Dirt Rag

Dirt Rag was a mountain bike magazine based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The magazine covered many aspects of mountain-bike culture. It was in circulation between 1989 and January 2020.

Dirt Rag's old logo
Dirt Rag
Former editorsJosh Patterson, Mike Cushionbury, Eric McKeegan, Karen Brooks, Michael Browne, Elaine Tierney, Carolyne Whelan
CategoriesSports and Outdoors
Frequency4 issues per year
Circulation35,000
PublisherMaurice Tierney
FounderMaurice Tierney, Elaine Tierney
Founded1989
Final issueJanuary 2020
CountryUSA
Based inPittsburgh
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1082-6785

Unique features

Founded in 1989, Dirt Rag was an independently owned mountain bike magazine that enjoyed worldwide distribution. The magazine focused on mountain bikes and their riders, but it also embraced all aspects of bicycle culture. The magazine was known for thorough and honest product reviews, a unique perspective on cycling, and original bicycle-related literature and art.

The Dirt Rag Issue #19 Cover

Dirt Rag celebrated a grassroots connection to its readers and coverage of neglected niches of the bicycle world.

Publishing facts
  • Dirt Rag was originally published seven times per year, but was reduced to four issues in its final year of publuication.
  • In 2012, Dirt Rag founded a new parent company, Rotating Mass Media, to oversee the Dirt Rag brand and the Dirt Fest mountain bike festivals.
  • Founders Maurice and Elaine Tierney were elected to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
  • On January 30, 2020, Dirt Rag announced they would be "shutting its doors and ceasing all operations, including the website and Dirt Fest."[2]

References
  1. Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, Class of 2002 Archived April 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mark Sutton. (January 30, 2020). Dirt Rag winds up after 30 years Cycling Industry. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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