Next year brings the promise of brand-new trails, events, demos and getaways. Start filling up your calendar now with the best new places to ride in 2018.

For those of us who are still at our desks on this, the last regular working day before the Christmas break, here's something suitably cheery and daft to watch.

This month’s Star Letter is from Christina Wiejak who gives us an insight in to what it's like working in a bike shop when you're female.

pearl izumi mtb wrx

Pearl Izumi MTB WRX is a 300g jacket with a fixed hood that would be as useful as an all-day jacket as it would a lightweight, packable waterproof.

pace 3x3 jacket

The Pace 3x3 jacket is a simple garment cut from a super soft feeling eVent fabric – definitely one of the best fabrics out there.

scott trail mtb dryo

The Scott Trail MTN Dryo 20 is light enough and packable enough to be an only jacket for mtbers that ride a wide range of conditions.

madison roam

The Madison Roam is on the heavy side of things and as such the best for colder weather where the mesh-lined 2-layer fabric really comes into its own.

lapierre overvolt am700i

A discreetly housed battery and bombproof build offers all-day action on Lapierre's latest e-rig, the Lapierre Overvolt AM700i electric mountain bike.

funn strippa evo

CNC machined from solid 6061 billet aluminium, the Funn Strippa Evo stem represents a solid way to clamp your bars to your bike.

Yep, it’s your weekly sneak peak through the portcullis of castle MBR to drool at the exciting new products that have been catapulted over the ramparts. With only a few…

drumlanrig

Situated in the heart of 7Stanes country, Drumlanrig stands alone. Its natural, rooty trails prove there’s life outside the Forestry Commission bubble.

We are going to show you that there’s still a lot of life left in those old tubes, even if you now ride tubeless, with MBR’s top ways to recycle…

commencal supreme dh 29

Here are details of the new Commençal Supremer DH 29. This bike had to happen; after it was raced in some 2017 World Cups the die was cast.