3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross: No Gravel Bikes Allowed

The latest tweak to the Bike Regulations in the 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross rule book confirm the event’s cyclo-cross intentions. No suspension forks or frames (but suspension stems and seatposts still...

Chipps With Everything: The Current State of Grit, Gravel and Bikepacking

It’s definitely a good time to be into gravel, ‘cross or drop-bar off road bike riding. Nearly all of the manufacturers, big and small were showing drop-bar bikes intended for...

Hope Tech RX4+ Brake Caliper review

The Hope Tech RX4+ caliper is a great solution to the road and gravel rider looking for more braking power, better lever feel and beautiful machined caliper aesthetics. Pros: Cons:...

FARA F/Gravel Bike Review

FARA is a small bike company based in Oslo, Norway which was set up in 2015 by Jeff Webb, a Canadian ex-pro racer and it (currently) offers three styles of...

2023 Cube Gravel Line Up: Which is right for you?

One of the things about Cube is that it’s a pretty massive company offering a pretty massive range of bikes in a pretty massive range of builds. That can make...

Lauf Moves Assembly To USA and Drops Prices

Yes, bikes getting cheaper! That deserves a story, right? Gravel bike specialist Lauf has moved a significant portion of its operations to America, and in doing so has managed to...

Apidura Expedition Full Frame Bag

Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack review

The ability to carry up to 3L of water is the USP of the Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack. Invaluable for the long distance rider. Please note: Hydration Bladder is...

Tour of Flanders

grit.cx 2023 Tour of Flanders Gallery

Chipps reports from a chilly Belgium at last weekend’s Tour of Flanders. Ahead of an influx of new content for grit.cx, I thought it’d be good to have a gallery...

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...

Journey To Unbound: Riding Your First 100 with Marley Blonsky

If you’re looking at how your training plan has withered along with your quads and wondering whether that Dirty Reiver entry was such a great idea, here’s some inspiration for...

YT Szepter Core 4 Review – Gravel For MTBers?

For this YT Szepter review I’ve been testing a medium sized YT Szepter Core 4, the slightly pricier version – the Core 3 gets a slightly lower grade suspension fork...

Ragley Trig

Ragley Trig review

First introduced to the line-up in 2019, the Ragley Trig has proved to be extremely popular from the word go. This review first appeared in Singletrack World Magazine issue 140...

Santini Women’s Vega Grido Bib Tight review

Is an all in one thermal top and bottoms a practical solution for cold weather? Hannah tests out the Santini Women’s Vega Grido Bib Tights. In my experience, Italian cycling...

Orange RX9 Pro

Orange RX9 Pro review

The Orange RX9 Pro is great for a quick hour ride, a blast along the bridleway, for training or for spending an evening bikepacking. This review first published in Singletrack...

SCOTT issues voluntary recall of Speedster Road and Gravel bikes

If you bought a 2022 Speedster Gravel bike from Scott, or a Speedster Road bike, your bike may be subject to a voluntary recall. Read on… Press release from Scott:...

Assos Mille GTC Löwenkralle Jacket C2

Assos Mille GTC Löwenkralle Jacket C2 review

The Assos Mille GTC Löwenkralle Jacket C2 is targeted squarely at gravel riders looking for a versatile softshell. The jacket is a snug fit without being ‘roadie tight’, meaning this...

Match Your Gravel Bike To Your… Lamborghini?

For the corners of the world unaffected by the cost of living or fuel prices, there’s a new bike/car pairing specially for you. If you’re in Miami at the Miami...

Entered the Dirty Reiver? Don’t Panic!

If you’ve entered the Dirty Reiver, maybe you’ve got your training plan all worked out and are full of good intentions. Or maybe you’re just a little bit worried about...

YT goes gravel with the SZEPTER

How do you pronounce that then? YT Industries has always been a mountain bike brand but now it’s getting into where mountain biking first started: gravel. And because it is...

Bespoked Bike Check: Eastwood Cycle Works Omni

Continuing our amuse bouche of Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them, we have another bike check for you. If looking at beautiful bikes...

Bespoked Bike Check: Stolz Crosser

We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might see,...

Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel Hope Wheelset review

The Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel wheelset is on my Planet X Tempest, a bike I intended solely for gravel use, but over time I have found to lean more...

Grinduro Supports Inclusivity with ‘Concerned Cyclists’ Jersey

Grinduro event organisers have offered riders at Grinduro Wales the chance to show their support for inclusion in sport by creating a ‘Concerned Cyclists’ jersey, subverting the phrasing used in...

Where The Wind Blows: An Icelandic Gravel Audiobook

An eager Hannah heads to one of her dream destinations, only to discover it’s not like she imagined at all. Issue 143 of Singletrack World contains a story about Hannah’s...

ENVE G Series Dropper for Gravel and Racers

The ENVE G-Series Dropper post weighs 395g, can be cut to fit the riders need, features stealth routing, has a drop-bar specific lever that is accessible from both the hoods...

East Anglian Way is a 500km bikepacking non-event

What is The East Anglian Way? It’s a route around East Anglia (funny that) that takes in some Napoleonic forts, castles and cathedrals. Basically loads of back country roads filled...

New Nukeproof Digger Revealed

Nukeproof has revealed its revised Digger gravel bike, along with the story of why it is like it is. They’re not afraid to put flat pedals on it, it’s that...

Smuggling Spring – A South Coast Smuggling Inspired Adventure

Words by Dean Hersey, pictures and video by Trail Creatives With the turning of the season and the daylight hours tipping the balance over the dank darkness, it has been...

“40-50mm of travel simply isn’t enough stroke to take any meaningful impacts”

Cotic has nailed its colours to its marketing mast by coming out against the new breed of gravel suspension products. A newsletter from Cotic just arrived in our inbox with...

Campagnolo goes gravellissimo with new Levante wheelset

Campagnolo has announced its first wheelset for gravel bikes. Called the Campagnolo Levante, the wheelset is named after an easterly wind of the Mediterranean. Because Campagnolo. Campagnolo Levante Wheelset nutshelled:...