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Sidecar Suite Launches Road Trip Magazine
September 16, 2005
Sidecar Suite, Inc. has announced the publication of Road Trip, a magazine
devoted to the motorcycle travel lifestyle. Sidecar Suite says Road Trip
is "dedicated to entertaining and
informing a burgeoning niche of motorcyclists with a zeal for motorcycling and
a love of travel." Sidecar says the publication will focus on affluent riders who
can afford to satisfy their wanderlust in comfort and style.
Here is how Sidecar describes Road Trip magazine: "Road Trip sets the pace and
aims to become the sole authoritative guide to
motorcycle travel, providing motorcycle and travel industry news alongside
dependable advice: lively features, tips on what to see and do, and information
on the amenities upscale touring riders demand. The magazine investigates and
reports on emerging touring trends as well as on the best recreational activities,
historical and cultural attractions, lodging, and dining. It also introduces and
reviews a wide range of products that enhance motorcycle travel."
Co-publisher Gary Dolgoff says, "Road Trip not only arouses a passion for the highway,
it captures the thrill of the unknown and celebrates the discoveries that lay at the
end of the road." He adds that while most magazines dwell on the nuts and bolts of the
machines and the road beneath their wheels, Road Trip instead cultivates the art of
traveling on two wheels. Dolgoff, a seasoned motorcycle traveler and writer, and
co-editor and publisher Kate Jackson, editorial director and lifelong traveler,
created Road Trip to address the long-ignored legions of riders who know that
there's more to the ride than the road.
With a controlled circulation, the magazine will launch in three phases. The
92-page September/October premiere issue of Road Trip goes to 25,000 motorcyclists
in California and neighboring states, the November/December issue will be
distributed nationally to 40,000 riders. Beginning in January 2006, the magazine
goes monthly with a circulation of 60,000. The publishers believe the circulation
number will double to 120,000 by 2007.
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