▁With ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁being ▁launched ▁at ▁Jack ' s ▁Hill ▁C afé ▁the ▁popular ▁b iker ▁gather ing ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁A 5 ▁near ▁Tow c ester , ▁North ants . ▁The ▁R ider ’ s ▁Dig est ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁month ly ▁magazine ▁with ▁two ▁versions ▁published : ▁the ▁ret ail ▁edition , ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁page ▁free ▁edition . ▁ ▁The ▁letters ▁pages ▁are ▁a ▁detailed ▁discussion ▁forum , ▁and ▁the ▁R ider ' s ▁L ives ▁column ▁has ▁featured ▁Many ▁' C ele brit ies ' ▁including ▁Scottish ▁novel ist ▁I ain ▁B anks , ▁motor cycle ▁& ▁tr uck ▁rac er ▁Steve ▁Par r ish , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Dark ness ▁- ▁Dam ned ▁front man ▁David ▁Van ian , ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁DJ ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁Hob bs ▁and ▁motor cy cling ▁then - MP s ▁L emb it ▁Ö p ik ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Lad yman , ▁alongside ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁rid ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁a ▁media ▁partner ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁British ▁Motor cy cl ists ▁Federation ▁( B M F ) ▁out door ▁motor cycle ▁shows . ▁The ▁magazine ▁st aged ▁crowd - pull ing ▁bi ke ▁displays ▁at ▁all ▁the ▁ven ues ▁and ▁produced ▁the ▁show ▁gu ides . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁ex - editor ▁( issues ▁ 1 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 4 0 ) ▁Dave ▁G ur man