Cycle World

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Cycle World
Cycle World logo.svg
Cycle World issue 4 2020 cover.webp
Cover of the last print edition (issue 4, 2020)
Editor-in-chiefMark Hoyer (Since 2009)
Former editorsDavid Edwards (1988–2009)
Staff writers Kevin Cameron, Peter Egan
PhotographerJeff Allen
Categories Motorcycling, motorcycle sport
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherEric Zinczenko
Total circulation
(December 2012)
236,129 [1]
FounderJoe Parkhurst
First issueJanuary 1962;62 years ago (1962-01)
Final issueOctober 2020;4 years ago (2020-10)
CompanyOctane Media
CountryUS
Based in Irvine, California
LanguageEnglish
Website cycleworld.com
ISSN 0011-4286
OCLC 560580975

Cycle World is a motorcycling magazine in the United States. It was founded in 1962 by Joe Parkhurst, who was inducted to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame as "the person responsible for bringing a new era of objective journalism" to the US. [2] As of 2001Cycle World was the largest motorcycling magazine in the world. [2] The magazine is headquartered in Irvine, California. Regular contributors include Peter Egan and Nick Ienatsch. Previous or occasional contributors have included gonzo journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, journalist and correspondent Henry N. Manney III, and professional riding coach Ken Hill.

Parkhurst sold Cycle World to CBS in 1971. [3] CBS executive Peter G. Diamandis and his associates bought CBS Magazines from CBS in 1987, forming Diamandis Communications, which was acquired by Hachette Magazines the following year, 1988. [3] [4] [5] In 2011, Hachette sold the magazine to Hearst Corporation, which in turn sold Cycle World to Bonnier Corporation the same year. [4] [6] Bonnier also owned Sport Rider, a magazine that had "cover[ed] the sport bike market in the United States"; Bonnier shut it down in 2017 as part of a larger restructuring. [7] [8]

Octane Media acquired the title from Bonnier in 2020. [9] October 2020 was the last print edition. [10]

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