Goodbye to the Glory

So, the day I've been dreading has finally arrived and the Glory has gone back to the nice people at Giant. But rather than wallowing in sadness and mourning, I'm going to try and remember the good times I had on it, so here's a few photos that should help.

IMB Issue 10 Goes Live

IMB Issue 10 is due to be released any minute now. Meanwhile I'll be on my way to the Merida Press Launch in Mallorca. Adios!

Once again somehow everything had been left right until the last minute and on Monday evening I honestly didn't think we had a chance in getting the magazine finished in time. It might not be the best magazine we've put together but there's a few features that I'm pleased with.

I was absolutely blown away when I saw the film Life Cycles so getting to interview it's director Derek Frankowski and seeing his photos in the magazine was amazing. Also this issue I wrote, photographed, filmed and edited an entire feature on trail maintenance. It also gave me a chance to relearn and get to grips with Final Cut Pro.

Having so much to do in just a week has left us pretty determined to work harder on Issue 11, starting straight away. On a beach. In Mallorca...

Morzine 2011

I got to travel to quite a bit last summer and ride loads of places but there was one place I didn't get to visit. I wanted to give Morzine a miss last year and find somewhere new to ride, but half way through the season I found myself wanting to get out there again.

So I'm pretty pleased that I've got a 10 day trip booked up with Riders Retreat in Morzine. As well as the main tracks I want to explore a bit more and do a day trip to ride somewhere away from the Portes Du Soleil region again.

Here's last years 'chalet boys' and owner Paul Thomas riding some of their favourite tracks: