Bicycling App Reviews

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Trying. VERY trying

Trying to buy an issue and subscribe for several days now. When I tap the subscribe or buy link the little "waiting" circle just turns and turns and turns. Happened with several dozen different wifi services with which I have NO other problems. Would really like to get the magazine, but, after reading the one other review, maybe Im dodging a bullet.

Restore purchase not working

I have a whole years subscription that I had purchased on my iPad. I got me a new iPhone and want to read those editions too but cant restore purchases.

Inaccessible for old eyes

This app is not VoiceOver accessible. So articles can not be read to you.

No landscape option

The app should let you see the magazine in landscape mode. Scroll arrows can be of a more notorious color. If it wasnt for content I would not recommend this app.

Their all true!! Its crap

I cannot get anything to download - just little circles going roundnroundnroundnroundn............... I followed the directions in the FAQ - nothing worked Dont waste your money - if you want to read the magazine get the hardcopy!

A fun read, inspired me to get a bike!

**Firstly, I figured out the download problem after much frustration...you have to hit the LIBRARY button at the bottom, the Store section doesnt work properly. I like newsstand apps designed like this, closer in design to the print magazine than some of the big money mags do, with just enough interactive elements to keep you going. Although I would like a little more juicyness, maybe some diagrams or how-to videos! Overall great editorial if you have any interest in bikes.

Administration is Frustrating

I tend to read mags when I travel so it may be weeks between using this app. More than half the time I want one of the mags it makes me re-sign in. Every mag has its own method of signing in, each can have a different email address and all have different passwords so a compromise of one does not expose all. One mag, Consumer Reports, has a limit on the number of characters for the email address and I have to make up one to use since mine exceeds their limit. It is very frustrating to get on the road and discover that I can read few if any mags. Please make the sign in process easier. I find I am not renewing my subscriptions since I do not get to read them when I want to do so.

Too much interactive stuff -UPDATED

Im not a print subscriber, so dont have these documented issues. I am a digital subscriber to many iPad mags, and this one is extremely frustrating to use. Many pages have windows where the text is scrollable, some pages require clicking or dragging in certain pages, articles either page down or right. Im constantly trying figure out how to read the content. It is like a hidden object game; I just want to read the content! Being able to scroll drown to read an entire article without advancing a couple of pages is appreciated, but the methods are too numerous making it way too distracting. We should not have to read navigation cues, in order to read a magazine!!! Macworld and RBA are good examples of online magazines, very simple to use. Its been 18 months since my first review, and it has only gotten worse. I will eventually drop this subscription.

Piss poor customer service

Had a problem logging in from another device. Decided to take the time and send customer service an email for help.......CRICKETS! What am I paying for if I cant log on and customer service is non existent. I would give negative stars if that was an option. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

Print Sign In Doesnt Work

On my iPad 4, clicking the sign in as print subscriber button does nothing.

One Star is Being Generous

Similar to other reviewers I have been trying to buy the recent edition and cant get it to load. Dont waste your money until the glitches are worked out!

Too busy with digital gadgets

Two big things wrong with this app: (1) the digital gadgets arent even cute--they just get in the way. Scrub them. (2) There is no landscape view on iPad, which would vastly improve readability.

Awful App

Awful. Doesnt recognize me as a paid subscriber. An Apples review app stinks too. I select a nickname, write a detailed review, press send, enter my password (again!), then it displays an error message that my nickname is taken and closes my Write a Review Window. Review gone. This app is not all that stinks. Sometimes Apple does also.

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