There’s something to be said for being 40. More experienced, more worldly and possibly a little fatter around the waist. Well, Shred Magazine is no different. 40 issues old and coming at you with more pages than ever before and a mix of articles that not even we’d have thought possible when we kicked open the doors of Shred HQ some ten years ago.

This issue takes us on a transglobal showdown, from product testing in Santa Cruz, CA to the awesome District Ride festival in downtown Nuremburg. From the summit of Alp d’Huez to the Highlands of Scotland. We talk to the man that rewrote the book on freeride, Darren Berrecloth on his experiences shooting some of the best in bike movies and we get a word in with Anne-Caroline Chausson. All of this is crunched into our biggest issue yet and then topped off with the usual mix of fashion, lifestyle news, reviews and all the other stuff you’ve come to know and love us for.

As always you can subscribe to the latest issue of Shred Magazine by going to www.shredmagazine.com. We’ll have some updates coming on the shred site ASAP and a full final rundown on the Shred/Bikemagic.com’s team progress at the end of ’05.

Finally a big thanks to everyone that has supported us over the past year at the races, we love to hear from you guys and girls and make sure you keep it pinned to Shred and Bikemagic.com over the winter for progress on next season.

A year’s supply of Shred Magazine (four issues) costs £10 and you score a Shred T-shirt and some stickers. Available exclusively at www.shredmagazine.com.