The second MTB route guide from Rough Ride Guides has just been released. The South West guidebook shares the same ring-binder folder format as the South East book. Having the individual pages as loose leaves in a binder lets you take the relevant ones out and put them in the supplied protective sleeve to take out on the ride.

Mountain Bike Rides South West features just under 70 rides, with each having shortcuts and extension options to fine-tune them for your abilities. There's also a pair of long-distance coast-to-coast rides. All the routes are shown on OS mapping with accompanying local information, grid references and route profiles.

As with the first title, the routes are supplemented by additional sections on bike buying, set-up, skills and other places to ride.

Rough Ride Guides Mountain Bike Rides South West is on sale now for £24.95 from www.roughrideguide.co.uk. There are various deals available too - if you've already bought the South East book you can get a fiver off the new one. Email 2ndbook@roughrideguide.co.uk to sort that out. We'll have a full review soon.