The Calder Divide Trail is a long distance circular route across 12 valleys, 6 moors and 1 floodplain in West Yorkshire. It is a multi-day adventure along the watershed of…
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Riding The Pictish Trail – a route down Scotland’s east coast
This nice video from occasional STW contributor, Huw Oliver, and first person to complete the HT550 in winter, Annie Evans, may have you planning a trip. Even if you don’t…
‘Seriously Gravel’ – The Gravel Club
Orbea’s Pachamama project looks at cycling culture away from competition. This latest episode about ‘The Gravel Club’ in Berlin is especially nice, capturing the spirit of the informal group ride.…
Wild About Bikepacking – 496-km connecting Mull, Jura, Islay and Bute
Markus Stitz is once again doing his best to persuade us to get out and ride a very long way on a gravel bike. This time, he’s in the Inner…
Contrast – A Kona Sutra Adventure
Dreaming of travels and big plans? Maybe this video and story from Kona about bikepacking in France will inspire you to get the maps out and start making ferry bookings……
Is That A Gravel Bike, Or A BMX?
Here we have two videos for you that may have you asking a few questions. Have you got the wrong tyres? The wrong tyre pressure? Maybe you’re wearing the wrong…
Unhurried | The John Muir Way with Markus Stitz
This new video covering the John Muir Way, from Markus Stitz is a gentle paced look at why you should ride your bike, explore, and go further. If you were…
Mākū – Makes you feel better about not being in New Zealand
How bad could bike packing in New Zealand be, really? Surely it’s all just lovely? Yes, New Zealand would appear to have a lot going for it: more scenery than…
Eleven Free Gravel GPX Routes Plotted In Perthshire
Perthshire in Scotland is seeking to promote itself as a gravel riding destination, with the launch of a website detailing eleven routes around the area. This includes free GPX downloads…
Bike Packing Coffee | 4 Ways to brew up outdoors
Well balanced, good, rich mouthfeel, great body, nice, rich taste and smell… just some of the words that pro baristas regularly use to define the multitude of coffee varieties and flavours…
Creepy Fatigue – The Cobblestones Of Flanders
Many of us will have looked at the cobblestones of Flanders and wondered how hard it can be, really, to ride them. Yes, add in a peloton of close packed…
I Just Want To Ride – Lael Wilcox and the 2019 Tour Divide
There was a bunch of controversy around this year’s Tour Divide, with the lead up to it marked by the kind of kerfuffle that the internet breeds best (or worst).…
Video: Nick Craig At Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross 2018
We often refer to Nick Craig as ‘the nicest man in cycling’. If you’re ever lucky enough to meet him, we’ve no doubt you’ll experience his kindly soft spoken voice,…
Turner Launches New Titanium All Road Bike: CyclosisCXR
David Turner is one of those bike industry characters that’s never been afraid to stand away from the crowd. Indeed, he seems quite reluctant to be part of the trends…
Video: Three Peaks Bog Crossing Roulette
Amid all the suffering of the 3 Peaks, some suffered more than others. Here they are for your entertainment
Kona Jake Models Released with Rad Video
Kona has launched the latest crop of Jake cyclocross/adventure/commuting/all-road models today, and to show them off, the company has produced a video of Kona pro Kerry Werner putting the Major…
Morvelo Presents: No Compromise
Looking for some riding inspiration to get you through the working week? Morvelo shows us that any adventure on two wheels is exactly that - an adventure.
Video: UK National Cyclocross Championships 2017
Our pals at Kinesis Bikes have made a video from last weekend's National Champs
Video: Out There In The Great Basin
Two months of bikepacking through the Wyoming Red Desert in the US. Eat, ride, sleep, repeat.
Kinesis Launches The Brand New Tripster ATR V2
Kinesis UK has just dropped V2 of the Tripster ATR. New titanium tubes, new geometry and new modular dropouts with thru-axle compatibility. Full details within.
Getting Super 8 with Greg
Greg May, his words and his writing are captured here on Super 8 film, thanks to Giles Perkins.
Video: Trail Radar Companion
Here's a cool video to go along with the Trail Radar article in grit.cx issue #008!
Motor Doping Appears to be More Widespread
Just when you thought technological fraud might have been finally banished…
Watch: I Ride for Her – Dirty Kanza
Our friends from Salsa have just shared this touching clip about the legendary gravel race.
A Nice Video to Inspire Your Thursday
Here's some video inspiration featuring skinny tires, a cyclocross bike, thinking outside the box, wheelies and singletrack.
Watch Some of the Mayhem from SSCWXC
The annual Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships went down this past weekend in Canada, and here's some video proof.
The Tortour Switzerland in Moving Pictures
Here's a video to help get you more excited for the ultimate cyclocross endurance race in Switzerland.
Video: Jeremy Powers & ‘The Book of Cross’ Chapter 1
Jeremy Powers. The man behind 'Behind the Barriers' is back with a new video series. Check it out!
Video Proof of the Awesomeness of Rapha Supercross
Here are two short highlight clips from this past weekend's 2015 Rapha Supercross series in Halifax.
Mix It U.P. at the Grand Raid
Here's video proof and drop-bar bikes can do well in mountain bike stage races.
Critical Dirt – A study in crossification
Off-road bicycle racing on unpaved roads is quite popular in the United States, but it's also been going down in Germany for a while!
A Bit Of Cross Training (VIDEO)
Some bank holiday CX training fun for you as Giant Rider Yoann Barelli gives us a front seat on his local trails.
Watch: A Toast To The Cycling Life
We rode some dirt in Italy. Drank some wine. Ate some food. It was a fine taste of adventure.
Waypoints
GT seems to have got the #dirtydropbargoodness message loud and clear, as this video confirms.
David Cachon’s Make Your Own Shortcut – video
This is how it's done. If you're ridiculously talented, anyway.
Watch: Superenduro B-Road
Drop bar bicycles, gravel roads, stunning Italian scenery, wine, food, enduro-style racing, and...just watch this video!
Film Review: For the Love of Mud
For the Love of Mud is a new film that explores just what cyclocross is, and we review it here.
Make your own Three Peaks
Oli failed to get into the Peaks three times, so decided to make up his own using all of the contours in the South Downs, as seen in this great…
Cotic Escapade 105/hydro
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…
QR Recall Affects Entire Bike Industry
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…
Ride, Camera, Action!
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.
Video: Shimano at Cross worlds
Check out the latest video from Shimano, day two at the Cyclo Cross World champs.
Berlin to Prague Without a Map
It's not always about the competition, or Strava or tracking your mileage. The guys from 8Bar bikes in Berlin set out for a three day ride to Prague armed only…