My sado-masochistic relationship with bike magazines

Updated: Ok...I'm back from my business trip so I can try to recreate this post that my moblogging software bungled. Here's hoping I have the same creativity in me:

One of my good friends in college had a saying that he used every time someone did something that he didn't like. Once when I forgot to pick him up to go to a party, the next day he was pretty upset and said, "G, right now I love you, but I hate you." (You'll see how this fits in a minute).

I've been traveling a lot on business already this year and I've noticed that the WH Smith's and Hudson News' of the world have removed all of their bike magazines in favor of skiing and snowboarding magazines.

Now these stores are not exactly bastions of fine magazine reading, but you can usually find Bicycling and sometimes you may even hit the daily double and get Bike Magazine as well. But, recently I have had no luck. As I sit here waiting for my connecting flight in Charlotte I am just dying for some bike infotainment. So I decided to give it another shot.

Wait, what's that I see. Could it be a Bicycling Magazine? I began pawing at it with my Croissan-wich stained fingers.

Ahhhhh...now that's better. It's the April edition, never mind that it's still February, and it was put to press in January. Right now, I'll take anything bike related that I can get my hands on.

Oh would you look at that? It's the annual buyer's guide. This should provide plenty of fodder...err...content in the days to come.

I know I've dissed you before, but right now I couldn't be happier. I love you Bicycling.

Oh...and for those that prefer the original post (actually the moblogged translation of the original post) I've left it down below for your pleasure. Some might argue that it is the better version.

2nd update: Apparently these characters are reeking havoc with the feed...so I am removing them.