THE DIGEST TEAM

Some of the people who make the magazine happen

  • Andy Sanson – after Roger lifetime rider Andy is the magazine’s longest standing contributor. He lives in beautiful Powys and writes delicious Victor Meldrew flavoured articles that never fail to amuse.
  • Dave Gurman – riding since 1975, writing for TRD since 2000. He took over as editor in January ’06 and produced issues 101 - 140. He will continue to contribute the kind of entertaining, incisive, and occasionally challenging pieces that regulars have come to expect.
  • Dave of the Desert – our off road correspondent, looks strange without a motorbike. Celebrated his 50th in 2007 along with old pal Milky (below) by completing the Classic Paris Dakar on a 70’s XT500.
  • Geoff Thomas - former London courier and hugely entertaining writer. His mammoth round the globe ride ‘Poor Circulation’ was serialised in the mag last year. Geoff is now ‘open to offers’ when we’re not using him for road tests and other assignments.
  • Harriet Ridley – Harriet is an experienced motorcycle journalist who has worked for MCN, Performance Bikes, TWO, Superbike, the Telegraph, & the Independent; but her fave is TRD.
  • Ian Cobby – Ian raced for 16yrs (including BSB and World Endurance) and won several national championships. He came to TRD as part of a talented package deal as Harriet’s personal snapper.
  • John Newman – riding bikes since the 60’s. Began contributing in ’02 and liked it so much he bought the company. Since January ’06 he’s continued to write, while providing the business impetus,
  • Lab-X Design – Web wizards `Stewart Pettey and Mike Hall have transformed TRD’s web presence to a slick but low-key site, which reflects the production values of the magazine.
  • Lois Fast-Lane – an ex-courier and current motorcycle trainer, she will soon be embarking on an MSc in Traffic Behaviour. She has been producing intelligent, and thoroughly entertaining articles for TRD since 2000.
  • Mad – He might be Mad but he isn’t stupid and he certainly knows his business. Responsible for the design and layout of TRD ever since issue 8 almost ten years ago. He still bares the scars.
  • Martin Newman – Started writing for us at 16 as the first ‘Boy Biker’, Now ‘graduated’ to writing features where he brings his own quirky humour and irreverent insights to the mag. Oh…and he takes good pictures too.
  • Milky – has been living, breathing and riding motorcycles longer than anyone can remember. The other half of the Digest to Dakar team, he’s worked in the London courier industry since its infancy.
  • Patrick Handscombe – A Renaissance man who worked in such diverse jobs as deep sea diver & motorcycle courier where he met some Digest stalwarts. His column ‘The Last Word First’ refers to the fact that he has enjoyed the last word in every argument & debate with them down the years.
  • R6 Girl – TRD’s own Carrie Bradshaw: a thirty-something girl about the metropolis. Passionate about motorcycling, she gets just as excited about a titanium exhaust for her R6, as the teeniest pair of Manolo Blahniks.
  • Rod Young – has a habit of acting on mad impulses which has seen him riding from London to Edinburgh for lunch and across Europe to attend the snowbound Elefant rally. Rod is now our ‘rally correspondent’ and pens the regular features ‘Nuts and Bolts’ and ‘What’s in Your Garage’.
  • Roger Tuson – Recently welcomed back to the Editor’s chair, and he’s as excited as a two tailed puppy about the magazine. Doesn’t he realise that there are more than twice as many pages now??? Roger recognises a winning formula, so no drastic changes will be occurring.
  • Sarah G – a relatively new rider who has shared her experiences as a woman starting out in the wonderful world of motorcycling – including her test and her first trip to the Isle of Man TT – with the TRD readership.
  • Simon Kewer – we are very fortunate to have a cartoonist and illustrator of his experience. Another life long biker he produces the ‘Workshop’ strip and anything else the Editor dreams up.
  • Wildcard Photography
    Father and son Dennis and Matthew Smith are Image of the Month regulars. Made their name taking trackday action shots, but nowadays specialise in beautiful portraits of classic motorcycles.
  • Wildcat – has been riding for almost a quarter of a century; and aside from road testing new machines for TRD, she’s also produced reports on her spectacular trips across Mongolia.