zaskar - the issue is decent, as far as "Bike" goes. there is a short movie review on NWD3, some pissy letters to the editors, an article on the redbull rampage 2, 8 pages of pics from the rampage, some of them sequences - they're pretty cool, and the whistler article starts out saying "A-line is an addiction - a substance so good, its bad…. A-line had more traffic this past summer than any other mountain bike trail in the world".
i dont know if thats out of awe, respect, or complaint, but, i think its a kind of cool opener…
steve peat says "Shit, I'd stay here all year if I could.", referring to the joyride biker-x.
whether or not its worth your $4usd, or $5cad, is up to you. how important is that $5 to ya? would you rather read the mag, buy a 24-pack of pop(or soda), some alcomahol, gas for a weekend, or stop by taco bell or make a double-big-mac?? i'd say thats what it all comes down to.