This is how I squash the fear. Fear is the mind-killer; don’t let it get the best of you…

This is how it's done. If you're ridiculously talented, anyway.

Is it a road bike? Is it a ‘cross bike? Neither – it’s Cannondale’s new Slate ‘adventure road bike’.

Drop bar bicycles, gravel roads, stunning Italian scenery, wine, food, enduro-style racing, and...just watch this video!

We all have days when we're inside, looking out. Some days it rains. Other days it doesn't. Thankfully we have bicycles.

Think that cyclocross is limited to winter mud, cold and wetness? Think again, and get out there this summer!

A fine, silvery cyclocross race steed recently arrived upon the doorstep of our Belgian editorial offices. The carbon fiber Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2, decked out in Shimano 105 shifty bits, an FSA crank and TRP Spyre mechanical disc brakes, looks ready to race, out…

Jimmy pulls out the mountain bike to race Ramsey’s Revenge 2015 as a tune-up for the upcoming cyclocross season.

For the Love of Mud is a new film that explores just what cyclocross is, and we review it here.

Want to learn, or improve, cyclocross skills? Fluent in Cross is offering some skills courses in June and July.

It's fun for the whole family, and everyone else, when the cyclcocross-meets-crit series drops into York in less than two weeks.

Tom Ritchey recalls the influence, and riding preferences, of bike industry luminary Jobst Brandt.

Check out these exclusive photos of Rachael Walker's personal Santa Cruz Stigmata.

Applications are now being accepted to become sponsored by Amy D. Racing.

Sounds too good to be true but the technology is already here

The Z1 helmet from Lazer is cool, comfortable and lightweight.

Researchers have used new wearable tech to confirm what we've all known all along: riding to work makes you happy.

We are looking for correspondents from all over the globe to help us spread the Grit.

The first ingredient is cane sugar? That's right...Skratch Labs Exercise Hydration Mix is an all-natural sports drink.

(Try saying that in a hurry/with your mouth full...)

Here's some math to help explain a unique new event in California this fall: Gravel Road Race + Mountain Bike-Style Enduro = Grinduro

The Tour de Yorkshire starts today. Here's an amazing drone fly through video to get you all inspired to watch it.

Saint or sinner? He fights for our safety through the medium of penis art

Brighton's Big Bike Battle...

Affordable hydraulic disc-braked ‘cross builds are becoming a reality now that Shimano has extended its hydraulic STi lever technology to the mid-range 105 groupset. Sheffield-based brand Cotic has just released details of its 105 Escapade, with full 5800 series groupset, RS685 STis and R785 calipers,…

Following on from the story last night we’ve had a chat with TREK UK who have filled us in on more of the details behind this problem.   Firstly, the issue is with the type of Quick Release Skewer and NOT with any particular bike…

If you have a Trek bike with disc brakes and QR axles, you need to read this.

Scott's Addict 'cross bike is a popular choice on UK shores, and the brand chose Sea Otter to debut its most recent incarnation.

Put a camera on your bike; film your ride and then mix it all up into a surprisingly compelling short video. Grit user Dan did.

New cyclocross bike from the well-regarded mountain bike brand

The best way way to survive a crash... is not to crash

Steel loveliness from the good folk the next door down from Tenner (sorry)

Bontrager recently sent us a pair of the XXX mountain bike shoes and their new Velocis helmet. Look in here for a first look.

Here is our last pile of beautiful handmade bicycles from the recent North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Lots of good stuff in here!

Here's the fourth installment of our visit to the North American Handmade Bike Show. Here we have Stinner Frameworks, Bilenky Cycles, Sojourner Cyclery, and Alchemy Bicycle Co.

We've just taken possession of the handmade steel Eighteen Bikes Monsal Frame and Fork. It's a road frame that is made to ride anywhere.

Genesis issues a recall for three steel forks that came with 2015 bikes. Details here

Here's our third post of goods from the North American Handmade Bike show. You'll see some great stuff from REEB Cycles, Steve Potts and Mars Cycles.

Here's our second posting of some awesomeness from The North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Today we have Retrotec Cycles, Shamrock Cycles and LoveBaum Bicycles!

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show took place this past weekend, and featured more drool-worthy bicycles than you can imagine. Here's our first of many posts, full of luscious images!

Entries open for this epic lap of of a young, but classic loop around the north

Cross world champ in non drop bar fun shocker...

Fancy a bit of off road drop bar fun with other similarly minded folk? The CX Sportive series starts this weekend.

We've got our hands on the new, black Ritchey Swiss Cross Disc Frameset! We'll be putting it through its paces over the next couple of months!

Our man Brad brings us his third and final report from the Frostbike show last weekend. Here we read about the Salsa Warbird and Velocity USA Cliffhanger Rims.

All City Cycles, also known as the #partybrand, continues to take 'cross seriously, with a number of updates to their already well-rounded bike lineup.

The annual Frostbike celebration of bicycles took place this past weekend in the frigidness near Minneapolis. Still there were lots of hot products. Here's our first report.

So Long, farewell, auf weidersehn, goodbye. With the cross season now behind us, what next for the DOACC pairing?

Yes the race season is nearly over, but there are a few events left over, and one well worth checking out is LoveCrossed, and not just because the grit.cx team will be there giving away free beer...