Misspent Summers Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Downhill yearbook has become a staple in my collection, and I'm only missing the inaugural edition, which I'll soon acquire. The creators' enthusiasm for the sport is evident, and the book offers... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When a printed magazine, arriving months after the event, is more immersive, more captivating and more real than watching the event live on tv, you know the writers and photographers are doing somethi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When Dirt Mag folded I found there wasn’t any MTB print that I related to. Luckily when Misspent Summers came along they filled that void with excellent photos, design, and stories all wrapped up in c... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great pictures and quality books that capture mtb history in a new way. I like! And the people behind Misspent Summers seem very friendly and super passionate about the sport. I ordered two large p... See more

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  1. Media Company
  2. Book Publisher
  3. Clothing Store

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Misspent Summers is a cycling media company and store producing and selling books, photo prints and merchandise from the world of mountain biking and two-wheeled good times. The company is UK-based but has a worldwide pool of contributors, staff and followers. >>We love love love bikes and we are passionate about our products. We try our best to make everything to the highest standards using humans, small producers and responsible manufacturing while being as transparent as possible. >>After making our first downhill yearbook (Hurly Burly) in 2016, we went on to make an enduro yearbook (The World Stage) the following year, as well as several other projects including Eskapee Anthology, Downtime EP and Spent (about everything we think makes mountain biking great). We now sell our books, magazines, zines, clothing and merchandise worldwide and enjoy our relationship with a core group of fans and supporters who help us keep creating cycling media and products. >>Our newsletters are circulated for free and include news, views, opinions and rumours from the world of mountain biking. While we are massive fans of high-level racing and our yearbooks are the core of our business, we care about promoting mountain biking and cycling as fun, not too serious, a friendly community and adventurous – that's why we make Spent and why you'll find lots of fun (we think) stuff on our social media channels and in our free-to-view YouTube films like Tea & Biscuits and Cosmic. >>Anyway! Enough rambling. Every review, good or not so good, helps us understand and improve what we do so thank you in advance for taking the time to leave a note. >>To hear from Ben and James, the founders and chief distractionists, listen to their recent Downtime Podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/cZpRk-AHMDg


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love reading your books

I love reading your books, they are great Christmas presents for anyone who loves Mountain Biking. All the updates & photos through your emails too.
Keep up the good work & thanks for everything!

19 August 2023
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Thank you very much! That is great to hear and thank you for the words of encouragement. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

True quality media

True quality media.
It's nice to see medias like this who really give good photography the spotlight it deserves! And that's without talking about the storytelling, of course. Keep it up guys!

17 August 2023
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Thank you Dom for the review and words! Glad you enjoy decent photography as much as we do. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love to feel a part of the action

I love to feel I'm right in the middle of the mountain bike action as it unfolds & feel the intensity, emotion & elation of the events and places bikes take us. The crew at MisSpent really convey that.

16 August 2023
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Thank you very much for the review and words! Good to hear we're doing our job and you're enjoying our stuff. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality stuff!

Quality. The photos, illustrations, stories, race coverage and write ups in the books are excellent. I love having a proper bit of print in my hands and am excited when they pop through my letter box. Keep doing what you’re doing cause it’s awesome 👍

16 August 2023
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Thank you very much for the review and kind words! Glad you enjoy our books and like print as much as we do. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent photos and coverage of the…

Excellent photos and coverage of the World Cup. High quality books, can't wait to see the 2023 edition!

15 August 2023
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Thank you! We're working on the new books already and hope you'll like them when we launch this autumn. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always a decent read!

Always a decent read, I can't begin to imagine the time and effort that goes into creating the yearbooks!

15 August 2023
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Thank you! They take a while to make that's for sure but we enjoy every minute of it. Thanks for the support

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m new to MTB and misspent summers but…

I’m new to MTB and misspent summers but am loving it so far. The content is engaging and awesome quality. Cheers guys!

14 August 2023
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Hi Wayne – it's great to hear someone new to the sport is enjoying our stuff. Thanks for taking the time to review us. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If it was just for the quality of the…

If it was just for the quality of the writing and images it'd be a 5⭐ review, but misspent summers are putting out amazing products whilst staying true to their values and helping encourage talent in the MTB world. How can you not love their work!!!

15 June 2023
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Thank you Graham for the review and kind words. We're doing our best :) Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love the content from these guys

Love the content from these guys! Always good to keep up to date with the racing and their photos are class too.

14 August 2023
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Thank you for the review and support! Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love practicing mtb (Nduro) and…

I love practicing mtb (Nduro) and following the dh and enduro world championships and your publications momentarily take me to the championships, the hours pass me by like minutes when I read and enjoy your publications. I also love the comments and vocabulary that you use with great inventiveness. Don't stop doing your passionate and wonderful work.

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Manuel

3 January 2023
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you Manuel! This is great to read – thank you for taking the time to leave the review. Glad you enjoy every part of what we do :) We'll keep it up thanks to your support. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cool group of people publishing amazing…

Cool group of people publishing amazing written stories and photos in a beautiful coffee table esque magazine. The World cup and EWS coverage each race weekend is also great with interviews and insight not found on the big MTB media sites.

7 August 2023
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Thank you for the kind words and taking the time to leave a review. Glad you're enjoying our race weekend coverage too. Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful books to recap all the racing…

Wonderful books to recap all the racing and unique newsletters throughout the season that provide a different perspective than other outlets.

14 August 2023
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Thank you for the review and glad to hear you enjoy the newsletters (we like making them too). Thanks for the support

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great pictures and quality books

Great pictures and quality books that capture mtb history in a new way. I like! And the people behind Misspent Summers seem very friendly and super passionate about the sport.

I ordered two large photographs and a downtime EP book. Quality stuff - the only downside to the photos was the slightly uncommon dimension that made it hard to find suitable frames. The delivery to Switzerland however was excellent.

25 November 2022
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you Timo for the generous order and thanks for the input on the print dimensions – we're looking at offering framing options that are simple to post out but we'll also bear this in mind when adding prints to the store in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review too. Cheers!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredibly high quality MTB printed media!

I bought a copy of “Spent 2020-21 yearbook” a while back and it is a really well written and produced *500* pages! – a great piece of high quality printed media which is great to look at in this age of digital media. Well worth your time checking out this and anything else they make!

30 September 2022
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you for the purchase and kind words! Spent 2 is on its way :) Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing grass routes company that is…

An amazing grass routes company that is simultaneously keeping print and the love for long form mountain bike content alive! Not to mention a bunch of top notch lads!

14 August 2023
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you for the encouragement and review. We're doing our best to keep it alive! Cheers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very appreciate this collection of…

A very appreciate this collection of books made by passion and also other printed magazines and items available. Plus, newsletter is very appreciated after each main event (DH or Enduro).

14 August 2023
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Thank you! Glad you enjoy the newsletter too – we really like doing those as something to compliment our books. Cheers!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just what the MTB world needs!

Just what the MTB world needs!
Absolutely love what Misspent Summers produce. I'm a subscriber to Downtime EP and have bought Hurly Burly most years. It's great to get away from a screen sometimes and having a flick through one of these is perfect. The content is great, the images are amazing and the quality is top class. Thanks MS, keep them coming!

13 August 2023
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you for the subscription and ongoing support – it means a lot. We'll keep 'em coming!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredibel product, incredible service.

The quality of the printed product, the photos, the articles, everything is absolutely amazing. Having these books in your hands to work through them at your leisure is an incredible experience that every cycling interested person should immerse themselves in. The company themselves are amazing, providing unexpected treats with the books to make up for what they believe are short comings or late delivery dates, but are actually not problems.

14 August 2023
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you! We'd always like to get our products out sooner and faster :) Thanks for leaving a review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Biking shirt

Always get a lot of laughs when wearing my 'make time for your loved ones' bike tee. Thanks guys!

13 August 2023
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Thank you! Glad you like it. That's one of our faves too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My son is an avid mountain biker and is…

My son is an avid mountain biker and is very much in the know as to what is best in all aspects of biking. He requested a copy of one of the books and we bought an extra copy as his was posted to Canada (we are in England). The book is a revelation and is obviously written by people who have only one aim in life "pure enjoyment" - highly recommended and it gave us an insight into what makes my son and his biking pals tick.

13 August 2023
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Reply from Misspent Summers

Thank you for taking the time to write this and for the purchases! We do enjoy it, you're right :) Cheers

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