History
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 8th 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 1st 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