It is the longest, darkest night of the year in it's longest, darkest season. 

In the depths of Dickensian London, Mat discusses bike design with the ghosts of racing past, present and future. In the desolate woods around Assen, Peter is furiously peddling his bike in an attempt to hunt Kris Kringle. And meanwhile, our producer is off performing some unspeakable rites with a goat on the winter solstice. 

In other words, it sure sounds like the holidays are upon us! 

So what better time to end our naughty-or-nice-list? Last week we wrapped up the riders - now, we're coming for the manufacturers. So strap in and get ready as we go through what we can expect of the machines at the center of this all. 

And then tune back in next week, when we wrap the whole thing up just before the year ends. Cheers everyone, and happy holidays! 

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