It’s that time of year again where the modern equivalent to Earthed dropping is here, that being Misspent Summers’ The World Stage and Hurly Burly books.
536 pages of racing gold have just been released into the wild, in the form of the Misspent Summers yearbooks Hurly Burly and The World Stage.
Get your Misspent Summers yearbooks here.
Misspent Summers is pleased to announce that our 2023 downhill and enduro yearbooks are in stock and shipping now.
The latest editions of Hurly Burly and The World Stage are packed full of fast-paced action from every round of 2023 DH and EDR World Cup and World Champs racing, with in-depth reporting, immersive storytelling and stunning photography detailing, analysing and bringing to life every standout moment of the season.
In a landmark year with a new organiser and broadcaster for the Mountain Bike World Cup, we are glad to have been there recording history.
Many of the sport’s most passionate riders, journalists, photographers and designers put a massive amount of work into these two books, and we’re hugely proud of the finished product – they are by far our best-ever yearbooks.
Big thank you to everyone following what we do and ordering our books, clothes and prints – you make this possible. Also, in a turbulent time for the bike industry, we are grateful to the brands who got behind these books.
If this is your first order with Misspent Summers, you might like to read some of our Trustpilot reviews here.
Cheers.
About Hurly Burly 2023:
- The downhill yearbook
- 276 pages
- 300gsm FSC-certified cover with silk finish
- 130gsm FSC-certified inside pages with silk finish
- 284 x 220mm format
- Printed in Wales
- Loïc Bruni and a few friends make it onto the new-look cover
- The best reporting, comment and photography from dozens of contributors covering the entire 2023 UCI Downhill World Cup and Championships season
- Principal photography by Boris Beyer, Sven Martin and Sebastian Schieck
- Supported by Canyon, Crankbrothers, Fox Racing, Maxxis, Mondraker, OneUp, Pivot Cycles, Santa Cruz, Schwalbe, YT Industries
- Bundle packs available
- £22
About The World Stage 2023:
- The enduro yearbook
- 260 pages
- 300gsm FSC-certified cover with velvet soft-touch finish
- 130gsm FSC-certified inside pages with silk finish
- 245 x 190mm format
- Printed in Wales
- Updated design for 2023
- Richie Rude scores his first World Stage cover in a stunning shot from Tasmania by Sven Martin
- The best reporting, comment and photography from dozens of contributors covering the entire 2023 UCI Enduro World Cup season
- Principal photography by Boris Beyer, Sven Martin and Sebastian Schieck
- Supported by Canyon, Crankbrothers, Forbidden, Fox Racing, Maxxis, Mondraker, OneUp, Pivot Cycles, Schwalbe, YT Industries
- Bundle packs available
- £22
About Misspent Summers
Misspent Summers has been producing annuals from the downhill and enduro seasons since 2016, plus other print and online projects including Deathgrip Book, Spent (bicycles and dirt action pocketbook), Eskapee Anthology, Downtime EP, and many more. Drop in for a cuppa at Finale Work Space, our Italian base in Finale Ligure, if you want to chat bikes, racing and biscuits.
Reviews
As one review of Misspent Summers on Trustpilot says, “When a printed magazine … is more immersive, more captivating and more real than watching the event live on TV, you know the writers and photographers are doing something right.”
Photography
For a masterclass in mountain biking photography, look no further than Hurly Burly and The World Stage, featuring hundreds of the best downhill and enduro MTB images by the sport’s top photographers – including principal photography by Boris Beyer, Sebastian Schieck and Sven Martin. The images are printed to the best standards on high-quality semi-gloss paper – semi-gloss is preferable to ultra-glossy as it minimises light reflections while producing vibrant, punchy colours.
Reporting and writing
Every round of 2023 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup and Enduro World Cup racing is covered in Hurly Burly’s and The World Stage’s detailed reports, written by dozens of expert contributors, that dissect and immortalise the season of racing. Additionally, standalone features, analysis, illustrations, and diagrams break down the standout characters, courses, and stories from the year.
Design and production
Every Misspent Summers MTB book is made with extreme attention to detail by a group of print experts with hundreds of years of combined experience. The team includes prominent industry figures who have edited and designed some of mountain biking’s most iconic media, notably Dirt Magazine.
Postage
We recommend ordering as soon as possible for pre-Christmas delivery. Please order by 15 Dec (UK), 10 Dec (rest of Europe) or 6 Dec (rest of world) to ensure Christmas delivery. Our dynamic postage rate calculator allows you to select the postage that’s best for you. As with everything in 2023, rates are constantly changing, and we are aware that post to some countries is currently very costly. We are working on a solution to this, including offering Amazon Prime postage (our new books will be available on Amazon soon).
