Cycle Source Magazine

Specialties

A Grass Roots Motorcycle Publication.

History

Established in 1997.

Starting in March of 1997, the Cycle Source began as a free publication that served an area of about a 100 mile radius of Pittsburgh, PA. Over the next four or five years it would grow into a publication that filled a solid area in PA, WV, and Ohio. Still a free publication, the Cycle Source continued to hone its content and gather contributors as it served the Tri-​State area.

In March of 2005, the Cycle Source celebrated its 8^th anniversary by announcing its intention of going to the news stand. After eight years, we believed that this was the right time to make the transition. On July 1^st of 2005, we put out our first issue on the news stands through four larger distribution services: NewsGroup, Newbourne Ent. Harrisburg News and LaBelle Dist. at the retail price of $ 1.25. This gave us an immediate increase in coverage from New Jersey through Michigan.

We believed there was room for us among the National titles because our «Grass Roots» approach to the subject reaches our audienc

Meet the Business Owner

Christopher L.

Business Owner

Christopher «Wild Man» Callen:

(Editor In Chief) Has been involved in motorcycling in one form or another for close to thirty years. He grew up surrounded by the Western Pennsylvania off road motorcycle racing scene, and started riding at an early age. From age 16 he had a MC license and has been riding on the street ever since. With no education and inspired only by a love for motorcycling he started the Cycle Source Magazine in March of 1997 as a local free periodical.

The road has been rough but he says it’s still the most rewarding thing he has ever been a part of. As the Cycle Source approaches its fifteenth year, Chris continues to develop his outlook on the motorcycle community and tries to find new ways to make readers «think» about what all this means. Now in their seventh year on the national newsstands, Cycle Source is climbing the ladder in their industry.

In addition to being the Cycle Source Editor Chris has also been the Editor of Track Side Report (self published fo