RiDE is not a bad magazine. It's generally better than Bike magazine. The equipment tests are first class although they can be a bit picky at times with relatively minor faults. If I had to choose between the two, (I subscribe to both), I wold currently pick Ride as my first choice.

This is probably the best bike magazine. RiDE is highly rated in the motorcycle trade.

Overall, I would recommend the magazine, both as an advertiser and as a reader. Has to be one if not the best overall mag for the UK biker out there with relatively unbiased reports on motorcycles and kit.

It addresses real world, you and me, motorcycling. Practical assessments of the bikes that 90% of us ride on the road either as a way of life or for high days and holidays. The niggles to look out for in context with the good points of each machine. Reviews even reflect the type and age of a rider that might consider using any particular bike and the purpose they may be using it for - no track-frantic rocket for a six-foot 45-year-old with a dodgy knee. Kit is tested in every day conditions and rated so that we can relate to how we might use it. Attributing the best kit with a recognised symbol not only shows us what to look out for but encourages other manufacturers to improve their products. Photographs are sharp and full of colour. If you only buy one motorcycle magazine, RiDE is the one to pick every time.

RiDE keeps us up to date and informed and doesn't keep pushing the features on bikes that many of us are stupid about. The green triangle is very useful and very clever. The testing is usually credible and leaves you feeling wiser and better prepared for what can be expensive purchasing. The team comes across very well and makes me feel like I'm talking to someone who has more than image and stats in their head. The tips are good too; no matter how experienced I think I have, I always pick up some good thinking from the road safety features and find myself remembering some of them as I ride. A really enjoyable read.

Ride magazine fills perfectly a hole in the information needs of the motorcycle user. It gathers products associated with riding besides motorcycles themselves.
We love bikes, but we often also need to know how to treat them right...

RiDE is a great magazine. Love the way it covers all areas of biking not just the wonderful world of bikes that go faster than light. E-mailed one of the magazine team recently for advice, got a really prompt reply answering my question completely. Subscription?....Where do I sign.