Misspent Summers Reviews 

This website impresses with its excellent bundles and fair pricing. More importantly, it plays a crucial role in preserving our sport's history. Unlike electronic records that can be altered or erased, books safeguard historical facts against changing narratives, preventing opinions from overshadowing truths. Holding a physical book requires no technology or power, ensuring accessibility and reliability in documenting history.

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 exceptional value. Every page is filled with incredible photos, making it a joy to explore. Keep up the fantastic work! I'm grateful for the amazing images and engaging content that brighten the winter season.

The best and highest quality MTB content in the game. Also run by some truly passionate folks.

These publications are fire. Good work boys

Passionate teams. Customer service reactive and purpose oriented.
Books are piece of art

Unparalleled photos, authentic insight and informed observations of gravity mountain bike racing. Newsletter misses nothing, merch does what you'd hope and the print books are a treat.

Stunningly put together print matter documenting the scene with the best shots from my fave photographers, year after year, from world cup to niche stuff. All that with attention to detail that brings a tear to my eye, making revisiting past events a real treat.
Also the newsletter is cool AF

Best, most satisfying to read, and the highest value mountain bike books I have ever had in my hands. The books themselves are thick and heavy as you already know they are gonna be packed with awesome shots, from some of the most talented photographers ever, filled with rad riding and awesome writing from people who dedicated their lives to mountain biking. I have got SPENT I and II and they are sick, stuffed with loads of different brief tales with their personalities and designs mirroring the writer's identity. Shoutout to all of you for putting so much effort into creating all of this! Misspent Summers tells the untold, incredibly precious bits of a greater story called Mountain biking that without them would go forgotten or even worse unoticed.

Great web site, good bundles, reasonable prices, but apart from that, they are vital in keeping the history of our sport. Electronic records can be deleted, changed and used according to the latest narrative. Preventing opinion becoming facts. When opinion trumps facts, humanity and society is lost.
Recording facts in book form is true historic recording.
Plus holding a book in your hand, doesn't need an electronic device or a charged battery.

The quality and the amount of content is NEXT level! Hats Off!

The magazines/books from Misspent Summers are always high quality in content, but also the visual and tactile nature of the materials used, lift their products beyond the norm. Add to this great customer service and you have a rare beast indeed.

In a world of digital media where everything is disposable and forgotten in seconds it is great that there are still people out there that value the feel and smell of a quality document.
The yearbooks are the only place you can get a record of the races together with great photos and numerous stats.
I miss the Dirt Mountain Bike magazines and these yearbooks provide a taste of what they were like.
The broadcasting of World Cups may have changed for better or worse, but long may the yearbooks continue exactly as they are.

Absolute legends. Thanks for keeping quality print alive in a time of fast-moving social media content! Outlets like misspent summers are essential for shaping the character of our sport. 🙏🏻

Oh, delivery was quick too! :)

These books are a thing of beauty. If you have any interest in two wheels, then I’d highly recommend

Quality publications can be hard to find. From the layouts and photos, to the words and the drawings, everything about the books is mint! (And totally worth the postage getting them to the USA.)

I am a big fan of all the books they produced so far. They managed to keep some craftsman feeling when you open them and mixing it with the highest quality of bigger companies. For me that's a bit the best of both world.
Every year I am waiting for the yearbook to be ready. Specially this year as it is more and more difficult to follow our favorite sport with the TV right sold to obscure companies. It is good to know that nothing change at Misspent Summers and the book will be ready later in the year.
Thanks for your hard work. I have all the yearbook since beginning and not ready to stop.

Misspent summers captures the essence of mountain biking. Their work is beautiful, inspiring, and a worthy way to document the best of the sport. Most importantly, Misspent Summers' books and online content convey the feeling of fun and sense of community of the sport at its best.

Even if you don't buy anything from the, which you should, their newsletter is an excellent way to enjoy their insightful and irreverent look at the sport we love.

I will always recommend the Downhill year book as I have all except first year, this will son be added to my collection.
These guys are passionate about the sport and superb value for money, great pictures through the whole book, keep it up guys.
Thank you for the best pictures and reading through the winter months

My experience is mainly through Downtime EP & as much as I love a magazine I struggle to read text printed over images where this is great images & separate text.