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ANNOUNCEMENT: The April issue of PS goes on sale next Wednesday (March and is due with subscribers imminently. I am gutted to inform you that it will also be the final issue, as Bauer Media has concluded it is no longer viable to produce it.The deciding factors are simple, and beyond our control as an editorial team: the cost of printing, and to a lesser extent distribution, have increased dramatically in the last 18 months or so for any printed product. Our sales performance has been strong – we posted an 18% circulation increase in 2021, and our 2022 figures were good too, but the economics we're dealing with have forced our hand. There simply isn’t a way to balance the books, and still produce PS the way we want to.Subscriptions will be transferred to our sister title Classic Bike for the remainder of their duration in the first instance; a separate letter will be sent detailing this in full, with contact details for any queries. Commercial advertisers will also be contacted directly in the coming days. Please don’t contact editorial staff direct about these matters – only the relevant departments can help.All that’s left is for me to thank the PS team: Alan, Damian, Gary, Jim, Mark and Simon in particular have put heart and soul into producing the best mag we can. I’d also like to thank everyone who’s supported the mag: buying a copy or two, getting directly involved by telling us your stories, and letting us see/ride your bikes. No other title has ever been so directly reliant on its own readership to fill pages, and you’ve always stepped up and made what we do possible. You’ve been brilliant. Thank you.
Strange how they say the costs of the printed producted have increased dramatically. Not seen such a huge increase in printing wellard.
Ive just read that PS bike mag is to finish.
