James McKnight is a freelance mountain biking journalist and the founder of Misspent Summers, an independent publishing company famed for producing downhill and enduro racing year books. Before starting his own company, James cut his teeth working for the now discontinued but fondly remembered Dirt Magazine. James started racing mountain bikes at a young age and went to on to compete internationally at downhill World Cups while travelling across Europe in an ancient and clapped out Volkswagen Transporter. James now lives in the French Alps where he puts his wealth of knowledge and a lifetime spent riding bikes to good use by documenting the most exhilarating stories in the sport and writing about the latest gear.
