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Death of the Big Two

Posted by Ted Edwards | Aug 25, 2026 | Ride Life | 1 |

The Death of Print

Posted by Ted Edwards | Jan 18, 2021 | Ride Life | 13 |

Another Casualty of the Times

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jul 9, 2020 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Death of the Big Two

by Ted Edwards | Aug 25, 2026 | Ride Life | 1 |

In my hand I hold the last issues of each magazine, the July-August 2019 issue of Motorcyclist and issue #4 of Cycle World printed in fall of 2020. Both magazines stopped their presses then but continued to exist online until this past July,when their owners at Octane Lending shut down Cycle World and Motorcyclist completely, along with Dirt Rider, Motorcycle Cruiser and other ATV, UTV and electric bike publications. Advertising dollars that shifted away from print and killed their paper publications continued their shift and pulled away from their websites, making them no longer viable.

The Death of Print

by Ted Edwards | Jan 18, 2021 | Ride Life | 13 |

With great sadness I hold in my hand the last print issue of Cycle World. The brainchild of Joe Parkhust started publication in 1962 but ceased printing of magazines in 2020 as they transitioned to online media only. As the print version died, so did my dream of ever seeing my name in an issue of Cycle World…

Another Casualty of the Times

by Rob Brooks | Jul 9, 2020 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

In the midst of a economically debilitating pandemic, and in light of the dramatic changes taking place in the print publishing world in recent years, the iconic motorcycle magazine American Iron has announced the current issue #390 will be their last. This comes as the most recent casualty in a series of print deaths across the past several years. We’ve seen the departure of Motorcyclist and Cycle World (two publications this author freelanced for), Cruiser, American Bagger, Hot Bike, Cruising Rider, even Motorcycle Consumer News, among others. Some of these have gone digital/social media, while others simply folded. This is not exclusive to motorcycle magazines, as the entire print industry continues to experience upheaval, especially in these current trying times.