[Udi]

There's a lot of complaining in this thread - with the prime mistake being reading the magazine. If Hustler taught you one thing...

 

[supercow]

While my one handed page turning ability has certainly paid off on in later life, the skill being completely transferable to one handed Internet browsing, I think that lesson doesn't quite extend to my love for shiny bike pics @Udi

 

[FlipSide]

Anybody got news for the refund of the issues we won't get? I know they said they would refund the customers who paid for issues that will never get printed...

I have a complete 1 year subscription that would have started at issue 161 iirc. I am pretty sure we can trust Dirt if they say we´ll get our money back, but they seem to be taking their time to get back to us on this... Anybody has info on this? Thanks!

 

[iRider]

Did anyone get reimbursed yet? I am still waiting and dropped them an e-mail but no answer yet.

 

[FlipSide]

No news about that....

 

[iRider]

OK, now I got this:

Thank you for your email regarding Dirt Mountain Bike magazine.
The publishers will be in contact with all customers shortly with further information.

Hope they will do it, otherwise it is fraud.

 

[tomasis7]

Steve Jones is fraud!

 

[FlipSide]

Still no news...I'm now thinking we're possibly never going to get our money back. This would suck Maybe it should have been obvious from day 1? I am (was?) quite hopeful since they are only changing the medium and not going out of business. We'll see how it goes...

Factory Media still claim on their website that they will contact the existing customers "shortly".

 

[supercow]

Still no news...I'm now thinking we're possibly never going to get our money back. This would suck Maybe it should have been obvious from day 1? I am (was?) quite hopeful since they are only changing the medium and not going out of business. We'll see how it goes...

Factory Media still claim on their website that they will contact the existing customers "shortly".

Is there any governing body you can make a complaint with?

 

[Jim Mac]

My sub was an annual present from the mother in-law, should check in with her!

 

[jstuhlman]

 

[iRider]

I have this strange e-mail from the publishers of MBUK that my subscription was transferred from DIRT to MBUK and I will now get 13 issues of MBUK instead of DIRT. What????? They never asked if I want this solution or instead have my money back.

 

[TrumbullHucker]

I have this strange e-mail from the publishers of MBUK that my subscription was transferred from DIRT to MBUK and I will now get 13 issues of MBUK instead of DIRT. What????? They never asked if I want this solution or instead have my money back.

awesome communication on their part lol

but IF you get a first issue, let me know how it is... i need a good DH magazine

 

[FlipSide]

I have this strange e-mail from the publishers of MBUK that my subscription was transferred from DIRT to MBUK and I will now get 13 issues of MBUK instead of DIRT. What????? They never asked if I want this solution or instead have my money back.

Still better that me... I got the same message for the single issue remaining to my existing subscription, but no news regarding the 13 issues of the subscription I renewed a few weeks before the announcement. I tried contacting them. We'll see how it goes...

 

[trib]

MBUK

awesome communication on their part lol

but IF you get a first issue, let me know how it is... i need a good DH magazine

it may have changed since I last read it but MBUK is not a good magazine. Lot's of tests and product,, but not overly in depth. The magazine definitely panders to a younger audience and whilst the mag was a staple of my early interest in biking it quickly became a little too juvenile. Ironically that's when I switched over to DIRT

 

[iRider]

I now found a letter from DIRT in the mail, saying that I have the option to have my subscription transferred to MBUK or get my money back. Deadline is September 25 for making the decision. Maybe you get a letter like that as well and it just takes its time by snail mail?

 

[iRider]

MBUK

it may have changed since I last read it but MBUK is not a good magazine. Lot's of tests and product,, but not overly in depth. The magazine definitely panders to a younger audience and whilst the mag was a staple of my early interest in biking it quickly became a little too juvenile. Ironically that's when I switched over to DIRT

LOL, yes the british MBA. But I wouldn't call the tests "tests". Riding a bike at the outdoor demo at Interbike and the writing an article about it as if they had a test bike for months is a little strange, isn't it?

 

[trib]

I particularly liked the trails they used to use to do all their bike tests on. It took me a while to realise that the trees weren't growing at a weird angle, but the photos were being rotated to make the trail look steeper.

As I said, I'm sure the mag has changed considerably since then. One of their more prominent writers/reviewers left to do his own thing over at http://factoryjackson.com/ a few years back - not sure who they have on their team now.

I did love the roadtrip features they used to have though. Peaty, Warner, Akrigg, ashton and hawyes, Marc beaumont and donny etc off riding somehwere in spain always made a fun feature

 

[Westy]

Wow.

Most important thing to come out of this thread - I've just realised the monkey logo is a teddy bear when viewed upside down.

I'll miss dirt, online mags don't do it for me.

I always thought it was an armless fat chick with cock-eyed nipples

 

[slimshady]

I always thought it was an armless fat chick with cock-eyed nipples

Nah, her arms are below her boobs.

 

[jstuhlman]

 

[Norther]

I now found a letter from DIRT in the mail, saying that I have the option to have my subscription transferred to MBUK or get my money back. Deadline is September 25 for making the decision. Maybe you get a letter like that as well and it just takes its time by snail mail?

I got a same letter about opinions and later an e-mail about transfer about a week ago. I am happy with the subscription transfer to MBUK.

 

[FlipSide]

I called them to ask for the refund and I got the money back.

It took a while, but they did come through. Pretty happy about that! Long live DIRT!

 

[norbar]

I called them to ask for the refund and I got the money back.

It took a while, but they did come through. Pretty happy about that! Long live DIRT!

It's pretty much dead. Though it's sad to see it in its current form given that Enduro Magazine can afford to bring a full kitted bus to eurobike and that's a friggin online zine.

 

[swadd1er]

My sub was an annual present from the mother in-law, should check in with her!

Same here, except from my uncle.

 

[Jim Mac]

Was told by Mo-in Law that I would be getting MTB UK as a sub for the rest of the year, eeesh....