Cycle Torque Jan/Feb 2017
The combined January and February 2017 issue of Cycle Torque features heaps or road and dirt bike tests, features and much, much more - there's something here for every motorcyclist, absolutely FREE.
The combined January and February 2017 issue of Cycle Torque features heaps or road and dirt bike tests, features and much, much more - there's something here for every motorcyclist, absolutely FREE.
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NEWS TORQUE cycletorque.com.au JAN/FEB <strong>2017</strong> I 5<br />
Big Changes at<br />
<strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong><br />
<strong>2017</strong> will see lots of changes to <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong>, and I hope you like<br />
them.<br />
Firstly, we’re going to be digital first – you will be able to find most<br />
of our news, tests, features, articles and columns published first on<br />
the website. This will sync instantly with RSS feeds which you can<br />
view on your device – through apps Apple News or feedly - before<br />
they make it to the magazine.<br />
The magazine will continue as a monthly in its digital editions,<br />
which will combine to create a print version every second month.<br />
Still available free from better bike shops around the country, the<br />
print version will be fatter and, importantly for our advertisers, we<br />
can print more copies when we do them every two months.<br />
The digital editions continue to grow in popularity. The iPad<br />
version is the most popular, because it’s got more photos, is very<br />
easy to read by rotating to vertical (where it just shows the words,<br />
in a large font) and has live links, is easy to share and integrates<br />
with our videos. The iPhone version is popular because it’s really<br />
convenient, it fits in your pocket. Download the app from the App<br />
Store.<br />
Android users can subscribe to <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong>’s RSS feed using<br />
an app called ‘feedly’ (there’s others too), but you should also<br />
download the issuu app and then search within issuu for <strong>Cycle</strong><br />
<strong>Torque</strong>. This is a good way to read <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong>. It’s easy to<br />
download, easy to read and features lots of links.<br />
Computer users can also read <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong> via our website, when<br />
you can download a PDF version or just read it via the embedded<br />
issuu magazine reader.<br />
The reason for the changes are many, but one big one is getting<br />
back on TV – with Chris Pickett taking on the editor’s role at Rapid<br />
Bikes, we couldn’t produce a <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong> print mag every month<br />
and do lots of television, so something had to give.<br />
Last year we weren’t on TV because of unforeseen circumstances<br />
with our free-to-air broadcaster, so in <strong>2017</strong> you will be able to<br />
catch us on Foxtel’s Aurora channel and YouTube. We’re going to<br />
upload the episodes to Youtube and the website at the same time<br />
as the Foxtel telecast, so you won’t be missing out if you watch it<br />
online, and each episode will be there in its entirety, collected into<br />
a playlist. Watching the whole playlist from start to finish will be<br />
like watching the TV show.<br />
In addition to all that, we’re also going to be putting more and<br />
more on social media outlets like Facebook, Instgram and Twitter.<br />
The media landscape is changing, and <strong>Cycle</strong> <strong>Torque</strong> is changing<br />
too. Hope you enjoy the ride.<br />
– Nigel Paterson<br />
Publisher<br />
feedback@cycletorque.com.au<br />
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