Recently we reviewed Max Darkins’s latest MTB route guide, Rough Ride Guides: MTB Rides in the South West. And jolly good it is too – 70 routes, including two multi-day long distance trips, plus all sorts of other useful supplementary information all in a loose-leaf ring-binder format and complete with a handy plastic sleeve to put the route pages in should you wish to take them with you.

The book is good value at £24.99, but in the run up to Christmas there’s a special offer on for Bikemagic readers. Head to www.roughride.co.uk/offer/ and you can get the book for just £19.99. It doesn’t end there, either – pop “Magic” into the box when asked for a coupon code and you’ll get the extra maintenance supplement (usually £5) absolutely free. So that’s like a tenner off – bargain!