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Momentum Magazine
Category: Mass Media Print Media Print Media [Edit]
425 Carrall StSte 214
Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
(604) 669-9850
3 reviews for Momentum Magazine
3 reviews in English
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Review from Chloë E.
Vancouver, BC
12/11/2008
Momentum is part cycling mag, part craft instruction manual, part travel guide, and part community newsletter. When I discovered my first copy last month I read it cover-to-cover then went back through to see if I'd missed anything.
The breezy style, quirky ideas, useful advice, and all-around authority of the publication are just so refreshing. As refreshing, I'd say, as riding along the Point Grey foreshore immediately after a rain shower. Fresh and spacious, with the whole place to yourself.
What I discovered in the last issue: crocheted helmet cozies to go over your helmet, instructions for making a rain poncho, history of San Francisco's critical mass, how to get prepped for winter biking, plus many profiles on avid bicyclists.
It's available at nearly every Vancouver bike shop (Ace, Atomic, Bicycle Sport Pacific, Dans, Dunbar...) plus coffee shops (Cuppa Joe, Bean Around the World...), and miscellaneous places (Emily Carr, community centers,...). Great for a poignant read on your next transit trip. -
Review from Christine R.
New Westminster, BC
11/10/2008
Momentum is a Vancouver-based magazine that covers the cycling scene. It's bimonthly and free at many cycling shops around the city, and it's also one of the few magazines to really focus on city cycling culture - not racing, not mountain biking, but how people get around and live with bikes every day.
They have a lot of great features and columns, including profiles of the scene in various cities, a handy legal column, reports on cycling news, products, and books, and even fashion and style. It was pretty informative for me when I was first getting back on the bike, and each issue continues to amaze me with how many ways they can expand on a theme.
The archives of back issues are available on the website, along with blogs, making for a comprehensive guide to hitting the pavement on two wheels. There is a section of each magazine devoted to BC-based news, such as the ongoing Burrard Bridge cycling lane saga, but if you wanna read about what's going on in other cities, cycling-wise, you'll find plenty of that too. It's very inclusive in its tone, and I always find lots to inspire me for my next ride, even if it's just to go to the store.Listed in: Bicycle!
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Review from Chris K.
Vancouver, BC
2/24/2009
best damn cycling magazine on the planet
