I might be a little slow here on this weblog, but I will still be here.
Cheers.
I've been gone for a while, but I have a good excuse. A little more than a month ago, I was offered the position of Editor-in-Chief at Bike Magazine. I accepted the offer, packed a few things and headed south. Bike's Editor, Lou Mazzante, decided it was time to fly the coop, but stuck around until the 19th of February, in order to put his final issue of the magazine to bed. On February 22, I took over the reigns.
My head has been spinning since I walked into the office for the very first time. Bike is a very strong magazine, so I have my work cut out for me. But it's gonna be cool.
It was an assignment for my school newspaper that first got me interested in cycling. Once I'd gotten a bike and started riding a bit, it was a magazine first began to fuel my daydreams about becoming a bike racer. I guess you could say that my life in cycling has come full circle.
If you're a hardcore road racer or cross-country mountain bike racer, you might not have given Bike a look. Racing has never been a focus of the magazine, but that is fine by me—I've already used up all of my angry pedal-strokes. But if you like beautiful photography, and stories about some of the other things that can be done on a bike, check it out.
As I come up to speed, I might be a little slow here on this weblog, but I will still be here.
Cheers.
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13 Responses to “Check Check Check Check”
Congratulations on the job. I look forward to reading your articles. Send some of that karma my way so I can be a tax paying citizen with a job.
Bike is a great magazine and follows the lead of its sister publication Powder with amazing photos and a staff who appears to know how to write. The best MTB mag out. Enjoy the new gig.
How cool! Since I have met you I have always enjoyed listening to what you have to say. Now I can have more, and in a glossy format too!
Congratulations on scoring a sweet job at a sweet magazine. I assume you’ll try your hand at some trials and DH stuff, yeah?
don’t forget about the “little people” back at 6 years…
i am a hardcore roadie and ‘crosser but my first love will always be mountain bikink with my dog and friends and sometimes alone. “bike” provides alot of inspiration. i can’t imagine a better editor than the guy who wrote “a dog in a hat”…..uh, maybe Bobke.
Congrats on the new job, Joe!
I’m sure gonna miss your postings here at “6 Years” with your hardcore racer Belgian touch though. I absolutely love bike racing, and especially the gritty, muddy racing that takes place in Belgium, and the culture that goes along with them.
I had actually just started re-reading Dog In A Hat recently because you hadn’t posted in a while! Needed to hear some good bike racin’ stories!
Outstanding. Congratulations on the move–I’ve only been following this blog for a couple of months now, but I already know that this is the smartest move BIKE could have made.
very proud of ya’…
Dropped it 6 years ago, but it’s time to renew that subscription. Nice Joe.
Congrats in moving to the neighborhood. BIKE has always been fantastic. I met Toshi in San Diego on Fri. night and we agreed that we are stoked to see you mess things up a little (In the all the best ways).
They couldn’t find anyone better!
Awesome Joe. Me thinks I’ll be getting a subscription instead of the usual “drive-by” reading at the bookstore.
Hey checked out the pages up here in Canada and I like it.
-B
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