Magazine for bike couriers in the starting blocks

 The exclusive group of Swiss bike couriers is getting its own magazine with Fahrradkuriere.ch. The website of the same name already provides information about sporting and social events in the courier industry, and from June 23 the small-format print magazine will also be available. As the SDA announced on Friday, the magazine was developed by Velokurier and former Zurich cantonal councillor Roland Munz, who also acts as editor. He is supported by a five-strong editorial team and a regional editorial team from western Switzerland. In the first issue, the magazine will report on everyday courier life in Riga, the US championships and tips and tricks from the workshop. In addition, an alleycat report, photo pages and short news items from the western Swiss scene will entice readers, as announced on Fahrradkurier.ch. The magazine will be launched quarterly, but a change of frequency is already planned for next year: from 2008, Fahrradkuriere.ch will be published bi-monthly.